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

RH5 5RD
RH5 5RG
RH5 5RE
RH5 5RJ
RH5 5QZ
RH5 5RQ
RH5 5RH
RH5 5PL
RH5 5PS
RH5 5QY
RH5 5QJ
RH5 5RL
RH5 5QX
RH5 5QU
RH5 5QT
RH5 5PJ
RH5 5QH
RH5 5PT
RH5 5PN
RH5 5PQ
RH5 5PG
RH5 5QG
GU6 7SW
RH5 5PW
RH5 5PY
RH5 5PU
RH5 5QR
RH5 5NB
RH5 5PP
RH5 5PX
RH5 5LX
RH5 5NA
RH5 5PF
RH5 5QB
GU6 7SR
RH5 5PD
GU6 7SQ
RH5 5PR
RH5 5QS
RH5 5ND
RH5 5PZ
RH5 5QA
RH5 5NE
RH5 5SN
RH12 3AT
RH5 5QE
RH5 5LY
RH5 5QD
RH5 5SB
GU6 7SG
RH5 5SH
RH5 5PE
RH5 5SP
GU6 7RR
RH5 5LU
RH5 5QP
GU6 7SP
RH12 3QD
GU6 7SF
RH5 5SA
RH5 5PB
RH5 5TJ
RH5 5NG
RH12 3AW
GU6 7RS
RH5 5TQ
RH5 5TH
RH12 3QB
GU6 7SN
RH5 5NL
RH5 5TN
GU6 7SE
RH5 5RZ
RH5 5SG
RH12 3AP
RH5 5NJ
RH5 5TL
GU6 7RP
RH5 5BA
RH5 5TG
RH5 5NH
RH5 5TP
RH12 3AS
RH5 5SL
RH12 3QA
GU6 7QU
GU6 7RW
GU6 7RT
RH5 5WS
RH5 5YX
RH5 5TS
RH5 5WB
GU6 7ST
GU6 7SL
RH5 5SQ
GU6 7SH
GU6 7RX
GU6 7RU
RH5 5TA
RH12 3SJ
GU6 7RQ
RH5 5RX
GU6 7RH
GU6 7QW
GU6 7RJ
GU6 7SX
GU6 7SU
GU6 7SY
GU6 7RL
RH12 3AR
GU6 7RG
GU6 7RY
RH5 5SJ
GU6 7QY
GU6 7QR
GU6 7QP
GU6 7RF
GU6 7QZ
RH5 5SD
RH5 5TR
GU6 7RA
GU6 7RB
RH5 5TD
GU6 7SD
RH5 5RT
GU6 7RD
GU6 7RN
RH12 3PZ
GU6 7PU
RH12 3SH
GU6 7SB
GU6 7QL
GU6 7QN
RH5 5RR
GU6 7SA
GU6 7RE
GU6 7QJ
RH5 5TE
RH5 5SF
RH5 5RY
GU6 7QH
GU6 7PZ
RH5 5PA
GU6 7PX
GU6 8EE
GU6 7PY
GU6 7QB
GU6 7QQ
GU6 7SS
RH12 3AN
GU6 7PT
RH5 5TF
GU6 7QT
GU6 7QS
RH5 6NB
GU6 8EH
GU6 7QG
GU6 7QA
GU6 7PA
GU6 7QF
RH5 5SS
RH5 5SY
RH5 5TT
RH5 5SZ
RH5 5TB
RH5 5WU
RH5 5WE
RH5 5NW
GU6 7QD
GU6 7UN
GU6 7QE
RH12 3AU
RH5 5RS
RH5 5PH
GU6 7SJ
GU6 7PD
GU6 7PB
RH5 5SX
GU6 7FL
GU6 7PG
GU6 7PE
RH5 5NN
GU6 8EQ
RH5 5ST
RH12 3AA
GU6 7PQ
RH5 6NA
RH12 3AL
RH12 3AH
RH5 5NU
RH12 3PY
RH5 5NT
RH12 3PS
RH5 5NP
RH12 3DF
GU6 7DR
RH12 3SQ
RH5 5NS
RH12 3PT
GU6 7PH
GU6 7GB
RH12 3PX
RH5 5RP
GU6 7DP
RH5 6LZ
RH12 3SL
RH5 5LS
RH12 3PU
GU6 7GE
RH5 5NR
RH4 3RB
RH4 3RD
GU6 7PR
RH5 6LY
GU6 8EG
GU6 7GF
RH12 3DD
RH12 3UG
RH5 6NX
RH5 6NT
GU6 7PL
GU6 7PN
RH12 3DE
GU6 7PJ
RH13 7QZ
RH13 0QZ
RH12 3AB
GU6 7DT
GU6 7GA
GU6 7PF
GU6 7JD
RH5 6NS
RH5 5JN
RH5 5HY
RH5 5JA
GU6 7GD
RH5 5JB
GU6 7HT
GU6 7NU
RH5 5JQ
RH5 6LU
GU6 7HG
GU6 7JX
RH5 5JD
RH12 3PR
RH12 3DB
RH12 3DA
GU6 7YT
GU6 7YX
GU6 7YS
GU6 7YQ
GU6 7YF
GU6 7YJ
GU6 7YD
GU6 7YA
GU6 7XT
GU6 7XZ
GU6 7XR
GU6 7XL
GU6 7XH
GU6 7XJ
GU6 7XE
GU6 7RZ
GU6 7HA
GU6 7EY
RH5 5HZ
GU6 7LW
GU6 7DS
RH12 3SG
GU6 7HS
RH12 3ED
RH5 6LX
GU6 7DW
GU6 7EZ
GU6 7JU
RH12 3EB
RH12 3SE
GU6 7LN
GU6 7PW
RH12 3PW
GU6 7JR
GU6 7JT
GU6 8EJ
RH12 3EA
RH5 6NU
GU6 7LR
RH5 5HU
GU6 7LS
GU6 7HR
GU6 7JW
GU6 7EU
GU6 7LJ

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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