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

OX9 2PE
OX9 2PQ
OX9 2PF
OX9 2PJ
OX9 2PZ
OX9 2JH
OX9 2HA
OX9 2PG
OX9 2HB
OX9 2HQ
HP18 9HJ
OX9 2PB
OX9 2PD
OX9 2PA
OX9 2HG
OX9 2HF
OX9 2LP
HP18 9HQ
HP18 9HL
HP18 9HW
OX9 2NZ
OX9 2JJ
HP18 9HN
HP18 9YS
HP18 9DX
HP18 9HB
OX9 2JB
OX9 2JA
OX9 2NY
HP18 9HH
HP18 9HE
OX9 2PU
OX9 2JD
OX9 2YD
OX9 2YU
OX9 2YX
OX9 2YH
OX9 2YL
OX9 2YT
OX9 2NL
OX9 2PR
OX9 2QP
OX9 2QS
OX9 2PT
OX9 2PH
OX9 2PL
OX9 2EX
OX9 2EZ
OX9 2HH
HP18 9XU
OX9 2BQ
HP18 9HD
OX9 2HJ
OX9 2NE
HP18 9HF
HP18 9HG
OX9 2NJ
OX9 2NH
OX9 2NA
OX9 2LW
OX9 2ND
OX9 2FJ
OX9 2NB
HP18 9YU
OX9 2LS
OX9 2BY
OX9 2LT
HP18 9YD
OX9 2LY
OX9 2LN
OX9 2LQ
OX9 2LR
OX9 2LL
OX9 2NP
OX9 2FE
OX9 2NX
OX9 2LG
OX9 2LU
OX9 7BB
OX9 2LX
OX9 2LZ
HP18 9HA
OX9 7BD
OX9 2HR
OX9 7BE
OX9 2LJ
OX9 2HL
OX9 2LH
OX9 2HS
OX9 2NR
OX9 2LE
OX9 2LD
OX9 2AY
OX9 2FG
OX9 2LF
OX9 2HN
OX9 2NT
OX9 2LA
OX9 2HW
OX9 7BA
OX9 7AZ
HP18 9HR
OX9 2AJ
HP18 9HS
OX9 2HU
OX9 2NU
OX9 2JN
OX9 2NS
OX9 2HP
OX9 2BJ
OX9 2JW
OX9 2BB
OX9 2LB
OX9 2HX
OX9 2AQ
OX9 2JZ
HP18 9HP
HP18 9HT
HP18 9HU
OX9 2BH
OX9 2HY
HP18 9JH
OX9 2JR
HP18 9HX
OX9 2AU
OX9 2JL
OX9 2AX
HP18 9JQ
HP18 9ET
OX9 2DA
OX9 2JS
OX9 2AL
OX9 2JP
OX9 2AT
OX9 2AH
OX9 2AP
HP18 9HY
OX9 2AG
HP18 9JA
OX9 2AN
OX44 7JE
OX9 2AS
OX9 2AZ
HP18 9EU
OX9 2HZ
OX9 2AR
OX44 7JD
OX9 2AW
HP18 9JG
HP18 9JJ
HP18 9HZ
HP18 9JD
OX9 2EH
OX9 2DQ
OX9 2DF
HP18 9LY
HP18 9JB
OX9 2FB
OX9 2AF
OX9 2EQ
OX9 2BA
OX9 2BE
OX9 2HT
OX9 2AE
OX9 2EJ
OX9 2HD
OX9 1JU
OX9 2EL
OX9 2PP
OX9 2JT
OX33 1JU
OX9 2EY
OX9 2BD
OX9 2AB
HP18 9JE
OX9 7AT
OX9 2YP
OX9 2QX
OX9 2QB
OX9 2AD
OX9 2EF
OX9 2EG
OX9 3AH
OX9 2ET
OX9 1JT
OX9 7JD
OX9 2EU
OX33 1JT
OX9 2EP
OX9 3AA
OX9 2EW
OX9 2AA
OX9 2QU
OX9 2YW
OX9 2QA
OX9 2QT
OX9 3AJ
OX9 3SH
OX9 3AE
OX9 2EE
OX9 3FA
OX9 2DD
OX9 2EB
OX9 2ES
OX9 2DS
OX9 7JE
OX9 2FF
OX9 2ED
OX9 2EN
OX33 1JS
OX9 2ER
OX9 2FN
OX9 1JS
OX9 3EQ
OX9 2DB
OX9 2DE
OX9 3AF
OX33 1JR
OX9 2FL
OX9 7AU
OX44 7JB
OX9 7JB
OX9 1JR
OX9 2BZ
OX9 3AB
OX9 2DL
OX9 2BP
OX9 2DZ
OX9 3SG
OX9 3HJ
OX9 3AN
OX9 3EH
OX9 7AY
OX9 2BF
OX9 2BT
OX9 3AL
OX9 3EF
OX9 2BU
OX9 2BX
OX9 2DJ
OX9 2DR
OX9 2ZX
OX9 0DU
OX9 2PS
OX9 0DW
OX9 0DG
OX9 0DN
OX9 0DQ
OX9 0DL
OX9 0BY
OX9 0DB
OX9 0DE
OX9 0DD
OX9 0DA
OX9 0BS
OX9 0BW
OX9 0BE
OX9 0BJ
OX39 4AT
OX39 4YP
OX39 4ZN
OX39 4NS
OX39 4WJ
OX39 4XE
OX39 4XT
OX39 4XJ
OX39 4WL
OX39 4WU
OX39 4XB
OX39 4US
OX39 4UZ
OX9 3ZR
OX9 3ZZ
OX9 3RQ
OX9 3LJ
OX9 3LX
OX9 3GT
OX9 3FY
OX9 3GH
OX9 3FZ
OX9 2FD
OX9 2DY
OX9 3DU
OX9 2YJ
OX9 2YS
OX9 2ZQ
OX9 2ZN
OX9 2YN
OX9 2YQ
OX9 2YR
OX9 2WA
OX9 2XN
OX9 2XZ
OX9 2YB
OX9 2XS
OX9 2WG
OX9 2WJ
OX9 2WZ
OX9 2BG
OX9 2QR
OX9 2FA
OX9 0DS
OX9 0DT
OX9 0DR
OX9 0DP
OX9 0DH
OX9 0DJ
OX9 0DF
OX9 0BX
OX9 0BZ
OX9 0BU
OX9 0BT
OX9 0BN
OX9 0BQ
OX9 0BR
OX9 0BP
OX9 0AS
OX9 0BG
OX9 0BL
OX9 0BH
OX9 0BB
OX9 0BD
OX9 0BF
OX9 0AT
OX9 0AX
OX9 0AZ
OX9 0BA
OX9 0AY
OX9 0AU
OX9 0AW
OX9 0AG
OX9 0AN
OX9 0AQ
OX9 0AR
OX9 0AP
OX9 0AH
OX9 0AJ
OX9 0AL
OX9 0AB
OX9 0AE
OX9 0AF
OX9 0AD
OX39 4YY
OX9 0AA
OX39 4XL
OX39 4AR
OX39 4UX
OX9 7XN
OX9 7XT
OX9 7QS
OX9 7QX
OX9 7WA
OX9 7QU
OX9 3WU
OX9 3ZE
OX9 3ZU
OX9 3WX
OX9 3YH
OX9 3ZA
OX9 3WZ
OX9 3XB
OX9 3SU
OX9 3WR
OX9 3WS
OX9 3SX
OX9 3RD
OX9 3SL
OX9 3SR
OX9 3ST
OX9 3SN
OX9 3RW
OX9 3SF
OX9 3PX
OX9 3JY
OX9 3HA
OX9 3HB
OX9 3GJ
OX9 3GN
OX9 3GF
OX9 3EY
OX9 3FN
OX9 3FQ
OX9 3FT
OX9 3FD
OX9 3FG
OX9 3FH
OX9 3EA
OX9 3DN
OX9 2BL
OX9 3EE
OX9 3SQ
OX9 3DP
OX9 2BN
OX9 2BS
OX9 3AS
OX9 3DR
OX9 3DZ
OX9 2BW
OX9 2EA
OX9 3DY
OX9 2DX
OX9 2FH
OX9 3YS
OX9 7AS
OX9 3DX
OX9 2DP
OX9 3AD
OX9 2DT
OX9 3EP
OX9 3BT
OX9 3ZB
OX9 2JY
OX9 3ZD
OX9 3EW
OX9 3PW
HP18 9BE
OX9 3AU
OX9 2DW
OX9 3BP
OX9 3RS
OX9 3HH
OX9 3GA
OX9 3AW
OX9 2DU
OX9 3ES
OX9 2DG
OX33 1JX
OX9 3BD
OX9 1JX
OX9 3BH
OX9 3PG
OX9 3AX
OX9 3ER
OX33 1JP
OX9 3BJ
OX9 3AR
OX9 3HN
HP18 9EN
OX9 2DN
OX9 3BA
HP18 9DZ
OX9 3EJ
OX9 3DE
OX9 3RR
OX9 3PP
OX9 7AX
OX9 3BS
OX9 3AT
OX9 3BB
OX9 7AR
OX9 7DG
HP18 9DY
OX9 3AZ
OX9 3FP
OX9 3EX
OX9 3AY
OX9 3BQ
OX9 7BQ
OX9 3WY
OX9 3DT
OX9 7BF
OX9 7AA
OX9 7BN
OX9 3BL
OX9 3EZ
OX9 3TH
OX9 3BG
OX9 3GB
OX9 2DH
OX9 3TY
OX9 3BE
OX9 1JP
OX9 3EG
OX9 3EL
OX9 3GG
OX9 7AP
OX9 7AB
OX9 3WT
OX9 7BT
OX9 3BX
OX9 3DA
OX9 3TZ
HP18 9ED
OX9 3DW
HP18 9EA
HP18 9EB
OX44 7JH
OX9 3SB
OX9 3DF
OX9 7BW
OX9 3EB
OX9 3HX
OX9 3PL
OX9 3DQ
OX9 7BL
OX9 7BJ
OX9 3ZQ
OX9 3TE
OX9 3DL
OX9 3PN
OX9 3HP
OX9 3BF
OX9 3DB
OX9 3PT
OX9 7AN
OX9 7BH
OX9 7AW
OX9 3JS
OX9 3DG
OX9 3TU
OX9 3AG
OX9 3BN
HP18 9AB
HP18 9AD
OX9 7AF
OX9 3DD
OX9 7AH
OX9 3DH
HP18 9FF
OX9 7BP
OX9 3DJ
OX9 3BW
OX9 3ET
HP18 9LA
HP18 9EW
OX9 7AJ
OX9 3JX
OX9 3ZJ
OX9 3ZP
OX9 3ZH
OX9 3HU
HP18 9AX
OX9 7AG
HP18 9AA
HP18 9EG
HP18 9LD
OX9 3HR
OX9 3RN
OX9 7AQ
OX9 3TA
OX9 3TF
OX33 1HT
OX9 3PQ
HP18 9BH
OX9 3EN
HP18 9AS
HP18 9BN
HP18 9YA
OX33 1JY
OX9 1JY
OX9 7AL
HP18 9AZ
OX9 3UA
OX9 7BG
HP18 9AE
OX9 3JU
OX9 3PJ
OX9 3BY
OX9 3ZG
OX9 3ZF
HP18 9AT
OX9 3TB
OX9 3XD
OX9 3UG
OX9 3UQ
OX9 3PD
OX9 3HZ
OX9 3TD
OX9 2JU
HP18 9XL
HP18 9XT
HP18 9YH
HP18 9RJ
HP18 9YL
HP18 9BL
HP18 9BW
OX9 3TL
HP18 9AY
HP18 9BG
HP18 9LE
OX9 3BZ
OX9 3HT
OX33 1GX
OX44 7BA
OX9 3TG
OX9 3JA
OX44 7BG
OX9 3HE
OX9 3HS
OX33 1JW
OX9 1JW
HP18 9EL
HP18 9EE
OX9 3XE
OX9 3TQ
HP18 9BP
OX9 3JT
HP18 9AG
OX44 7HZ
OX9 7HZ
OX9 3LL
OX9 2JX
OX9 3TT
OX9 3TJ
OX9 3HY
HP18 9AU
OX9 3LN
OX9 3PS
OX9 3BU
OX9 3XG
OX9 3XF
OX9 3JB
OX9 3TN
OX9 3TW
OX9 3XT
OX9 3XH
HP18 9DT
OX9 3JD
OX9 3HF
OX33 1JZ
HP18 9XJ
HP18 9BA
OX9 3JE
HP18 9DS
OX9 3JG
OX9 3XS
OX9 3AP
OX9 3TS
OX9 3RT
OX9 3XU
OX9 3LW
OX9 7AD
HP18 9EF
HP18 9DF
OX9 3XL
OX9 3TR
HP18 9GD
OX9 3XP
OX9 3RU
OX9 3TX
OX9 3JZ
HP18 9BS
OX9 3DS
HP18 9AF
HP18 9EQ
OX9 3UH
OX9 7AE
HP18 9DR
OX9 3XR
HP18 9DP
OX9 3LA
OX9 3FR
HP18 9JR
OX9 3XX
OX9 1JZ
OX9 3XA
OX9 3XQ
OX9 3ED
HP18 9AH
HP18 9DH
OX9 3XJ
HP18 9DG
OX9 3SP
HP18 9DW
OX9 3XN
OX9 3RH
OX9 3PA
OX9 3GP
OX9 3GE
OX9 3PH
OX9 3JF
OX9 3SS
OX9 3RA
OX9 3GU
OX9 3GR
OX9 3FX
OX9 3GD
OX9 3FE
OX9 3FL
OX9 3GL
OX9 3FW
OX9 3UB
OX9 3JJ
HP18 9LB
OX9 7BS
OX9 3UZ
OX9 3TP
OX9 3PY
HP18 9AQ
OX9 3NF
OX9 3GX
OX9 3FJ
OX9 3HL
OX9 3GS
OX9 3JR
OX9 3UP
OX9 3YD
OX44 7HY
OX9 3SY
OX9 7HY
HP18 9RN
OX9 3XW
HP18 9BB
OX9 7JA
OX9 3YQ
OX9 3SZ
OX9 3WL
OX44 7JA
HP18 9RW
OX33 1LA
OX9 3JH
HP18 9BT
OX33 1LS
OX9 1LA
HP18 9BD
HP18 9LG
HP18 9JL
HP18 9JP
OX9 3RJ
HP18 9DE
OX9 3LP
OX9 3SE
HP18 9JU
OX9 3WW
OX9 3YF
HP18 9BJ
OX9 3NJ
HP18 9AJ
OX9 3LR
OX9 3YG
HP18 9FE
HP18 9JS
HP18 9DN
OX44 7HX
OX9 7BU
OX9 3WP
OX9 7JF
OX44 7JF
HP18 9EJ
HP18 9DJ
HP18 9DQ
OX9 3XZ
OX9 7HX
OX9 3WJ
OX9 3NL
OX9 3YE
OX9 3NH
OX9 3NQ
OX9 3JN
HP18 9DL
HP18 9JT
HP18 9DD
OX44 7NZ
OX9 7NZ
OX9 7QT
OX44 7JY
OX9 3UW
OX9 3JQ
OX9 7JY
OX9 3WN
HP18 9JW
OX9 3YB
HP18 9PP
HP18 9AR
OX9 3YX
HP18 9JN
OX9 3SW
OX44 7JG
OX9 3WB
OX9 3SD
HP18 9BF
HP18 9BX
OX44 7PL
OX9 3YA
OX9 7JG
HP18 9BZ
OX44 7JX
HP18 9DU
OX9 1LB
HP18 9BU
HP18 9AL
OX9 7JX
OX44 7JZ
OX9 7JZ
OX9 7BZ
OX33 1LB
HP18 9JF
OX9 3NE
OX9 3UF
OX9 3XY
OX9 3YP
OX9 3JP
OX9 3LS
OX9 3LT
OX9 7JP
OX44 7JP
OX9 7LA
OX44 7LA
OX9 3YT
OX9 3UE
OX9 3UN
OX9 3YY
OX9 3UD
OX9 3HD
OX9 3YJ
OX44 7NY
OX9 7NY
OX9 3HQ
HP18 9DA
HP18 9BY
OX9 3WA
OX9 3JW
OX9 3ND
OX9 7LS
OX44 7LS
OX9 3YR
OX44 7LE
OX9 7LE
OX9 3YW
OX9 7BY
OX9 3LZ
OX44 7PJ
OX44 7JQ
OX44 7LB
OX9 3LU
OX9 7PJ
HP18 9BQ
OX9 7JQ
OX9 7LB
OX9 7LD
OX44 7LF
OX44 7NX
OX44 7LD
HP18 9AN
OX9 3NN
OX9 3YU
OX9 7NX
OX9 3RX
OX9 7LU
OX9 3YL
OX9 3FS
OX9 7BX
OX9 3NG
OX9 7NU
OX44 7NH
OX44 7NU
OX9 3WH
OX9 7NH
HP18 9EP
OX9 3NA
OX9 3YN
OX9 3AQ
OX9 7NF
OX44 7NF
OX9 3GW
OX33 1LD
HP18 9AW
OX9 7NP
OX9 3NW
OX33 1LJ
OX44 7NP
HP18 9GB
OX9 3SJ
OX9 3NS
OX9 3WF
OX33 1JN
OX9 3HW
OX9 3LY
OX9 1LD
OX9 3NB
OX9 3WG
OX9 3NT
HP18 9FN
OX9 7JR
OX44 7JR
OX9 3WQ
OX44 7NE
OX44 7NT
OX9 7NT
OX44 7JU
OX9 7JU
OX9 7NE
OX9 1JN
OX44 7NQ
OX9 7NQ
OX9 3NU
OX44 7JJ
OX9 7JJ
OX9 7NS
OX44 7JL
OX9 7NR
OX44 7NS
OX9 3UX
OX9 3NR
OX9 7NJ
OX44 7NJ
OX9 3WE
OX44 7LQ
OX9 7JS
OX44 7JS
OX44 7PH
OX9 7PH
OX9 7JT
OX44 7JT
OX9 3LD
OX44 7PF
OX9 7PF
OX44 7JW
OX9 7DD
OX9 7JW
OX9 1LF
OX33 1LF
OX9 3NY
OX9 7JL
OX9 3NP
OX9 3UT
OX44 7AW
OX9 1LE
OX9 3WD
OX44 7NL
OX33 1LE
OX9 3PU
OX9 7NL
OX44 7PA
OX9 3UU
OX9 7PA
OX9 3FF
OX9 3LG
OX9 3RL
OX9 3US
OX9 7LQ
HP18 9DB
OX9 3LF
OX9 3UY
HP18 9UN
OX9 7DB
OX9 7PG
OX44 7PG
OX9 3HG
OX9 3PF
OX9 3PE
OX9 3LE
OX9 3LQ
OX44 7JN
OX9 7JN
OX9 3NZ
OX9 3FB
OX9 3RY
OX9 3PB
OX9 3LB
OX9 3JL
OX9 3LH
OX9 7LG
OX9 7DA
OX9 3UR
OX9 3GQ
OX44 7LG

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
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