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

TF10 8AZ
TF10 8AY
TF10 8NQ
TF9 2DL
TF9 2DN
TF10 8NG
TF10 8BG
TF6 6PN
TF10 8NH
TF9 2DW
TF10 8BA
TF10 8BB
TF6 6PL
TF9 2DH
TF9 2DJ
TF10 8BD
TF10 8NF
TF10 8NE
TF10 8BE
TF10 8BQ
TF10 8AX
TF10 8PP
TF10 8AU
TF6 6QD
TF6 6PJ
TF9 2TJ
TF9 2TQ
TF10 8AT
TF10 8BH
TF10 8NJ
TF9 2TH
TF10 8AS
TF10 8AP
TF6 6PW
TF9 2DG
TF9 2DQ
TF9 2DD
TF10 8PW
TF9 2GD
TF10 8NL
TF10 8ES
TF10 8AR
TF9 2DF
TF10 8BW
TF9 2BP
TF9 2TG
TF9 2BN
TF10 8AL
TF10 8BJ
TF9 2BY
TF9 2TN
TF9 2EH
TF9 2EA
TF9 2EB
TF10 8LJ
TF9 2DE
TF10 8ER
TF10 8NN
TF9 2TW
TF10 8NW
TF9 2EF
TF9 2BZ
TF9 2DA
TF10 8PB
TF10 8PY
TF9 2BW
TF10 8NZ
TF10 8WE
TF10 8NY
TF10 8NP
TF10 8PR
TF9 2TL
TF10 8PS
TF10 8NR
TF9 2SW
TF10 8LL
TF10 8ND
TF9 2UB
TF10 8PD
TF9 2BL
TF9 2BF
TF9 2YZ
TF10 8PT
TF9 2UA
TF9 2DB
TF10 8PU
TF9 2TF
TF10 8NX
TF10 8NS
TF9 2NH
TF9 2SN
TF10 8NU
TF10 8NT
TF9 2TZ
TF9 2NQ
TF9 2NJ
TF9 2NX
TF9 2BX
TF9 2UD
TF10 8LZ
TF10 8PN
TF10 8NA
TF10 8AJ
TF10 8BL
TF9 2TE
TF10 8BN
TF9 2TP
TF9 2NG
TF9 2NN
TF9 2RQ
TF9 2TD
TF10 8PA
TF9 2NF
TF9 2SZ
TF9 2NL
TF10 8EX
TF10 8NB
TF10 8PL
TF9 2SL
TF10 8EP
TF10 8WF
TF10 8WJ
TF10 8WB
TF10 8AH
TF10 8AW
TF10 8JB
TF9 2TY
TF10 8PG
TF9 2NW
TF10 8HY
TF9 2SY
TF10 8AN
TF9 2TB
TF6 6PG
TF10 8EW
TF9 2SX
TF10 8EN
TF10 8PF
TF10 8JZ
TF10 8EL
TF9 2TA
TF9 2TR
TF10 8PH
TF10 8HZ
TF9 2SU
TF10 8JA
TF10 8PJ
TF9 2TX
TF10 8PE
TF10 8HP
TF9 2UE
TF9 2EJ
TF10 8JD
TF10 8HX
TF9 2ST
TF6 6PH
TF10 8DP
TF6 6PQ
TF6 6PE
TF9 2BU
TF6 6PF
TF9 2TS
TF10 8ET
TF9 2NE
TF10 8EJ
TF9 2DP
TF10 8PQ
TF9 2SR
TF10 8JE
TF9 2BS
TF10 8AG
TF10 8AF
TF9 2BT
TF6 6PR
TF9 2ND
TF9 2TU
TF10 8DR
TF10 8JF
TF10 8DS
TF10 8HU
TF10 8LH
TF10 8LG
TF9 3JS
TF10 8LY
TF6 6JT
TF10 8LA
TF10 8HR
TF10 8LQ
TF10 8LF
TF10 8DT
TF10 8LE
TF10 8HW
TF9 3JT
TF10 8AD
TF10 8HS
TF10 8HT
TF10 8JS
TF10 8LB
TF10 8JQ
TF10 8HL
TF10 8JT
TF10 8JP
TF10 8HJ
TF10 8AB
TF10 8AE
TF10 8HN
TF10 8LD
TF10 8LX
TF10 8JR
TF10 8JX
TF6 6PS
TF10 8JW

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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