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 Berkshire

RG17 7FW
RG17 7HA
RG16 7HA
RG17 7HB
RG16 7HB
RG17 7EX
RG16 7EX
RG16 7EY
RG17 7EY
RG17 7JA
RG17 7EZ
RG16 7EZ
RG17 7JB
RG17 7EP
RG16 7EP
RG17 7HJ
RG16 7HJ
RG17 7HE
RG16 7HE
RG17 7HN
RG16 7HN
RG17 7HW
RG16 7HW
RG17 7HF
RG17 7HL
RG17 7HP
RG16 7HP
RG16 7HL
RG17 7HQ
RG16 7HQ
RG16 7HF
RG16 7EU
RG17 7EU
RG17 7ES
RG16 7HH
RG16 7HR
RG17 7HH
RG16 7ET
RG17 7ET
RG16 7ER
RG17 7ER
RG17 7FA
RG16 7FQ
RG17 7YZ
RG16 7FH
RG16 7UZ
RG16 7RR
RG16 7HD
RG16 7ND
RG17 7HR
RG16 7ES
RG17 7HD
RG17 7FN
RG17 7FJ
RG17 7FS
RG17 7FP
RG17 7EB
RG16 7EB
RG16 7HS
RG17 7JG
RG17 7HS
RG16 7JE
RG16 7JB
RG16 7JD
RG16 7JA
RG17 7JQ
RG16 7JG
RG16 7JQ
RG17 7JH
RG17 7JT
RG17 7JD
RG16 7JT
RG16 7JR
RG17 7JR
RG16 7JZ
RG16 7JH
RG17 7JJ
RG17 7JP
RG16 7JJ
RG17 7JW
RG16 7JW
RG16 7JP
RG17 7EA
RG16 7EA
RG16 7JL
RG17 7BD
RG16 7BD
RG17 7JL
RG17 7JN
RG16 7JN
RG17 7DZ
RG16 7EQ
RG17 7EQ
RG17 7AU
RG16 7AU
RG16 7AB
RG17 7AB
RG16 7DZ
RG16 7DU
RG17 7DU
RG17 7EJ
RG16 7EJ
RG17 7HX
RG16 7HX
RG16 7DY
RG17 7DY
RG16 7DX
RG17 7DX
RG17 7DR
RG16 7DR
RG16 7EH
RG17 7DW
RG16 7DW
RG17 7EW
RG16 7EW
RG17 7DP
RG16 7DP
RG17 7DS
RG17 7EL
RG16 7EL
RG16 7DS
RG16 7DT
RG17 7DT
RG16 7DN
RG17 7DN
RG17 7DD
RG16 7BX
RG16 7DD
RG16 7BZ
RG17 7BS
RG16 7BS
RG17 7BZ
RG16 7DE
RG17 7DE
RG16 7BT
RG17 7BX
RG17 7BT
RG17 7DA
RG16 7DA
RG17 7BU
RG16 7BU
RG17 7EG
RG16 7EN
RG16 7EG
RG17 7EN
RG16 7ED
RG17 7ED
RG16 7HT
RG17 7DB
RG16 7DB
RG17 7DG
RG16 7DG
RG16 7DF
RG17 7DF
RG17 7BY
RG16 7HU
RG16 7DJ
RG17 7DJ
RG17 7BP
RG17 7DQ
RG16 7DQ
RG17 7AT
RG16 7AT
RG16 7AX
RG17 7AX
RG16 7EE
RG17 7EE
RG17 7HU
RG17 7BE
RG16 7BE
RG16 7AZ
RG17 7BG
RG16 7BG
RG17 7BH
RG16 7BH
RG17 7AY
RG16 7AY
RG17 7DL
RG16 7DL
RG16 7LX
RG17 7LZ
RG16 7LZ
RG16 7ST
RG17 7ST
RG17 7SU
RG17 7BA
RG16 7NA
RG17 8NA
RG17 7LX
RG16 7BA
RG16 7SS
RG17 7SS
RG16 7EF
RG16 7SN
RG17 7SN
RG16 7LY
RG17 7LY
RG16 7SW
RG16 7SU
RG17 7JS
RG16 7JS
RG17 7DH
RG16 7AA
RG17 7AA
RG17 7SL
RG16 7SL
RG17 7EF
RG17 7SP
RG17 7SR
RG16 7SR
RG16 7SP
RG17 7AD
RG16 7AD
RG17 7LL
RG16 7LL
RG17 7AE
RG16 7AH
RG17 7AH
RG16 7AS
RG17 7AS
RG17 7LU
RG16 7AQ
RG16 7LU
RG16 7AE
RG17 7LT
RG16 7LT
RG16 7AG
RG17 7AG
RG16 7SX
RG17 7SX
RG17 7LS
RG16 7LS
RG17 7LP
RG16 7LP
RG16 7AF
RG16 7AR
RG17 7AR
RG16 7NB
RG16 7DH
RG16 7AP
RG17 7AP
RG17 7LR
RG16 7LR
RG17 7LN
RG16 7LN
RG17 7BB
RG17 7SB
RG17 8LA
RG16 7SB
RG16 7UN
RG16 7BB
RG17 7LW
RG17 7UN
RG17 7SH
RG16 7SH
RG16 7PX
RG17 8PX
RG16 7AJ
RG17 7AJ
RG17 8PR
RG17 7SJ
RG16 7SJ
RG17 8YS
RG16 7YS
RG16 7PR
RG17 8YT
RG17 8PS
RG16 7PS
RG17 8PY
RG16 7PY
RG16 7YT
RG17 8NH
RG16 7PZ
RG16 7YR
RG17 8XF
RG17 8PZ
RG16 7UR
RG17 7UR
RG17 7SY
RG17 8YR
RG16 7SY
RG17 8QJ
RG16 7YW
RG16 7PQ
RG16 7TA
RG17 7TA
RG17 7EH
RG17 8PQ
RG16 7UA
RG16 7UP
RG17 8QZ
RG17 7UP
RG17 8PP
RG16 7PP
RG17 8YP
RG16 7SQ
RG16 7YP
RG17 8PJ
RG16 7PJ
RG17 8PG
RG16 7PG
RG17 8YW
RG16 7YN
RG17 8YN
RG16 7PF
RG17 8PF
RG17 7AF
RG17 7LH
RG17 8QA
RG16 7LH
RG17 8PH
RG16 7PH
RG16 7YQ
RG17 8YQ
RG17 8PE
RG16 7PE
RG17 7AN
RG16 7AN
RG17 7LG
RG16 7LG
RG17 8LZ
RG16 7AL
RG17 7UL
RG17 7AL
RG17 8NW
RG16 7NW
OX12 9NW
RG17 7YU
RG17 8ZX
RG16 7YZ
RG17 8YZ
RG17 7ZX
RG17 7YY
RG16 7YU
RG16 7PW
RG16 7UL
RG17 8PL
RG16 7PL
RG17 8PW
RG17 7LQ
RG16 7XR
RG17 7RU
RG17 8PB
RG16 7PB
RG17 7RY
RG16 7RU
RG16 7LB
RG16 7LA
RG17 8YL
RG16 7RX
RG17 8YU
RG16 7YL
OX12 9NN
RG17 8PT
RG17 7LJ
RG16 7UT
RG17 7UT
RG16 7PT
RG17 8PN
RG17 8XS
RG16 7PN
RG16 7LJ
RG17 7RX
RG16 7RY
RG16 7SA
RG17 7SA
RG17 8PD
RG16 7PD
RG16 7NL
RG16 7NH
RG16 7YY
RG17 8YH
RG16 7YH
RG16 7YG
RG17 8YG
RG17 7SD
RG16 7XS
RG17 8XT
RG16 7XT
RG17 7LE
RG17 8NJ
RG16 7NJ
RG17 7XB
RG17 7XQ
RG17 7XZ
RG17 7XD
RG17 7RT
RG16 7RT
RG17 8NL
RG17 8XP
RG17 8YX
RG17 7LD
RG16 7LD
RG16 7XY
RG16 7AW
RG17 8XY
RG20 8JG
RG17 8YY
RG17 7AW
RG16 7YX
RG16 7YE
RG17 8YF
RG17 8YE
RG16 7LE
RG16 7XP
RG16 7XN
RG16 7YF
RG17 8XN
RG16 7YD
RG17 8YD
RG17 8XW
RG16 7XW
RG17 8XU
RG16 7XU
RG16 7NN
RG16 7YA
RG17 8XL
RG17 8NN
OX12 9NL
RG16 7XL
RG16 7YJ
RG17 8YA
RG16 8JG
RG17 8YJ
RG20 8AZ
RG17 8YB
RG16 7YB
RG17 8XX
RG17 7TB
RG16 7XX
RG16 7TB
RG16 7NP
RG16 7NR
RG17 8NP
RG17 8NR
RG17 0PU
RG17 8AA
RG17 7UY
RG16 7UY
RG17 8XJ
RG16 7XH
RG17 8XG
RG16 7XG
RG17 8XH
RG16 7FA
RG17 8NE
RG17 8FA
RG17 8PA
RG17 8NS
RG16 7NS
RG16 7XZ
RG16 7PA
RG17 8XZ
RG17 8FS
RG16 7FB
RG17 8FB
RG17 8XQ
RG16 7XQ
RG17 8XD
RG17 8FN
RG17 8FJ
RG17 7SF
RG16 7FD
RG16 7FG
RG17 8XE
RG17 8FQ
RG17 8FH
RG17 8FG
RG16 7XD
RG16 7SG
RG17 7SG
RG16 7SF
RG17 8FR
RG17 8PU
RG16 7PU
RG16 8JF
RG17 8NU
RG16 7NU
RG17 8QF
RG16 7QF
RG17 8NY
RG16 7NY
RG20 8JF
RG16 7SD
RG17 8NX
RG17 8QD
RG16 7QD
RG16 8JE
RG16 7QA
RG16 7NX
RG17 8NQ
RG17 8NT
RG16 7NT
RG17 8QB
RG16 7QB
RG16 7FE
RG16 7FF
RG16 7NF
RG16 8JD
RG17 8NZ
RG16 7NZ
RG20 8JD
RG17 8NG
RG16 7QQ
RG17 8QQ
RG16 7NG
RG17 8BP
RG17 0PY
RG16 7BP
RG16 7XA
RG16 8JA
RG17 8ND
RG20 8JA
RG20 7EE
RG16 0EE
RG20 7EG
RG16 0EG
RG16 7SE
RG17 7SE
RG20 8JE
RG17 7XA
RG20 7EU
RG17 7BW
RG20 8JB
RG16 8JB
RG17 7TU
RG16 7QG
RG17 8QG
RG17 8QE
RG16 7TG
RG17 7TG
RG16 7QE
RG17 7TW
RG16 7TW
RG17 7TN
RG16 7TN
RG20 8HQ
RG17 7TP
RG16 0HS
RG20 8HF
RG16 7TP
RG20 7ED
RG16 0ED
RG16 0EN
RG20 7ET
RG16 0ET
RG16 7UE

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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