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

RG8 0UA
RG8 0PJ
RG8 0UT
RG8 0NZ
RG8 0QT
RG8 0UU
RG8 0PH
RG8 0NX
RG8 0RB
RG8 0NU
RG8 0NT
RG8 0UB
RG8 0QS
RG8 0RE
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RG8 0RF
RG8 0SL
RG8 0QU
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RG8 0SJ
RG8 0QX
RG8 0SF
RG8 0QY
RG8 0SQ
RG8 0SW
RG8 0RD
RG8 0SR
RG8 0RA
RG8 0SZ
RG8 0SP
RG8 0SS
RG8 0SN
RG8 0SH
RG8 0RZ
RG8 0NY
RG8 0RJ
RG8 0RH
RG8 0SB
RG8 0RS
RG8 0UX
RG8 0UR
RG8 0RW
RG8 0TX
RG8 0UN
RG8 0UF
RG8 0RQ
RG8 0QZ
RG8 0UY
RG8 0UE
RG8 0UH
RG8 0RU
RG8 0UZ
RG8 0WD
RG8 0WE
RG8 0RN
RG8 0YG
RG8 0XP
RG8 0YP
RG8 0YX
RG8 0YW
RG8 0XS
RG8 0XW
RG8 0SA
RG8 0RX
RG8 0UJ
RG8 0RT
RG8 0SD
RG8 0PE
RG8 0TU
RG8 0RY
RG8 0PG
RG8 0ST
RG8 0NB
RG8 0QQ
RG8 0QG
RG8 0RP
RG8 0UP
RG8 0PD
RG8 0UL
RG8 0TR
RG8 0SG
RG8 0QN
RG8 0TP
RG8 0TN
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RG8 0RL
RG8 0FD
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RG8 0QW
RG8 0QP
RG8 0RR
RG8 0NS
RG8 0QR
RG8 0QL
RG8 0HE
RG8 0HF
RG8 0HG
RG8 0NE
RG8 0QH
RG8 0ND
RG8 0TT
RG8 0PL
RG8 0TS
RG8 0UG
RG8 0PW
RG8 7SR
RG8 0QE
RG8 0NL
RG8 0TA
RG8 0PR
RG8 0QJ
RG8 0SU
RG8 0NG
RG8 0NH
RG8 0SY
RG8 0NN
RG8 0NJ
RG8 0SX
RG8 0NP
RG8 0QD
RG8 7SJ
RG8 7ST
RG4 9JA
RG8 7SU
RG8 7RY
RG8 0PS
RG8 0PU
RG8 0PP
RG8 0QA
RG8 7SS
RG8 7SP
RG8 0PA
RG8 0TL
RG8 0PT
RG8 0PY
RG8 0PX
RG8 7SW
RG8 0NR
RG8 0TJ
RG8 7SL
RG8 0LE
RG8 0LA
RG8 0LB
RG8 0LD
RG8 7SN
RG8 0TG
RG8 0TB
RG8 7RZ
RG8 7SA
RG8 0TE
RG8 7SB
RG8 7SD
RG4 9HZ
RG9 5WD
RG8 0PB
RG9 5WG
RG9 5WE
RG4 9HY
RG4 9HH
RG9 5RA
RG8 0TQ
RG9 5WB
RG9 5QY
RG8 7RR
RG8 7SH
RG8 7SG
RG4 9JD
RG9 5WF
OX9 6QU
RG8 7FZ
RG8 7RX
RG8 7RS
RG8 0TD
RG8 7QQ
RG4 9HG
RG8 7RU
RG8 0TH
RG8 0BQ
RG4 9JE
OX10 6QU
RG9 5WA
RG8 7QH
RG8 7QE
RG9 5RB
RG8 7QJ
RG8 0TY
RG8 7QD
RG4 9HT
RG8 7SQ
RG9 5QT
RG9 5QU
RG8 7SF
RG9 5QX
RG9 5QS
RG8 7QG
RG9 5QR
RG9 5QB
RG8 7SE
RG4 9JF
RG4 9JB
RG8 7RT
OX9 6QT
RG4 9HP
RG4 9HX
RG9 5QQ
RG9 5QN
RG9 5QP
RG8 7QB
OX9 6QY
RG4 9HU
RG9 5QJ
RG8 7RL
RG8 7RH
OX10 6QT
RG8 7SX
OX10 6AR
RG9 5QH
RG8 0PN
RG9 5QW
RG9 5QL
OX10 6QR
RG4 7UR
RG8 7QA
RG9 5NH
OX10 6QX
RG9 5NN
OX10 6AP
OX9 6AR
RG8 7PY
RG8 7PU
OX9 6QX
RG9 5PA
RG9 5QD
RG4 9HR
OX9 6AP
RG9 5NW
RG9 5NP
RG8 7PT
RG9 5BF
RG4 9HL
RG9 5QE
RG9 5NZ
RG8 7QP
RG8 7RN
RG4 9HD
RG9 5PB
RG9 5NX
RG4 7YT
RG4 7YU
RG4 7YX
RG4 7YY
RG4 7YR
RG4 7YS
RG9 5QG
RG8 0QB
RG8 7RW
RG4 9HS
RG9 5PX
OX9 6QR
RG9 5QA
RG9 5NY
RG8 7QF
RG8 0XU
RG8 0XR
RG8 0XQ
RG8 0YS
RG8 0YU
RG8 0YL
RG8 0YQ
RG8 0YD
RG8 0YJ
RG8 0XX
RG8 0YA
RG8 0YB
RG8 0XY
RG8 7PL
RG8 7NR
RG8 7PX
RG8 7PZ
RG8 7SY
RG9 5RD
RG9 5NU
RG4 9HJ
RG9 5PU
RG8 7PP
RG9 5NR
RG8 7PJ
RG9 5NT
RG9 5PD
OX9 6AN
OX9 6QZ
OX10 6AN
RG9 5PP
RG9 5PN
OX10 6QY
RG9 5PR
RG9 5NS
RG9 5PY
RG8 7PS
OX10 6RD
RG4 9HN
RG8 7PG
RG9 5NL
OX10 6ER
RG9 5PT
RG9 5LL
RG8 7NP
RG9 5PL
RG8 7RJ
RG4 9HE
RG9 5PS
RG9 5LN
RG9 5PZ
OX10 6QZ
RG4 9AQ
RG8 7PR
OX9 6QP
RG8 7PH
RG8 7QN
RG4 9AF
RG8 7QL
RG4 9BD
RG4 9BT
OX9 6RA
RG8 7RF
RG8 7RQ
RG4 9BU
RG8 7RG
RG8 7PQ
OX9 6RB
RG8 7RE
RG8 0LN
RG8 7PD
RG4 9BN
RG8 0HQ
RG8 7PB
RG4 9DD
RG4 9DB
RG8 7PA
OX10 6RA
OX10 6RB
RG4 9BG
RG9 5NJ
RG4 9DA
RG4 9BX
OX10 6QP
RG4 9DN
RG4 9BP
RG8 7PN
RG8 0LJ
RG4 9DL
RG4 9DX
RG8 7PF
RG4 9BS
RG8 0LS
RG4 9DF
RG4 9DE
RG4 9BY
RG9 5NB
RG8 7SZ
OX9 6AW
RG9 5ND
RG8 0LR
RG9 5NE
OX9 6QS
RG8 7PW
RG8 7NY
RG8 7TA
OX10 6AW
RG4 9DU
RG4 9DJ
RG4 7UP
RG4 9DT
RG4 9DS
RG9 5TF
RG4 9DP
RG8 7NX
RG9 5RQ
OX10 6QS
OX10 6AL
OX9 6AL
RG8 7NZ
RG9 5RG
RG9 5NG
RG9 5TE
RG9 5NF
RG9 5TL
RG9 5TR
OX9 6AH
OX9 6AQ
RG9 5TJ
RG9 5TN
OX10 6AH
RG8 7PE
OX10 6BN
RG4 7WZ
RG4 7UW
OX9 6BS
OX9 6BP
OX10 6BT
RG8 7NS
OX10 6BP
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OX10 6AJ
RG9 5PW
RG9 5LW
RG8 7TE
RG4 7YF
RG4 7YQ
OX9 6BN
RG8 7RA
RG8 7TD
RG4 9BL
RG9 5LR
RG9 5PJ
OX9 6AS
OX9 6AJ
OX10 6AQ
RG9 5LZ
RG4 9BJ
RG9 5LP
RG9 5HY
RG9 5TP
RG9 5LY
OX10 6AS
RG9 5TG
RG9 5LS
RG9 5TS
RG9 5LX
RG8 7NU
OX10 6AG
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RG8 7RD
RG9 5YP
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RG8 7RB
OX9 6AG
RG9 5RE
RG9 5YR
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RG9 5YA
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OX10 6AD
RG9 5HU
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RG9 5PE
RG9 5PH
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RG4 9DR
RG4 7TU
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RG8 9LY
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RG9 5JB
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RG9 5TB
RG9 5HR
OX10 6AE
RG4 9BE
RG9 5JG
RG4 9BB
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RG8 0LU
RG9 5HJ
RG4 7TT
RG8 7QY
RG8 0LP
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OX9 6AD
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RG4 9HB
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RG9 5HQ
RG9 5JF
RG8 0DT
RG4 9LW
RG9 5EW
RG4 9LP
RG9 5HL
RG9 5FP
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RG4 9LY
RG9 5LA
RG9 5HD
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RG9 5EY
RG4 9XP
RG4 9TS
RG4 9SH
RG4 7UA
RG8 7HJ
RG4 9HA

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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