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

HR9 7UJ
HR9 7UL
HR9 7UG
HR9 7UF
HR9 7UQ
HR9 7UP
HR9 7UE
HR9 7UB
HR9 7UD
HR9 7UH
HR9 7SS
HR9 7UN
HR9 7SA
HR9 7TU
HR9 7UA
HR9 7UU
HR9 7UZ
HR9 7TX
HR9 7TZ
HR9 7TT
HR9 7RZ
HR9 7UR
HR9 7SD
HR9 7SB
HR9 7UT
HR9 7QP
HR9 7UW
HR9 7RY
HR9 7RX
HR9 7RP
HR9 7TS
HR9 7SE
HR9 7FD
HR9 7RS
HR9 7FU
HR9 7RG
HR9 7SR
HR9 7RU
HR9 7SL
HR9 7WJ
HR9 7SN
HR9 7SF
HR9 7ST
HR9 7TR
HR9 7SJ
HR9 7PL
HR9 7SW
HR9 7SU
HR9 7TN
HR9 7TP
GL18 2BT
HR9 7SX
HR9 7QS
HR9 7XU
HR9 7FH
HR9 7PR
HR9 7FF
HR9 7PJ
HR9 7PN
HR9 7FG
HR9 7SG
HR9 7TW
HR9 7FJ
HR9 7SH
HR9 7QW
HR9 7QR
HR9 7RT
HR9 7FA
HR9 7FL
GL18 2BS
HR9 7QT
HR9 7RR
HR9 7EB
HR9 7QX
HR9 7PH
HR9 7SQ
HR9 7EF
HR9 7PQ
HR9 7PW
HR9 7PG
HR9 7AH
GL18 1PF
HR9 7TL
GL18 2BP
GL18 2BN
HR9 7RF
GL18 2BW
HR9 7PP
HR9 7QN
HR9 7BJ
HR9 7QL
HR9 7SP
HR9 7PS
HR9 7FB
HR9 7TJ
GL18 2BU
HR9 7AR
HR9 7QY
GL18 1PG
GL18 1PD
GL18 1PB
GL18 1PA
HR9 7QZ
GL18 1NY
GL18 1NZ
HR9 7QU
GL18 1PQ
HR9 7NY
GL18 1NX
GL18 1PH
GL18 1GG
HR9 7NR
HR8 2NR
HR9 7FZ
HR9 7PF
HR9 7QJ
HR9 7FR
HR9 7FQ
HR9 7RB
HR9 7RD
HR9 7PX
HR9 7NU
HR9 7YG
HR9 7YH
HR9 7NS
HR9 7NZ
HR9 7PE
HR9 7LY
HR9 7NX
HR9 7PD
HR9 7LX
HR9 7PT
GL18 1NU
HR8 2NS
HR9 7LW
HR9 7NT
HR9 7NP
HR9 7RA
HR9 7PA
HR9 7PB
HR9 7QA
GL18 2BA
GL18 1NT
GL18 1NW
GL18 1NP
HR9 7JQ
HR9 7LT
GL18 1RW
HR9 7PU
HR8 2NT
HR9 7JF
GL18 1NN
HR9 7LP
HR9 7JW
HR9 7US
HR8 2NP
HR9 7PY
HR9 7LU
GL18 1PE
HR9 7JG
HR1 4SZ
GL18 1RJ
GL18 1GH
HR9 7QH
HR9 7JN
GL18 1NL
HR1 4TD
GL18 1NR
HR9 7LS
HR9 7NN
HR9 7XZ
HR9 7GX
GL18 1NJ
HR9 7JJ
GL18 1LU
HR9 7LR
HR9 7GD
HR9 7XJ
HR9 7XW
HR9 7PZ
HR9 7BN
GL18 1NQ
HR9 7JL
HR9 7XF
HR9 7JX
HR9 7XE
HR9 7XH
HR9 7NW
GL18 1NS
HR9 7JH
HR9 7GF
HR9 5BN
HR9 7YJ
HR9 7JB
HR9 7JA
HR9 7XR
HR9 7BQ
HR9 7XN
GL18 1NG
HR9 5SU
HR1 4TA
HR9 5BL
HR9 7GR
HR9 7GU
HR9 6RA
HR9 7BP
HR9 7QG
HR9 7BG
HR9 7NG
HR9 7XQ
HR9 7XL
HR9 7GG
HR9 7NL
HR9 7NJ
HR1 4SY
HR1 4TB
GL18 1NH
HR9 7GS
HR9 7NQ
HR9 7XD
HR9 7JD
HR9 5SZ
HR9 7AF
HR9 7QQ

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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