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 East Riding Of Yorkshire

YO43 4DB
YO4 4DA
YO43 4DA
YO4 4DB
YO43 4DE
YO4 4DE
YO43 4DF
YO4 4DF
YO43 4BZ
YO43 4BX
YO4 4BX
YO4 4BZ
DN14 7NB
YO43 4DG
YO4 4DG
YO43 4DD
YO4 4DD
YO4 4DQ
DN14 7QW
YO43 4DQ
YO43 4BY
YO4 4BU
YO43 4BU
DN14 7QL
DN14 7ND
YO4 4BB
YO43 4BB
YO43 4BD
HU15 2DQ
HU15 2XP
DN14 7QH
DN14 7NA
YO43 4BT
YO4 4BT
YO4 4BA
YO43 4BA
YO4 4HF
YO43 4HF
YO4 4AZ
HU15 2FR
YO43 4HG
YO43 4AZ
HU15 2XR
DN14 7LZ
YO4 4BD
YO43 4DT
YO4 4DT
YO43 4DU
YO4 4DU
HU15 2XS
HU15 2FP
YO43 4HQ
HU15 2XW
YO4 4BY
DN14 7QJ
DN14 7NE
HU15 2ZU
YO43 4DY
YO4 4DY
DN14 7QQ
YO4 4DZ
YO4 4AR
YO4 4DX
DN14 7QU
DN14 7QS
YO43 4DZ
YO43 4DX
YO43 4AU
YO43 4AR
YO4 4AU
YO43 4AX
DN14 7QN
DN14 7SQ
DN14 7QP
DN14 7QR
DN14 7PZ
DN14 7QE
DN14 7XW
DN14 7QA
HU15 2QQ
DN14 7NW
DN14 7NQ
YO43 4DR
DN14 7QD
DN14 7PY
YO43 4BE
YO4 4BE
DN14 7GU
DN14 7QF
YO4 4AX
DN14 7GX
YO43 4AP
YO4 4DS
YO43 4DS
DN14 7QG
DN14 7SB
DN14 7PR
HU15 2SB
YO43 4EH
HU15 2FB
DN14 7PT
YO4 4DR
YO43 4AS
YO4 4AS
DN14 7PW
YO4 4AT
YO43 4AT
YO4 4HH
YO4 4AP
DN14 7PS
YO43 4BF
DN14 7GF
YO43 4HH
DN14 7QB
YO4 4BQ
YO43 4AW
YO43 4BQ
HU15 2QH
DN14 7PH
DN14 7PP
YO43 4FA
YO4 4BH
YO4 4AY
YO43 4AY
YO4 4AW
YO43 4BH
DN14 7PJ
YO4 4HS
DN14 7PQ
YO43 4ER
YO4 4ER
YO43 4HS
YO4 4EA
YO43 4HD
YO4 4HD
YO4 4HJ
YO43 4HJ
YO43 4DP
YO4 4DP
YO4 4HU
YO43 4HU
YO43 4EG
YO43 4EA
YO4 4EF
YO4 4HT
YO43 4HT
YO43 4EF
DN14 7NF
YO43 4DW
DN14 7PN
YO4 4DN
YO43 4HE
YO4 4HE
DN14 7PL
YO4 4DJ
YO43 4DJ
YO4 4HX
YO43 4DH
YO4 4DH
YO4 4EP
YO43 4HX
HU15 2UW
YO43 4EQ
YO4 4HW
DN14 7PX
YO43 4EP
YO43 4HW
YO43 4DL
DN14 7NN
DN14 7NL
YO4 4HL
DN14 7PU
YO43 4HY
YO4 4HY
YO4 4EL
YO43 4EX
HU15 2QG
YO4 4DL
YO43 4EL
YO43 4HL
YO43 4EJ
YO4 4EW
YO43 4EW
YO43 4ET
YO4 4ET
HU15 2GF
YO43 4AH
HU15 2RX
YO43 4ES
YO4 4ES
YO43 4EN
YO4 4EX
YO4 4EN
HU15 2XH
YO43 4AA
YO4 4AA
DN14 7NJ
HU15 2QF
HU15 2XL
HU15 2XN
YO43 4AB
YO4 4AB
YO43 4BJ
DN14 7XD
YO4 4EU
YO4 4BJ
YO43 4EU
YO43 4FE
YO43 4FD
YO4 4BP
DN14 7LY
YO43 4BP
HU15 2WG
HU15 2GB
HU15 2GD
YO43 4EY
HU15 2QE
YO4 4EY
YO4 4BL
YO43 4BL
DN14 7NH
YO4 4BS
HU15 2QD
YO43 4BS
YO4 4AD
YO43 4HA
YO43 4BR
YO43 4AD
YO43 4BG
YO4 4BG
YO4 4BN
YO43 4BN
DN14 7BF
HU15 2SP
HU15 2SW
HU15 2XJ
HU15 2SF
YO4 4BR
YO4 4EE
HU15 2XF
YO43 4EE
YO4 4AE
YO4 4AF
YO43 4AE

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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