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

ST19 9DQ
ST19 9DG
ST19 9HR
ST19 9HP
ST19 9HD
ST19 9HJ
ST19 9HX
ST19 9DD
ST19 9HB
ST19 9HE
ST19 9DB
ST19 9HW
ST19 9HY
ST19 9HL
ST19 9EU
ST19 9HZ
ST19 9HU
ST19 9HS
ST19 5PZ
ST19 9HQ
ST19 9JD
ST19 9HN
ST19 9HH
ST19 9JQ
ST19 9JA
ST19 9EX
ST19 9EZ
ST19 9JB
ST19 9JF
ST19 9EY
ST19 9HT
ST19 9JG
ST19 9EL
ST19 9HA
ST19 9JE
ST19 9DE
ST19 9EH
ST19 9EQ
ST19 9BZ
ST19 9EJ
ST19 9ET
ST19 9GA
ST19 9DA
ST19 5QA
ST19 9ES
ST19 9DZ
ST19 9DY
ST19 9LS
ST19 9BY
ST19 9EN
ST19 5QS
ST19 9EA
ST19 9EP
ST19 9DF
ST19 9BP
ST19 9FA
ST19 9DX
ST19 9RH
ST19 9WJ
ST19 9BU
ST19 9BS
ST19 9BN
ST19 9BL
ST19 9ED
ST19 9EB
ST19 9LR
ST19 9BT
ST19 9EE
ST19 9DT
WV9 5BN
ST19 9BB
ST19 9BX
ST19 9DS
ST19 9DP
ST19 9DW
ST19 9RE
ST19 9EG
ST19 9EF
ST19 9BA
WV10 7BN
ST19 9DU
ST19 9BD
ST19 9LT
WV9 5AN
ST19 9BE
WV9 5AW
ST19 5PL
WV9 5BS
ST19 9LU
WV9 5BL
ST19 9DL
WV9 5DT
WV9 5ED
WV9 5DX
ST19 9LW
WV9 5AL
WV10 7BU
WV9 5DY
WV9 5BP
WV9 5DU
WV9 5AJ
WV9 5DS
WV9 5AG
WV9 5DP
ST19 9BG
WV9 5DW
WV9 5EF
WV10 7GW
WV10 7DA
WV9 5EG
WV10 7EB
WV10 7EA
WV9 5AQ
WV10 7BT
ST19 9LP
WV9 5AD
WV9 5DR
WV9 5AH
WV10 7BP
WV10 7BX
WV9 5DL
WV9 5AB
WV9 5AE
WV9 5EP
WV10 7BW
WV10 7ED
WV9 5EQ
ST19 9DJ
WV9 5JW
WV9 5EH
WV9 5AA
WV9 5BJ
WV9 5DN
ST19 9LH
WV10 7DB
WV10 7DZ
WV10 7PH
ST19 9LD
ST19 5PN
WV9 5EL
WV9 5EJ
WV9 5DJ
WV9 5AF
WV10 7DG
ST19 9LL
WV10 7DF
WV9 5ER
ST19 5QB
WV9 5BW
WV9 5EA
WV9 5EN
ST19 9BQ
WV9 5JE
WV9 5EE
WV10 7DE
WV9 5DH
WV9 5JF
ST19 5QR
WV9 5BX
WV9 5BT
WV9 5BY
WV10 7DH
WV9 5BU
WV9 5BZ
ST19 9LN
ST19 9DH
WV9 5AZ
WV9 5AS
ST19 5PP
WV9 5DG
WV10 7DY
WV10 7BY
WV9 5AR
WV9 5AU
WV9 5AX
WV9 5DA
ST19 5PY
WV9 5DQ
WV9 5DE
WV9 5BH
WV9 5EB
WV9 5DF
WV9 5DZ
WV9 5BQ
WV9 5AY
WV9 5DD
ST19 5PR
WV10 7PG
WV10 7PF
WV9 5JZ
WV9 5HY
ST19 9LX
WV9 5DB
WV10 7PZ
WV10 7DJ
WV9 5HX
WV9 5BG
ST19 9LJ
WV10 7PE
ST19 9LY
ST19 9LG
WV10 7PW
WV10 7PD
ST19 5PX
ST19 5PS
WV10 7PA
WV10 7PT
WV10 7PQ
WV10 7DL
WV10 7PJ
ST19 9LF
ST19 9LQ
WV9 5BA
WV10 7PL
WV10 7PB
ST19 9QX
ST19 9LE
ST19 5PJ
WV8 1RD
WV10 7PP
WV10 7ND
ST19 5PU
WV10 7NZ
WV10 7PN
WV9 5BE
WV10 7EN
WV10 7EQ
WV10 7EP
WV10 7RA
WV10 7DU
ST19 5PH
WV9 5BF
WV10 7DN
ST19 5QD
WV10 7HE
WV8 1RB
ST19 9QY
ST19 9BF
ST19 9DN
WV8 1RE
WV9 5YZ
WV9 5YE
WV9 5EY
WV9 5YJ
WV9 5YL
WV9 5YA
WV9 5BB
WV10 7PR
ST19 9QG
WV10 7NS
ST19 9BH
WV10 7PY
WV10 7HF
WV10 7DT
WV10 7EU
WV10 7FF
WV10 7DW
WV10 7DX
WV10 7NR
ST19 5PB
WV10 7NT
WV10 7QD
ST19 5PG
ST19 5PQ
WV8 1RA
WV10 7DD
ST19 5PT
WV10 7HD
WV10 7HG
WV10 7DS
WV10 7BR
WV10 7NE
ST19 9QQ
WV10 7DP
WV10 7HH
WV10 7HB
WV10 7NP
WV10 7PX
WV10 7HA
WS11 1SA
WV10 7PU
WV10 7FA
WV10 7EW
WV10 7NQ
WV10 7PS
WV10 7EY
WV9 5BD
WV10 7EZ
ST19 5QG
WS11 1RZ
ST19 9JT
ST19 5PA
ST19 9JP
WV9 5AT
WV10 7DR
WV8 1QQ
WV9 5GA
ST19 9ND
ST19 9JN
ST19 9JH
ST19 9BJ
ST19 5NT
ST19 5QE
ST19 9JR
ST19 5LF
ST19 9JU
WV10 7ER
ST19 9JS
ST19 9JZ
WV10 7LP
WV10 7JZ
WV9 5ET
ST19 9JX
WV10 7JD
WV10 7ET
WV10 7YQ
WV10 7EL
WV10 6TA
ST19 9JY
WV10 7EX
ST19 5NX
ST19 9QD
WV10 6TD
WS11 1RY
ST19 5LT
WV10 7NU
WV10 6TB
WV10 6UH
ST19 5LS
WV10 7NW
WV10 7YU
WV10 7YP
WV10 7YT
WV10 7YS
WV10 7NG
WV9 5ES

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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