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

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OX8 4BP
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OX8 4BB
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OX8 4AP
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OX18 4DF
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OX18 1FS
OX18 1GH
OX18 1BN
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OX18 1LH
OX18 1AZ
OX18 3BT
OX18 3PQ
OX18 1LB
OX18 1BB
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OX18 3LP
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OX8 3BP
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OX18 3SR
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OX8 3AT
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OX8 3AW
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OX18 3UQ
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OX18 4DB
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OX8 3SS
OX18 4EE
OX18 1SR
OX18 3FT
OX18 3JY
OX18 1XA
OX18 1FR
OX18 1FF
OX18 1AX
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OX18 4UT
OX18 3AP
OX18 3BN
OX18 1UP
OX18 3AD
OX18 1FP
OX8 3AH
OX18 3BX
OX8 3AP
OX18 3AW
OX8 3BN
OX18 4EF
OX18 3AH
OX18 1SS
OX18 1AR
OX18 1FE
OX18 1AP
OX18 1JL
OX18 3UZ
OX18 3WA
OX8 3UZ
OX18 1AQ
OX18 1FD
OX8 4UT
OX18 4YH
OX18 4YD
OX8 3ST
OX18 3AQ
OX18 3BS
OX18 3UX
OX18 1JR
OX18 1ST
OX18 3LN
OX18 3HP
OX18 4TE
OX18 3FR
OX18 1HA
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OX8 3XT
OX8 3XP
OX18 4EJ
OX8 4TE
OX8 3BT
OX8 3BS
OX18 1JS
OX18 1JQ
OX8 3JZ
OX8 3JY
OX18 3UL
OX18 1JF
OX8 4EH
OX8 4EJ
OX18 4EH
OX8 3UL
OX8 3UB
OX8 3UE
OX8 3UD
OX18 3NS
OX18 3UE
OX18 3NT
OX18 1GB
OX18 3JX
OX18 3DD
OX18 3LB
OX18 3JZ
OX18 1HS
OX18 1JP
OX18 1HB
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OX18 1UW
OX18 3UY
OX8 3UN
OX18 3LW
OX18 3LL
OX8 3UX
OX8 3UY
OX8 3UU
OX8 3UF
OX8 3LB
OX8 3LA
OX8 3JX
OX8 3JU
OX8 3HP
OX18 3BH
OX18 3AZ
OX8 4EQ
OX8 4EG
OX18 3UU
OX18 4EQ
OX8 3JJ
OX8 3LJ
OX8 3XA
OX18 3UJ
OX18 3LA
OX18 3BZ
OX18 1JD
OX18 4EG
OX18 3FE
OX18 3JU
OX18 3JJ
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OX18 3UH
OX18 1UN
OX18 1JN
OX18 1AA
OX18 4DA
OX18 1RZ
OX18 1JB
OX8 3UA
OX8 3TQ
OX8 3TH
OX8 3QJ
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OX18 3QJ
OX8 3TG
OX18 3AX
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OX8 3UH
OX8 3UJ
OX18 1PF
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OX18 3HL
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OX18 1JU
OX18 3AG
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OX8 3UG
OX8 3LW
OX8 3LN
OX8 3LL
OX18 3AA
OX18 3JP
OX8 3RZ
OX8 3RY
OX8 3JR
OX8 3JP
OX18 3JH
OX18 3JW
OX18 3UF
OX18 3LJ
OX18 3HZ
OX18 3GW
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OX8 3XJ
OX8 3XX
OX8 3AY
OX8 3AZ
OX18 3GH
OX18 3UR
OX8 3JT
OX8 3JH
OX18 3JA
OX18 3JR
OX18 3JQ
OX18 3XS
OX18 4HL
OX18 3JG
OX8 4HL
OX18 3JN
OX18 3YA
OX18 3HG
OX18 3WX
OX18 3XX
OX18 1JZ
OX18 1JA
OX18 3XZ
OX18 1JT
OX8 4DA
OX18 3EP
OX18 3QP
OX18 3LE
OX18 3JL
OX18 1JX
OX18 3HN
OX8 3LF
OX8 3LE
OX18 3HU
OX18 3QR
OX18 3QS
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OX8 3JF
OX8 3JD
OX8 3AG
OX8 3BZ
OX18 3JE
OX8 3AX
OX18 3DW
OX8 3JQ
OX8 3YA
OX8 3DH
OX8 3DW
OX8 3DN
OX8 3XS
OX8 3DJ
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OX18 3DH
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OX8 4UR
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OX8 3HX
OX8 3JB
OX8 3HT
OX8 3HS
OX8 3HY
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OX8 3NU
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OX18 3HR
OX8 3LG
OX18 3DN
OX18 3UT
OX18 3HW
OX8 3UT
OX18 3HS
OX8 3SW
OX8 3RB
OX18 3NR
OX18 3HT
OX18 3QT
OX18 4TB
OX18 3XB
OX18 3YP
OX18 3XA
OX18 3FD
OX18 3YT
OX18 3FB
OX18 3BD
OX18 3BA
OX18 3YX
OX18 3YR
OX18 3AS
OX18 3AJ
OX18 3YU
OX18 3JS
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OX8 3QP
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OX8 3QS

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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