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

SY13 2BP
SY13 2BN
SY13 2BL
SY13 2BW
SY13 2BS
SY13 2EA
SY4 5LP
SY13 2EB
SY13 2DZ
SY4 5RT
SY13 2BJ
SY13 2BT
SY4 5LR
SY13 2EY
SY13 2ED
SY13 2EU
SY13 2EN
SY13 2EP
SY13 2DJ
SY13 2ER
SY4 5RU
SY13 2BU
SY13 2EW
SY13 2FD
SY4 5LN
SY13 2BQ
SY13 2ES
SY13 2DH
SY13 2GA
SY13 2DX
SY13 2EE
SY13 2BH
SY13 2DQ
SY13 2EL
SY13 2DY
SY13 2DL
SY13 2DU
SY13 2BZ
SY13 2DT
SY13 2EF
SY13 2DG
SY13 2BX
SY13 2DS
SY13 2DB
SY13 2DA
SY13 2EJ
SY13 2BG
SY13 2DN
SY13 2FB
SY13 2ET
SY13 2DP
SY13 2BF
SY4 5RS
SY13 2EH
SY4 5LS
SY13 2EG
SY13 2BE
SY13 2DF
SY13 2DE
SY13 2EQ
SY13 2BD
SY4 5GE
SY13 2DR
SY4 5JJ
SY4 5RR
SY13 2DW
SY4 5UY
SY4 5UX
SY4 5LF
SY4 5LG
SY13 2AR
SY13 2AJ
SY4 5XA
SY13 2AL
SY13 2AP
SY4 5XB
SY4 5RQ
SY4 5UZ
SY4 5LL
SY4 5XG
SY4 5XD
SY13 2AU
SY13 2AH
SY13 2AS
SY4 5JY
SY4 5RY
SY13 2AT
SY13 2AN
SY4 5RP
SY13 2WJ
SY13 2WP
SY13 2WL
SY13 2WE
SY13 2WG
SY13 2HT
SY13 2AX
SY13 2HU
SY13 2AW
SY13 2DD
SY13 2AY
SY13 2AZ
SY13 2HS
SY13 3LL
SY13 2HX
SY4 5RG
SY4 5XE
SY4 5LH
SY13 2HW
SY13 2HN
SY4 5RH
SY13 2HY
SY13 2HP
SY13 2HJ
SY13 2HR
SY4 5SD
SY4 5RJ
SY13 3LJ
SY13 3LH
SY4 5SB
SY13 2HL
SY13 3JZ
SY13 2HH
SY13 2RB
SY13 3LN
SY13 2HZ
SY4 5LW
SY4 5RL
SY4 5LD
SY13 2RA
SY13 2HQ
SY4 5LQ
SY13 2BA
SY4 5JQ
SY4 5JG
SY4 5LE
SY4 5RW
SY13 2HG
SY4 5LJ
SY4 5JH
SY13 2RD
SY13 2QX
SY4 5RF
SY4 5RX
SY13 3LW
SY13 2JA
SY13 3LQ
SY4 5RN
SY4 5SA
SY4 5HS
SY4 5JU
SY4 5XL
SY13 2RE
SY13 2HE
SY4 5YL
SY4 5XN
SY4 5LB
SY4 5LA
SY4 5QJ
SY4 5RD
SY13 2RF
SY13 2JD
SY4 5YH
SY4 5YG
SY13 2TA
SY13 2JF
SY4 5LY
SY13 2HF
SY13 2QZ
SY4 5LU
SY13 3LR
SY4 5YB
TF9 3LJ
SY13 2BB
SY4 5JZ
SY4 5SF
SY13 2JB
SY4 5LX
TF9 3SD
SY4 5SP
SY4 5HY
SY4 5YT
SY13 2QY
SY4 5HR
SY4 5RB
SY4 5QH
SY4 5QU
SY13 3JY
SY4 5QR
SY4 5HU
SY13 2EX
SY13 3LA
SY4 5YD
SY13 2JE
SY4 5QX
SY4 5DE
SY4 5JN
SY4 5JR
SY4 5LT
SY4 5JB
SY13 2HA
SY4 5JP
SY13 2HD
SY4 5YE
SY4 5DF
SY4 5QQ
SY4 5HZ
SY4 5RA
SY4 5RZ
SY4 5BS
SY4 5BN
TF9 3LL
SY4 5HX
SY4 5TN
SY4 5JA
SY4 5QN
SY4 5BD
SY13 2TB
SY4 5QP
SY4 5BT
SY4 5BE
SY4 5BL
SY4 5BH
SY4 5BP
SY4 5JL
SY4 5BQ
SY4 5JE
SY4 5BG
SY4 5BJ
SY4 5BB
SY4 5QS
SY4 5TL
SY13 2PR
SY4 5EW
SY4 5JD
SY13 2QR
SY4 5GA
SY4 5BU
SY4 5YA
SY4 5EU
SY4 5XJ
SY13 3LT
SY4 5BY
SY13 2QU
SY4 5BW
SY4 5BX
SY4 5BZ
SY13 3LE
SY4 5QG
SY4 5AZ
SY13 2NG
SY4 5BA
SY4 5AG
SY13 3LS
SY4 5AQ
SY13 2JL
TF9 3LH

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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