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

ST5 5EX
ST5 5EU
ST5 5EZ
ST5 5EY
ST5 5ET
ST5 5LD
CW3 9PT
ST5 5ER
ST5 5HE
ST5 5HS
ST5 5JA
ST5 5HB
ST5 5ES
ST5 5DE
ST5 5DD
ST5 5DW
ST5 5HZ
ST5 5HD
ST5 5BY
ST5 5DB
ST5 5HF
ST5 5DA
ST5 5DN
ST5 5EA
ST5 5LR
ST5 5LX
ST5 5LU
ST5 5BU
ST5 5DF
ST5 5LL
ST5 5DJ
ST5 5LJ
ST5 5LH
ST5 5HX
ST5 5DG
ST5 5LP
ST5 5DH
ST5 5LN
ST5 5EP
ST5 5HL
ST5 5LW
ST5 5DQ
ST5 5EW
ST5 5BT
CW3 9PE
ST5 5LS
ST5 5DL
ST5 5HY
ST5 5HU
ST5 5EB
ST5 5DP
CW3 9PS
ST5 5BZ
ST5 5DS
ST5 5HT
ST5 5HR
ST5 5EN
TF9 4JE
ST5 5HQ
CW3 9PF
ST5 5EJ
ST5 5ED
ST5 5DR
ST5 5FD
ST5 5EG
ST5 5HW
ST5 5JR
TF9 4JF
CW3 9QA
ST5 5JE
CW3 9QE
CW3 9PP
ST5 5HJ
CW3 9PW
TF9 4JG
ST5 5EH
CW3 9QH
CW3 9GL
TF9 4JB
CW3 9QB
TF9 4JD
CW3 9PD
CW3 9TE
CW3 9PQ
CW3 9PN
CW3 9PY
TF9 4ET
CW3 9PR
CW3 9QD
CW3 9PA
CW3 9QR
CW3 9PG
CW3 9PU
CW3 9PH
TF9 4HZ
ST5 5EQ
ST5 5EL
ST5 5HN
CW3 9PB
CW3 9QP
CW3 9DT
CW3 9PJ
CW3 9NA
CW3 9PL
CW3 9NE
CW3 9DU
CW3 9NL
CW3 9NJ
CW3 9NS
ST5 5JF
ST5 5EE
TF9 4EU
CW3 9NB
CW3 9QQ
CW3 9NF
CW3 9ND
CW3 9TH
CW3 9NR
CW3 9TN
CW3 9NH
CW3 9NN
CW3 9QF
CW3 9NW
CW3 9DX
ST5 5HG
TF9 4JA
CW3 9NT
ST5 5EF
TF9 4JQ
ST5 5JJ
ST5 4EE
CW3 9NP
CW3 9JJ
CW3 9QJ
CW3 9NQ
ST5 5JG
CW3 9EA
CW3 9DY
CW3 9ED
CW3 9DZ
TF9 4EL
CW3 9EB
TF9 4EX
CW3 9EE
CW3 9JL
CW3 9EQ
CW3 9NG
CW3 9EG
CW3 9JW
CW3 9JH
CW3 9DR
CW3 9EH
CW3 9JN
CW3 9EF
CW3 9ET
CW3 9DN
CW3 9JA
ST5 5JQ
CW3 9EX
CW3 9ES
CW3 9QL
CW3 9JP
CW3 9QG
CW3 9EJ
CW3 9EU
CW3 9EL
CW3 9EN
CW3 9LY
CW3 9RU
ST5 4EQ
CW3 9JD
CW3 9JR
CW3 9ER
TF9 4EJ
ST5 4DS
CW3 9JQ
CW3 9JB
CW3 9HB
CW3 9EY
CW3 9EP
CW3 9HZ
CW3 9RD
CW3 9JS
CW3 9JG
CW3 9LZ
ST5 5JL
CW3 9EZ
CW3 9HS
CW3 9JF
ST5 4EJ
CW3 9JT
CW3 9FF
CW3 9HD
CW3 9EW
CW3 9QN
ST5 4EF
TF9 4NF
CW3 9HL
CW3 9LX
ST5 4FD
CW3 9TD
ST5 4DW
CW3 9JE
CW3 9HR
CW3 9HA
CW3 9LU
CW3 9RA
CW3 9LR
CW3 9JX
CW3 9JU
CW3 9HG
CW3 9HX
CW3 9WZ
CW3 9WY
CW3 9UE
CW3 9LH
CW3 9LN
ST5 5JH
CW3 9LJ
ST5 4EG
CW3 9LP
CW3 9LL
CW3 9LD
ST5 3SQ
TF9 4HA
CW3 9HF
TF9 4JL
CW3 9LS
CW3 9RY
CW3 9PX
CW3 9LT
CW3 9BD
CW3 9GA
CW3 9FA
CW3 9DW
CW3 9LB
CW3 9LW
CW3 9HQ
CW3 9LQ
ST5 5JT
ST5 5AL
CW3 9JY
CW3 9JZ
ST5 5AN
CW3 9LE
ST5 4DU
ST5 4DT
TF9 4JH
TF9 4LY
CW3 9HH
ST5 5HH
CW3 9TA
CW3 9TB
CW3 9LF
ST5 5AS
CW3 9HP
CW3 9HW
ST5 5AP
CW3 9RE
ST5 5AW
ST5 5AR
TF9 4HX
CW3 9HJ
TF9 4EH
ST5 5AF
ST5 5BD
ST5 5AD
ST5 6AH
CW3 9RF
CW3 9QW
ST5 5JN
ST5 5AE
ST5 5LA
ST5 5JS
ST5 5JD
ST5 5AT
ST5 5LT
TF9 4HD
ST5 5BA
ST5 5AH
ST5 5DU
ST5 4EN
ST5 5JB
TF9 4LZ
CW3 9HN
ST5 5BB
TF9 4HU
ST5 5AX
TF9 4HY
CW3 9SW
CW3 9LG
ST5 5DX
ST5 5HP
TF9 4HQ
ST5 5AJ
TF9 4JJ
ST5 5AU
ST5 4DR
CW3 9HE
ST5 6AA
ST5 5DT
ST5 5JU
ST5 5BS
TF9 4HT
ST5 4EB
ST5 4DX
ST5 5AY
ST5 5BF
ST5 5HA
CW3 9RQ
ST5 5BE
ST5 4ED
ST21 6RG
ST5 6AD
CW3 9RG
ST5 5JP
TF9 4NA
ST5 6AQ
TF9 4NB
TF9 4NE
ST5 6AB
TF9 4ND
ST5 4EA
ST5 6AE
ST5 5AZ
CW3 9SX
ST5 5LF
ST5 5JZ
ST5 5LG

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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