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

TF10 9DS
TF10 9DT
TF10 9DU
TF10 9ND
TF10 9DY
TF10 9DR
TF10 9HX
TF10 9DQ
TF10 9DH
TF10 9DJ
TF10 9EG
TF10 9BX
TF10 9DP
TF10 9DL
TF10 9DZ
TF10 9ED
TF10 9DN
TF10 9EA
TF10 9DG
TF10 9DF
TF10 9DX
TF10 9EB
TF10 9BT
TF10 9DW
ST20 0ED
ST20 0EB
TF10 9BB
TF10 9DD
TF10 9DA
ST20 0EF
TF10 9BL
TF10 9BA
ST20 0EA
ST20 0EE
ST20 0BD
TF10 9BZ
TF10 9BE
TF10 9DB
TF10 9BD
TF10 9BH
TF10 9BJ
TF10 9BS
TF10 9AZ
TF10 9BP
TF10 9DE
ST20 0EQ
TF10 9BN
TF10 9BG
TF10 9AY
TF11 8RS
TF10 9BW
TF10 9BQ
TF10 9AX
ST20 0AX
ST20 0BZ
ST20 0EG
TF10 9LQ
ST20 0AR
ST20 0DH
ST20 0DQ
ST20 0BY
ST20 0BE
TF11 8RT
ST20 0DJ
ST20 0DF
ST20 0DL
TF10 9BY
ST20 0BX
ST20 0BT
TF10 7BX
ST20 0BS
ST20 0DA
ST20 0EJ
TF11 8NF
TF10 9LE
ST20 0BN
ST20 0DG
ST20 0DE
ST20 0DW
TF11 8NN
TF10 8DF
ST20 0PW
ST20 0BP
ST20 0BU
ST20 0DP
ST20 0DR
TF11 8NH
TF11 8NQ
TF10 9LG
TF10 9AU
ST20 0DN
ST20 0BW
TF11 8NG
TF10 9LF
TF11 8NJ
TF10 9LJ
TF10 7DW
ST20 0JL
TF10 9AH
ST20 0DB
ST20 0BL
TF11 8NL
ST20 0FB
TF10 7FQ
TF10 9AJ
ST20 0DS
TF10 7NL
TF10 7FN
TF10 9LH
TF10 7XL
TF10 7NW
TF10 9LL
ST20 0BF
TF10 9AL
TF10 7NR
TF11 8RP
TF10 7FP
TF10 7NS
TF10 7DS
ST20 0PP
TF11 8RY
TF10 7NT
TF10 7DR
TF10 7NP
TF10 7RA
TF10 9LD
TF10 7NN
TF10 7XW
ST20 0BB
TF10 7NU
TF10 7XH
TF10 7BP
TF10 7RZ
TF10 7XJ
TF10 7QZ
TF10 7NX
TF10 7XN
TF10 7RD
TF10 7RB
TF10 7TL
TF11 8RU
ST20 0EH
TF10 7TW
TF10 7XP
TF10 7YA
TF10 7ZY
ST20 0EZ
ST20 0PR
ST20 0QP
ST20 0RU
ST20 0PZ
TF10 7ET
TF10 7XZ
TF10 7YU
TF10 7YQ
TF10 7ZR
TF10 7ZW
TF10 7QY
TF10 7RY
TF10 7EU
TF10 7ES
TF10 7RE
TF10 7TP
TF10 7TD
TF10 7TN
TF11 8NU
TF11 8NT
TF10 7EW
TF10 7SG
TF10 7EP
TF10 9AR
TF10 7XY
TF11 8JP
TF10 7RQ
TF10 7TJ
TF10 7TE
TF11 8RR
TF10 7TH
ST20 0JF
TF10 7ER
TF10 7DU
TF11 8RW
TF10 7NB
TF10 7TG
TF10 7DP
ST20 0QR
TF10 7EX
TF10 7ND
TF11 8JN
TF10 7NA
TF10 7TF
TF11 8RX
ST20 0HX
ST20 0NL
ST20 0EU
TF10 9LB
TF10 7TQ
TF10 7RG
TF10 7DY
TF10 7EN
TF10 7RF
TF10 7DN
TF11 8JW
TF10 7HA
TF10 7FD
ST20 0ET
ST20 0EX
TF10 7DX
ST20 0HS
TF10 7SA
TF10 7DG
TF10 9LW
ST20 0HU
TF11 8NW
TF10 7DT
ST20 0EY
TF10 7DZ
TF10 9LA
TF10 7BF
TF10 9AN
TF10 9JZ
TF10 7TR
ST20 0DT
ST20 0DD
TF10 7LZ
TF10 7EZ
TF10 7RT
TF10 7SB
TF10 7NJ
TF10 7EB
ST20 0DU
TF10 9LX
TF10 8BX
ST20 0HT
TF10 7GF
ST20 0UZ
ST20 0SH
ST20 0SB
ST20 0FF
ST20 0PG
TF10 7DL
TF10 7RS
TF10 7TY
TF10 7ED
TF10 7EL
TF10 7EE
TF10 9JX
TF10 7RR
ST20 0FA
TF10 9LY
TF10 9JU
ST20 0BA
TF10 7RH
TF10 7GH
TF10 7EA
TF10 7BS
TF10 7BZ
TF10 9JY
TF10 7SW
ST20 0EP
TF10 7DQ
ST20 0HZ
TF10 9AW
TF10 7GJ
TF10 7TA
TF10 9LU
TF10 7RW
ST20 0HY
TF10 9LZ
TF10 9LT
TF10 7UY
TF10 9WH
TF10 9WJ
TF10 9WG
ST20 0HA
TF10 7GG
TF10 7DH
TF10 9JT
TF10 7DE
TF10 9LS
TF10 9JR
TF10 7DF
TF10 7LX
TF10 7EJ
TF10 7EG
ST20 0JE
TF10 7LY
TF10 9LP
TF10 9JP
ST20 0AU
TF10 9JS
TF10 7TB
TF10 9LR
TF10 7RP
TF10 7RU
TF10 9JW
TF10 7EH
ST20 0AZ
TF10 7EQ
TF10 7SX
TF10 7RN
TF10 7SP
TF10 7SJ
ST20 0AY
TF10 9JN
TF10 7SZ
ST20 0EL
TF10 9NA
TF10 7HP
TF10 7AW
TF10 7AJ
TF10 7AS
ST20 0BH
TF10 7SN
TF10 9JF
TF10 7AD
TF10 7EF
TF10 7DD
TF10 7SY
ST20 0HP
ST20 0HD
ST20 0AH
TF10 7NG
ST20 0QT
ST20 0RW
TF10 7HW
TF10 7AP

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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