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 County Of Herefordshire

HR7 4NZ
HR7 4NX
HR7 4PB
HR7 4NY
HR7 4QP
HR7 4PA
HR7 4NU
HR7 4PD
HR7 4NT
HR7 4PE
HR7 4QW
HR7 4PF
HR7 4QH
HR7 4HS
HR7 4HP
HR7 4HT
HR7 4DA
HR7 4BN
HR7 4PJ
HR7 4DP
HR7 4QQ
HR7 4PH
HR7 4YD
HR7 4YT
HR7 4YP
HR7 4YR
HR7 4YS
HR7 4SU
HR7 4YB
HR7 4DZ
HR7 4HR
HR7 4DS
HR7 4DW
HR7 4DR
HR7 4DN
HR7 4DL
HR7 4BP
HR7 4FJ
HR7 4FH
HR7 4PG
HR7 4BW
HR7 4NS
HR7 4EH
HR7 4EA
HR7 4DT
HR7 4DX
HR7 4FL
HR7 4DU
HR7 4DY
HR7 4BS
HR7 4BT
HR7 4FE
HR7 4DH
HR7 4LW
HR7 4LF
HR7 4DJ
HR7 4EB
HR7 4BU
HR7 4AQ
HR7 9AP
HR7 9WZ
HR7 9AN
HR7 9AJ
HR7 9AH
HR7 9AG
HR7 9AF
HR7 9AD
HR7 9AB
HR7 4ZP
HR7 4ZD
HR7 4EG
HR7 4ZA
HR7 4YQ
HR7 4YN
HR7 4YG
HR7 4YE
HR7 4WZ
HR7 4WW
HR7 4WS
HR7 4WA
HR7 4UU
HR7 4LL
HR7 4AG
HR7 4QJ
HR7 4AA
HR7 4NP
HR7 4QL
HR7 4AF
HR7 4AE
HR7 4QT
HR7 4AB
HR7 4ED
HR7 4FD
HR7 4HU
HR7 4UP
HR7 4AH
HR7 4FG
HR7 4DD
HR7 4EQ
HR7 4NR
HR7 4UH
HR7 4BX
HR7 4BY
HR7 4UF
HR7 4EE
HR7 4DE
HR7 4TT
HR7 4BZ
HR7 4DQ
HR7 4DB
HR7 4TS
HR7 4BL
HR7 4DF
HR7 4EF
HR7 4PQ
HR7 4AY
HR7 4AD
HR7 4TN
WR6 5TD
HR7 4TR
HR7 4LN
HR7 4XA
HR7 4QN
HR7 4BQ
HR7 4AJ
HR7 4FA
HR7 4TP
HR7 4PL
HR7 4TW
HR7 4ER
HR7 4XD
HR7 4FN
HR7 4UB
HR7 4XB
HR7 4BG
HR7 4AL
HR7 4DG
HR7 4UA
HR7 4AW
HR7 4BJ
HR7 4UD
HR7 4BD
HR7 4YH
HR7 4YF
HR7 4YW
HR7 4ZY
HR7 4AN
HR7 4UE
HR7 4BE
HR7 4HL
HR7 4AP
WR6 5TE
HR7 4EW
HR7 4UR
HR7 4LE
HR7 4AR
WR6 5TR
HR7 4BB
WR6 5TB
HR7 4UG
HR7 4EN
HR7 4EP
HR7 4AS
HR7 4UT
HR7 4AT
HR7 4EL
HR7 4LP
HR7 4BA
HR7 4EJ
HR7 4LJ
HR7 4ES
HR7 4UL
HR7 4HW
HR7 4BH
HR7 4EU
HR7 4QG
HR7 4AU
WR6 5TG
HR7 4EX
HR7 4UY
HR7 4AX
HR7 4LQ
HR7 4WD
HR7 4LG
HR7 4YJ
HR7 4FF
HR7 4UQ
HR7 4UZ
HR7 4LH
HR7 4AZ
HR7 4UN
WR6 5TP
HR7 4BF
HR7 4EY
HR7 4TX
HR7 4ET
HR7 4TY
HR7 4QR
HR7 4RX
HR7 4TZ
HR7 4QS
HR7 4TU
HR7 4PN
HR7 4LD
WR6 5TF
WR6 5TA
WR6 5TW
HR7 4QU
WR6 5SH
HR7 4HN
HR7 4SX
HR7 4PW
HR7 4LS
HR7 4SS
HR7 4LA
HR7 4LU
WR6 5UG
HR7 4EZ
WR6 5TS
HR7 4LT
WR6 5TH
WR6 5UP
WR6 5UH
HR7 4QD
HR7 4LB
WR6 5SJ
WR6 5RF
HR7 4SP
HR7 4JZ
WR6 5RG
WR6 5UQ
HR7 4QB
HR7 4LR
HR7 4LX
WR6 5UW
WR6 5WT
WR6 5WR
HR7 4RY
HR7 4LY
HR7 4QF
HR7 4PP
WR6 5RQ
HR7 4NF
WR6 5SQ
WR6 5ST
HR7 4JY
WR6 5TQ
HR7 4SY
WR6 5SG
HR7 4PR
WR6 5SE
WR6 5UL
WR6 5TT
HR7 4LZ
WR6 5TU
WR6 5UJ
HR7 4PS
HR7 4ND
HR7 4HA
HR7 4PU
WR6 5RE
WR6 5BH
WR6 5SS
HR7 4RZ
HR7 4SZ
WR6 5UN
WR6 5UB
HR7 4TG
WR6 5TY
HR7 4JX
WR6 5TX
HR7 4SR
HR7 4QX
HR7 4PT
HR7 4FQ
HR7 4NA
HR7 4NG
HR7 4NB
HR7 4JU
HR7 4JT
HR7 4JP
WR6 5RJ

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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