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

RH9 8HQ
RH9 8HS
RH9 8HE
RH9 8EZ
RH9 8HG
RH9 8EN
RH9 8HB
RH9 8ET
RH9 8HR
RH9 8YZ
RH9 8EY
RH9 8HF
RH9 8HW
RH9 8HA
RH9 8HX
RH9 8EU
RH9 8HU
RH9 8HH
RH9 8HZ
RH9 8HY
RH9 8EW
RH9 8ER
RH9 8HL
RH9 8EP
RH9 8HD
RH9 8HN
RH9 8YG
RH9 8EL
RH9 8JB
RH9 8JX
RH9 8JY
RH9 8NA
RH9 8LQ
RH9 8LA
RH9 8LZ
RH9 8EJ
RH9 8JZ
RH8 9NR
RH8 9NS
RH9 8EQ
RH9 8JD
RH9 8LY
RH9 8LB
RH9 8NN
RH9 8NP
RH9 8LJ
RH8 9NW
RH9 8JE
RH8 9NT
RH8 9HH
RH9 8JS
RH9 8YD
RH9 8YL
RH9 8YY
RH9 8ZD
RH9 8YR
RH9 8YW
RH9 8YU
RH9 8YP
RH9 8YN
RH8 9QE
RH7 6LW
RH9 8JF
RH8 9NP
RH9 8EX
RH9 8JQ
RH9 8LD
RH9 8LG
RH7 6LP
RH7 6AT
RH9 8EH
RH7 6NA
RH1 4NE
RH1 4NG
RH1 4NF
RH7 6JX
RH8 9NN
RH8 9NY
RH9 8LE
RH9 8EG
RH8 9NU
RH8 9YY
RH9 8LH
RH7 6JF
RH7 6JY
RH9 8BN
RH9 8JH
RH8 9NJ
RH7 6JZ
RH7 6JT
RH1 4ND
RH7 6JU
RH9 8LF
RH9 8BL
RH7 6JR
RH8 9PH
RH8 9NH
RH7 6JE
RH7 6LR
RH7 6LA
RH7 6JN
RH7 6JS
RH1 4NB
RH7 6JP
RH7 6JW
RH9 8BJ
RH7 6GG
RH9 8BH
RH1 4NH
RH9 8LX
RH7 6LL
RH9 8EF
RH8 9NX
RH7 6JL
RH8 9PQ
RH9 8EB
RH7 6LS
RH9 8EA
RH7 6LN
RH9 8BW
RH1 4NA
RH8 9PJ
RH9 8EE
RH7 6JJ
RH9 8NF
RH9 8DB
RH9 8NG
RH9 8ED
RH1 3RD
RH1 3RH
RH7 6LH
RH8 9PP
RH9 8DX
RH8 9PG
RH9 8DN
RH9 8NQ
RH9 8DY
RH9 8JJ
RH9 8DT
RH9 8NE
RH9 8DU
RH7 6LY
RH1 4LZ
RH8 9PF
RH9 8NH
RH9 8NJ
RH9 8DA
RH9 8DR
RH9 8DZ
RH9 8NL
RH9 8LU
RH7 6LX
RH8 9NG
RH7 6LJ
RH9 8BG
RH9 8DP
RH9 8JL
RH9 8LT
RH9 8BX
RH9 8NB
RH9 8LL
RH9 8LN
RH7 6GB
RH9 8NR
RH1 4RG
RH9 8BS
RH9 8BT
RH9 8NS
RH1 4RH
RH1 4RF
RH9 8LP
RH8 9JW
RH9 8LW
RH7 6DG
RH8 9PL
RH1 4NJ
RH7 6GD
RH8 9PN
RH9 8LR
RH9 8BZ
RH1 4PS
RH9 8JG
RH9 8ES
RH8 9PA
RH1 4LU
RH9 8LS
RH9 8BY
RH1 4PT
RH9 8AB
RH7 6LQ
RH8 9NQ
RH8 9JZ
RH9 8BP
RH9 8AA
RH1 4LY
RH1 4PU
RH9 8JN
RH1 4PR
RH8 9PD
RH9 8DS
RH9 8AD
RH7 6LT
RH9 8AF
RH9 8NY
RH9 8NX
RH7 6LU
RH1 4PX
RH1 4LX
RH1 4LT
RH8 9PE
RH9 8AE
RH1 4PN
RH9 8BE
RH1 4NL
RH9 8AG
RH9 8BB
RH1 4PL
RH1 4PP
RH9 8BD
RH9 8AQ
RH9 8AZ
RH8 9JN
RH9 8BF
RH9 8NT
RH9 8BU
RH8 9JU
RH9 8BA
RH8 9JX
RH9 8AH
RH9 8DE
RH1 4BQ
RH8 9DB
RH1 4PJ
RH8 9JH
RH9 8NU
RH9 8AJ
RH9 8FE
RH8 9BW
RH8 9ET
RH8 9JP
RH9 8FB
RH9 8HP
RH8 9DD
RH7 6DF
RH9 8JW
RH9 8AS
RH9 8JR
RH9 8HJ
RH8 9DE
RH8 9DG
RH8 9JS
RH8 9DL
RH8 9JR
RH9 8DW
RH9 8AW
RH8 9BX
RH9 8AT
RH9 8AP
RH7 6JH
RH9 8DJ
RH8 0RP
RH8 0JB
RH8 9AQ
RH8 9PB
RH1 5PN
RH8 0DD
RH8 9DS
RH8 9JJ
RH8 9NF
RH9 8AL
RH8 9AG
RH8 9DF
RH8 0RR
RH8 9BT
RH8 9JG
RH8 9JT
RH7 6LG
RH9 8DD
RH8 9DQ
RH8 9YX
RH8 9YA
RH8 9FB
RH8 9YP
RH8 9YG
RH8 9QD
RH8 9FG
RH8 9FF
RH8 9FE
RH8 9FD
RH8 9DA
RH8 9BJ
RH9 8AN
RH8 9DJ
RH8 9BS
RH9 8AY
RH7 6BY
RH8 9LS
RH9 8AR
RH8 9LR
RH8 9HJ
RH9 8AX
RH9 8AU
RH8 9JL
RH8 9AL
RH8 9BL
RH8 9ED
RH8 9BQ
RH1 4LS
RH8 9EN
RH8 9DH
RH8 9AH
RH8 9BH
RH8 9BN
RH7 6AZ
RH8 9LY
RH8 9LP
RH8 9LN
RH1 4PH
RH1 4LF
RH1 4LW
RH8 9EA
RH1 4LQ
RH1 4LR
RH8 9LW
RH1 4PE
RH9 8BQ
RH8 0RS
RH7 6BU
RH8 9DN
RH8 9BD
RH8 9BG
RH1 4LP
RH8 9BF
RH8 9DY
RH8 9BB
RH8 9JF
RH8 9LT
RH8 9AJ
RH8 9AU
RH7 6BX
RH8 9BA
RH8 9AX
RH7 6JB
RH7 6BZ
RH8 9EJ
RH8 9BE
RH8 9DX
RH8 9DU
RH8 9HD
RH7 6BQ
RH8 9AP
RH8 9HS
RH8 9AN
RH8 9JE
RH8 9DP
RH1 4PB
RH1 4PD
RH8 9BY
RH8 9AR
RH8 9QG
RH8 9WD
RH8 9LU
RH6 9LB
RH8 9AT
RH8 9LL
RH8 9AW
RH8 9BP
RH8 9HY
RH8 9QF
RH8 0LL
RH8 9PX
RH1 4LH
RH8 9DZ
RH8 9BZ
RH8 9DT
RH7 6JG
RH8 9PY
RH8 9HB
RH7 6GH
RH1 4PA
RH8 9HF
RH8 9NL
RH8 0LH
RH8 9DR
RH8 0BA
RH8 9HX
RH8 9LH
TN8 6QG
RH8 9LQ
RH8 0JP
RH1 4LJ
RH9 8ND
RH8 9AZ
RH8 9HU
RH8 0LF
RH7 6DD
RH8 9HQ
RH8 9NE
RH6 9LD
RH1 4PG
RH8 9JD
RH8 9HG
RH1 4LD
RH8 9HE
RH8 9AS
RH8 0RX
RH8 0JE
RH8 0RT
RH8 9HA
RH8 9DW
RH1 4LG
RH1 5PP
RH8 9LG
RH8 0RN
RH8 0LD
RH8 9BU
RH8 0JQ
RH8 0LE
RH8 0BF
RH8 9LB
RH8 0HF
RH8 0LB
RH8 0JW
RH1 4LB
RH1 4NX
RH8 0LQ
RH8 0RY
RH8 0LG
RH7 6EJ
RH8 0HG
RH7 6DB
RH8 0JY
RH9 8DF
RH8 0JZ
RH8 9JA
RH8 0QJ
RH1 4LN
RH8 0HJ
RH1 4NY
RH8 9LD
RH1 4LL
RH8 9JB
RH8 0DN
RH7 6DA
RH8 0JG
RH1 5PW
RH8 0RU
RH8 0JF
RH8 9PU
RH1 4NU
RH8 0HL
RH8 0JH
RH8 9HP
RH8 0HE
RH9 8JP
RH8 9AD
RH8 9HW
RH1 4GW
RH8 9HN
RH1 4NT
RH8 0LA
RH8 0JD
RH1 4NS
RH8 0HN
RH8 9LF
RH8 9QA
RH8 9QB
RH8 9AA
RH7 6EG
RH8 0HH
RH8 9LE
RH8 9HZ
RH8 0JT
RH8 9HL
TN8 6QF
RH8 9LA
RH8 9PZ
RH8 0JJ
RH8 0HB
RH7 6BT
RH8 9AF
RH8 0HA
RH7 6DP
RH1 4NR
RH1 4NP
RH8 0JX
RH8 0JL
RH8 0JA
RH7 6JA
RH8 0JU
RH8 9AE
RH8 0QQ
RH8 9HT
RH8 0HZ
RH7 6DR
RH8 0EQ
RH1 5PD
RH7 6DY
RH8 9ER
RH1 4QA
RH1 5PX
RH1 4QG
RH1 4AG
RH8 0QT
RH8 9ES
RH9 8DH
RH8 0EL
RH8 9EP
RH8 0JS
RH8 9EB
RH7 6DE
RH8 9AB
RH8 0HT

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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