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 6BD
HR9 6AU
HR9 6AX
HR9 6BB
HR9 6AT
HR9 6AN
HR9 6RZ
HR9 6LE
HR9 6BA
HR9 6AZ
HR9 6AW
HR9 6AP
HR9 6RW
HR9 6YA
HR9 6LD
HR9 6NT
HR9 6LG
HR9 6AY
HR9 6ND
HR9 6JX
HR9 6HW
HR9 6LF
HR9 6LB
HR9 6JZ
HR9 6LA
HR9 6LQ
HR9 6JY
HR9 6AR
HR9 6LH
HR9 6NE
HR2 8LQ
HR9 6QG
HR2 8LJ
HR9 6LJ
HR9 6NF
HR2 8LH
HR9 6NU
HR9 6AL
HR9 6YF
HR9 6YE
HR9 6YQ
HR9 6JU
HR9 6YR
HR9 6AS
HR9 6YN
HR9 6SA
HR9 6SF
HR9 6SG
HR9 6SQ
HR9 6HP
HR2 8LG
HR9 6NG
HR2 8NP
HR9 6QF
HR2 8LN
HR9 6NS
HR2 8LF
HR9 7TF
HR9 6NA
HR9 6QQ
HR9 5QN
HR9 6LL
HR9 6QH
HR9 6QJ
HR9 6NR
HR9 6QE
HR9 6NY
HR9 7TG
HR9 6LZ
HR9 6NB
HR9 6HR
HR9 6LN
HR9 7TE
HR9 7RE
HR9 6RE
HR9 6JT
HR9 6AJ
HR2 8LL
HR9 6QD
HR9 6QN
HR9 6AF
HR9 6NX
HR9 7TD
HR9 6EE
HR2 8LW
HR9 6PU
HR9 6AH
HR9 6HS
HR9 6BG
HR9 6LY
HR9 6NQ
HR9 6PY
HR9 6LX
HR9 6AE
HR9 7TQ
HR9 6QL
HR9 6BE
HR9 6BQ
HR9 6QB
HR9 6HJ
HR2 8LE
HR2 8YQ
HR2 8SN
HR2 8YH
HR2 8SL
HR9 6HE
HR9 6QW
HR9 7TH
HR9 7UY
HR9 7UX
HR9 6AA
HR9 6AQ
HR9 6AD
HR9 6PZ
HR9 6NZ
HR2 8LR
HR9 5UD
HR9 6NP
HR9 6BH
HR9 6HD
HR9 6NL
HR9 5TZ
HR9 7TB
HR9 6LU
HR9 6NJ
HR9 5UA
HR9 6HN
HR9 5QW
HR9 6AG
HR9 5UB
HR9 5RN
HR9 5XE
HR9 5BQ
HR9 6HT
HR9 7TA
HR9 5RW
HR9 7SZ
HR9 6AB
HR9 5UF
HR9 5RL
HR9 6NH
HR9 5RP
HR9 5BH
HR9 6QA
HR9 6NN
HR9 5BG
HR9 5UE
HR2 8NB
HR9 6PA
HR9 5UG
HR9 6NW
HR9 5UR
HR9 5BB
HR9 5UQ
HR9 5JB
HR9 5UN
HR9 5BE
HR9 6PP
HR9 6LR
HR9 5BJ
HR9 5BA
HR9 5YN
HR9 5HU
HR9 6HF
HR9 5UH
HR9 5UT
HR9 5BD
HR9 5XB
HR9 5JD
HR9 5UU
HR9 5QA
HR9 5RS
HR9 5AU
HR9 5AZ
HR9 5BT
HR9 5YU
HR9 5UJ
HR9 5UW
HR9 6PR
HR9 6LW
HR9 5XA
HR9 5UX
HR9 5UY
HR9 5PX
HR9 5QL
HR9 5AX
HR9 5PN
HR9 6PE
HR9 5PZ
HR9 6PD
HR9 5HA
HR9 5PY
HR9 5UL
HR9 5AY
HR9 5UP
HR2 8LP
HR9 5PU
HR9 5PH
HR9 5AS
HR9 7BY
HR9 5JA
HR9 5PR
HR9 5PJ
HR9 6LP
HR2 8LD
HR9 5PT
HR9 5RR
HR9 5UZ
HR9 6PN
HR9 6LS
HR2 8LS
HR9 5QD
HR9 5PQ
HR9 7BT
HR9 5QB
HR9 5QP
HR9 5PF
HR9 5PS
HR9 7BX
HR9 5AP
HR9 5AR
HR9 5HZ
HR9 5RY
HR9 5SS
HR9 5GT
HR9 7BS
HR9 5QE
HR9 5DB
HR9 5PG
HR9 6HU
HR9 5HY
HR9 6PW
HR9 5QF
HR9 5QJ
HR9 5HQ
HR9 5DF
HR9 5HX
HR9 5HH
HR9 6EJ
HR9 7GQ
HR9 5HJ
HR9 7FY
HR9 5HB
HR9 5JZ
HR9 5HT
HR9 5RX
HR9 5AW
HR9 5PP
HR9 5RT
HR9 5SA
HR9 5HP
HR9 5QG
HR9 7GA
HR9 7HW
HR9 5HR
HR9 5AT
HR9 5HS
HR9 5AH
HR9 5HG
HR2 8LT
HR9 7GH
HR9 5AL
HR9 5HN
HR9 7BZ
HR9 5HL
HR9 7JS
HR9 5HF
HR9 7BU
HR9 5HW
HR9 6JR
HR9 7DG
HR9 5SB
HR9 6EH
HR9 5PE
HR9 7HJ
HR9 5LD
HR9 6JW
HR9 6HX
HR9 7DF
HR9 5HD
HR9 7DD
HR9 5PL
HR9 5HE
HR9 7HL
HR9 5PD
HR9 6PT
HR9 5AD
HR9 5NX
HR9 6PG
HR9 7DA
HR9 6GJ
HR9 5BZ
HR9 7XA
HR9 7GB
HR9 7XX
HR9 7DE
HR9 5QR
HR9 5AN
HR9 5AJ
HR9 6PB
HR9 5BX
HR9 7JT
HR9 7DZ
HR9 7HN
HR9 5QQ
HR9 5RZ
HR9 6HG
HR9 5AB
HR9 5JX
HR9 5ZY
HR9 7DB
HR9 5JY
HR9 5NU
HR9 5AQ
HR9 5PA
HR9 7FE
HR9 6HQ
HR9 5JU
HR9 6EL
HR9 7HP
HR9 5PB
HR9 7RN
HR9 6LT
HR9 5BS
HR9 5AA
HR9 5AE
HR9 7HG
HR9 7AD
HR9 5YG
HR9 5YX
HR9 5XZ
HR9 5YB
HR9 7EA
HR9 7RL
HR9 5JS
HR9 7QB
HR2 8LB
HR9 7RW
HR9 5BY
HR9 6HL
HR9 5WG
HR9 7DY
HR9 5BU
HR9 5SE
HR9 7HR
HR9 5AG
HR9 5YE
HR9 7ZR
HR9 7YX
HR9 7ZQ
HR9 7WY
HR9 7YU
HR9 7YW
HR9 7YR
HR9 7WR
HR9 7WT
HR9 7WF
HR9 7WG
HR9 6YY
HR9 7WB
HR9 7WD
HR9 6ZX
HR9 6YT
HR9 6YW
HR9 6YL
HR9 6YS
HR9 5ZG
HR9 6YB
HR9 6YG
HR9 5ZQ
HR9 5YT
HR9 5ZE
HR9 5YR
HR9 5YS
HR9 5YL
HR9 5YP
HR9 5YH
HR9 5YJ
HR9 5YA
HR9 5YF
HR9 5YD
HR9 6HY
HR9 7AB
HR9 5LF
HR9 7RQ
HR9 7AE
HR9 7JU
HR9 5QH
HR2 8LX
HR9 7ED
HR9 5LG
HR9 5DE
HR9 5JT
HR9 5JF
HR9 7RJ
HR9 5JG
HR9 7DH
HR9 7YB
HR9 5JL
HR9 7RH
HR9 5LE
HR9 6JA
HR9 7DJ
HR9 6HZ
HR9 7HU
HR9 6QP
HR9 7HS
HR9 6QU
HR9 5JW
HR9 5JH
HR9 6JB
HR9 5JJ
HR9 7AA
HR9 5JQ
HR9 7DQ
HR9 7EE
HR9 7EG
HR9 6EQ
HR2 6QU
HR9 7JR
HR9 5AF
HR9 7FW
HR9 5JR
HR9 7GY
HR9 5QS
HR9 7YA
HR9 7DT
HR9 6SJ
HR9 7DS
HR9 7DL
HR2 8JU
HR9 7FN
HR9 5LH
HR9 7GE
HR9 7DR
HR9 7EQ
HR9 7AP
HR9 5NZ
HR9 7HD
HR9 7AG
HR9 7JP
HR9 7GW
HR9 5GD
HR9 7AL
HR9 7FS
HR9 5JN
HR9 5GE
HR9 7HF
HR9 5NP
HR9 5JP
HR9 7DN
HR9 6JE
HR9 7HH
HR9 7HT
HR9 5LQ
HR9 7HQ
HR9 7AN
HR9 7AS
HR9 7HE
HR9 7DP
HR9 5LJ
HR9 5NW
HR2 8LY
HR9 7EJ
HR2 8LU
HR9 5NN
HR9 7EN
HR9 7EP
HR9 7FP
HR9 7EL
HR9 6PL
HR9 7ER
HR9 7DW
HR9 5SD
HR2 8JT
HR9 5NR
HR9 7EW
HR9 7FX
HR9 7EH
HR9 7AY
HR9 7BB
HR9 5DA
HR9 7HX
HR9 5LN
HR9 7EZ
HR9 5NS
HR9 6EN
HR9 7AZ
HR9 7HA
HR9 5RJ
HR9 5RU
HR9 7XS
HR9 7WH
HR9 7DU
HR9 5LL
HR9 7AQ
HR9 5LP
HR9 7AT
HR9 7HY
HR9 7GZ
HR9 5GL
HR9 7AU
HR9 7QD
HR9 7EY
HR9 5LR
HR9 5JE
HR9 6JD
HR9 7EX
HR9 5LW
HR9 7AW
HR9 7ES
HR2 8JX
HR9 7QE
HR9 5LT
HR9 6QR
HR9 5ND
HR9 6EG
HR9 7EU
HR9 5NL
HR9 5NB
HR9 5NJ
HR9 7AX
HR9 6JF
HR9 7BA
HR9 5NH
HR9 5ST
HR9 7HB
HR9 7BL
HR9 5LS
HR9 6PF
HR2 8LA
HR9 5DD
HR9 5LX
HR9 7BH
HR9 6JG

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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