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 Worcestershire

WR8 9JF
WR5 3PA
WR8 9DL
WR5 3PF
WR8 9JE
WR5 3PE
WR5 3NZ
WR13 6PD
WR5 3PB
WR5 3PG
WR13 6PE
WR8 0AD
WR8 0AE
WR5 3NY
WR8 9JD
WR8 9DN
WR5 3NQ
WR5 3NH
WR8 0AG
WR8 9JJ
WR8 9JB
WR8 0AQ
WR13 6PA
WR8 9HP
WR5 3PZ
WR8 9JA
WR5 3PD
WR8 0AB
WR5 3NG
WR2 4TH
WR8 9JH
WR5 3SE
WR5 3SB
WR5 3SD
WR5 3SA
WR8 9JQ
WR5 3NE
WR13 6PB
WR8 9JN
WR5 3NL
WR5 3NF
WR5 3NN
WR5 3NJ
WR5 3NW
WR5 3PY
WR5 3ND
WR5 3PU
WR5 3NB
WR5 3QA
WR5 3PT
WR5 3PX
WR5 3NP
WR5 3QP
WR5 3PN
WR5 3NA
WR13 6NZ
WR5 3PP
WR8 9JW
WR5 3JD
WR5 3JB
WR5 3JA
WR5 3PS
WR8 9JP
WR5 3NS
WR5 3NR
WR5 3JE
WR5 3PW
WR8 9JS
WR5 3PR
WR8 0AJ
WR5 3JH
WR5 3JF
WR5 3JQ
WR5 3NT
WR13 6PQ
WR5 3NX
WR2 4TJ
WR5 3LP
WR5 3JX
WR5 3JJ
WR5 3NU
WR13 6NY
WR5 3JG
WR5 3JL
WR8 0AA
WR8 9DS
WR8 0AH
WR5 3JT
WR8 9EF
WR5 3JN
WR5 3QX
WR5 3QW
WR5 3JS
WR5 3JU
WR5 3FL
WR5 3JR
WR5 3QE
WR2 4TQ
WR8 9EE
WR5 3JP
WR2 4UN
WR5 3JY
WR5 3JW
WR8 9JG
WR5 3JZ
WR2 4TL
WR2 4UL
WR5 3LN
WR2 4UJ
WR2 4TG
WR8 9EH
WR8 9EQ
WR2 4TP
WR5 3LB
WR5 3LE
WR5 3LA
WR2 4TE
WR8 9JR
WR2 4TF
WR5 3FS
WR2 4UH
WR5 3LD
WR5 3LQ
WR2 4TN
WR13 6NX
WR5 3LL
WR5 3LG
WR13 6NU
WR5 3QB
WR2 4TA
WR2 4UU
WR8 9EJ
WR13 6PG
WR5 3UX
WR5 3LH
WR5 3QF
WR5 3LJ
WR8 0BW
WR5 3QZ
WR13 6PF
WR13 6NT
WR8 0AL
WR8 9EG
WR2 4TW
WR2 4UQ
WR2 4TB
WR2 4UW
WR5 3LF
WR2 4TY
WR5 3QD
WR8 9ED
WR2 4UG
WR2 4TD
WR8 9DR
WR8 9EN
WR8 0EE
WR8 9EL
WR2 4UB
WR8 9EW
WR13 5BW
WR5 3LW
WR8 0BU
WR8 0BJ
WR2 4UF
WR8 0BX
WR8 0DR
WR8 0DP
WR2 4UE
WR8 0ED
WR8 9AZ
WR2 4US
WR2 4UR
WR13 5AJ
WR2 4UA
WR13 6NS
WR5 3QN
WR8 9DW
WR8 0DW
WR5 3QG
WR2 4UP
WR8 9HN
WR8 0BL
WR8 9DA
WR8 0BS
WR2 4TZ
WR2 4UD
WR5 3QQ
WR14 3QZ
WR13 5BE
WR13 5AU
WR8 0BP
WR8 0DN
WR8 9DB
WR5 3HS
WR8 9DD
WR5 3FP
WR13 5AA
WR5 2NU
WR8 9DP
WR14 3QY
WR5 2NT
WR8 0EA
WR8 9DE
WR2 4SP
WR5 2QA
WR14 3QX
WR8 0EB
WR8 0AR
WR8 0DL
WR8 9EB
WR5 3QH
WR5 2PZ
WR8 0BE
WR14 3RZ
WR13 5AS
WR13 5AQ
WR13 5AH
WR14 3QU
WR8 0AS
WR8 9DF
WR13 5AB
WR5 3QJ
WR5 3XA
WR8 0PF
WR8 0EG
WR13 5BD
WR8 0DU
WR8 0DJ
WR13 5AG
WR14 2XA

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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