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

Wentworth
Hounslow
Stonehill
Stanwell Moor
Charlwood
Fetcham
Tongham
Dorking
Forest Green
Blindley Heath
Newdigate
Willey Green
Kingston upon Thames
Cudworth
Great Bookham
Church Town
Chipstead
Irons Bottom
The Sands
Ashford Common
North Looe
Nutcombe
Whyteleafe
Nalderswood
Penton Hook
Mugswell
Cranleigh
Shellwood Cross
Farncombe
Stanford Common
Woking
Pyle Hill
Bisley
Mimbridge
Tatsfield
Martyr's Green
Albury
Godalming
Witley
SUNBURY
Burwood Park
Albury Heath
Cramhurst
Munstead Heath
Ansteadbrook
Dormans Park
Newchapel
Send Marsh
Upper Hale
Domewood
Ockham
Laleham
Thames Ditton
Dormansland
Thorpe Green
Chilworth
May's Green
Desborough Island
Kingswood
Isle of Wight
East Horsley
Bunce Common
Weybridge
Okewood Hill
Chelsham
New England
Dippenhall
Pirbright
Buckland
Tandridge
Woodmansterne
Netherne On-The-Hill
Lingfield Common
Pitland Street
Broadmoor
Sidlow
Blackheath
Worplesdon
Abinger Common
Rowly
Hoe
East Grinstead
Broomhall
Henley Park
Durfold Wood
Compton
Walliswood
Upper Halliford
Outwood
Chaldon
Haslemere
Palmers Cross
Hurtmore
Shepperton
Brewer Street
Gatwick
Mogador
Ashtead
Pyrford Village
Batt's Corner
West Molesey
Tuesley
Claygate
Churt
Grayswood
Epsom
Shepperton Green
Crowhurst Lane End
Dogkennel Green
Boundstone
West End
Norwood Hill
Hatchford End
Felbridge
Binscombe
East Shalford
Anglefield Corner
Wanborough
Walton on the Hill
Shortheath
Ramsnest Common
Thursley
Brookwood
Pachesham Park
Furnace Wood
Mickleham
Pyrford Green
Farnborough
Mayes Green
Runfold
Esher
Sutton
Richmond upon Thames
Addlestone
Shere
Betchworth
Caterham
Little London
Longcross
Brick Hill
Heath End
Great Burgh
West Bedfont
Smallfield
Paynes Green
Shalford
West Horsley
Sunbury-on-Thames
Leigh
Weston Green
Sheet's Heath
South Merstham
Aldershot
Bagshot
Hatchford
Charlton
Mid Holmwood
Birtley Green
Parkgate
Margery
Ewell
Ockley
Croydon
Ashford
Felcourt
Box Hill
Sandhills
Woldingham
Burgh Heath
Trumps Green
Westcott
East Clandon
Bletchingley
Holmbury St Mary
Frimley
Beacon Hill
Littleton
Skimmington
Elm Corner
Lower Kingswood
Godstone
Peasmarsh
Thorncombe Street
Charleshill
Pains-Hill
Ottershaw
Ewhurst
East Molesey
South Nutfield
Donkey Town
Mytchett
Merstham
Little Bookham
Merle Common
Haxted
Brooklands
Highstreet Green
Sandy Cross
Alfold Crossways
Hog Hatch
Green Cross
Whitmoor Bottom
Flexford
Beare Green
Peper Harow
Ripley
South Holmwood
Wotton
Horne
Whiteley Village
Hookwood
Ellen's Green
Virginia Water
Tadworth
Tilford Reeds
Stroude
Guildford
Gomshall
Ranmore Common
Lingfield
Ridgebridge Hill
Strood Green
Blackbrook
Walton-on-Thames
Langley Vale
Chobham
Stoneleigh
Redhill
Bramley
Sutton Abinger
Pitch Place
Rudgwick
Bishopsgate
Loxhill
Pyrford
Waterloo
Lower Eashing
Hinchley Wood
Deepcut
Oxted
Chertsey Meads
Farleigh
Stoke D'Abernon
Wormley
Headley
Oxshott
Lightwater
Broadford
Warlingham
Logmore Green
Chiddingfold
Shortfield Common
Runnymede
Hambledon
Staines-upon-Thames
Jacobs Well
Milford
Elstead
Woodham
Millbridge
South Godstone
Grafham
Limpsfield
Puttenham
Normandy
Tilford
Windlesham
Banstead
Leatherhead
Peaslake
Shipley Bridge
Brook
Dawesgreen
Copthorne
Tilford Common
Wyke
Spreakley
Norney
Fickleshole
Stroud Common
Egham Wick
Rushmoor
Hurlands
Hillingdon
West Clandon
New Haw
Long Ditton
Lyne
Abinger Hammer
Polesden Lacey
Mousehill
Seale
Downside
Farnham
Frensham
Chertsey
Reigate
Coulsdon
Burstow
Badshot Lea
Alfold
Capel
Hascombe
Wood Street Village
Westhumble
Effingham
Gatton
Keeper's Corner
Castle Green
Dunsfold
Busbridge
Nutfield
Rowledge
Thorpe
Brockham
Shackleford
Send
Lucas Green
Upper Eashing
St George's Hill
Worcester Park
Farley Green
Penny Pot
Crowhurst
Ash Green
Abinger Bottom
Hersham
Hydestile
Bowlhead Green
Elmbridge Village
Ewhurst Green
The Chart
Burntcommon
Sutton Green
Camberley
Epsom Downs
Horley
Sheerwater
Nork
Wonersh
Great Enton
Woldingham Garden Village
Ash Vale
Biggin Hill
Friday Street
Cobham
Titsey
Coldharbour
Weybourne
Crosswater
Hindhead
Egham
Byfleet
Tyler's Green
Holmwood Corner
Stanwell
Salfords
Whitewood
West Byfleet
Littleton Common
Wisley
Bramshott Chase
Wrecclesham
Moorhouse Bank
Hale
Hooley
Whitmoor Vale
Row Town

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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