Comprehensive MOT Test Centre Information Near Me

Find the nearest MOT Test Centres. Enter your postcode in the search box and we'll find all the MOT Stations near you ordered by distance. In addition to a handy map we will also include booking telephone numbers and, where possible, opening times. If you have a car, van, motor bike, private passenger vehicle or, even, a trike, we'll list all the M.O.S. Test Centers near you.

MOT Test Centre Counties

UK MOT Test Centres in Oxfordshire

OX18 4LX
OX8 4LU
OX18 4LU
OX8 4TZ
OX18 4TZ
OX8 4NA
OX8 4JG
OX18 4NA
OX8 4LR
OX8 4LZ
OX18 4LL
OX18 4LR
OX8 4NB
OX18 4SQ
OX8 4SQ
OX18 4NH
OX8 4LT
OX8 4LP
OX18 4LP
OX8 4ND
OX8 4LS
OX18 4LS
OX18 4NB
OX18 4LW
OX8 4BJ
OX18 4LT
OX18 4LH
OX18 4SG
OX8 4LW
OX8 4LN
OX8 4LJ
OX8 4LL
OX8 4LH
OX8 4SG
OX18 4LN
OX18 4QT
OX8 4QW
OX8 4QJ
OX8 4QL
OX8 4QN
OX18 4ND
OX18 4QN
OX18 4QF
OX18 4QJ
OX18 4RR
OX18 4QR
OX18 4YU
OX18 4YL
OX18 4YJ
OX18 4LA
OX18 4BP
OX18 4PL
OX8 4QU
OX8 4QT
OX18 4QU
OX8 4HU
OX18 4QY
OX18 4BD
OX8 4RN
OX8 4RW
OX18 4QP
OX8 4QX
OX8 4RR
OX18 4QB
OX18 4RN
OX8 4BD
OX18 4QA
OX18 4QS
OX8 4RQ
OX8 4QQ
OX8 4QS
OX8 4QR
OX8 4QE
OX8 4QF
OX8 4QG
OX18 4QX
OX8 4QY
OX18 4PJ
OX18 4YT
OX18 4AU
OX18 4YA
OX18 4SJ
OX18 4RG
OX18 4HU
OX18 4RP
OX8 4QA
OX8 4QB
OX8 4RU
OX8 4RJ
OX8 4RG
OX8 4QP
OX8 4QD
OX18 4SD
OX8 4QZ
OX18 4YS
OX18 4YB
OX18 4SR
OX8 4SH
OX8 4RH
OX18 4BE
OX18 4SA
OX8 4PL
OX8 4PJ
OX18 4HX
OX18 4RU
OX18 4AR
OX18 4RE
OX18 4RZ
OX18 4RY
OX8 4RP
OX8 4SB
OX8 4SJ
OX8 4LX
OX8 4BE
OX8 4SD
OX8 4RZ
OX8 4SA
OX8 4RY
OX8 4JA
OX18 4SH
OX18 4JA
OX8 4BG
OX8 4RA
OX8 4SE
OX8 4NF
OX8 4RE
OX18 4SE
OX18 4SF
OX8 4DW
OX8 4SP
OX8 4RT
OX8 4RS
OX18 4SB
OX18 4JG
OX18 4SP
OX8 4HY
OX8 4HX
OX18 4JF
OX18 4JB
OX8 4JB
OX8 4NE
OX8 4RF
OX18 4NE
OX18 4SN
OX8 4SF
OX8 4RX
OX18 4JD
OX18 4NF
OX8 4JF
OX18 4BJ
OX18 4BG
OX18 4SW
OX8 4SN
OX8 4NY
OX8 4HZ
OX18 4DN
OX8 4SL
OX18 4RX
OX18 4BQ
OX18 4NY
OX18 4DW
OX18 4NP
OX8 4BH
OX18 4SL
OX8 4DN
OX8 4NT
OX8 4NJ
OX18 4NJ
OX8 4NP
OX18 4DQ
OX18 4DP
OX18 4NT
OX18 4UB
OX18 4AY
OX18 4SZ
OX8 4DP
OX18 4AZ
OX8 4NH
OX8 4NX
OX8 4NS
OX8 4NR
OX8 4JD
OX18 4BH
OX18 4NS
OX18 4PH
OX18 4NX
OX18 4NR
OX8 4PH
OX8 4PZ
OX18 4NU
OX8 4NU
OX8 4NG
OX18 4PZ
OX18 4NG
OX8 4JE
OX18 4JE
OX18 4BL
OX8 4UA
OX18 4UL
OX18 4UA
OX8 4UH
OX18 4UH
OX8 4PA
OX8 4PB
OX8 4LY
OX18 4NL
OX18 4LY
OX8 4BW
OX8 4BB
OX18 4BN
OX18 4BS
OX8 4BN
OX8 4BL
OX18 4BW
OX8 4DF
OX18 4BB
OX8 4BS
OX8 4BQ
OX8 4BP
OX8 4DR
OX18 4BA
OX18 4DR
OX8 4PQ
OX18 4PQ
OX18 4DF
OX8 4PD
OX18 4BT
OX18 4PA
OX8 4BT
OX18 4BU
OX18 4UJ
OX8 4DS
OX18 4DH
OX8 4BU
OX8 4BY
OX18 4BX
OX8 4BX
OX18 4DE
OX8 4PG
OX18 4BY
OX8 4DE
OX18 4PB
OX18 4PG
OX18 4JQ
OX8 4JQ
OX8 4BZ
OX18 4PD
OX18 4BZ
OX7 6HX
OX18 4DG
OX18 4PE
OX18 4TQ
OX18 4TG
OX18 4TH
OX18 4DT
OX8 4DT
OX8 4TQ
OX8 4DD
OX8 4DU
OX8 4EX
OX8 4TJ
OX18 4EX
OX8 4TH
OX18 4DD
OX8 4DB
OX18 4TJ
OX8 4JU
OX18 4JT
OX18 4DU
OX8 4PF
OX8 4JT
OX8 4PE
OX18 4PF
OX8 4JH
OX18 4JU
OX18 4XG
OX18 4XQ
OX18 4DB
OX18 4XF
OX7 6HU
OX18 4EU
OX18 4TF
OX8 4EU
OX18 4YD
OX18 4YH
OX8 4UT
OX18 4WB
OX18 4UT
OX18 4LB
OX8 4TG
OX18 4XH
OX18 4DA
OX18 4LD
OX8 4JS
OX18 4XE
OX8 4TF
OX18 4XB
OX18 4JS
OX8 4UR
OX8 4US
OX7 6HY
OX18 4XA
OX8 4AL
OX8 4DA
OX18 4XD
OX18 4TE
OX18 4US
OX18 4UR
OX7 6HZ
OX18 4JH
OX8 4TE
OX8 4ET
OX18 4ET
OX18 4JJ
OX18 4TN
OX8 4ED
OX7 6DL
OX8 4DY
OX8 4ES
OX8 4DZ
OX18 4DZ
OX8 4TB
OX18 4ES
OX18 4DY
OX18 4TB
OX8 4JJ
OX18 4ED
OX18 4AL
OX18 4ER
OX8 4TD
OX18 4TD
OX18 4DX
OX8 4JL
OX8 4DX
OX18 4EA
OX8 4ER
OX8 4EA
OX8 4EE
OX18 4TL
OX18 4EJ
OX18 4TA
OX8 4TL
OX18 4JL
OX8 4EH
OX8 4EJ
OX18 4EH
OX18 4EE
OX8 4TA
OX8 4EF
OX18 4EF
OX8 4EQ
OX8 4EG
OX18 4EQ
OX18 4JP
OX8 4JP
OX8 4JZ
OX18 4EG
OX18 4JR
OX18 3PA
OX8 3YW
OX8 3YH
OX8 3YN
OX8 3YR
OX8 3YP
OX8 3YJ
OX8 3YL
OX8 3PA
OX18 3YW
OX18 4AA
OX8 4JY
OX18 3YH
OX18 3WN
OX8 4AA
OX8 4JR
OX18 4JY
OX8 4AJ
OX8 4AN
OX18 4AJ
OX8 4AW
OX18 4JW
OX8 4AQ
OX8 4AG
OX7 6HT
OX8 4AB
OX18 4AH
OX18 4AW
OX8 4JX
OX18 4AB
OX8 4AH
OX18 4AQ
OX8 4JW
OX18 4AN
OX8 4AR
OX7 6DN
OX18 4JX
OX18 4AG
OX18 4AD
OX18 4JN
OX8 4AE
OX7 6EY
OX8 3DL
OX8 4AS
OX8 4HH
OX18 4AS
OX18 4AE
OX18 4HW
OX8 4AF
OX8 4AD
OX8 4JN
OX18 4HN
OX8 4HN
OX18 4HH
OX18 4TT
OX8 4HJ
OX8 4EL
OX8 4TT
OX8 4EW
OX18 4EL
OX8 4HW
OX18 4EN
OX7 6GJ
OX8 4EN
OX8 4TS
OX7 6EZ
OX18 4TS
OX18 4EW
OX8 4TX
OX18 4TX

When to get an MOT

The MOT test is designed to check that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards defined by the Department for Transport.

The rules that determine when you need to MOT your vehicle depend on the type of vehicle you have and what you use it for. These rules are grouped into Classes which currently include 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 5a and 7. Broardly speaking you need to MOT your vehicle on;

  • the third anniversary of its registration
  • the anniversary of its last MOT, if it's over 3 years old
The exception to this is vehicles that are categorised as Class 4, 5 and 5a which need to be MOT tested every 12 months.

Driving a vehicle without an MOT can attract a fine of up to £1,000

Expired MOT certificate

It is not acceptable to drive a vehicle if its MOT has certificate expired. Doing so can result in a prosecution. Exceptions to this rule are;

  • to or from somewhere to be repaired,
  • to a pre-arranged MOT test1.

1A pre-arranged MOT test is one that has been arranged in advance. If you are stopped on the way to a drop in MOT test centre without an appointment you may not qualify for an exemption.

MOT renewal

An MOT lasts for a calendar year. The MOT expiration date is printed on the MOT pass certificate.

It is important to ensure your vehicle's MOT test certificate is renewed before the MOT test due date. This is can be done as early as a month minus 1 day before the expiration of the current certificate or anniversary of the registration of the vehicle. It is acceptable to get a new MOT test certificate at any time, however, the start date of the certificate will change if the renewal date is more than a month minus a day before the expiration of the current certificate.

MOT Test Fees and Class Descriptions

The Department for Transport has specified maximum fees that MOT test centres can charge. These are broken down by the Class of the vehicle as this roughly equates to the amount of effort required by the MOT Test Centre to carry out the test. The following table explains the Classes and associated costs.

ClassVehicle TypeAge before
MOT (years)
Maximum
Fee
1Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 29.65
1Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 37.80
2Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc)3£ 29.65
2Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc)3£ 37.80
33-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight)3£ 37.80
43-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight)3£ 54.85
4Cars (up to 8 passenger seats)3£ 54.85
4Motor caravans3£ 54.85
4Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw)3£ 54.85
4Dual purpose vehicles3£ 54.85
4Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats)3£ 54.85
4Ambulances and taxis1£ 54.85
4Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats)1£ 57.30
4Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight)3£ 54.85
4aClass 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check£ 64.00
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats)1£ 59.55
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats)1£ 80.65
5Playbuses1£ 80.65
5aClass 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 80.50
5aClass 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 124.50
7Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight)3£ 58.60

Test Failures and Retests

If your vehicle has failed its MOT Test you may qualify for a free or reduced retest.

If the MOT Test Centre carries out the repair then ordinarily they would retest the vehicle at a reduced cost or no cost at all, depending on the nature of the work and the time between the two MOT tests.

If you decide to take your vehicle away for repair you will need to ensure that your vehicle's current certificate is still valid. If your certificate is no longer valid then you will only be able to take your vehicle to a repair agent to get the defects corrected and to an MOT Test Centre with a pre-arranged MOT test appointment. You will not be able to take your vehicle to any other location.

If you have taken your vehicle away for repair and manage to return it to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a retest, the MOT Test Centre will not charge for the partial retest, assuming the repair is one or more of the following items;

  • access panels
  • battery
  • bonnet
  • bootlid
  • brake pedal antislip
  • break glass hammer (class 5 vehicles only)
  • doors (including hinges, catches and pillars)
  • door open warning device (class 5 vehicles only)
  • dropsides
  • electrical wiring
  • emergency exits and signs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance door remote control (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance/exit steps (class 5 vehicles only)
  • fuel filler cap
  • headlamp cleaning or levelling devices (that doesn’t need a headlamp aim check)
  • horn
  • lamps (excluding headlamp aim)
  • loading door
  • main beam 'tell-tale'
  • mirrors
  • rear reflectors
  • registration plates
  • seatbelts (but not anchorages), seatbelt load limiter and seatbelt pre-tensioner
  • seats
  • sharp edges or projections
  • stairs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • steering wheel
  • tailboard
  • tailgate
  • trailer electrical sockets
  • towbars (excluding body around anchorage points)
  • tyre pressure monitoring system
  • vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • windscreen glass, wipers and washers
  • wheels and tyres (excluding motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecar)
If the repair is for another fault or you do not get your vehicle back within the time period then you are eligible for a charge.

If you return your vehicle, after a repair, within 10 working days of the original test then the MOT Test Centre can complete a partial test which may be free or at a reduce charge. If it is not within this period then the MOT Text Centre will need to carry out a full test for which a full charge can be made.

Booking an MOT

MOT Test Centres offer a variety of methods for booking your vehicle in for a test. The primary means of booking is by phone. Our website offers a handy click to call facility if you are using a compatible device saving the need to save or write the number down. It is also worth noting that many sites now have online booking capabilities making it quick and easy for you to book your car in for a test.

MOT Test Centre maximum fees are controlled. Familiarise yourself with the Class of your vehicle and ensure that the MOT Test Centre does not charge you more than the maximum fee specified.

How does the MOT Test work?

An MOT test is an annual check of qualifying vehicles by an approved agent of items the Department of Transport has deemed essential for the safe operation of the vehicle on the public highway. Checks vary by vehicle category but all include essential items like headlights, seatbelt and tyres.

The MOT Test is designed to ensure the vehicle meets road safety and emission standards as defined by the Department for Transport. The test ensures your vehicle is in appropriate condition for use on the road. The MOT Test focuses on elements of the vehicle that ensure the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. The Test does not concern itself with the condition of the vehicle's engine or gearbox, for example, but does focus on items such as seat belts, breaks and lights. For a full guide please read the MOT Inspection Manual.

Whilst the MOT Test is being performed you are allowed to view the Test from the MOT Public viewing area. You are not, however, allowed to interact with the Tester during the course of their duties.

MOT Test Completion

When the MOT Tester has completed the inspection you will be issued with a certificate. This can be an MOT Certificate, if the vehicle has passed, or a refusal of an MOT Test Certificate. In either case the outcome, along with the vehicles odometer reading will be recorded in the MOT test database, which is a national register.

If the vehicle has passed the MOT Test the MOT Certificate will be issued with, amoungst other things, the epiration date of the Certificate. You will need to repeat this process again before this date.

If the vehicle has NOT passed the MOT Test the refusal of an MOT Test Certificate will be issued which contains the reasons why the vehicle failed the test. If you decide to take the vehicle away for repair then please ensure you have familiarised yourself with the rules related to retesting your vehicle, especially if your MOT Test Certificate has expired.

If you feel you vehicle has been incorrectly failed then you may lodge an appeal with the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) by calling them on 0300 123 9000 week days between 7:30am to 6pm. You should also contact them if you think your MOT Test Certificate is not geniune or if you think your vehicle has passed when it shouldn't have.

Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition can attract a fine of up to £2,000, a driving ban and 3 penalty points
Information on this site is correct at time of publication. We assume no responsibility for any incorrect data, ommissions or errors.
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