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

TF6 6NQ
TF6 6NH
TF6 6NG
SY4 4QG
TF6 5ER
SY4 4QF
TF6 5DY
TF6 5EL
TF6 5EW
TF6 5EN
TF6 5EQ
SY4 4QE
SY4 4QB
SY4 4QD
SY4 4QL
SY4 4PY
SY4 4PZ
SY4 4QA
TF6 5EH
SY4 4QJ
SY4 4PJ
SY4 4QQ
TF6 5EJ
SY4 4PX
SY4 4QH
SY4 4QW
SY4 4QN
SY4 4PU
SY4 4QR
SY4 4QS
SY4 4QP
TF6 5EU
TF6 5ES
TF6 5ET
SY4 4QZ
TF6 6NB
SY4 4QY
SY4 4PT
TF6 6ND
SY4 4PS
SY4 4QX
SY4 4RA
TF6 6NF
SY4 4RB
SY4 4RS
TF6 5EG
SY4 4QT
TF6 5EE
TF6 5EB
TF6 6NE
TF6 5ED
TF6 5EY
TF6 5HS
TF6 5EP
TF6 6NA
SY4 4UR
SY4 4PR
SY4 4RD
TF6 5EF
TF6 5EX
TF6 5HF
SY4 4RE
SY4 4QU
SY4 4UB
SY4 4RG
TF6 5HG
TF6 5HD
TF6 5HA
TF6 5HQ
TF6 5HE
TF6 5HB
SY4 4RF
TF6 5ZA
TF6 5EZ
TF6 5DL
TF6 5DG
TF6 5DN
TF6 5EA
TF6 6LH
SY4 4UE
SY4 4RJ
TF6 5HH
SY4 4UP
TF6 6BG
SY4 4UG
TF6 5DE
TF6 5DQ
TF6 5DF
TF6 5DZ
TF6 5DJ
SY4 4UA
SY4 4US
SY4 4UD
TF6 5AD
SY4 4PP
TF6 5DW
TF6 5HW
TF6 5HN
TF6 5HJ
TF6 5DA
TF6 5DH
TF6 5DB
TF6 5HP
TF6 6LQ
TF6 5DD
SY4 4UL
TF6 6LU
TF6 5HL
SY4 4UQ
TF6 6LJ
TF6 6LG
SY4 4RQ
TF6 5AE
TF6 6LT
SY4 4TT
TF6 6LF
SY4 4TX
SY4 4TY
SY4 4TZ
SY4 4TS
TF6 6LE
TF5 0DA
TF6 6LP
TF5 0DN
TF6 6LL
TF6 6BQ
TF5 0AP
TF6 6BL
TF5 0BS
SY4 4UN
TF5 0DL
SY4 4UF
TF5 0AR
SY4 4PN
TF6 6LR
TF5 0DT
TF6 6BH
TF5 0AN
TF6 6BJ
TF6 6LS
TF5 0EA
TF5 0DP
TF5 0DG
SY4 4TU
TF5 0AW
TF5 0DZ
TF6 5AQ
TF5 0AS
TF5 0AU
TF6 6LX
TF5 0AY
TF5 0AG
TF5 0AX
SY4 4UH
TF5 0BG
TF5 0AL
SY4 4PW
TF5 0AQ
TF5 0BT
TF5 0AZ
TF5 0AT
TF5 0AF
TF5 0BW
TF5 0BD
TF6 6LY
TF5 0BX
TF5 0DB
TF5 0AE
TF5 0AH
SY4 4RL
TF5 0BA
TF5 0BU
TF5 0BL
TF5 0BB
TF5 0AJ
TF6 6EN
TF6 6LN
TF5 0BN
TF6 6LZ
TF5 0BE
TF5 0BQ
TF6 6BE
TF5 0DR
TF5 0ED
TF5 0BH
TF5 0EB
TF5 0BP
TF5 0DS
TF5 0BZ
TF5 0AD
TF6 6BP
SY5 6PX
TF5 0DD
TF6 6BS
TF5 0PG
TF6 6BN
TF5 0NX
TF5 0PE
TF5 0PB
TF6 6AF
TF6 5HR
TF5 0PA
TF5 0PQ
TF6 6BB
TF5 0DH
TF5 0DY
TF5 0PF
TF5 0DX
TF5 0NZ
TF5 0PD
TF5 0NY
TF6 6BD
TF6 6BA
TF5 0NT
TF5 0AB
TF6 6AG
TF5 0DJ
TF6 6AQ
TF5 0NS
TF5 0DU
TF5 0NU
TF6 6AY
TF6 6AZ
TF6 5AA
TF5 0PH
TF6 6AE
TF5 0DW
SY4 4RN
TF5 0BJ
TF6 6AA
TF6 6AJ
TF6 6AU
TF6 6AD
TF6 6AH
TF6 6AX
TF5 0DE
TF6 6HP
TF6 6BZ
TF5 0NN
TF5 0WN
TF5 0WS
TF5 0PJ
TF6 6BX
TF5 0PN
TF6 6AB
TF5 0DF
TF6 6AL
TF5 0NJ
TF6 6BY
TF6 6HE
TF5 0NP
TF5 0PS
TF1 3PX
TF5 0AA
TF5 0PL
TF5 0NW
TF5 0NL
TF6 5DR
TF6 6HW
TF6 5WD
TF6 5AF
SY4 4PL
TF5 0PR
TF5 0PP
TF1 3QS
SY4 4GA
TF6 6BT
TF5 0BY
TF6 6LW
TF1 3QG
TF5 0NH
TF1 3JE
TF1 3NH
TF1 3QD
TF5 0LU
SY4 4UJ
TF1 3PB
TF5 0LY
TF5 0NG
TF5 0NQ
TF1 3QE
TF1 3NW
TF5 0LS
SY5 6PJ
TF6 5DP
TF5 0LR
TF5 0LX
TF6 6JD
TF1 3NT
TF1 3NJ
TF1 3QB

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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