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 Wiltshire

BA15 2PN
BA15 2PW
BA15 2PP
BA15 2PG
BA15 1RU
BA15 2PF
BA15 2PB
BA15 2PD
BA15 1RT
BA15 2PE
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BA15 2PQ
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BA15 1RN
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BA15 2YF
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BA15 1RF
BA15 1RP
BA15 1RH
BA15 1SR
BA15 1TG
BA15 1RR
BA15 1PN
BA15 2HR
BA15 1QE
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BA15 2HL
BA15 1QH
BA15 1PB
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BA15 1NT
BA15 1RE
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BA15 1NU
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BA15 1FD
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BA15 2RE
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BA15 2HN
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BA15 2JL
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BA15 1QR
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BA15 2RD
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BA15 1AR
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BA15 1DE
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BA15 1AB
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BA15 2HQ
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BA15 1ES
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BA15 1FH
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BA15 2NH
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BA15 1ZA
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BA15 1ZN
BA15 1ZF
BA15 1XX
BA15 1YT
BA15 1YH
BA15 1XR
BA15 1XS
BA15 1XU
BA15 1FA
BA15 1AS
BA15 1DS
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BA15 1YX
BA15 1YP
BA15 1DP
BA15 1AN
BA15 1FL
BA15 1LA
BA15 2NN
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BA15 1EF
BA15 2RN
BA15 1DB
BA15 1AP
BA15 2HH
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BA15 1JP
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BA15 2JH
BA15 1FN
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BA15 2LJ
BA15 1AJ
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BA15 1BU
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BA15 2LU
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BA15 1DY
BA15 2LF
BA15 1BN
BA15 2LB
BA15 1AL
BA15 1AQ
BA15 2LA
BA15 1JN
BA15 1YZ
BA15 1BQ
BA15 1AY
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BA15 1BH
BA15 2LX
BA15 2LE
BA15 1EL
BA15 1PD
BA15 1BG
BA15 1EP
BA15 2NP
BA15 1LD
BA15 2RP
BA15 1EE
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BA15 1EB
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BA15 1AZ
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BA1 1GQ
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BA3 6HG
BA15 2DT
BA15 2LY
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BA15 1JJ
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BA2 7FE
BA3 6ES
BA15 2EP
BA15 2PX
BA3 6ER
BA2 7JR
BA15 2QL
BA1 1GG
BA15 2HB
BA15 2EJ
BA15 1EQ
BA3 6HD
BA2 7FF
BA15 2EH
BA2 7JQ
BA3 6HQ
BA15 2DS
BA2 7FQ
BA15 2RZ
BA15 1TJ
BA3 6GA
BA15 1EW
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BA15 1JQ
BA15 2DP
BA15 1JG
BA2 7FD
BA15 2RR
BA3 6HF
BA15 1BX
BA15 2DW
BA15 1BW
BA15 1TS
BA2 7FW
BA15 2HD
BA15 2RJ
BA15 2RH
BA15 1JB
BA15 2RX
BA15 2LZ
BA15 1HY
BA15 2DB
BA15 1ER
BA15 1EX
BA15 2DR
BA15 2DN
BA15 2EB
BA15 1JD
BA15 1UT
BA15 2BE
BA15 2BJ
BA15 1HZ
BA15 1XF
BA15 1JE
BA15 1ET
BA15 1US
BA15 2AD
BA15 2AZ
BA15 1HL
BA15 1UW
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BA15 1TU
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BA2 7FH
BA3 6HH
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BA15 2SA
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BA15 5WZ
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BA15 5BN
BA15 5BJ
BA15 5BD
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BA15 5BG
BA15 5BE
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BA15 5AP
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BA15 5AB
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BA15 2YW
BA15 2YN
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BA15 2XZ
BA15 2YA
BA15 2XP
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BA15 2WB
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BA15 1ZW
BA15 1ZE
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BA15 1YN
BA15 1ZD
BA15 1YR
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BA15 1XY
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BA15 1XG
BA15 1WZ
BA15 1WY
BA15 1WT
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BA15 1WR
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BA15 1WE
BA15 1WP
BA15 1WB
BA15 1WA
BA15 1QJ
BA15 1HD
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BA15 5BW
BA15 5BX
BA15 5BU
BA15 5BR
BA15 5BP
BA15 2YS
BA15 2NZ
BA15 2AA
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BA15 1YS
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BA15 1ND
BA15 1FE
BA15 1FF
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BA15 1HN
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BA15 1UR
BA15 1UN
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BA15 1EZ
BA15 1HU
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BA15 2AY
BA3 6HB
BA15 1HW
BA2 7FB
BA15 1HT
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BA15 1XA
BA2 7BJ
BA15 2SB
BA15 1UP
BA15 2SG
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BA15 1HP
BA15 1TT
BA15 1UX
BA15 1HR
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BA15 2DF
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BA15 1XW
BA15 1EU
BA15 2AL
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BA2 7BQ
BA15 1UU
BA15 1HQ
BA15 1EY
BA15 1UY
BA3 6HA
BA15 2DG
BA15 1HH
BA2 7FA
BA15 2YZ
BA15 2YT
BA15 2YX
BA15 2BW
BA15 1HG
BA15 1UQ
BA15 2DU
BA15 2DY
BA15 2DJ
BA2 7BG
BA2 7BL
BA15 2DL
BA15 2QD
BA15 2QJ
BA15 1UG
BA2 7BN
BA2 7BH
BA15 2DE
BA15 1UE
BA1 8EE
BA15 2SE
BA3 6EZ
BA2 7JN
SN12 8NW
BA15 2RL
BA15 2BN
BA2 7BW
BA15 2BU
BA15 1UF
BA2 7HY
BA3 6EQ
BA2 7WQ
BA15 2AB
BA2 7FL
BA3 6HL
BA15 2BR
BA15 1UJ
BA15 2AN
BA2 7WS
BA3 6EW
BA2 7WX
BA3 6EY
BA2 7JL
BA15 2BT
BA15 2AP
BA15 2BS
BA15 2AX
BA15 2BH
BA15 2QH
BA15 2AG
BA15 2DX
BA15 2BY
BA15 2AQ
BA15 1YY
BA15 1YE
BA15 1YJ
BA15 1YW
BA15 1YF
BA15 2QQ
BA2 7JJ
BA15 2QE
BA15 2DA
BA15 1UA
BA15 2AW
BA15 2QN
BA14 6PS
BA3 6HU
BA3 6EG
BA2 7WG
BA15 2AR
BA15 2SF
BA2 7FU
BA2 7HZ
BA15 2AE
BA15 2BX
BA3 6EX
BA3 6EB
BA15 2BZ
BA2 7JD
BA2 7HX
BA15 1UB
BA3 6BU
BA2 7TU
BA3 6BX
BA2 7WB
BA2 7TX
BA3 6EP
BA2 7WR
BA15 2BP
BA3 6EF
BA2 7WF
BA15 2QF
BA3 6EU
BA2 7JH
BA3 6ED
BA15 1UH
BA15 2AF
BA2 7BE
BA3 6BT
BA2 7TT
BA2 7BD
BA15 2QG
BA2 7WD
BA2 7HU
BA2 7AW
BA3 6HJ
BA2 7FJ
BA3 6EA
BA2 7WA
BA3 6EE
BA15 2AS
BA2 7WE
BA15 2SQ
BA15 2AH
BA3 6HT
BA3 6HX
BA2 7FX
BA2 7FT
BA3 6ET
BA2 7JG
BA15 2AT
BA2 7HT
BA3 6BY
BA2 7TY
BA3 6JD
BA2 7GD
BA2 7FP
BA3 6HR
BA2 7FR
BA15 1WN
BA15 1WD
BA15 1UD
BA3 6HS
BA2 7FS
BA14 6PJ
BA3 6HY
BA2 7FY
BA3 6EJ
BA2 7WJ
BA15 2SD
BA3 6JQ
BA2 7GQ
BA2 7WW
BA2 7WP
BA2 7AN
BA3 6HZ
BA2 7FZ
BA3 6EL
BA2 7WL
BA2 7AL
BA2 7BB
BA3 6JG
BA2 7GG
BA15 2BG
BA15 2BQ
BA15 2BA
SN12 8NP
BA3 6JB
BA2 7GB
BA3 6JA
BA2 7GA
BA2 7AH
BA2 7BP
BA3 6JH
SN12 8NN
BA2 7GH
BA2 7GF
BA3 6JF
BA15 2BD
BA2 7AG
BA2 7AJ
BA2 7WN
BA3 6EN
BA3 6HE
BA2 7JE
BA2 7GE
BA3 6BZ
BA3 6JE
BA2 7TZ
BA14 6PP
BA2 7GL
BA3 6JL
BA2 7AE
BA2 7AF
BA2 7AQ
BA3 6JX
BA2 7GX
BA2 7GY
BA3 6JY
BA3 6JN
BA2 7GN
BA2 7JA
BA2 7UR
BA3 6JR
BA2 7GR
BA3 6JP
BA2 7GP
BA15 2WG
BA2 7GJ
BA2 7GS
BA3 6DA
BA3 6JS
BA15 2YP
BA15 2XR
BA2 7UA
BA15 2BB
BA3 6JJ
BA15 2QW
BA3 6DR
BA2 7AP
BA2 7US
BA2 7HH
BA3 6DS
BA3 6JT
BA2 7GT
BA2 7JB
BA15 2AJ
BA3 6JU
BA2 7GU
BA3 6JW
BA2 7GW
BA2 7AU
BA3 6EH
BA3 6DE
BA2 7UE
BA2 7HQ
BA2 7AZ
BA2 7HG
BA2 7UB
BA2 7HD
BA2 7UP
BA3 6DB
BA3 6DP
BA2 7UG
BA3 6DD
BA3 6DG
BA2 7UD
BA3 6DW
BA2 7UW
BA2 7AR
BA3 6DQ
BA2 7UQ
BA2 7HF
BA3 6DF
BA14 6PR
BA2 7UF
BA2 7HA
BA15 2QP
BA2 7HB
BA3 6DH
BA2 7UH
BA2 7UN
BA2 7EZ
BA2 7HJ
BA2 7ES
BA2 7HS
BA2 7EY
BA2 7ER
BA2 7EX
BA2 7YE
BA2 7YJ
BA2 7XX
BA14 6PN
BA3 6DN
BA2 7HL
BA14 6PW
BA14 6PL
BA14 6PE
SN12 8NL
BA1 8ED
BA14 6PH
BA2 7JX
BA14 6RT
BA2 7PJ
BA14 6PY
BA3 6BB
BA2 7TB
BA2 7BA
BA2 7JW
BA2 7PD
BA14 6PF
BA14 9BH
BA14 6PB
BA14 9BL
BA14 6PX
BA2 7BR
BA2 7PB
BA2 7AS
BA14 6PG
BA3 6RT
BA2 7RT
BA3 6BD
BA14 6PU
BA2 7TD
BA14 6PD
BA2 7PA
BA1 7TP
BA2 7HN
BA14 6NZ
BA2 6DT
BA2 7HW
BA2 7AT
BA14 6RL
BA1 7TW
SN14 9BH
BA14 6RR
SN13 8BL
SN13 8BH
BA14 6RS
BA14 6NU
BA1 7TL
BA14 6RJ
SN14 9BJ
BA3 6DJ
SN13 8BJ
SN12 8NH
BA2 7UJ
BA14 6PZ
BA14 8TT
BA1 7TN
BA14 6PA
BA14 8AD
BA2 7JP
SN14 9JH
SN14 9BQ
BA2 6DW
SN13 8BQ
SN13 8JH
BA14 6BB
BA14 6RW
BA2 7AX
SN14 9BW
SN13 8BW
BA2 6DN
BA1 7TJ
BA2 7AD
SN14 9BN
BA3 6BE
SN13 8BN
BA1 7TF
BA2 7TE
BA2 7HP
BA14 8BW
BA1 8EA
BA1 8EB
SN14 9BP
BA2 6EF
BA14 6RY
BA2 6DU
SN13 8BP
BA14 8FB
BA2 6DZ
SN14 9BG
SN13 8BG
SN14 9DG
SN12 8NT
SN13 8DG
BA14 6FD
SN12 8NR
BA14 9BJ
BA14 9BR
SN14 9BS
SN12 8NJ
SN13 8JJ
SN14 9JJ
BA2 6DS
BA14 6RU
BA1 7WY
BA1 7UE
SN13 8BS
BA2 6EG
BA2 6DX
SN14 9BL
BA1 7YA
BA1 7XH
BA1 7XA
BA2 7AB
BA14 9BP
BA14 8FN
BA3 6DL
BA14 6FB
BA14 8TU
BA14 6RP
SN12 8NQ
BA14 6QA
BA14 8UU
BA2 6DR
BA14 9LH
SN14 9BD
BA14 9DQ
BA14 8TW
BA14 6RG
SN13 8BD
BA2 7TG
BA2 6EA
BA2 6DY
BA1 7TH
BA2 6TW
BA3 6BG
SN14 9BE
SN13 8BE
BA14 9DE
BA1 7SA
BA14 6BW
BA14 8UJ
BA2 6EE
BA14 6NY
BA1 7UD
BA2 7JF
BA14 6QH
BA1 7TE
BA2 6XH
BA14 6RX
BA14 6FE
BA2 7HR
BA14 8UT
BA14 8TY
SN12 8NU
BA3 6BA
BA14 9TA
BA2 7JT
BA2 7TA
BA2 6EB
BA2 7JU
BA2 7BT
BA1 7TQ
BA2 7AA
BA14 8UH
BA14 6QS
BA14 8UA
BA1 1GH
BA2 6HB
BA2 6XL
BA1 7SE
BA14 8UX
BA14 9TH
BA1 7RZ
BA14 9BS
BA14 8TZ
BA1 7TR
BA14 8WD
BA2 6ET
BA14 6RQ
BA14 9DG
BA2 6EZ
BA1 7RY
BA14 8UL
BA14 8UG
BA14 9BY
BA2 7JY
BA14 8WB
BA1 7SB
BA14 9DF
SN14 9BB
BA14 8UQ
SN14 9DJ
BA14 8WE
BA14 8UZ
SN13 8BB
BA2 7JZ
BA2 7AY
BA14 6FW
BA1 7RT
BA2 7DB
BA14 6NX
BA14 8UD
BA2 6ZD
BA2 6YD
BA2 6YB
BA2 6YH
BA2 6EQ
BA2 7RS
BA3 6RS
BA14 6NW
BA14 8UN
BA2 6XD
BA14 9TB
BA14 8UR
BA1 7TG
BA1 7TZ
BA2 7ET
BA2 6ED
BA2 5DN
BA14 8UB
BA2 6TN
BA1 7SX
BA2 7YD
BA2 7YA
BA2 7YG
BA2 6HE
BA1 7TS
BA1 7UB
BA2 7DF
BA1 7RR
BA2 6EU
BA14 8US
SN13 8DF
BA1 7SU
BA2 6EH
BA14 6RB
BA14 9TL
BA2 6XQ
BA14 6RN
SN14 9DF
BA2 6HH
BA1 7SZ
BA14 8UF
BA14 9DD
BA14 8TJ
BA14 8UE
BA14 9BZ
BA2 6XE
BA14 9TT
BA14 9TS
BA1 7TT
BA14 8UW

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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