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

HR4 7QJ
HR4 7QH
HR4 7QG
HR4 7HZ
HR4 7HY
HR4 7EZ
HR4 7QF
HR4 7HX
HR4 7EX
HR4 7JD
HR4 7EY
HR4 7EU
HR4 7ET
HR4 7ES
HR4 7EB
HR4 7ED
HR4 7EQ
HR4 7AS
HR4 7YA
HR4 7YS
HR4 7YB
HR4 7EA
HR4 7EH
HR4 7EF
HR4 7JE
HR4 7DX
HR4 7DZ
HR4 7EJ
HR4 7JF
HR4 7EE
HR4 7EN
HR4 7DY
HR4 7JN
HR4 7EG
HR4 7EL
HR4 7JL
HR4 7DN
HR4 7DT
HR4 7DU
HR4 7ER
HR4 7DR
HR4 7JG
HR4 7DP
HR4 7JW
HR4 7DW
HR4 7DS
HR4 7FA
HR4 7FB
HR4 7QE
HR4 7DL
HR4 7FD
HR4 7FE
HR4 7AT
HR4 7FF
HR2 9JF
HR4 7QD
HR4 7DJ
HR4 7JQ
HR4 7QB
HR4 7JH
HR4 7DF
HR4 7HW
HR4 7BZ
HR4 7DH
HR4 7DG
HR4 7AZ
HR4 7EW
HR4 7QA
HR4 7AJ
HR4 7AH
HR4 7FG
HR4 7JT
HR4 7HQ
HR4 7AU
HR4 7DQ
HR4 7EP
HR4 7DD
HR4 7JJ
HR2 9JN
HR4 7DE
HR4 7DB
HR4 7HH
HR4 7HG
HR4 7DA
HR4 7PT
HR4 7PS
HR2 9JG
HR2 9JE
HR2 9UA
HR2 9JH
HR4 7AP
HR2 9YP
HR4 7AG
HR2 9JJ
HR4 7AF
HR4 7AX
HR4 7AD
HR4 7PU
HR4 7AL
HR4 8LJ
HR4 7AR
HR4 7AE
HR2 9JD
HR4 7AB
HR2 9QE
HR2 9JQ
HR2 9JL
HR4 7HP
HR4 8LB
HR4 7PY
HR4 7PZ
HR4 7JU
HR2 9JW
HR4 8LS
HR4 7JY
HR4 7LD
HR2 9QF
HR4 7PX
HR4 7PR
HR4 7HN
HR4 8LX
HR4 8LH
HR4 8LW
HR4 8LR
HR4 8LA
HR4 0SG
HR4 8EQ
HR4 8LN
HR4 8LD
HR2 9JP
HR4 0SH
HR4 8LL
HR4 7JX
HR4 7PL
HR4 0SF
HR4 7AA
HR4 0TH
HR4 7BS
HR2 9QX
HR4 8LE
HR4 7AY
HR4 7AQ
HR4 0SN
HR4 7RR
HR4 7PN
HR4 8LF
HR2 9QJ
HR4 7RT
HR4 7PW
HR4 7PJ
HR4 0SE
HR4 7RU
HR2 9QD
HR4 8LT
HR2 9QU
HR4 7SP
HR4 7RP
HR4 0SL
HR4 7JZ
HR4 8LP
HR2 9QG
HR4 7RS
HR4 7PP
HR4 8NA
HR2 9QA
HR4 0SJ
HR4 7LA
HR4 0TL
HR2 9QN
HR4 0SZ
HR4 8LQ
HR4 8LG
HR2 9PJ
HR4 0SW
HR2 9QW
HR4 7NZ
HR4 7LB
HR4 8NB
HR4 7RW
HR2 9QB
HR2 9GZ
HR4 7LE
HR4 7AN
HR2 9QQ
HR2 9SQ
HR2 9LP
HR4 7HL
HR2 9QZ
HR2 9PH
HR2 9PL
HR4 0SS
HR2 9BZ
HR2 9QY
HR4 7RJ
HR2 9QL
HR4 7RH
HR4 7RG
HR4 7SB
HR2 9DP
HR4 7LF
HR2 9PQ
HR2 9NS
HR2 9LS
HR2 9NW
HR2 9QH
HR4 7RN
HR4 7SA
HR2 9NL
HR4 7RL
HR2 9NR
HR2 9LW
HR4 0SD
HR4 7BA
HR4 7AW
HR4 0SB
HR2 9NN
HR2 9FD
HR4 7RX
HR2 9LT
HR4 7RZ
HR2 9PN
HR4 8LY
HR2 9NT
HR4 7RE
HR4 7RF
HR2 9JS
HR2 9LR
HR4 7RY
HR2 9QT
HR4 7SD
HR4 7LG
HR4 7QQ
HR4 0SR
HR4 7PQ
HR4 7SF
HR2 9QP
HR2 9LU
HR4 7RQ
HR4 7QN
HR2 9JU
HR4 7SW
HR4 7SE
HR4 7SG

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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