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

Calf Heath
Pattingham
Lower Penn
Adbaston
Bromstead Heath
Middleton Green
Totmonslow
Hazlecross
King's Bromley
Hulme End
Cheddleton
Gailey
Draycott in the Moors
Stowe-by-Chartley
Threapwood
Newtown
Edial
Seighford
Slitting Mill
Streetly
Hilderstone
Shareshill
Hopton
Kinver
Bassetts Pole
Stonnall
Slade Heath
Fawfieldhead
Long Compton
Anslow Common
Talke
Lower Nobut
Little Onn
Ashley Dale
Great Gate
Pershall
Tittensor
Essington
Onneley
Lower Knightley
Edingale
Newchurch
Wombourne
Denford
Tadgedale
Burnhill Green
Leek
Hansley Cross
Cotes Heath
Balterley Green
Gnosall
Beamhurst
Moseley
Coton Clanford
Sheen
Alrewas
Croxall
Trescott
Windmill Bank
Gospel Ash
Coton in the Clay
Harriseahead
Water Eaton
Lower Tean
Willenhall
Gentleshaw
Haunton
Crossgate
Oakamoor
Summerhill
Cannock Wood
Featherstone
Weaverslake
Beffcote
Shenstone Woodend
Mixon
Swindon
Wood Lane
Outwoods
Mobberley
Godstone
Elford
Sandonbank
Highwood
Stubwood
Wigginton
Godleybrook
Tutbury
Horton
Standon
Acton Trussell
Quarry Heath
Okeover
Iverley
Ipstones
Endon
Mosslane
Onecote
Almington
Colwich
Creswell Green
Woottons
Curborough
Elford Heath
Lordsley
Great Haywood
Woodgate
Colshaw
Bishop's Offley
Foxley
Longridge
Kingstone
Combridge
Grindon
Croxton
Bagnall
Colton
Bitterscote
Garmelow
Mayfield
Grindley
Bowers Bent
Winnington
Beechcliff
Cotton
Denstone
Weston
Ford
Coldmeece
Thorpe Constantine
Stafford
Marchington
Longshaw
Winkhill
Blackshaw Moor
Olive Green
Lea Heath
Wain Lee
Knightley Dale
Keele
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Blackbrook
Milldale
Breretonhill
Fairoak
Audley
Podmore
Stonywell
Hanchurch
Billington
Coppenhall
Hinksford
Ashwood
Gnosall Heath
Dunsley
Coton End
Upper Elkstone
Church Leigh
Milford
Saverley Green
Butterton
Fisherwick
Apedale
Upper Nobut
Barton Gate
Anslow
Morrilow Heath
Weston-under-Lizard
Congleton
The Lymes
Teanford
Sharpley Heath
Stourton
Weeford
Ribden
Hammerwich
Brownhills
Knenhall
Coton Hayes
Kidsgrove
Longnor
Rownall
Church Eaton Green
Kiddemore Green
Ridgeway
Chestall
Chesterfield
Hopwas
Blymhill Lawns
Sandyford
Ellastone
Rushton Spencer
Rolleston on Dove
Trysull
Mill Green
Buddileigh
Cresswell
Maer
Great Saredon
Little Aston
Kingsley Holt
Dapple Heath
Rocester
Horsebrook
Rangemore
Blymhill
Gorstyhill
Codsall
Lower Drayton
Sandon
Mossgate
Dilhorne
Bromstead Common
Himley
Four Crosses
Calton
Shebdon
Dayhills
Coton
Aston
Cotwalton
Whittington
Apeton
Cookshill
Napley Heath
Norbury
Oakley
Handsacre
Norton Canes
The Blythe
Biddulph Moor
Fole
Heatley
Orton
Napley
Wheaton Aston
Commonside
Stanley
Barton-under-Needwood
Smallrice
Bickford
Little Saredon
Acton Gate
Harlaston
Offleyhay
Moddershall
Alton
Waterfall
Cauldon
Bilbrook
Brereton Cross
Overley
Nurton
Bradley in the Moors
Whitehurst
Yarlet
Hoar Cross
Comberford
Stockwell Heath
Madeley
Blackwood Hill
Westbeech
Loggerheads
Beech
Otherton
Garshall Green
Overton
Whitmore
Cross Green
Whitecross
Little Hay
Madeley Park
Swynnerton
Offleymarsh
Woodend
Anslow Gate
Shenstone
Lower Stonnall
Halmer End
Four Ashes
Shallowford
Sutton
Cloud Side
Whitemoor
Freehay
Alstonefield
Knighton
Sedgley
Shut Heath
Ellenhall
Stanshope
Leycett
Crateford
Outlands
Fradley
Mow Cop
Ranton
Greenhead
Norton Bridge
Blithfield
Woodcock Heath
Lichfield
Ravenshall
Scounslow Green
The Hollies
Coltstone
Spath
Common Side
Moorend
Cheadle Common
Dods Leigh
Hilton
Mucklestone
Great Moor
Hollins
Thorncliffe
Baldwin's Gate
Abbots Bromley
Longsdon
Acton
Oulton
Brineton
Offleyrock
Orgreave
Wall
Bishton
Whiston
Bowsey Wood
Wheatlow Brooks
Coxgreen
Burntwood
Hixon
Newlands
Six Ashes
Lask Edge
Cowall Moor
Bramshall
Rushton Bank
Standeford
Wootton
Cauldon Lowe
Ashley
Enville
Scot Hay
Blore
Draycott in the Clay
Lawns Wood
Warstone
Froghall
Lower Elkstone
Brown Edge
Old Perton
Brocton
Stanley Moss
The Raikes
Checkley
Flash
Rileyhill
Stableford
Wetton
Walton
Tixall
Jack Hayes
Biddulph
Wednesfield
Nurton Hill
Oaken
Bishops Wood
Alsagers Bank
Willoughbridge
Doley
Knotbury
Congreve
Kingsley Moor
Kingswinford
Tamworth
Dunstal
Morrey
Bradnop
Abbey Green
Shutt Green
Penkridge
Stanton
Hillsdale
Admaston
Prestwood
Brewood
Parkgate
Finney Green
Great Wyrley
Little Wyrley
Park End
Tuppenhurst
Derrington
High Offley
Ramshorn
Wolverhampton
Slindon
Halfpenny Green
Warslow
Aston-By-Stone
Lapley
Caverswall
Hazelslade
Gratwich
Sturbridge
Cheadle
Birch Cross
Pipe Ridware
Hill Ridware
Allimore Green
Hanbury Woodend
Longdon
Cold Norton
Barton Turn
Bednall Head
Kingsley
Hademore
Little Bridgeford
Rodbaston
Swinscoe
Wrinehill
Kingswood
Great Bridgeford
Middle Hill
Rakeway
Red Bull
Chebsey
Windy Harbour
Dagdale
Bowers
Carroway Head
Moneystone
Hatherton
Huntley
Mitton
Barlaston
Wetley Rocks
Church Eaton
Alder Moor
Goosemoor Green
Oldfurnace
Blithbury
Gospel End Village
Rawnsley
Foxt
Coven Heath
Heighley
Woodseaves
Newton
Muckley Corner
Upper Leigh
Little Haywood
Upper Longdon
Huddlesford
Shirleywich
Perton
Burton upon Trent
Bradshaw
Bank Top
Woodlane
Brookhay
Blakelow
Meaford
Leese Hill
Poolend
Latherford
Bednall
Spot Acre
Charnes
Royal Sutton Coldfield
Ryecroft Gate
Leekbrook
Blakeley Lane
Lawnhead
Fulford
Armitage
Field
Meerbrook
Codsall Wood
Gayton
Newborough End
Uttoxeter
Balterley
Stone
Millmeece
Forton
Brund
Levedale
Thornes
Marchington Woodlands
Millend
Little Heath
Knightley
Hartwell
Oulton Heath
Chatcull
New Wood
Newton Hurst
Upper Tean
Hill Chorlton
Smestow
Springhill
Fazeley
Compton
Upper Hulme
Yarnfield
Fradswell
Loynton
Salt
Mavesyn Ridware
Haughton
Moreton
Meretown
Hollinsclough
Drointon
Lower Leigh
Kingsford
Cotes
Longdon Green
Hadley End
Wychnor
Norbury Junction
Milwich
Lynn
Chapel Chorlton
Knowl Wall
Hales
Crakemarsh
Knowl Bank
Cowley
Prospect Village
Ashmore Brook
Marston
Hoften's Cross
Gipsy Green
Gratton
Whitgreave
Hopedale
Hollington
Rugeley
Fradley South
Blymhill Common
Stanley Moor
Cranberry
Hulme
Shutlanehead
Radmore Wood
Stockton Brook
Drayton Bassett
Ingestre
Pillaton
Elmhurst
Enson
Upper Cotton
Farley
Rue Hill
Haselour
Newborough
Moorside
Hanbury
Bobbington
Cannock
Harper's Gate
Yoxall
Brockton
Shawfield
Pipehill
Miles Green
Woodhouses
Ilam
Farewell
Greensforge
Weston Jones
Birchall
Dunston
Cotonwood
Betley
Footherley
Loxley Green
Upper Hatton
Burston
Tatenhill
Winnothdale
Cold Well
Werrington
Wetwood
Cheddleton Heath
Chorley
Walford
The Bodnets
Stallington
Nethertown
Morridge Side
Clifton Campville
Talke Pits
Dunstall
Withington
Merelake
Great Chatwell
Hamstall Ridware
Cheslyn Hay
Lower Loxley
Needwood
Amerton
Croxden
Lutley
Newchapel
Tompkin
Boundary
Stretton
Coven
Orslow
Huntington
Balterley Heath
Somerford
Ecton
Bignall End
Hints
Stourbridge
The Handfords
Hyde Lea
Stoke-on-Trent
Consall
Sugnall
Seisdon
Bradley
Tunstall
High Onn
Streethay
Fauld
Whitley Heath
Eccleshall
Stramshall
Dunkirk

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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