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

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DE13 8TA
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DE13 8BZ
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B79 9BX
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B79 9DH
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WS13 6BQ
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B79 9DJ
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WS14 9TZ
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B79 9BW
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WS13 6YN
WS14 9FA
WS14 9DY
WS13 6YL
WS13 6YH
WS13 6YJ
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WS7 8ZG
WS13 6YD
WS14 4JF
WS14 4JB
WS7 8WQ
WS14 4JA
WS13 6YA
WS14 4HY
WS13 6XW
WS13 6XX
WS13 6HA
WS14 9NR
WS14 4HN
WS14 4HH
WS14 4HD
WS13 6XL
WS14 4GR
WS14 4GJ
WS14 4GG
WS14 4GE
WS14 4GF
WS13 6UH
WS14 4GD
WS13 6SB
WS14 4FX
WS14 4FU
WS14 4FS
WS14 4FJ
WS14 4FE
WS14 4EZ
WS14 4EX
WS14 4EU
WS14 4DT
WS14 4JD
WS14 4DD
WS14 4BX
WS14 4BY
WS14 4BE
WS14 4BD
WS14 4AN
WS14 4AA
WS14 0YY
WS14 0YS
WS14 0WX
WS14 0WA
WS14 0NA
WS14 0HD
WS14 0GY
WS7 9YW
WS7 9YJ
WS7 9YB
WS13 8YR
WS13 8YZ
WS13 8XZ
WS13 8XU
WS13 8XQ
WS13 8WY
WS7 2SE
WS7 2SB
WS7 1XA
WS13 7YY
WS14 9ZY
WS14 9ZU
WS14 9ZL
WS14 9YY
WS14 9YG
WS14 9WD
WS13 7LQ
WS13 7TF
WS14 9GY
WS13 6YR
WS14 9FY
WS14 4JS
WS14 4JR
WS14 4JQ
WS14 4JP
WS14 4JJ
WS14 4JG
WS13 6YB
WS14 4JE
WS13 6XY
WS14 4HZ
WS14 4HX
WS14 4HW
WS14 4HU
WS14 4HT
WS14 9NW
WS13 6BX
WS13 6AR
WS14 9PR
WS13 6EU
WS13 6AP
WS13 6DE
DE13 7HS
WS14 9NU
WS13 6TS
WS14 9PA
WS13 6TG
WS13 6AS
WS13 7RT
WS13 6AX
WS13 6BY
WS14 9NQ
WS13 7RR
WS13 7SS
WS13 8HP
WS14 9PH
WS13 6BZ
WS13 7RS
B79 9DL
WS14 9NY
WS13 6FD
WS14 9NN
WS13 6NY
DE13 7JW
WS13 7SR
WS14 9UJ
WS13 8HS
WS13 6DG
WS14 9XA
DE13 7ZY
WS13 7TG
WS13 7YX
WS13 7TD
WS13 7TH
WS13 7TB
WS13 7TE
WS13 6FE
WS14 9JP
WS14 9UH
WS13 6DF
WS13 8PT
WS13 7RW
WS13 7PG
WS14 9HU
WS13 6AL
WS14 9NG
WS13 6AW
WS13 7RP
WS14 9EX
WS13 6FF
WS14 9NF
WS13 6AN
WS13 8HW
WS14 9UF
WS14 9NE
WS13 8HT
WS13 6BS
DE13 8DA
DE13 7HL
WS13 7PQ
WS14 9GZ
WS13 6DA
DE13 7HJ
WS13 8EZ
DE13 8EF
WS13 6ET
WS14 9NJ
WS14 9UU
WS13 7RL
WS13 6TR
DE13 7HP
DE13 7JF
WS14 9ND
WS13 7PH
WS14 9UB
WS13 6ST
WS13 6BT
WS13 7RN
WS14 9UQ
WS14 9XB
WS13 6DJ
DE13 8AW
WS14 9NB
WS13 7RU
WS13 6ES
WS13 6TN
WS14 9XD
WS14 9NH
WS14 9UW
WS13 7PR
WS14 9UE
WS14 9UN
WS13 7PT
WS14 9UG
WS14 9PL
WS13 6BW
WS14 9ZW
WS13 6DH
WS13 6EW
WS13 6EZ
WS13 6ER
WS13 7PJ
WS13 6DQ
WS13 6BU
DE13 8DF
WS13 6GD
WS13 6TP
WS14 9UT
WS14 9HX
DE13 7HY
WS13 6EP
WS14 9PD
WS13 7PP
WS14 9NZ
WS14 9YD
WS14 9LZ
WS13 7NN
WS14 9NA
WS13 7PS
WS13 8EY
WS14 9LR
WS13 6EY
WS13 8HA
WS14 9JS
WS13 6GE
WS13 6TL
WS14 9UD
B79 9BL
WS13 8EU
DE13 8AL
WS13 6TW
WS14 9UA
WS13 7NW
WS13 6XE
DE13 7HW
WS13 7RB
WS14 9NL
WS13 6TH
WS14 9JR
DE13 7HX
WS13 6SS
DE13 8AJ
WS13 6SR
WS13 6TJ
WS13 7PF
WS14 9LY
WS13 6SP
WS14 9US
WS14 9SA
WS13 7PL
WS13 8EX
WS13 6EH
WS14 9LP
WS13 8HB
WS14 9XF
WS13 6SW
WS13 7RE
WS13 7NP
DE13 8BT
DE13 7HU
WS13 7RF
WS14 9XH
WS13 7PW
WS13 6EN
WS14 9LX
WS14 9SB
WS13 7NL
WS14 9UR
WS13 6EJ
WS14 9JT
WS13 6EF
WS14 9LT
WS14 9UL
DE13 7HT
WS14 9XQ
WS14 9XR
WS14 9TU
WS14 9WE
WS14 9WB
WS13 7PN
WS13 7RG

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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