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 Shropshire

SY10 9BH
SY10 9BJ
SY10 9BQ
SY10 9BE
SY10 9BU
SY10 9AY
SY10 9DT
SY10 9BG
SY10 9DS
SY10 9BL
SY10 9BB
SY10 9BN
SY10 9EE
SY10 9DR
SY10 9BA
SY10 9AX
SY10 9BW
SY10 9BS
SY10 9DH
SY10 9DP
SY10 9AZ
SY10 9BP
SY10 9DJ
SY10 9DU
SY10 9DL
SY10 9ED
SY10 9DW
SY10 9DN
SY10 9FD
SY10 9EF
SY10 7JD
SY10 9DQ
SY10 9BD
SY10 9DX
SY10 9FA
SY10 9FB
SY10 7PU
SY10 9BT
SY10 9EB
SY10 9DF
SY10 9BF
SY10 9DG
SY10 7PT
SY10 9EW
SY10 9DZ
SY10 9EP
SY10 9FF
SY10 9EA
SY10 9DA
SY10 9DY
SY10 9EL
SY10 9DE
SY10 7PX
SY10 7QE
SY10 9HD
SY10 7PG
SY10 7QD
SY10 9HB
SY10 9WE
SY10 9WL
SY10 9JE
SY10 7JE
SY10 7QB
SY10 7JW
SY10 7QZ
SY10 9EG
SY10 7HJ
SY10 7QA
SY10 9HE
SY10 9HY
SY10 9EQ
SY10 9HN
SY10 7PZ
SY10 9NG
SY10 9HF
SY10 7PS
SY10 7QF
SY10 7PY
SY10 9HJ
SY10 9HH
SY10 9EH
SY10 9HQ
SY10 9EJ
SY10 9AU
SY10 9AS
SY10 9AT
SY10 7HN
SY10 9DD
SY10 7QY
SY10 7HY
SY10 9HL
SY10 9AB
SY10 7HW
SY10 7HZ
SY10 9JF
SY10 7HH
SY10 7PR
SY10 7JA
SY10 9JG
SY10 9HG
SY10 7JF
SY10 8NE
SY10 7JN
SY10 8NF
SY10 9HS
SY10 9HT
SY10 9AD
SY10 9JD
SY10 7HL
SY10 7QQ
SY10 9HR
SY10 9HA
SY10 9HX
SY10 7PP
SY10 7JB
SY10 7JG
SY10 9HU
SY10 9LS
SY10 9AE
SY10 7QG
SY10 9JZ
SY10 9HW
SY10 9AF
SY10 7PW
SY10 7PQ
SY10 9AR
SY10 7HQ
SY10 9AA
SY10 9HP
SY10 7PN
SY10 9DB
SY10 8ND
SY10 9AH
SY10 7JL
SY10 9JQ
SY10 9AL
SY10 9EN
SY10 7QH
SY10 9AG
SY10 9AQ
SY10 9BX
SY10 8LY
SY10 9AP
SY10 7PJ
SY10 9BY
SY10 9AJ
SY10 8LZ
SY10 9EZ
SY11 1TW
SY10 7HF
SY10 9PS
SY10 7HP
SY10 7PD
SY11 1TQ
SY10 9PU
SY10 7HG
SY11 1TR
SY11 1TT
SY10 8NB
SY11 1TU
SY11 1TS
SY10 9PX
SY11 1TF
SY11 2TW
SY10 8LX
SY10 9JL
SY10 8LP
SY11 1SZ
SY11 1TE
SY11 1TZ
SY11 1TH
SY10 8NQ
SY11 1TA
SY11 1SD
SY10 7JQ
SY10 9PT
SY11 1SB
SY10 9NX
SY10 9EY
SY11 1TD
SY11 1SQ
SY10 9HZ
SY10 9PR
SY10 8LU
SY11 1TG
SY10 9BZ
SY11 1UT
SY10 9PB
SY10 9LA
SY11 1WR
SY11 1WJ
SY10 9JY
SY10 7PL
SY11 1SF
SY10 8LR
SY11 1TN
SY10 9FG
SY10 9PP
SY11 2BA
SY10 7PH
SY11 1TB
SY11 1SX
SY10 9PW
SY10 9AW
SY11 1UX
SY10 9JH
SY10 8LS
SY10 9EX
SY10 9NU
SY11 1TP
SY11 1SU
SY10 9PN
SY10 9AN
SY11 1SY
SY11 1SH
SY10 9NT
SY11 2TL
SY11 2TJ
SY11 2AR
SY10 9NW
SY10 9NP
SY11 1SE
SY10 9RJ
SY11 2GZ
SY11 1SA
SY10 9NR

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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