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

GL19 4QQ
GL2 9HL
GL19 4QG
GL20 6AR
GL19 4NQ
GL19 4NG
GL19 4NF
GL20 6AJ
GL19 4QN
GL19 4QH
GL19 4QF
GL19 4QE
GL19 4QJ
GL19 4PE
GL20 6AL
GL19 4QB
GL19 4QA
GL19 4LU
GL19 4PF
GL19 4QW
GL20 6AP
GL19 4QD
GL20 6AN
GL19 4LT
GL20 6AD
GL19 4LX
GL20 6JA
GL20 6AS
GL20 6AE
GL20 6JB
GL20 6BD
GL19 4RA
GL19 4LY
GL20 6BB
GL19 4PG
GL20 6HY
GL20 6AF
GL20 6AW
GL19 4QL
GL19 4PJ
GL19 4NZ
GL20 6BA
GL19 4NY
GL19 4EG
GL19 4NN
GL20 6AZ
GL19 4EH
GL20 6AT
GL20 6BE
GL19 4RB
GL20 6AY
GL20 6AU
GL19 4PH
GL19 4EF
GL19 4LZ
GL19 4EE
WR13 6JP
GL19 4RD
GL20 6HZ
GL20 6AG
GL20 6HX
GL20 6HU
GL19 4PQ
GL20 6HP
GL20 6HS
GL20 6AH
GL20 6HT
GL20 6HR
GL19 4NA
GL20 6AQ
GL19 4EQ
GL19 4RG
WR8 0RQ
GL20 6AX
WR8 0RT
GL19 4HQ
WR13 6JW
GL19 4NB
GL19 4RF
GL19 4HF
WR8 0RE
GL19 4RE
WR8 0RF
GL20 7DP
WR8 0RG
GL19 4NW
GL19 4HE
GL19 4ND
WR8 0RD
GL19 4NE
GL19 4PN
GL19 4HG
GL19 4PL
WR13 6JT
GL19 4NR
GL19 4NX
WR13 6JR
WR13 6LF
GL20 6AA
GL19 4LN
GL19 4BX
GL20 9SB
GL20 5TT
GL20 9SN
GL20 9SG
GL20 9SS
GL20 9SY
GL20 9SZ
GL20 9TD
GL20 9TA
GL20 9TB
GL20 9ST
GL20 9SW
GL20 9SX
GL20 9SU
GL20 9SP
GL20 9SR
GL20 9SQ
GL20 9SD
GL20 9SH
GL20 9SL
GL20 9SJ
GL20 9SE
GL20 9SF
GL20 9SA
GL20 5GL
GL19 4EX
GL19 4HB
GL20 5SP
GL20 6EB
GL20 5SW
GL20 5SA
GL20 5SB
GL20 5SD
WR8 0RB
GL19 4YB
GL19 4YE
GL19 4YS
GL19 4YF
GL19 4HH
WR8 0RA
GL20 5SX
GL19 3PS
GL20 5FT
GL20 5SE
GL19 4NS
GL20 5RZ
GL19 4EU
GL20 5SR
GL20 5UQ
GL20 5RR
GL20 5UN
GL19 4HW
GL19 4PW
GL20 5SF
GL19 4DB
GL20 5TU
GL19 4NP
GL20 6EQ
GL20 5SN
GL20 6EW
WR13 6JS
GL20 5SQ
GL20 5SH
GL20 6EF
GL20 5SJ
GL19 4ET
GL20 5PB
GL19 4ES
GL20 5RY
GL20 5BG
GL20 5RU
GL20 5AG
GL20 5TZ
GL20 5RX
GL20 5TY
GL20 5AX
GL20 5SL
GL20 5UP
GL19 3PR
GL20 5US
GL20 5UR
GL20 5RH
GL20 5AN
GL19 4HN
GL19 4PP
GL20 5RT
GL20 5AF
GL20 5RS
GL20 5AQ
GL20 5UW
GL19 4EW
GL20 5AE
GL20 5PD
GL20 5BA
GL20 5TR
GL20 5UJ
GL20 5AD
GL20 5DU
GL19 4NU
GL20 5SY
GL20 5SS
GL20 6EG
GL20 5AB
GL20 5AH
GL20 5AS
GL20 6ED
GL20 5PG
GL20 5AP
GL20 5PA
GL20 5AL
GL20 5AW
GL20 5AT
GL20 5TX
GL20 5PL
GL20 5AJ
GL20 5JP
GL20 5AU
GL20 5PF
GL20 5BB
GL20 5BE
GL20 5PE
GL20 5JR
GL20 5JT
GL20 5JS
GL20 5BN
GL20 5LY
GL20 5BQ
GL20 6FB
GL20 5JU
GL20 5JX
GL20 5BL
GL20 5BH
GL20 5JY
GL20 5TS
WR13 6AU

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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