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 9EJ
WR8 9EH
WR8 9EQ
WR8 9EN
WR8 9EW
WR8 9EL
WR8 9ED
WR8 9EF
WR8 9EG
WR8 9EE
WR8 9HN
WR5 3QF
WR5 3PD
WR8 9EB
WR8 9HL
WR5 3QG
WR8 9HA
WR5 3QE
WR8 9HD
WR8 9HG
WR5 3QJ
WR8 9EA
WR8 9HQ
WR5 3QA
WR5 3QB
WR5 3QQ
WR8 9HJ
WR8 9HB
WR5 3QD
WR8 9HH
WR5 3PE
WR5 3QL
WR5 3QH
WR5 3PF
WR5 2QB
WR8 9DW
WR5 3PB
WR8 9HE
WR8 9JS
WR5 3PY
WR5 3PZ
WR8 9AN
WR8 9AW
WR5 2QE
WR8 9BY
WR5 2QG
WR8 9DL
WR5 2QH
WR5 2QS
WR5 2QF
WR8 9DN
WR5 2PZ
WR8 9AL
WR8 9AZ
WR5 3QP
WR5 3PG
WR5 3QW
WR5 2QL
WR8 9AJ
WR5 2QJ
WR5 3PX
WR7 4RH
WR8 9HF
WR5 3NG
WR5 3NY
WR5 3SB
WR7 4RJ
WR5 3SE
WR5 2PY
WR5 3PU
WR5 3SA
WR5 3QN
WR5 3PS
WR5 3SD
WR5 3PT
WR5 3NQ
WR5 3NN
WR5 3PR
WR7 4RG
WR5 3PA
WR5 3ND
WR7 4ZE
WR7 4YY
WR7 4YZ
WR7 4YJ
WR5 3NX
WR5 3PW
WR5 2QA
WR5 3NF
WR7 4RN
WR5 3NE
WR7 4RF
WR5 3PP
WR7 4RQ
WR8 9DU
WR5 3NU
WR5 3NR
WR5 3NB
WR5 3LF
WR8 9DR
WR5 3NS
WR5 3PN
WR5 3NT
WR7 4RE
WR7 4RS
WR5 3NL
WR7 4RL
WR5 3NZ
WR8 9DS
WR7 4RD
WR5 3NA
WR5 2NU
WR5 3NW
WR5 3JA
WR5 3LE
WR5 3NH
WR5 2QN
WR5 3NP
WR5 3JF
WR5 3JB
WR5 3NJ
WR10 2AF
WR5 3JZ
WR5 3LD
WR5 3LB
WR5 2PT
WR5 3JE
WR5 3LA
WR8 9JD
WR5 3JY
WR5 3JD
WR5 3FL
WR8 9JF
WR5 3JG
WR5 3LG
WR5 3QX
WR5 3JR
WR8 9AH
WR8 9AU
WR8 9AT
WR8 9ES
WR5 3LN
WR5 3JU
WR5 3JX
WR5 3JP
WR5 3JQ
WR5 3UX
WR5 3JT
WR5 3QZ
WR5 2BA
WR5 3LQ
WR5 3JS
WR8 9JB
WR5 3FS
WR5 3JW
WR5 3LH
WR8 9AQ
WR10 2AE
WR5 3LL
WR8 9AG
WR8 9JE
WR5 2PX
WR5 2DF
WR5 3JN
WR8 9JJ
WR8 9WG
WR8 9LZ
WR5 3FP
WR5 2PS
WR5 3JJ
WR5 3JH
WR5 2RR
WR5 2QU
WR7 4RW
WR8 9HP
WR5 3LP
WR5 3JL
WR8 9JR
WR5 3LJ
WR5 2AU
WR8 9AP
WR8 9JA
WR5 2NY
WR8 9JN
WR8 9JH
WR7 4RR
WR5 2NX
WR7 4RP
WR5 2NT
WR10 2AG
WR5 2GF
WR5 3LW
WR10 2AD
WR5 2GG
WR8 9JQ
WR5 2SD
WR8 9YN
WR8 9YE
WR8 9YB
WR8 9YR
WR8 9YL
WR5 2GH
WR8 9JW
WR7 4RX
WR7 4RA
WR5 2GJ
WR5 2SB
WR5 2GL
WR5 2GE
WR5 2PR
WR5 2GD
WR8 9JP
WR5 2GB
WR8 9AS
WR5 2RT
WR5 2SA
WR5 2RS
WR5 2SE
WR5 2NZ
WR5 2DN
WR10 2AW
WR5 2WB
WR5 2WD
WR5 2WA
WR5 2SG
WR5 3HS
WR5 2SF
WR7 4RB
WR5 2PJ
WR8 9DF
WR5 2RP
WR5 2PA
WR5 2PD
WR5 2QD
WR5 2QP
WR5 2PH
WR10 2AQ
WR8 9AX
WR5 2PL
WR10 2AP
WR5 2PW
WR7 4QP
WR5 2PB
WR10 2BS
WR10 2NT
WR2 4TH
WR5 2PQ
WR7 4QW
WR10 2BB
WR10 2BA
WR5 3XA
WR10 2AR
WR2 4UQ
WR10 2AN
WR5 2PN
WR2 4UN
WR2 4TJ
WR5 2NW
WR10 2AZ
WR10 2BG
WR10 2AY
WR5 2PE
WR8 9BP
WR10 2BD
WR5 2PP
WR10 2AJ
WR10 2BQ
WR10 2AX
WR13 6PD
WR8 9AE
WR10 2AS
WR5 2YX
WR5 2RU
WR10 2BN
WR2 4UL
WR10 2BL
WR10 2BE
WR10 2BH
WR5 3HR
WR10 2SA
WR10 2BJ
WR10 2AH
WR8 9JG
WR10 2AB
WR2 4TL
WR2 4UJ
WR10 2BP

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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