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

SY7 9LP
SY7 9LW
SY7 9LN
SY7 9AS
SY7 9LS
SY7 9LT
SY7 9AR
SY7 9LR
SY8 2BZ
SY7 9LL
SY7 9AW
SY8 2BX
SY7 9LJ
SY8 2DA
SY7 9BN
SY7 9AP
SY7 9DR
SY8 2DF
SY8 2DN
SY7 9BX
SY7 9AT
SY8 2DB
SY8 2DD
SY7 9AZ
SY7 9LU
SY8 2DG
SY8 2DQ
SY8 2BY
SY7 9AU
SY7 9AY
SY7 9BE
SY7 9BY
SY7 9BA
SY8 2DH
SY7 9WG
SY7 9WH
SY7 9AX
SY7 9AN
SY8 2DJ
SY8 2AE
SY8 2AF
SY8 2BU
SY8 2AQ
SY8 2AG
SY7 9AL
SY7 9JJ
SY8 2AZ
SY8 2AH
SY7 9AJ
SY7 9BD
SY7 9BU
SY8 2JY
SY8 2DE
SY8 2AD
SY7 9BG
SY8 2BT
SY8 2BS
SY8 2JS
SY7 9AH
SY7 9DA
SY7 9BB
SY8 2JT
SY7 9BT
SY8 2AY
SY8 2JU
SY8 2DL
SY7 9LG
SY8 2JX
SY8 2JZ
SY8 2JR
SY7 9LQ
SY7 9DB
SY7 9PG
SY7 9PF
SY7 9BS
SY7 9EH
SY7 9NA
SY7 9RS
SY8 2JP
SY8 2AW
SY7 9PE
SY7 9NX
SY7 9PH
SY7 9PQ
SY7 9EJ
SY7 9PA
SY7 9JQ
SY7 9JH
SY7 9LZ
SY7 9NT
SY7 9RU
SY7 9EG
SY7 9BQ
SY7 9EQ
SY7 9NR
SY7 9LF
SY7 9NL
SY7 9NS
SY7 9NJ
SY7 9PD
SY7 9PJ
SY7 9NH
SY7 9NW
SY7 9NY
SY7 9NP
SY7 9QN
SY7 9NF
SY7 9NQ
SY7 9NN
SY7 9RG
SY7 9NG
SY7 9NU
SY7 9QL
SY7 9PW
SY7 9PB
SY7 9PR
SY7 9BW
SY7 9PL
SY7 9NE
SY8 2BB
SY7 9BZ
SY7 9ND
SY7 9PN
SY7 9BL
SY8 2AX
SY7 9PP
SY7 9JG
SY7 9RT
SY7 9WZ
SY9 5WP
SY9 5WZ
SY9 5WY
SY7 9YR
SY7 9ZZ
SY9 5WA
SY7 9WA
SY7 9WE
SY7 9WX
SY7 9WY
SY7 9WJ
SY7 9WB
SY7 9NZ
SY7 8WX
SY7 8WN
SY7 8BP
SY7 8WJ
SY7 8WL
SY7 8WD
SY7 8WG
SY7 8WH
SY7 0WJ
SY7 0XL
SY7 0WE
SY7 0WH
SY7 0WD
SY7 0WB
SY7 9QJ
SY8 2BP
SY7 9PX
SY7 9PY
SY7 9RD
SY7 9QP
SY7 9PT
SY8 2LA
SY7 9RF
SY7 9QW
SY7 9BH
SY7 9PZ
SY7 9QB
SY7 9RB
SY7 9RP
SY7 9QD
SY7 9NB
SY7 9PS
SY7 9QX
SY7 9RR
SY8 2AP
SY7 9LH
SY7 9QY
SY7 9QR
SY7 9QE
SY7 9RL
SY8 2BA
SY7 9QG
SY7 9PU
SY7 9RE
SY7 9QZ
SY8 2AA
SY7 0NZ
SY8 2JW
SY7 9DD
SY8 2AU
SY7 9QF
SY7 9QS
SY7 9QT
SY7 9RA
SY7 9RH
SY7 9QH
SY7 9QU
SY7 9QQ
SY8 2BD
SY7 9DE
SY7 9RJ
SY7 9AE
SY7 9BJ
SY8 2AT
SY7 8BT
SY8 2LB
SY8 2AJ
SY7 9RW
SY7 8BU
SY7 9RN
SY7 8PF
SY7 9LD
SY7 8NT
SY7 9AF
SY7 9RQ
SY7 9BF
SY7 9WF
SY7 8DZ
SY8 2BW
SY8 2AS

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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