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

SY4 3BH
SY4 3BJ
SY4 3BL
SY4 3BB
SY4 3BW
SY4 3BN
SY4 3JY
SY4 3BP
SY4 3LF
SY4 3JX
SY4 3LJ
SY4 3BS
SY4 3LQ
SY4 3JU
SY4 3BU
SY4 3LH
SY4 3JP
SY4 3LG
SY4 5PT
SY4 4DX
SY4 3JW
SY4 4DU
SY4 5PU
SY4 3JQ
SY4 5PS
SY4 5QT
SY4 3JN
SY4 3BT
SY4 3JG
SY4 4AU
SY4 5PX
SY4 3JZ
SY4 3JJ
SY4 3LA
SY4 4AX
SY4 3JR
SY4 3LL
SY4 4DS
SY4 4DT
SY4 3JL
SY4 3JT
SY4 3LB
SY4 3JS
SY4 4AT
SY4 3LE
SY4 3JH
SY4 3LD
SY4 5PR
SY4 4AS
SY4 4AR
SY4 3ES
SY4 4AY
SY4 5QA
SY4 5PY
SY4 4AP
SY4 5PZ
SY4 3EX
SY4 3EP
SY4 3EU
SY4 3ET
SY4 3ER
SY4 3EY
SY4 4DR
SY4 4DP
SY4 3DL
SY4 4BA
SY4 4AW
SY4 3DH
SY4 3EZ
SY4 3HA
SY4 4BB
SY4 4AN
SY4 3DJ
SY4 4AJ
SY4 4AL
SY4 3EN
SY4 4BD
SY4 3EL
SY4 5PP
SY4 5QD
SY4 3HB
SY4 4AH
SY4 5QE
SY4 5PN
SY4 4EQ
SY4 3DP
SY4 5QB
SY4 4DZ
SY4 4EH
SY4 4AG
SY4 4AQ
SY4 3DA
SY4 4AZ
SY4 3EA
SY4 3DW
SY4 3LP
SY4 4FD
SY4 4EG
SY4 3DN
SY4 4LF
SY4 3EW
SY4 4PD
SY4 3BZ
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SY4 4HJ
SY4 4HN
SY4 3EF
SY4 4NG
SY4 4HW
SY4 4PE
SY4 3DS
SY4 3EE
SY4 4BQ
SY4 4AF
SY4 3EB
SY4 3DD
SY4 4HL
SY4 4BG
SY4 3ED
SY4 3EG
SY4 3EJ
SY4 3DZ
SY4 4BE
SY4 5PH
SY4 3DQ
SY4 3BE
SY4 3HG
SY4 4DW
SY4 3HF
SY4 4DN
SY4 3QY
SY4 5PJ
SY4 3DU
SY4 4RH
SY4 4BH
SY4 4DF
SY4 3EH
SY4 4DH
SY4 4EF
SY4 4NY
SY4 4LG
SY4 4BJ
SY4 3DX
SY4 5PW
SY4 4PA
SY4 4NR
SY4 3DY
SY4 4PB
SY4 4AE
SY4 4NU
SY4 3DF
SY4 4NT
SY4 5QF
SY4 4PH
SY4 4NN
SY4 4NW
SY4 4UW
SY4 3RH
SY4 5PQ
SY4 4UU
SY4 4NP
SY4 4NL
SY4 4PQ
SY4 4PF
SY4 4UT
SY4 4NS
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SY4 4DQ
SY4 3QX
SY4 4PG
SY4 4JY
SY4 4JZ
SY4 4LS
SY4 4BL
SY4 4NZ
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SY4 4JX
SY4 4EA
SY4 4EB
SY4 4FG
SY4 4FB
SY4 4NH
SY4 3HD
SY4 4HP
SY4 4LA
SY4 5QG
SY4 5PL
SY4 3AQ
SY4 4BR
SY4 4DJ
SY4 4NQ
SY4 4BN
SY4 3QZ
SY4 3DT
SY4 3WB
SY4 3WA
SY4 4JT
SY4 4LD
SY4 3RB
SY4 3DG
SY4 4JR
SY4 4JS
SY4 5QQ
SY4 4JU
SY4 4LB
SY4 3RA
SY4 5QH
SY4 4LE
SY4 5PG
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SY4 4LQ
SY4 5PD
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SY4 4LL
SY4 5PB
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SY4 4LJ
SY4 4DY
SY4 4LP
SY4 4HU
SY4 4DG
SY4 4HY
SY4 3RD
SY4 5JW
SY4 4LN
SY4 5PF
SY4 4HZ
SY4 4JA
SY4 5PE
SY4 4EJ
SY4 4JE
SY4 5PA
SY4 3QT
SY4 5HE
SY4 3HE
SY4 4JB
SY4 4JD
SY4 5QJ
SY4 4JF
SY4 5HD
SY4 4LU
SY4 5JN
SY4 3AL
SY4 3AN
SY4 4EL
SY4 3QU
SY4 5HB

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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