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 Surrey

TN16 2ES
TN16 2EU
TN16 2EX
TN16 2EP
TN16 2EY
TN16 2ET
TN16 1TW
TN16 1SH
RH8 0SP
TN16 1SL
RH8 0SR
TN16 1UB
TN16 1RD
TN16 1UQ
TN16 1SJ
TN16 1UA
TN16 1UD
RH8 0SW
TN16 1UP
TN16 1ZB
TN16 1UH
TN16 1RQ
RH8 0SS
RH8 0ST
TN16 2ER
TN16 1SB
TN16 1SE
TN16 1PA
TN16 1SA
TN16 1SD
RH8 0TP
TN16 1TQ
RH8 0TW
TN16 1TF
RH8 0TR
TN16 1RU
RH8 0TU
RH8 0TN
TN16 1TY
TN16 1SW
TN16 1SS
TN16 1SQ
TN16 1RT
TN16 1RX
TN8 6TA
RH8 0TT
TN16 1SF
RH8 0TJ
TN16 1RR
TN16 1HG
RH8 0TH
TN16 1RG
TN16 1RY
TN16 1SG
RH8 0TS
RH8 0TQ
TN16 1RS
TN16 1RP
TN16 1RE
TN16 1UG
TN16 1RW
TN16 1PG
RH8 0TG
TN16 1SX
TN16 1SN
TN16 1RN
TN16 1TU
TN16 1RF
TN16 1RL
TN16 1TT
TN16 1TE
TN16 1PZ
TN16 1TP
TN16 1TN
TN16 1TR
TN16 2DY
TN16 1PE
TN16 1TX
RH8 0TF
TN16 1LE
TN16 1TS
TN16 1EU
TN16 1RJ
TN16 1RH
TN16 1HB
TN16 1RA
RH8 0SY
TN16 1AH
TN16 1EX
TN16 2DX
TN16 1AJ
TN16 1AQ
TN16 1RB
RH8 0SN
TN16 1AT
TN16 1ET
TN16 1FR
TN16 1AL
TN16 1SR
TN16 1AR
TN16 1AB
RH8 0SZ
TN16 1AG
TN16 1AD
RH8 0SL
TN16 1BA
TN16 1EP
TN16 1AW
TN16 1BF
TN16 1GW
TN16 1AP
TN16 1GP
TN16 1ES
TN16 1ER
RH8 0TA
RH8 0SH
RH8 0TX
TN16 1AN
TN16 1AF
TN16 1AE
TN16 1AA
TN16 1AZ
RH8 0TD
TN16 1FY
TN16 1EW
TN16 1BD
TN16 1AS
TN16 1GT
TN16 1FP
TN16 1AY
TN8 6SZ
TN16 1EZ
RH8 0TL
RH8 0UQ
TN16 1AX
TN16 1BB
TN16 1AU
TN16 1HA
TN16 1HE
RH8 0TE
RH8 0SX
TN16 1HH
TN16 1EN
TN8 6SY
TN16 1TL
TN16 1TJ
TN16 1BE
TN16 1BX
TN16 1BG
TN16 1TH
RH8 0SJ
TN16 1TG
TN16 1DN
TN16 1BH
TN16 1UF
TN16 1TD
TN16 1BU
TN16 1PR
TN16 1UN
RH8 0SG
TN16 1PL
TN16 1BJ
TN16 2DD
RH8 0SQ
TN16 1TZ
RH8 0TB
TN16 1BQ
TN16 1DD
TN16 1BP
TN16 1BN
TN16 1UT
TN16 1DJ
TN16 1DL
TN16 1BS
RH8 0EA
TN16 1DE
TN16 1TB
RH8 0QG
TN16 1ZP
TN16 1ZX
TN16 1ZZ
TN16 1ZR
TN16 1ZG
TN16 1ZH
TN16 1ZE
TN16 1EF
TN16 1SP
TN16 1DQ
RH8 0QZ
TN16 1BL
RH8 0RE
TN16 1TA
TN16 2DH
RH8 0RB
TN16 1BT
TN16 1DP
TN16 2DT
TN16 1BZ
RH8 0UH
TN16 1GE
TN16 1DR
RH8 0DU
RH8 0DL
RH8 0RD
TN16 1GR
RH8 0EB
TN16 1DU
TN16 1BY
RH8 0DY
TN8 6SX
TN16 2DJ
RH8 0TY
TN16 1DS
TN16 1QR
TN16 1DZ
RH8 0DX
TN16 1PP
TN16 1DA
RH8 0RF
RH8 0DR
RH8 0DT
TN16 1PH
TN16 1DT
RH8 0DS
TN8 6SU
TN16 1EL
TN16 1PJ
TN16 1EB
RH8 0QY
TN16 1ED
RH8 0DP
RH8 0SB
TN16 1DX
TN16 1EG
RH8 0DW
TN16 2EN
RH8 0DQ
RH8 0DF
TN8 6TB
TN16 2DA
RH8 0FE
RH8 0EZ
RH8 0RG
TN16 1EE
TN16 2JU
TN16 1EH
TN16 2DU
RH8 0SE
RH8 0XB
RH8 0DG
TN8 6RJ
TN16 1EJ
RH8 0QL
TN16 2EL
RH8 0RL
TN16 1ZW
TN16 1ZD
TN16 1ZJ
TN16 1ZU
TN16 1ZF
TN16 1WS
TN16 1WX
RH8 0SF
RH8 0EE
TN16 1DY
RH8 0RJ
RH8 0UD
TN16 2DL
RH8 0DZ
RH8 0QR
TN16 1EA
RH8 0DE
TN16 1LJ
RH8 0DJ
RH8 0ED
RH8 0RZ
TN16 1EQ
TN16 2DR
TN16 2DS
TN8 6RH
TN8 6ST
RH8 0DH
TN16 2DN
RH8 0BZ
RH8 0BY
RH8 0QX
RH8 0UG
RH8 0QP
TN16 2EE
TN8 6RL
RH8 0EX
TN16 2EA
TN8 6QX
TN8 6RQ
RH8 0RQ
RH8 0AU
TN16 1PN
TN8 6RP
TN8 6RR
RH8 0QS
TN16 2EJ
RH8 0AR
TN16 2EB
RH8 0HY
RH8 0YX
RH8 0YJ
RH8 0YR
RH8 0YD
RH8 0YE
RH8 0FT
RH8 0FF
RH8 0FP
RH8 0FA
RH8 0FB
RH8 0HW
RH8 0ES
TN8 6RE
RH8 0AP
RH8 0HU
TN8 6RG
RH8 0AW
RH8 0JN
RH8 0QU
TN8 6RD
RH8 0HT
RH8 0JR
TN8 6TD
RH8 0AN
RH8 0UB
RH8 0SD
RH8 0ET
RH8 0JS
RH8 0BX
RH8 0EU
TN8 6RB
TN8 6RS
RH8 0HZ
RH8 0DA
TN16 1PW
TN16 2DW
RH8 0ER
TN16 1QL
RH8 0JU
RH8 0JA
RH8 0SA
RH8 0JX
TN8 6RT
RH8 0QQ
TN8 6RX
TN8 6RA
RH8 0EP
RH8 0JL
RH8 0QT
TN16 1QN
RH8 0AQ
TN8 6SQ
TN16 1QJ
RH8 0JT
RH8 0JJ
RH8 0HH
TN16 1PS
RH8 0HN
RH8 0AL
RH8 0EN
TN16 2ED
TN16 2DG
TN16 1QP
RH8 0HB
RH8 0HL
RH8 0LA
RH8 0HE
RH8 0EW
TN16 1SU
RH8 0BL
RH8 0JF
TN8 6TF
TN8 6TH
TN8 6TZ
TN16 2EG
RH8 0JD
RH8 0EH
RH8 0BH
RH8 0UJ
RH8 0TZ
RH8 0JG
RH8 0JH
RH8 0HJ
RH8 0AH
RH8 0HA
RH8 0AJ
RH8 0BN
RH8 0HG
RH8 0BQ
RH8 0AS
TN8 6TE
RH8 0EJ
RH8 0JW
RH8 0HF
RH8 0JY
RH8 0BU
RH8 0JZ
RH8 0LQ
RH8 8SA
RH8 0ZT
RH8 0BT
RH8 0RU
RH8 0LB
TN16 2LT
TN16 1QH
RH8 0LE
RH8 0QJ
RH8 0JQ
RH8 0LG
TN16 2JX
RH8 0DN
RH8 0BS
RH8 0LD
RH8 0HD
RH8 0JE
RH8 0PY
RH8 0EL
RH8 0BJ
RH8 0PR
RH8 0ZS
RH8 0RY
RH8 0BD
RH8 0PP
RH8 0AB
TN16 2EH
RH8 0BG
RH8 0PW
RH8 9AS
TN8 6SS
RH8 0BW
TN16 1NE
RH8 0JP
RH8 9AZ
RH8 0PT
RH8 0PG
TN16 2EQ
RH8 0BA
RH8 0EQ
RH8 0RX
RH8 0BF
RH8 0PN
RH8 0PL
RH8 0LF
TN8 6RU
RH8 0PZ
RH8 0BP
RH8 0BB
RH8 0PX
RH8 9AB
RH8 0PJ
RH8 9PX
RH8 0AX
TN16 1PT
RH8 0LH
RH8 0LL
TN16 2LU
RH8 9PY
RH8 0RN
RH8 9NL
TN16 2DP
RH8 9AW
RH8 0BE
RH8 0QH
RH8 9DW
TN16 2JY
RH8 9BY
TN16 1DH
TN16 2LB
TN16 1LL
RH8 9AN
RH8 0AY
RH8 9AR
TN16 2LN
RH8 9AT
RH8 9DT
RH8 9QF
RH8 0AA
RH8 9AP
RH8 9BZ
RH8 0QB
RH8 0QA
RH8 9HW
TN16 2LA
RH8 9QG
RH8 9WD
TN16 1ND
RH8 0QD
RH8 0UA
RH8 9DU
RH8 9DR
RH8 9DZ
TN16 2LP
RH8 9AJ
RH8 0AD
RH8 9JF
TN16 2LL
RH8 0QE
RH8 9HR
TN16 2AH
TN16 1PU
RH8 0AZ
TN8 6QU
RH8 9AE
RH8 9BP
TN16 2LS
RH8 0RT
RH8 9AU
TN16 1HJ
TN16 2LD
RH8 9HL
RH8 0UE
RH8 0QF
TN16 2LJ
RH8 9HN
TN16 2LR
RH8 0PH
TN16 1LY
RH8 9DX
RH8 9EL
RH8 9EJ
RH8 9EU
RH8 9BA
RH8 9HP
TN8 6SA
RH8 0AE
RH8 9EE
RH8 9HE
RH8 9AX
RH8 9AF
RH8 0AG
TN16 1LQ
RH8 9JQ
RH8 9DY
RH8 0RH
RH8 9AH
RH8 8DR
RH8 0WF
RH8 9LX
RH8 9ZE
RH8 8AU
RH8 8DU
RH8 0GB
RH8 9YW
RH8 8BU
RH8 0FJ
RH8 8EB
RH8 8BZ
RH8 0WP
RH8 0FX
RH8 0NW
RH8 0WT
RH8 0AT
RH8 0YH
RH8 0FH
RH8 9WY
RH8 9WZ
RH8 8EA
RH8 9YJ
RH8 8BF
RH8 8AY
RH8 0WL
RH8 0YG
RH8 9YU
RH8 9YS
RH8 9WE
RH8 9YQ
RH8 9YH
RH8 9YB
RH8 9YE
RH8 9YD
RH8 9XS
RH8 9WX
RH8 9WP
RH8 9WH
RH8 9WG
RH8 9WB
RH8 9UG
RH8 9WA
RH8 0WX
RH8 0WU
RH8 9FA
RH8 9FH
RH8 9EZ
RH8 9EX
RH8 9EQ
RH8 9EH
RH8 9AY
RH8 8ED
RH8 8DY
RH8 8DZ
RH8 8DW
RH8 8DT
RH8 8DS
RH8 8AE
RH8 8DP
RH8 8DH
RH8 8DL
RH8 8DJ
RH8 8DG
RH8 8DF
RH8 8DD
RH8 9YF
RH8 8DA
RH8 8DB
RH8 8BY
RH8 8BX
RH8 8BW
RH8 0GF
RH8 8BT
RH8 8BS
RH8 8BR
RH8 8BP
RH8 8BN
RH8 0ZX
RH8 0YP
RH8 8BJ
RH8 8BG
RH8 8DX
RH8 8BD
RH8 8BB
RH8 8BA
RH8 8AZ
RH8 8AX
RH8 8AW
RH8 8AT
RH8 8AS
RH8 8AR
RH8 8BQ
RH8 8AQ
RH8 8AN
RH8 8AL
RH8 8AH
RH8 8AG
RH8 8AF
RH8 8AD
RH8 8AB
RH8 8AA
RH8 0YZ
RH8 0YY
RH8 9WN
RH8 0YW
RH8 0YU
RH8 0YT
RH8 0YS
RH8 0YQ
RH8 0YN
RH8 0YL
RH8 9YL
RH8 9WF
RH8 0YF
RH8 0YB
RH8 0YA
RH8 0XT
RH8 0XA
RH8 0WZ
RH8 9YT
RH8 8BE
RH8 0WY
RH8 0WW
RH8 9WR
RH8 0WS
RH8 0WR
RH8 9YZ
RH8 8ZZ
RH8 0WJ
RH8 0WH
RH8 0WG
RH8 0WE
RH8 0WD
RH8 0WB
RH8 0WA
RH8 0UL
RH8 0RW
RH8 9YN
RH8 0GE
RH8 0GD
RH8 9YR
RH8 8AP
RH8 0FZ
RH8 0FY
RH8 8AJ
RH8 0FU
RH8 0FS
RH8 0FR
RH8 0FQ
RH8 0FN
RH8 0FL
RH8 8DN
RH8 0FG
RH8 0FD
RH8 8DE
RH8 0EF
RH8 0DB
RH8 8DQ
RH8 0FW
RH8 0GA
RH8 8BH
RH8 8BL
RH8 0XZ
RH8 9AA
RH8 9DH
RH8 9EG
RH8 9BD
TN16 1LU
RH8 9AL
RH8 9EF
RH8 9HT
RH8 9BE
RH8 9BB
RH8 9EA
TN16 1LT
TN16 1LX
RH8 9BF
RH8 0AF
RH8 9NA
TN16 2AJ
RH8 0PB
RH8 9BN
TN16 1LS
TN8 6SR
TN16 1LW
RH8 9HF
TN16 2HX
RH8 9AD
RH8 9EW
RH8 0PE
RH8 9EY
RH8 9DP
RH8 9EP
RH8 9ER
TN8 6UP
TN16 2ZP
RH8 9DJ
RH8 0PA
RH8 9NB
RH8 0NL
RH8 9DQ
RH8 9ES
RH8 9PT
RH8 9HG
RH8 9BL
TN16 2HW
RH8 9BS
RH8 9EB
RH8 9BH
RH8 9DF
TN16 2BF
RH8 0PD
RH8 9LJ
TN16 1LZ
RH8 9ED
TN16 1QA
TN16 2AU
RH8 9BJ
TN16 1QQ
TN16 2LH
RH8 9AG
RH8 9BG
RH8 0NZ
RH8 0RA
TN16 2DE
RH8 9BT
RH8 9DN
RH8 9JA
TN16 2JT
RH8 9HZ
TN16 1NA
TN16 2LG
TN16 1LR
TN16 2LE
RH8 9DS
RH8 9AQ
RH8 9LA
TN16 1NB
RH8 9BX
RH8 9JB
RH8 0NP
RH8 0NJ
TN16 1PX
CR6 9QH
RH8 9HA
RH8 9NZ
TN16 2YA
RH8 9QD
RH8 9YG
RH8 9FF
RH8 9FG
RH8 9FD
RH8 9FE
RH8 9FB
RH8 9YP
TN16 2AR
RH8 9YX
RH8 9YA
TN16 2AQ
RH8 9DG
TN16 2NT
RH8 9DA
TN16 2AG
RH8 0NY
RH8 0NR
RH8 0NN
RH8 0NS
RH8 9BQ
TN16 2LX
TN16 2NA
TN16 2AA
RH8 9HJ
RH8 9HD
RH8 9DE
RH8 9HB
RH8 0LR
TN16 2ND
RH8 9PU
TN16 2JS
RH8 0LJ
TN16 2AF
TN8 6SB
TN16 2AT
TN16 2HY
TN16 2AS
RH8 9ET
TN16 2AX
RH8 0NQ
TN16 2AB
RH8 9BU
TN16 1HL
TN16 2AY
TN16 1HN
RH8 9LD
RH8 9EN
RH8 9DL
RH8 9HQ
RH8 9HX
RH8 9DD
RH8 0NT
RH8 9JD
RH8 9LB
RH8 0LN
RH8 0NH
RH8 9HS
TN16 1HW
TN16 2BB
RH8 9LE
TN16 2AD
TN16 2AE
TN16 2AP
RH8 9HY
TN16 1HP
RH8 0EY
RH8 9BW
TN16 2BD
TN16 1HT
TN16 2BA
TN16 2BE
RH8 9HU
TN16 1HR
TN16 2HU
TN16 2DF
RH8 9LF
TN16 2AL
RH8 9DB
RH8 0LP
RH8 9QB
RH8 9QA
TN16 2BP
TN16 2BL
TN16 1FA
TN8 6SP
RH8 0LX
RH8 9LH
TN16 2BN
RH8 9JE
TN8 6SW
TN16 1LP
TN16 2DB
TN16 2AN
TN16 2BG
TN16 1HY
RH8 0LY
RH8 0LU
TN16 2NS
TN16 2NE
RH8 0LW
RH8 9PB
RH8 9PE
RH8 0LT
RH8 9LQ
TN16 2BW
TN16 2BJ
TN16 1HS
RH8 0LS
TN8 6RW
TN16 2BS
TN16 1QG
TN16 2HR
RH8 9LG
TN8 6QT
TN16 2NZ
TN16 2NY
TN14 6BB
RH8 0EG
TN16 1HU
TN16 2HP
TN16 2NJ
RH8 0NA
TN14 6AF
RH8 0LZ
TN16 1PY
TN16 1HZ
TN16 1JG
TN16 1NU
RH8 9ND
RH8 9LL
TN16 2NF
TN16 2BT
TN8 6SN
TN14 6EY
RH8 0NB
TN16 2BX
TN16 2NH
RH8 9JL
TN16 2BU
TN16 1LN
TN16 1QD
RH8 0ND
TN16 2LZ
TN16 2LY
TN16 2BZ
RH8 9LW
TN16 2BQ
TN16 1DG
TN16 1HX
TN16 1JA
CR3 7AE
RH8 0NE
RH8 9LN
TN16 1NX
RH8 9LP
TN16 2NR
RH8 0RS
RH8 9JG
RH8 0NF
RH8 9PZ
RH8 9LT
TN16 1QE
TN8 6PN
RH8 9PD
TN16 1JZ
RH8 9JJ
TN16 2HN
TN16 2JA
RH8 9LU
RH8 0NG
TN16 1NT
TN16 1JB
TN16 1JD
RH8 9LY
TN16 1NS
TN8 6SD
CR3 7AN
RH8 9JR
TN16 2JB
TN16 1DB
TN16 2NB
RH8 9JN
RH8 9JP
TN16 1JH
TN16 1JJ
RH8 9JH
RH8 0RP
RH8 9LR
RH8 9JT
RH8 0JB
RH8 0QN
RH8 0QW
RH8 9PA
RH8 9PL
RH8 9LS
TN14 6BD
TN16 1JF
TN16 1NR
TN16 1JQ
TN16 1GL
RH8 0DD
TN16 1JP
RH8 9JS
TN16 1JU
TN16 2BH
TN16 1QB
TN16 1JT
TN16 2JE
TN16 1JL
TN16 1NP
TN16 1JY
TN16 3HU
RH8 9PF
TN16 1JS
TN8 6PW
TN14 6BA
TN16 2NQ
RH8 9JZ
TN8 6SE
TN8 6QS
TN8 6SF
TN16 3UJ
TN16 3HT
RH8 9PG
TN16 3HJ
TN16 3TD
TN16 1JR
RH8 9PP
TN16 1NN
RH8 9JX
TN16 1JN
TN16 3HY
TN16 2HL
TN16 1NG
TN8 6SJ
CR6 9QP
TN16 2HS
TN8 6QR
TN14 6AR
TN16 2JD
RH8 9JW
TN16 1NL
TN16 1JX
TN16 1JE
RH8 9PJ
TN16 1NH
TN16 3HP
TN8 6SH
TN16 3HX
TN16 3JD
TN8 6QN
TN16 3HH
TN8 6SL
TN16 3JA
TN8 6PL

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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