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

WR11 4SW
WR11 5SP
WR11 4UG
WR11 4UF
WR11 4UD
WR11 8SS
WR11 5SS
WR11 4UE
WR11 4SZ
WR11 4UH
WR11 4UB
WR11 4UQ
WR11 4LY
WR11 8JA
WR11 5NA
WR11 5NB
WR11 8NB
WR11 8JG
WR11 8NA
WR11 8JF
WR11 5ND
WR11 8ND
WR11 8NE
WR11 5LZ
WR11 5NE
WR11 5LY
WR11 8LY
WR11 8LZ
WR11 8SN
WR11 8SX
WR11 5SX
WR11 5SN
WR11 4UR
WR11 4UT
WR11 4YZ
WR11 4UU
WR11 4YT
WR11 4YW
WR11 4UP
WR11 4SN
WR11 8NF
WR11 5NF
WR11 8JE
WR11 5LX
WR11 8JD
WR11 5LU
WR11 8HX
WR11 8HB
WR11 8HU
WR11 8EJ
WR11 5EJ
WR11 8AD
WR11 8LU
WR11 8PQ
WR11 8HW
WR11 5SL
WR11 8SL
WR11 5NG
WR11 8NG
WR11 8PE
WR11 8HY
WR11 5SR
WR11 8SR
WR11 5NT
WR11 8SP
WR11 5SJ
WR11 8SJ
WR11 8NT
WR11 4UJ
WR11 4UA
WR11 5NQ
WR11 8NU
WR11 5NU
WR11 8NQ
WR11 8NH
WR11 8NZ
WR11 5NZ
WR11 5NH
WR7 4LU
WR11 5NN
WR11 8NN
WR11 5NL
WR11 8NL
WR11 8NW
WR11 5NW
WR11 8LT
WR11 5LT
WR11 4UW
WR11 8NJ
WR11 8PP
WR11 8NY
WR11 5NY
WR11 5NJ
WR11 5PZ
WR11 8PZ
WR11 8DQ
WR11 5DQ
WR11 8LS
WR11 5LS
WR11 5SE
WR11 5SH
WR10 2LZ
WR11 5NX
WR11 8NX
WR11 8NP
WR11 5NP
WR11 8PX
WR11 4UN
WR11 8PB
WR11 5PU
WR11 4SD
WR11 4TN
WR11 8PU
WR11 8GR
WR11 5GR
WR11 4TL
WR11 8SH
WR11 8NS
WR11 5NS
WR11 5DH
WR11 8DH
WR11 4HY
WR11 8NR
WR11 5XJ
WR11 8XJ
WR11 4TQ
WR11 5SU
B49 5PB
WR11 8US
WR11 4TJ
WR11 4TF
WR11 4LZ
WR11 5UT
WR11 5YL
WR11 5YW
WR11 8YP
WR11 8UT
WR11 8YW
WR11 8XN
WR11 4TH
WR11 8XR
WR11 8SG
WR11 5SG
WR11 4TG
WR11 4UL
WR11 5XX
WR11 8XX
WR11 5XH
WR7 4LZ
WR7 4LX
WR11 8UY
WR11 5UY
B49 5LX
WR11 5WX
WR11 5WZ
WR11 5UZ
WR11 5WU
WR11 8UZ
WR11 4TW
B49 5PA
WR11 5NR
WR11 5XA
WR10 2NB
WR7 4LT
B49 5NZ
WR11 8XA
WR11 8XB
WR11 5XB
WR7 4LY
WR11 5XD
WR11 8XD
WR11 4TE
WR11 8XP
WR11 4YQ
WR11 4YP
WR11 4YG
WR11 4YB
WR11 4YF
WR11 4WN
WR10 2NA
WR11 8UR
WR11 8UW
B49 5NY
WR11 5UU
WR10 2LY
WR11 8UU
WR10 2NU
WR11 4TX
WR10 2NF
WR11 5XL
WR11 8XL
WR11 8XF
WR11 5XF
WR7 4NA
WR11 8XE
WR11 5XE
WR10 2LU
WR11 8XH
WR11 8XQ
WR11 5XQ
WR11 5WW
WR11 5WJ
WR10 2LX
WR10 2NJ
B49 5NX
WR10 2NX
WR11 8PA
B49 5ND
WR10 2FA
WR11 8GW
WR11 5GW
WR10 2NS
WR10 2NH
WR7 4LS
WR10 2LT
WR11 8XG
WR11 5XG
WR10 2NE
WR7 4LW
WR11 8UN
WR10 2NP
WR10 2NL
WR10 2NW
WR10 2NN
B49 5PD
WR11 8UP
WR11 5UX
WR11 8UX
WR10 2QT
B49 5NT
WR11 8SW
WR11 5SW
WR10 2NR
WR7 4LR
WR11 4TD
B49 5NW
B49 5NB
WR11 8RP
WR11 8JW
B49 5NU
WR11 5RP
WR11 5RR
WR11 5JX
WR11 8RR
WR11 8RX
WR11 5RX
WR11 5RW
WR11 8JQ
WR11 8RW
WR11 8JN
WR11 4TP
WR7 4LP
WR11 5RU
WR11 8JX
WR11 8SQ
WR11 5SQ
WR11 8RU

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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