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 Staffordshire

ST14 5JG
ST14 5JF
ST14 5JQ
ST14 5JH
ST14 5JE
ST10 4HF
ST10 4HH
ST10 4HG
ST10 4HQ
ST14 5JD
ST10 4HP
ST10 4SF
ST10 4HR
ST10 4HS
ST14 5JB
ST10 4HE
ST10 4HT
ST10 4HJ
ST10 4HL
ST10 4DF
ST10 4HN
ST10 4AY
ST10 4BN
ST10 4EY
ST10 4AZ
ST10 4DJ
ST10 4BB
ST10 4BE
ST10 4PD
ST10 4AX
ST14 5DJ
ST10 4AT
ST10 4FG
ST10 4DA
ST10 4AU
ST10 4HD
ST10 4AS
ST10 4BH
ST10 4BQ
ST10 4BA
ST10 4DE
ST10 4BL
ST10 1RQ
ST10 4HW
ST10 4BG
ST14 5ND
ST10 4BJ
ST10 4BW
ST10 4AR
ST10 4BD
ST10 4AB
ST14 5EP
ST14 5HN
ST10 4AA
ST10 4AD
ST10 4HU
ST10 4AE
ST14 5HW
ST10 4AG
ST10 4AP
ST10 4DG
ST10 4AF
ST14 5HP
ST14 5JA
ST14 5HZ
ST14 5HL
ST10 4AQ
ST10 4BP
ST14 5EB
ST10 4AN
ST10 4AW
ST10 4BS
ST10 4HX
ST14 5JJ
ST10 4BX
ST14 5AT
ST10 4AH
ST10 4WL
ST10 4WQ
ST10 4TT
ST10 4WB
ST14 5EE
ST10 4AJ
ST10 4AL
ST10 4BY
ST14 5HY
ST10 4BT
ST10 4DQ
ST14 5HU
ST14 5DH
ST14 5ED
ST10 4DH
ST14 5EW
ST10 4BZ
ST14 5ES
ST14 5HX
ST14 5DR
ST14 5EG
ST14 5PN
ST14 5DP
ST14 5GA
ST14 5EF
ST14 5HJ
ST14 5EQ
ST14 5HH
ST14 5HS
ST10 4DD
ST14 5EJ
ST14 5ER
ST14 5EH
ST14 5DQ
ST14 5HQ
ST10 4HZ
ST14 5HR
ST14 5NB
ST14 5JN
ST14 5BB
ST14 5JL
ST10 1RJ
ST14 5GB
ST14 5BW
ST14 5AU
ST14 5EA
ST14 5HG
ST14 5HT
ST14 5PP
ST14 5BL
ST10 4BU
ST14 5AS
ST14 5DZ
ST10 4HY
ST14 5GZ
ST14 5HE
ST10 4HB
ST14 5EY
ST10 1RG
ST14 5HB
ST14 5DG
ST14 5EZ
ST14 5HD
ST14 5EL
ST14 5HF
ST14 5LS
ST14 5JP
ST10 4NQ
ST10 4RB
ST14 5EN
ST14 5JR
ST14 5JS
ST10 4QW
ST14 5HA
ST10 4DB
ST14 5ET
ST10 4RP
ST10 4RA
ST10 1RR
ST10 4SG
ST10 4SA
ST10 4SB
ST10 4RS
ST10 4LQ
ST10 4RU
ST10 4PS
ST14 5EU
ST14 5AX
ST14 5DY
ST14 5DB
ST10 4NH
ST10 4HA
ST14 5DU
ST14 5AJ
ST10 4NB
ST10 3AS
ST14 5JW
ST14 5AH
ST14 5JT
ST10 4ND
ST10 4NG
ST14 5EX
ST10 4QZ
ST14 5AW
ST14 5BA
ST14 7FL
ST14 5AQ
ST10 3AJ
ST10 3BJ
ST10 4NJ
ST14 5AY
ST14 5DL
ST14 5LR
ST14 5AR
ST10 1RE
ST14 5AL
ST14 5AN
ST14 5LH
ST14 5JU
ST14 5NW
ST14 5LJ
ST14 5DD
ST14 5LY
ST10 4NE
ST14 5LL
ST14 5LF
ST14 5AG
ST10 4NW
ST14 5LW
ST14 5DA
ST10 1TU
ST10 3AR
ST14 5LT
ST14 5PG
ST14 5LN
ST14 5LQ
ST14 5LG
ST14 5PA
ST10 3BQ
ST14 5LE
ST14 5JX
ST14 5LU
ST14 5JZ
ST10 1TX
ST10 4NF
ST14 5PL
ST14 5LP
ST10 1RF
ST10 4NA
ST14 5LD
ST14 5ZY
ST14 5NZ
ST14 5NY
ST14 5LA
ST14 5NA
ST14 5DX
ST14 5NX
ST14 5LX
ST14 5LB
ST10 1RD
ST10 1TT
ST14 5DT
ST10 3AH
ST10 4QY
ST14 5JY
ST10 4QH
ST10 1RA
ST14 5BX
ST10 1TS
ST10 4EL
ST10 1SL
ST10 4NN
ST10 3AP
ST10 3BG
ST10 4LR
ST14 5AF
ST10 3BD
ST10 4LT
ST10 4LS
ST10 4SY
ST10 4LU
ST14 5AP
ST10 4QJ
ST10 4LW
ST10 4LP
ST10 4JA
ST10 4JT
ST10 4JD
ST14 5BY
ST14 5BH
ST10 4LN
ST10 4LX

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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