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

ST9 9NA
ST9 9LZ
ST9 9NB
ST9 9LD
ST13 7LA
ST9 9LY
ST13 7LB
ST9 9LF
ST9 9LE
ST9 9JS
ST13 7JZ
ST9 9RB
ST9 9LX
ST9 9JD
ST9 9LU
ST9 9JR
ST9 9LP
ST9 0BX
ST9 9LB
ST9 0BS
ST9 9LS
ST9 9LT
ST9 9JF
ST9 9LN
ST9 9LW
ST9 9JP
ST13 7JX
ST9 9JW
ST9 9LQ
ST13 7JY
ST9 0BU
ST9 9JY
ST9 9JT
ST13 7LD
ST9 0BT
ST9 9JB
ST9 9LL
ST9 9LA
ST9 9JL
ST9 9JX
ST9 9DU
ST9 9JU
ST9 9LH
ST9 9LR
ST13 7DF
ST13 7JU
ST9 9DS
ST9 9JZ
ST9 9DJ
ST9 9DT
ST9 9RN
ST9 9AY
ST9 9DP
ST9 9JQ
ST9 9QZ
ST9 9JN
ST9 9DN
ST9 9EU
ST9 9DZ
ST13 7LE
ST9 9JG
ST9 9DH
ST9 9EW
ST9 9NE
ST9 9JA
ST9 9EP
ST9 9NJ
ST13 7DG
ST9 9LJ
ST9 9EJ
ST9 9DR
ST9 9DX
ST9 9EF
ST9 9ET
ST9 9EN
ST9 9EA
ST9 9NH
ST9 9EL
ST9 9BG
ST9 9EB
ST9 9EQ
ST2 7NF
ST9 9EG
ST9 9EE
ST9 9DY
ST9 0BW
ST9 9BD
ST9 9JE
ST9 9EH
ST9 9RW
ST9 9WA
ST9 9WH
ST9 9WS
ST9 9WY
ST9 9WZ
ST9 9WT
ST9 9WJ
ST9 9WN
ST9 9WD
ST9 9NF
ST9 9AT
ST9 9WG
ST9 9PY
ST9 9WF
ST9 9BB
ST9 9NL
ST9 9BQ
ST9 9ED
ST9 9DQ
ST9 9BU
ST13 7JT
ST2 7NG
ST2 7PR
ST9 9BY
ST9 9DB
ST9 9BE
ST9 9NN
ST9 9HQ
ST9 9DL
ST9 9BH
ST13 7BL
ST13 7DE
ST9 9BJ
ST2 7NE
ST9 9NP
ST9 9BZ
ST13 7BH
ST9 0ND
ST9 9JH
ST9 9BX
ST13 7BW
ST9 9BT
ST9 9DA
ST9 9PW
ST9 9PT
ST13 7DD
ST9 9PN
ST9 9HH
ST9 9HJ
ST2 7NA
ST9 9PR
ST9 9HG
ST13 7BP
ST9 9PP
ST13 7DB
ST13 7DQ
ST9 9PL
ST9 9HF
ST9 9PS
ST2 7LZ
ST13 7DH
ST9 9NW
ST9 9NT
ST13 7BS
ST13 7BX
ST9 9NG
ST9 9HT
ST2 7NB
ST9 0BP
ST9 9PJ
ST9 0BN
ST2 7LU
ST9 9BL
ST2 7LY
ST9 9BA
ST13 7BY
ST13 7DJ
ST13 7BQ
ST9 9HE
ST9 9NQ
ST9 9HL
ST2 8NA
ST9 9HY
ST13 7JN
ST9 9HX
ST9 9HA
ST9 9BF
ST13 7JH
ST9 9HU
ST13 7BZ
ST2 7LA
ST9 9NY
ST9 9BS
ST2 7NQ
ST9 9HN
ST2 7PB
ST13 7JL
ST13 7HS
ST9 9RF
ST9 9RG
ST9 9RL
ST9 9NZ
ST9 9AZ
ST2 7LX
ST9 9HD
ST9 9HR
ST9 9HB
ST9 9EZ
ST13 7JP
ST9 9PH
ST2 7ND
ST9 9EX
ST9 9PX
ST13 7JJ
ST9 9HZ
ST13 7JW
ST13 7JS
ST13 7DA
ST13 7JR
ST9 9DD
ST9 9PU
ST2 7LT
ST9 9QQ
ST13 7JQ
ST9 9HW
ST9 9BN
ST9 9EY
ST9 9HP
ST2 7LP
ST2 7LE
ST13 7HT
ST9 9HS
ST2 7LD
ST13 7JG
ST9 9PQ
ST9 9BP
ST9 9NX
ST13 7BD
ST9 9PA
ST9 9AA
ST9 9PF
ST9 9BW
ST13 7BT
ST2 7LB
ST2 7LS
ST9 9NS
ST2 7LW
ST9 9PE
ST9 9QG
ST9 9QJ
ST2 7LR
ST9 0NB
ST2 7NH
ST13 7LF
ST2 7LF
ST13 7HP
ST9 9NR
ST13 7BB
ST13 7BU
ST9 0BB
ST9 0BA
ST13 7LG
ST9 9NU
ST9 9PG
ST13 7HR
ST9 0BJ
ST9 9DG
ST13 7HW
ST2 7LG
ST2 7JZ
ST9 9PB
ST2 7LQ
ST13 7JD
ST2 7JX
ST6 8TS
ST2 7HT
ST9 9AR
ST9 0BG
ST9 0LZ
ST13 7JF
ST2 7NR
ST2 7LJ
ST2 7NY
ST9 9QH
ST9 9QL
ST9 9RE
ST13 7JE
ST13 7BE
ST9 9QA
ST9 0BQ
ST2 7PA
ST13 7JA
ST2 7NN
ST13 7LJ
ST13 7HN
ST2 7JT
ST2 7LN
ST2 7LH
ST9 9AB
ST2 7JY
ST9 0BH
ST13 7HU
ST13 7JB
ST2 7LL
ST9 9QB
ST2 7NP
ST2 7NW
ST9 9DE
ST9 9LG
ST9 0BL
ST2 7JS
ST13 7HX
ST2 7HE
ST2 7JW
ST9 0AL
ST2 7JU
ST13 7HZ
ST2 7JP
ST9 0AP
ST9 9PD
ST9 0AU
ST9 0AW
ST2 7NL
ST2 7HH
ST13 7HL
ST2 7JR
ST2 7AN
ST2 7HD
ST2 7AR
ST9 9AP
ST13 7HY
ST2 7HF
ST2 7AS
ST9 9AX
ST2 7HG
ST2 7JN
ST13 7NP
ST2 7BF
ST6 8SN
ST9 9QN
ST9 0BD
ST2 7HJ
ST2 7BA
ST2 7AU
ST2 7PH
ST2 7NZ
ST2 7BB
ST2 7HB
ST13 7NR
ST2 7HN
ST2 7AT
ST13 7NW
ST2 7AW
ST9 9QE
ST2 7PG
ST2 7HQ
ST2 7BJ
ST13 7HH
ST2 7HW
ST6 8TR
ST2 7BG
ST2 7AZ
ST2 7AP
ST9 9QD
ST2 7BD
ST2 7AX
ST9 0NA
ST2 7JL
ST9 0AT
ST9 0EL
ST9 0HA
ST2 7HR
ST2 7AY
ST2 7HL
ST2 7BE
ST13 7BF
ST9 0AX
ST2 7BQ
ST6 8TT
ST13 7HF
ST9 0AR
ST2 7BH
ST13 7ED
ST2 7QW
ST9 0HJ
ST2 7PL
ST9 0JB
ST9 0HD
ST9 0JD
ST2 7QH
ST13 7HD
ST9 0EN
ST9 0EJ
ST9 0JG
ST2 7HU
ST2 7HA
ST9 0EG
ST2 7AL
ST9 0PN
ST13 7BJ
ST2 7PD
ST9 0HQ
ST9 0HH
ST2 7HX
ST6 8TP
ST9 0EQ
ST13 7HJ
ST9 9DF
ST9 0EZ
ST13 7HB
ST9 0JE
ST9 9RD
ST9 0EH
ST6 8SF
ST9 0EW
ST9 0EB
ST6 8SG
ST9 0HT
ST2 7QX
ST9 0AA
ST9 0ER
ST2 7HP
ST2 7QY
ST6 8SE
ST13 7EQ
ST2 7EY
ST9 0EY
ST9 0EF
ST9 0JF
ST9 0HL
ST9 0LU
ST9 0PP
ST9 0BY
ST9 0LY
ST9 0JW
ST9 0BF
ST9 0HF
ST2 7AH
ST2 7QU
ST9 0HR
ST9 0LX
ST2 7JH
ST2 7JD
ST13 7HQ
ST9 0HS
ST9 0LS
ST6 8SW
ST6 8PZ
ST2 7JJ
ST2 7PU
ST13 7HE
ST9 0HE
ST9 0EA
ST6 8QQ
ST2 7EZ
ST13 7LL
ST2 7QT
ST13 7NS
ST9 0EP
ST2 7AJ
ST13 7DW
ST2 7DL
ST2 8LY
ST2 7HS
ST9 0EE
ST6 8QG
ST6 8SL
ST9 0JA
ST9 0EU
ST2 7QB
ST9 9QF
ST9 0ET
ST2 7AQ
ST2 7BY
ST2 7JF
ST13 7HG
ST6 8QF
ST6 8SA
ST9 0ED
ST6 8XR
ST9 0ES
ST2 7JG
ST13 7EJ
ST9 0LT
ST9 0DS
ST6 8SB
ST9 0LA
ST9 0LW
ST6 8SH
ST6 8QE
ST9 0EX
ST2 7AE
ST2 7JA
ST9 0HN
ST2 7DA
ST2 7PY
ST2 7JQ
ST2 7AF
ST9 0DZ
ST2 7BX
ST9 0DY
ST2 7AG
ST6 8QH
ST13 7EF
ST2 7BL
ST13 7BG
ST6 8SJ
ST13 7EL
ST9 0HP
ST2 7QD
ST2 7QE
ST9 0HU
ST2 7JE
ST6 8QD
ST2 7QL
ST2 7BP
ST2 7HZ
ST6 8RY
ST9 0BZ
ST2 7BN
ST2 7BW
ST9 0DT
ST2 7PF
ST6 8SQ
ST13 7FA
ST2 7JB
ST9 0HW
ST9 0DR
ST2 7BU
ST9 0AY
ST6 8SD
ST2 7NU
ST2 7PT
ST6 8RZ
ST9 0LB
ST9 0LJ
ST13 7FG
ST2 7BS
ST9 0AQ
ST13 7EH
ST2 7BT
ST9 0DW
ST6 8QB
ST2 7HY
ST6 8QJ
ST9 0LR
ST6 8RX
ST2 7NX
ST2 7DH
ST9 0LN
ST9 0HB
ST9 0DP
ST2 7EW
ST6 8QA
ST9 0LF
ST2 8DN
ST2 7DB
ST2 7DJ
ST13 7DN
ST2 7QJ
ST13 7EE
ST6 8TW
ST2 7QN
ST9 0LL
ST9 0AN
ST9 9QT
ST9 0AB
ST6 8RJ
ST2 7AB
ST2 7BZ
ST9 0LP
ST2 8EJ
ST9 0AH
ST13 7EW
ST13 7EN
ST2 7PZ
ST13 7FB
ST13 7FF
ST2 8DW
ST9 0DU
ST9 0HZ
ST2 7NT
ST9 0NE
ST9 0JP
ST2 7DQ
ST13 7EB
ST13 7FD
ST9 0JN
ST9 0LD
ST6 8RU
ST2 7PN
ST2 8EH
ST6 8RQ
ST13 7NT
ST2 7DD
ST9 0HY
ST9 0NF
ST9 0JX
ST9 0AS
ST2 7AD
ST2 8LZ
ST2 7DN
ST2 8DZ
ST6 8PW
ST6 8RT
ST2 8DL
ST9 0HX
ST6 8QN
ST2 8EB
ST2 7DG
ST13 7FE
ST13 7AL
ST9 9AD
ST6 8PR
ST2 7PJ
ST9 0WU
ST9 0PW
ST2 7DE
ST9 0LH
ST2 8DH
ST2 7DF
ST2 8DJ
ST13 7EA
ST6 8QL
ST2 8EA
ST13 7EG
ST9 0LE
ST2 8EE
ST2 7DP
ST6 8RR
ST9 0JU
ST2 8DR
ST2 8ND
ST13 7RS
ST2 9QN
ST9 0JZ
ST9 0DH
ST2 8EQ
ST6 8PN
ST9 9RA
ST9 9QW
ST9 0JR
ST6 8QU
ST2 7DW
ST9 9AG
ST6 8QR
ST2 8DP
ST6 8QT
ST2 7AA
ST9 0JH
ST6 8PJ
ST2 8DY
ST6 8TN
ST2 7DR
ST9 0JY
ST9 9QS
ST9 9AE
ST2 8DS
ST2 8EL
ST2 8EW
ST6 8PL
ST6 8RH
ST9 0NH
ST2 8EG
ST9 0NJ
ST13 7AJ
ST9 0JQ
ST9 0JJ
ST2 8EF
ST9 0JL
ST6 8QS
ST9 0LQ
ST2 9QG
ST2 8DT
ST2 8EP
ST9 0LG
ST2 8EY
ST6 8PF
ST2 8EX
ST6 8QW
ST9 0NG
ST9 0DB
ST2 9QJ
ST9 0NL
ST2 9QH
ST9 0JT
ST9 0DX
ST6 8RN
ST2 9QL
ST2 8DQ
ST2 7DX
ST2 8EN
ST9 0NQ
ST9 0FA
ST9 9QR
ST6 8QP
ST2 9QQ
ST2 7QG
ST2 8HQ
ST2 8EU
ST9 9QU
ST2 7EX
ST2 7DY
ST13 7AH
ST2 8HE
ST2 8DG
ST13 7LQ
ST2 8EZ
ST6 8PP
ST2 7ET
ST2 8HA
ST6 8TU
ST2 8DF
ST2 8ER
ST2 8ES
ST6 8PE
ST2 7DZ
ST2 7DS
ST2 8HG
ST2 7EU
ST2 8HB
ST6 8QX
ST2 7DT
ST2 8NF
ST6 8PH
ST2 7QF
ST6 8PD
ST2 7NS
ST2 7DU
ST2 8HD
ST2 9EG
ST2 8DU
ST6 8RL
ST2 8ET
ST6 8PQ
ST6 8HP
ST2 8HF
ST2 7EA
ST6 8QY
ST9 0JS
ST6 8PA
ST2 9EF
ST2 8JR
ST2 8JA
ST2 8JS
ST2 8JP
ST2 7EJ
ST6 8PG
ST9 0DQ
ST6 8HR
ST6 8QZ
ST2 8LQ
ST6 8HL
ST2 9QD
ST6 8HJ
ST2 8LH
ST2 7EL
ST13 7DZ
ST2 8JG
ST2 8HZ
ST2 8JB
ST2 7EE
ST2 9EE
ST9 0PD
ST2 8LG
ST6 8HS
ST6 8PB
ST2 7PP
ST13 7EP
ST6 8TL
ST2 7EH
ST6 8RW
ST2 8JW
ST2 8NW
ST6 8HW
ST2 8DX
ST6 8SZ
ST2 8JQ
ST9 0PE
ST9 0PB
ST6 8TA
ST2 8JN
ST2 7PQ
ST2 7EN
ST2 8HY
ST13 7AQ
ST2 8LF
ST2 7PX
ST6 8RA
ST2 8DA
ST2 8FD
ST2 8ED
ST9 0PQ
ST9 0PF
ST9 0PA
ST2 8HN
ST9 0DJ
ST6 8NP
ST2 8NG
ST2 8JH
ST2 8DB
ST6 8RE
ST9 0PG
ST6 8NW
ST2 8LL
ST2 8DE
ST13 7DY
ST6 8RB
ST2 9EB
ST9 0AD
ST2 8JL
ST2 8LE
ST2 8LJ
ST2 8HW
ST2 8LN
ST6 8RF
ST2 8PG
ST6 8TX
ST2 7ES
ST13 7AG
ST2 9DX
ST2 8JJ
ST2 8NQ
ST2 7EB
ST6 8NN
ST6 8RD
ST2 8JD
ST9 0PH
ST2 8NS
ST2 8PJ
ST2 8HL
ST2 8LW
ST9 0DD
ST6 8NF
ST2 7EP
ST6 8XH
ST13 7BA
ST6 8NE
ST2 8BZ
ST2 9ED
ST2 8NH
ST2 8DD
ST2 7EQ
ST2 7EG
ST2 8NL
ST9 0PJ
ST2 8HP
ST6 8TH
ST2 8JE
ST6 8ND
ST6 8NG
ST2 9DZ
ST6 8TD
ST2 7ER
ST13 7AY
ST2 8JF
ST13 7AT
ST2 8NJ
ST2 8HU
ST9 0PL
ST6 8XQ
ST2 8BY
ST9 9AQ
ST2 8HR
ST2 7ED
ST6 8TZ
ST6 8RG
ST2 7PS
ST2 7PE
ST6 8NL
ST2 8HX
ST6 8XB
ST2 7EF
ST2 8HS
ST2 8NE
ST2 8NZ
ST2 8HJ
ST13 7DX
ST9 0AE
ST6 8TB
ST2 9DY
ST6 8NQ
ST9 0AZ
ST6 8BZ
ST2 7PW
ST9 0DA
ST2 8NY
ST2 7NJ
ST2 9DS
ST2 8LP
ST6 8XE
ST6 8XP
ST6 8TQ
ST2 9EA
ST2 8AX
ST6 8TE
ST9 9AF
ST13 7DS
ST13 7AW
ST2 9DU
ST6 8XG
ST2 8LD
ST6 8TY
ST2 8BX
ST6 8TJ
ST6 8XD
ST2 8HT
ST2 9DW
ST6 8TG
ST13 7AF
ST6 8XF
ST6 8TF
ST2 8LR
ST2 8BU
ST2 9PY
ST2 8LB
ST2 8NB
ST9 0DE
ST2 8NU
ST6 8NH
ST6 8GG
ST2 8BH
ST6 8UR
ST6 8XN
ST6 8EG
ST6 8LJ
ST6 8LL
ST6 8EQ
ST2 8BJ
ST9 9AW
ST13 7AN
ST6 8GH
ST2 8LA
ST6 8NJ
ST13 7AX
ST2 9DP
ST2 9PZ
ST2 8LS
ST2 8BT
ST2 8AY
ST9 0DL
ST6 8NA
ST6 8GD
ST2 8HH
ST13 7AE
ST6 8DA
ST6 8UB
ST6 8DD
ST2 8JZ
ST6 8BN
ST6 8NB
ST13 7AR
ST2 9EL
ST2 9EJ
ST6 8UA
ST2 8BQ
ST2 8JT
ST6 8DE
ST2 8BW
ST6 8BY
ST2 8LT
ST6 8GB
ST2 8JX
ST13 7AZ
ST6 8DB
ST2 8JU
ST2 8PQ
ST2 9DJ
ST6 8BU
ST1 6JR
ST1 6JY
ST6 8GN
ST6 8GL
ST2 8AZ
ST6 8DS
ST2 8JY
ST2 9DR
ST2 9AP
ST6 8DP
ST1 6LD
ST2 9DL
ST1 6JL
ST2 8BG
ST2 8BL
ST6 8UD
ST13 7AS
ST1 6JH
ST1 6LE
ST6 8DG
ST13 7ER
ST13 7AD
ST6 8BT
ST6 8GA
ST1 6JZ
ST1 6UB
ST9 9AH
ST2 9AE
ST2 8BA
ST6 8GR
ST6 8BX
ST6 8GE
ST2 8BE
ST1 6JN
ST1 6UE
ST6 8DF
ST6 8DQ
ST2 9DN
ST6 8GP
ST1 6LA
ST6 8DR
ST6 8GF
ST2 9AD
ST1 6JT
ST6 8DT
ST9 0DN
ST1 6UA
ST1 6US
ST2 8BS
ST1 6UF
ST13 7AB
ST6 8GT
ST2 9AB
ST1 6JE
ST2 9DT
ST2 8BP
ST2 8BB
ST6 8DW
ST2 8BF
ST1 6LB
ST6 8GU
ST6 8HX
ST1 6JP
ST9 0DG
ST1 6JX
ST1 6UD
ST6 8DH
ST2 8LU
ST1 6JW
ST1 6TQ
ST1 6JG
ST1 6JS
ST2 9EN
ST6 8GJ
ST1 6TT
ST6 8LZ
ST2 9AX
ST2 9AA
ST2 9AT
ST1 6JQ
ST6 8HU
ST13 7AU
ST1 6JD
ST2 8LX
ST2 9AS
ST6 8GW
ST6 8HT
ST6 8FB
ST6 8LY
ST6 8DN
ST1 6LG
ST6 8HZ
ST6 8GQ
ST13 7QQ
ST13 7QH
ST6 8GS
ST6 8ED
ST6 8NS
ST13 7DR
ST1 6SJ
ST2 9AY
ST2 8AU
ST6 8DJ
ST10 2PR
ST6 8JB
ST1 6TJ
ST9 9AN
ST6 8LX
ST2 9EZ

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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