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 West Sussex

RH14 0QR
RH14 0QS
RH14 0QZ
RH14 0QP
RH14 0QY
RH14 0QX
RH14 0QW
GU6 8ET
GU6 8EU
GU6 8ES
GU6 8EW
GU6 8ER
GU6 8EA
RH14 0QN
RH14 0RA
RH14 0QL
GU6 8EY
GU6 8HW
GU6 8HP
RH14 0RB
RH14 0XF
RH14 0YL
RH14 0XQ
GU6 8HA
RH14 0SG
RH14 0SF
GU6 8HR
GU6 8EZ
RH14 0SE
RH14 0SH
RH14 0UJ
RH14 0DN
RH14 0SQ
RH12 3GG
RH14 0SP
GU6 8HT
GU6 8HB
RH14 0TJ
RH14 0SA
GU6 8HL
RH14 0SS
GU6 8HN
RH14 0SR
RH14 0BE
GU6 8HD
RH12 3BG
GU6 8EX
RH14 0ST
RH14 0SB
RH14 0SW
GU6 8JG
RH14 0SD
RH14 0RF
RH14 0SN
RH14 0SL
GU6 8HJ
GU6 8HH
RH14 0WW
RH14 0UT
RH14 0SU
RH14 0WZ
RH14 0WA
RH14 0SJ
RH14 0TN
GU6 8HQ
RH14 0UH
RH14 0RD
RH14 0UL
GU6 8JE
GU6 8JZ
GU6 8HG
GU6 8JF
RH14 0RL
RH14 0RE
RH14 0PD
RH14 0BA
RH12 3BQ
RH14 0UG
RH14 0UF
GU6 8HU
GU6 8JB
RH14 0TD
GU6 8JD
GU6 8HF
RH14 0PB
RH14 0UP
RH14 0AY
RH14 0TE
RH14 0UD
RH14 0TL
RH14 0TW
RH14 0RG
RH14 0RW
RH14 0RN
RH14 0UE
RH14 0PA
RH14 0UN
GU6 8JA
RH14 0RJ
GU8 4NU
RH14 0TP
RH14 0NZ
GU6 8JQ
RH14 0RU
RH14 0TQ
RH14 0TF
RH14 0ED
RH14 0BG
RH14 0TG
GU8 4NX
RH14 0TH
RH14 0UB
RH14 0UA
RH14 0PG
RH14 0TA
GU6 8HY
RH14 0UU
GU8 4NG
GU8 4NR
RH12 3BE
RH14 0PE
RH14 0TB
RH14 0RQ
RH14 0TX
RH12 3BN
RH14 0SX
GU6 8FF
GU6 8HX
GU6 8HZ
RH14 0TY
RH14 0TU
RH12 3BL
RH14 0SZ
RH14 0TR
RH14 0TT
RH14 0TS
GU8 4NS
RH14 0RH
GU6 8JS
RH14 0TZ
GU8 4NY
RH14 0RP
GU8 4NT
RH14 0NY
RH12 3BJ
GU6 8JR
RH12 3BD
RH12 3BW
RH14 0AJ
RH12 3DY
GU6 8JH
GU8 4NP
RH12 3BP
RH12 3AG
RH12 3BT
RH12 3BH
RH12 3DT
RH14 0LB
RH12 3DU
RH14 0SY
GU6 8TB
GU6 8HE
RH12 3BF
RH14 0RR
RH12 3BS
RH12 3DS
RH14 0NX
RH12 3BA
GU8 4BP
RH12 3DR
GU6 8JP
GU8 4NZ
RH14 0PU
GU8 4PF
RH14 0RS
RH14 0PJ
RH14 0PX
RH14 0AL
RH14 0NR
RH14 0AF
RH12 3BB
RH14 0PF
RH14 0PT
RH14 0QE
RH12 3DW
GU8 4PJ
RH14 0PW
GU8 4PA
GU8 4BW
RH14 0QD
RH12 3AF
RH14 0NT
RH14 0LD
RH14 0QA
RH12 3DP
RH14 0NS
RH14 0QB
RH14 0PY
GU8 4LB
RH14 0AE
RH14 0QT
RH14 0PL
RH14 0QG
GU8 4LA
RH14 0AH
RH12 3JP
RH14 0BF
GU8 4AJ
GU8 4PG
GU8 4LE
GU8 4LD
RH14 0PN
RH12 3JW
GU6 8LD
RH14 0LA
GU8 4PQ
RH12 3AE
GU8 4LF
RH14 0FJ
RH14 0YD
RH14 0YJ
RH14 0PH
RH14 0LE
RH14 0AQ
GU8 4PB
RH12 3JN
RH12 3HU
GU8 4LH
GU8 4PH
GU8 4LG
GU8 4LJ
GU6 8LA
GU8 4PE
GU8 4LQ
GU6 8JT
RH12 3JJ
GU6 8LE
GU8 4LL
GU8 4TQ
RH14 9BL
GU6 8LB
GU8 4NW
RH14 0AG
RH14 0AD
RH14 0JZ
RH14 0FF
RH14 0FN
RH14 0FR
RH12 3AD
GU8 4LN
RH12 3DN
GU6 8JW
RH12 3DL
RH12 3JF
GU8 4LW
RH14 0PZ
RH14 0PQ
RH12 3JE
GU6 8EF
RH12 3HA
GU8 4PL
RH14 0JY
GU8 4LU
RH12 3EQ
GU8 4LX
GU8 4LY
RH14 0RT
GU8 4LZ
GU8 4NA
RH12 3UW
GU8 4NB
RH12 3HJ
RH12 3DH
RH12 3JG
RH14 0AN
RH12 3HT
GU8 4ND
RH14 9BJ
GU8 4LT
RH12 3JH
RH12 3HE
RH12 3HY
GU8 4LP
RH12 3HS
RH12 3JQ
RH12 3HL
RH12 3HB
GU8 4TF
RH14 9BQ
RH12 3NR

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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