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

NP25 5RH
NP25 5RN
NP5 3RQ
NP5 3RN
NP5 3RW
NP5 3RJ
NP5 3RR
NP25 5RW
NP25 5RP
NP5 3RH
NP25 5RG
NP5 3RP
NP5 3RG
NP25 5RY
NP25 5RR
NP5 3RY
NP25 5RT
NP25 5RQ
NP25 5RL
NP5 3RS
NP25 5RS
NP25 5QL
HR9 6HB
NP5 3RL
NP25 5RD
NP5 3RF
NP25 5RF
NP5 3RT
NP25 5RJ
NP5 3QL
HR2 8QP
HR9 6PH
HR9 6HA
NP5 3RD
NP25 5RZ
NP25 5RB
NP5 3RZ
NP25 5QD
NP5 3QY
NP5 3QD
HR9 6EB
HR9 6BS
NP5 3QB
HR9 6EY
HR9 6HH
NP5 3RB
NP25 5QY
NP25 5QZ
HR9 6EX
NP25 5QJ
NP5 3QZ
HR9 6EZ
HR9 6PQ
NP25 5RE
HR9 6FX
HR2 8QR
HR2 8QW
NP25 5QG
NP25 5QX
NP5 3QX
NP25 5PW
HR9 6ET
NP25 5QH
NP5 3RE
NP5 3QJ
HR9 6EU
NP25 5LF
NP25 5LD
NP5 3PW
NP25 5QQ
NP5 4LF
NP5 4LE
NP25 5LB
NP25 5LE
NP5 3QH
NP25 5RA
NP5 4LB
NP5 4LD
HR2 8QZ
HR9 6EW
HR9 6EP
NP5 3QG
NP5 4LA
NP25 5QE
HR9 6PF
HR9 6EN
NP5 3SS
HR2 8QN
NP25 3SU
NP5 3SU
NP25 3SS
NP5 3PN
HR2 8QS
NP25 5PX
NP25 3BD
HR9 6PJ
NP5 3RA
NP5 3QE
NP5 4EY
HR9 6PB
NP5 3PU
NP5 3PX
NP5 4BZ
NP25 3BG
NP25 3JG
HR9 6PT
NP25 5QB
NP5 4DB
NP25 3BF
NP25 3GE
NP25 3GA
NP25 5QA
NP5 3QQ
NP25 3BE
NP5 3QA
NP25 3DQ
NP25 3DU
HR9 6PG
NP5 4JX
NP25 3AB
NP25 3HX
NP25 3HD
NP25 5QF
NP5 3ST
NP25 3ST
NP25 5PY
NP5 3PY
NP5 3JH
NP5 3JJ
NP25 5PZ
NP5 3HX
NP25 3GB
NP25 3HR
NP25 3JD
NP25 3JJ
NP5 3SX
NP5 3JB
NP5 3JD
NP5 3JA
NP25 3GD
HR2 8QU
NP25 3HU
HR2 8DZ
NP5 3HR
NP5 3HT
NP25 3SX
NP5 3PZ
NP5 3HD
NP25 3AR
NP5 4DA
NP25 5SY
NP5 3HU
HR9 6PL
NP25 3HT
HR9 6ES
NP5 3PT
NP5 3JQ
NP25 3JF
NP5 3JL
NP7 8UL
NP25 3JL
NP5 3SR
HR9 6EL
NP25 3AS
NP5 3JF
NP5 3JG
NP25 5SU
NP5 3SZ
NP5 4BB
NP25 5DL
HR9 6PD
HR2 8QT
NP5 4AT
NP5 4AR
NP5 4AS
NP25 3SZ
NP5 4EU
NP25 3SR
NP25 3AU
NP25 3AT
HR9 6DR
NP5 4JZ
NP5 3HP
NP25 3HP
NP5 3HS
HR2 8NA
NP25 3HS
NP25 3HY
HR9 6PE
HR9 6ER
NP25 3JE
NP25 3HZ
HR2 8QX
NP5 4AU
NP5 3JE
NP5 3HY
NP5 3HZ
NP25 4BA
NP25 3HH
NP5 3HH
NP5 3SP
NP25 3NS
HR9 6DH
NP5 3NW
NP25 3NR
HR2 8QY
NP25 3HW
NP5 3HW
NP25 5ST
NP25 3HN
HR9 6DS
NP5 3HN
NP25 3HL
NP25 3NW
NP5 4ET
NP5 3NS
NP5 3NR
HR9 6PA
NP5 3HL
NP5 3NU
NP25 3NU
NP25 3HB
NP25 5NH
HR9 6NH
HR2 8LZ
NP25 3SP
NP5 3HA
NP5 3HB
NP5 4NH
NP25 3AZ
NP25 5SW
NP25 5SS
NP5 3NT
NP25 5HS
HR2 8RA
NP25 3PU
NP5 4NR
NP25 3AY
HR9 6NN
NP25 3NT
NP25 3SN
NP5 3AU
NP5 4HS
NP5 4ES
NP5 3NL
NP25 3HQ
NP5 4AZ
NP5 4AY
HR9 6PW
HR9 6DW
HR9 6NW
NP5 3QF
NP25 3HJ
HR9 6PR
NP5 3SL
HR9 6NJ
HR2 8PY
NP25 3SL
HR9 6EJ
NP25 3NL
HR9 6NL
HR9 6HN
HR2 8LY
NP25 5SR
HR9 6DP
HR9 6NZ
HR2 8PX
HR9 6DT
NP25 5NJ
NP5 4JY
NP5 3HQ
HR2 8RB
NP5 3SN
NP5 3NJ
NP25 5XL
NP25 5YG
NP25 5YN
NP25 5XA
NP5 3HJ
NP25 3NJ
NP5 4ER
NP25 3AX
NP5 4BA
NP5 4AX
NP25 3NH
NP25 3HG
HR9 6BX
NP5 3NH
NP25 5XT
NP25 5BY
NP7 8WB
NP7 8UN
NP25 5BZ
HR9 6PP
NP25 3PJ
NP5 3PE
NP5 3HG
NP25 5YF
NP25 5YJ
NP25 3SW
NP25 3PE
NP25 3PQ
HR9 6PN
NP25 5NG
NP25 5GD
NP5 3XT
NP5 3HF
HR9 6NQ
HR9 6NP
NP25 3HF
NP25 5NQ
NP25 5BT
NP25 3SJ
NP25 5DR
NP5 3PJ
NP25 3HE
NP25 3PB
HR9 6EH
NP25 5YE
HR9 6DU
NP25 5YB
HR9 6DN
NP25 5GB
NP5 3PR
NP5 3PQ
NP5 3HE
NP25 3PD
NP5 3SW
NP25 5BS
NP5 4NQ
NP25 5SZ
NP25 5NX
NP25 5BU
NP25 3PR
NP5 4EN
NP5 4EW
NP5 4EL
NP5 3PB
NP5 3PF
NP5 3PD
HR9 6DG
NP25 5BX
NP25 3PP
NP25 3SY
NP5 3SJ
NP25 5GF
HR9 6DL
NP5 4NG
NP5 3PP
NP25 5DJ
NP25 5DS
NP25 3PF
NP25 5AZ
NP25 5GE
NP5 4EZ
NP7 8UG
HR9 6ED
HR9 6BT
NP25 3PG
NP5 4NX
NP5 3AY
HR9 6EA
NP25 3PA
NP7 8UH
NP25 5NS
HR2 8QL
NP25 3PH
NP5 3PH
HR9 6DQ
NP25 5AX
NP25 5AY
HR9 6DJ
NP5 3PG

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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