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

Telford
Redhill
Little Ryton
Dryton
Pentre
Wyken
Linleygreen
Easthope
Upper Astley
Alveley
Hampton Bank
Wykey
Dudleston Heath or Criftins
Middleton Priors
Perthy
Diddlebury
Hodnet
Crowsnest
Peaton
Upper Farmcote
Hopstone
Presthope
Burwarton
Asterton
Buntingsdale Estate
Shoot Hill
Morton
Vernolds Common
Obley
Wem
Plaish
Newtown
Crackleybank
Little Brockton
Meadowley
Billingsley
Lower Down
Broncroft
Smythemoor
Mardu
Snailbeach
Lea Cross
Moreton Corbet
Much Wenlock
Tugford
Clunton
Westbury
Heath
Hungerford
Pound Green
Lower Hordley
Aston Pigott
Nefod
Stanton upon Hine Heath
Sibdon Carwood
Ploxgreen
Ridgwardine
Maesbury
Colemere
Montford
Tilley Green
Ludford
Knolton
Walford Heath
Moston
Habberley
Condover
Buildwas
Wentnor
Rhydycroesau
Eardiston
Rushbury
Nash
Beobridge
Lower Hayton
Black Marsh
Gorsey Bank
Little Bolas
Linley Brook
The Down
Wern
Greete
Bletchley
Totterton
Chavel
Farlow
Old Marton
Betton Strange
Dowles
Aston
Acton Burnell
Selattyn
Cantlop
Gravels
Duxmoor
Felton Butler
Shipley
Leebotwood
Whittytree
Norbury
Ightfield
Linley
Darliston
Woodlane
Maesbrook
Gilberries
Ollerton
Spurtree
Craven Arms
Tilley
Ryebank
Newton
Smethcott
Broome
Broad Lanes
Cross Houses
Weirbrook
Fenn's Bank
Plealey
Brockton
Westonwharf
Calverhall
Stanton Long
Halford
Glazeley
Arscott
Meadowtown
Morville
Spoonley
Llawnt
Kenley
Barnsley
Netherton
Oreton
Mitnell
Rhewl
Plasau
Turleygreen
Ratlinghope
Little Lyth
Monkhopton
Badger
Treverward
Burlington
Burlton
Beckbury
Weston Heath
Twyford
Sansaw Heath
Whitcott Keysett
Lilyhurst
Upton Magna
Tetchill
Frodesley
Edge
Little Worthen
Marchamley
Cross Lane Head
Whitehaven
Clee St Margaret
Haughton
Newstreet Lane
Chapel Lawn
Haston
Lower Dinchope
Allscott
Hughley
Brompton
Gwern y brenin
Minsterley
Brownhills
Walton
Wistanstow
Harton
Sheet
Longford
Lawley
Dallicot
Sheinton
Lynchgate
Fauls
Pont-y-blew
Henbarns
Broughall
Newton on the Hill
Grindleforge
Grinshill
Hinton
Stoke Heath
Walford
Winsley
Coundmoor
Six Ashes
Chesterton
Norton
Hopesgate
Annscroft
Fitz
Cleehill
Hopton
Whitchurch
Cross
Gobowen
Oaks
Commonwood
Boningale
Knockin Heath
Farley
Brandwood
Bomere Heath
Codsall Wood
Basford
Malehurst
Lea
Kingswood
Bushmoor
Beckjay
Hampton
Westley
Quabbs
All Stretton
Grafton
Leigh
Myndtown
Grimpo
Loppington
Aston Rogers
Twitchen
Bucknell
Quatford
Long Common
Wistanswick
Brooklands
Ball
Upper Netchwood
Cleestanton
Sodylt Bank
Hortonlane
Longnor
Brownheath
Milson
Tasley
Porth-y-waen
Broseley
Shrewsbury
Welsh End
Ludstone
Oldington
Upton Cressett
Higford
Oldfield
Brookhampton
Vron Gate
Wall Bank
Heath Hill
New Marton
Hoptonbank
Hopshort
New Invention
Enchmarsh
Hanwood Bank
Stableford
Bourton Westwood
Llynclys
Edstaston
Pant
Cramer Gutter
Wrickton
Wrentnall
Romsley
Lushcott
Calcott
Willey
Leaton Knolls
Coreley
Knowle
Upper Millichope
Rhyn
Pontesbury
Little Common
Dunnsheath
Ruewood
Chipnall
Welshampton
Stretton Heath
Tilstock
Crumpsbrook
Woodseaves
Kinton
Hampton Loade
Burley
Cardeston
Ash Parva
Broombank
Mondaytown
Richards Castle
Longville in the Dale
Minton
Hilton
Pont-Faen
Wilcott
Peplow
Cornbrook
The Waterwheel
Lydbury North
Hilltop
Crickheath
Hungryhatton
Dorrington
Mainstone
Kinlet
Bentlawnt
Abcott
Long Meadowend
Round Oak
Cleedownton
Upper Hayton
Cwm
Ellerton
Wroxeter
Maesbury Marsh
Upper Ludstone
Welsh Frankton
Acton Round
Nesscliffe
Morda
Moretonwood
Bankshead
Reabrook
The Wyke
Middleton Scriven
Draycott
Culmington
Neen Sollars
Wilcott Marsh
Northwood
Wollerton
Shawbank
Whiston Cross
East Wall
Hillend
Lower Faintree
Hints
Snittongate
Cheswardine
Highley
Wagbeach
Tong Norton
Treflach
Little Brampton
Hope
Dudleston
Onneley
Tankerville
Walcot
Shorthill
Roman Bank
Hinstock
Cressage
Weston
Rhoswiel
Vennington
Elson
Alberbury
Ladyoak
Lythbank
Overton
Ellesmere
Palms Hill
Mytton
Lower Frankton
Knowlegate
Shawbury
Gledrid
Caynham
Bourton
Hillside
Lower Beobridge
Llwyn
Lydham
Ludlow
Hartlebury
Turfmoor
Eaton Constantine
Wigwig
Cheney Longville
Bridgnorth
Cockshutt
Middleton
Pentre-clawdd
Halfpenny Green
Purslow
Whatmore
Craig-llwyn
Kempton
Radmoor
Bilmarsh
Merrington
Street Dinas
Rhosygadfa
Lower Hopstone
Abdon
Aston Botterell
Pentreheyling
Steel Heath
Forton
Bayston Hill
Middlehope
Baschurch
Garmston
Great Ness
Church Stretton
Ponthen
Churchbank
Prees Heath
Seifton
Atterley
Buttonbridge
Rosehill
Wollaston
Adderley
Great Lyth
Derrington
Heathton
Hatton
Upper Affcot
Bronygarth
Priest Weston
Mickley
Rindleford
Whittington
Albrighton
Lightwood
Blackmore
Besford Wood
Bishop's Moat
High Heath
Church Pulverbatch
Hadnall
Woundale
Pulley
Kynaston
Uffington
Plowden
Stoney Stretton
Ruyton-XI-Towns
Yorton Heath
English Frankton
Ditton Priors
Longden
Creamore Bank
Tedsmore
Lower Forge
The Coalpits and Lower Longwood
Church Preen
Marchamley Wood
Quatt
Atcham
Upper Forge
Pitchford
Morville Heath
Breaden Heath
Child's Ercall
Ridgway
Appletree
Old Shorthill
Felhampton
Stokesay
Bishop's Castle
Westhope
Hopton Wafers
Uppington
Burford
Betton Abbots
Harmer Hill
Whitcot
Preston Gubbals
Grindley Brook
Anchor
Little Stretton
Aston Munslow
Ashford Bowdler
Rushton
Sidbury
Stanley Green
Whitton
Uckington
Lowe
Shotatton
Melverley Green
Oldbury
Hamperley
Upper Battlefield
Betchcott
Stowe
Etsell
Crickmery
Prescott
Croesau Bach
Old Woods
Stretton Westwood
Worthen
Newcastle
Prees Green
Catherton
Little Wytheford
Soudley
Rockgreen
Great Wytheford
Burcote
Shipton
Bradney
Ashford Carbonell
Colebatch
Doddington
Cruckmeole
Bromley
Petton
Lyneal
Upper Cound
Hindford
Cleobury Mortimer
Stapleton
Farmcote
Donnington
Coed y Go
Upper Aston
Hope Bowdler
Rowley
Hook-a-gate
Hardwick
Cruckton
Hordley
Glynmorlas
Upper Longwood
Harnage
Mose
Berrington
Lower Hopton
Broadoak
Pontesford
Shelve
Iron Mills
Dovaston
Park Hall
Hollyhurst
Bromdon
Lower Chorley
Noneley
Grindle
Yorton
Sutton Maddock
Bridges
Nordley
Nantmawr
Birtley
Woolstaston
Boraston
Hollinwood
Booley
Wolverley
Bearstone
Alderton
Preston Brockhurst
Waterloo
Sascott
Weston Lullingfields
Asterley
Bagley
Stottesdon
Lem Hill
Onibury
Pentre Hodre
Great Ryton
Marshbrook
Stoke on Tern
Silvington
Stitt
Yeaton
Rudge Heath
Cardington
Tenbury Wells
Corfton
Betton
Homer
Benthall
Edgebolton
Exfords Green
Wattlesborough Heath
Mill Green
Chirbury
Littlegain
Churchtown
Eaton upon Tern
Woofferton
West Felton
Lee
Bings Heath
Cockshutford
Boreton
Harley
Shelderton
Woolston
Whettleton
Pentre-cefn
Argoed
Knowbury
Forton Heath
Heathcote
Loughton
Goldstone
Muckley
Lower Allscott
Leamoor Common
Ryton
Newbridge
Prees
Wall under Heywood
The Lye
Astley Abbotts
Leaton
Upper College
Astley
Pant-glas
Clunbury
Aldon
Barkers Green
Hengoed
Horsebridge
Old Woodhouses
Stanley
Strefford
Catteralslane
Knowlesands
Ruckley
Lee Brockhurst
Ticklerton
Callaughton
Knockin
Alcaston
Coppicegate
St Martin's
Myddlewood
Upper Dinchope
Causewaywood
Edgerley
Catstree
Rednal
Chirk Bank
Osbaston
Crosslanes
Whixall
Lostford
Shakeford
Alkington
Little Plealey
Emstrey
Westoncommon
Cleeton St Mary
Edgton
Batchcott
Broadstone
Chelmarsh
Sutton
Nox
Ashfields
Shrawardine
Stanmore
Halfway House
Craignant
Wetmore
Choulton
Lower Ledwyche
Cleobury North
Hopesay
Newnes
Chadwell
Folley
Pennerley
Howle
Nant y Caws
More
Muckleton
Quina Brook
Sheriffhales
Queen's Head
Walkmill
Longden Common
Somerwood
Little Ness
Weston Rhyn
Ash Magna
Prees Wood
Brandhill
Stapeley
Neenton
Daywall
Sleap
Market Drayton
Bache
Snitton
Shifnal
High Hatton
Charlton Hill
Wigmarsh
Wotherton
Berwick Wharf
Bicton
Pulverbatch
Hemford
Stockton
Wallhill
Chatford
Aston on Clun
Hopton Castle
Ackleton
Farden
Paddolgreen
Roughton
Stoke St Milborough
Hampton Beech
Kemberton
Rowe
Bitterley
Picklescott
Hoptonheath
Tref-y-Clawdd and Knighton
Wyke
Claverley
Acton
Shirlett
Norton in Hales
Ford Heath
Wooton
Munslow
Comley
Gretton
Buttonoak
Pipe Gate
Henley
Gravelsbank
Clun
Clive
Prees Higher Heath
Babbinswood
Ireland's Cross
Llanymynech
Edgeley
Barrow
Broughton
Bouldon
Horderley
Stanton Lacy
Marton
Rorrington
Clungunford
Eardington
Fenn Green
Duddlewick
Withington
Oswestry and Croesowallt
Worfield
Chetton
Cound
Swancote
Birdsgreen
Kingslow
Neen Savage
Hayton's Bent
Coedway
Brunslow
Crossgreen
Kenstone
Trefonen
Whittingslow
Tong
Posenhall
Preston Montford
Tuckhill
Leighton
Beambridge
Eaton
Aston Eyre
Burwood
Pentirvin
Rowton
Stiperstones
Binweston
Stanwardine in the Wood
Coundarbour
Woodside
Elbridge
Milford
Cefn Einion
Holdgate
Shackerley
Bromlow
Moreton Say
Marche
Montford Bridge
Melverley
Besford
Stanwardine in the Fields
Woore
Acton Reynald
Heathbrook
Eaton Mascott
Preston
Colemore Green
Eyton
Heathlane
Horton
Ford
Ternhill
Yockleton
Wootton
Ragdon
Hopton Cangeford
Broomfields
Underton
Lower Netchwood
Acton Scott
Cotonwood
Little Mosterley
Sandford
Bedstone
Longslow
Ensdon
Llanyblodwel
Balmer Heath
Rockhill
Cwm Head
Hanwood
Chelmick
Tilsop
Hope Bagot
Kinnerley
Danesford

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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