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

HU11 4LN
HU11 4LZ
HU11 4LW
HU11 4LS
HU11 4LJ
HU11 4LR
HU11 4LP
HU11 5AW
HU11 4NZ
HU11 4PX
HU11 4PH
HU11 4PY
HU11 4PZ
HU11 4PU
HU11 4PE
HU11 4PQ
HU11 4XA
HU11 4GB
HU11 4PG
HU11 4PB
HU11 4PD
HU11 4YT
HU11 4YG
HU11 4YQ
HU11 4YL
HU11 4YY
HU11 4YP
HU11 4PF
HU11 4XB
HU11 4GD
HU11 5AJ
HU11 5AL
HU11 4PA
HU11 5DB
HU11 4XG
HU11 4XJ
HU11 4XQ
HU11 4YZ
HU11 4YX
HU11 4YW
HU11 4YU
HU11 4XP
HU11 4XD
HU11 4XS
HU11 4XF
HU11 4XL
HU11 4PJ
HU11 4XT
HU11 4YF
HU11 4YE
HU11 4NA
HU11 4PP
HU11 4XH
HU11 5DD
HU11 5AN
HU11 4PL
HU11 4XE
HU11 4PW
HU11 4PR
HU11 5DA
HU11 4GA
HU11 4PN
HU11 5DF
HU11 4ND
HU11 4LL
HU11 4PS
HU11 5AR
HU11 5AS
HU11 4NE
HU11 4NF
HU11 5AP
HU11 4NG
HU11 4NB
HU11 5AH
HU11 5AT
HU11 4PT
HU11 4QF
HU11 4RD
HU11 4NQ
HU11 4JP
HU11 4TL
HU11 4TW
HU11 5AU
HU11 5BU
HU11 5AX
HU11 4DJ
HU11 4TN
HU11 4LE
HU11 4JR
HU11 4TP
HU11 4JW
HU11 4UB
HU11 4TQ
HU11 4JT
HU11 5BT
HU11 4JS
HU11 4JY
HU11 4TZ
HU11 4JU
HU11 4JN
HU11 4JZ
HU11 4TF
HU11 4TG
HU11 4TH
HU11 4TJ
HU11 4TE
HU11 4TD
HU11 4TB
HU11 4TA
HU11 4AF
HU11 4UA
HU11 4TR
HU11 4TS
HU11 4TT
HU11 4NH
HU11 4JX
HU11 5AQ
HU11 4BL
HU11 4LD
HU11 4LA
HU11 4TU
HU11 4LB
HU11 5AG
HU11 4EQ
HU11 4DH
HU11 5AE
HU11 4EY
HU12 8SR
HU11 4RB
HU11 4HA
HU11 4JG
HU11 4NJ
HU11 4EX
HU11 4DA
HU11 4DB
HU11 4DE
HU11 4TY
HU11 4DD
HU12 8SL
HU11 4HF
HU11 4HE
HU12 8SW
HU11 4NL
HU11 4HB
HU11 4DG
HU11 4NR
HU12 8SP
HU11 5BS
HU11 4HH
HU11 4QT
HU11 4DS
HU11 4HD
HU11 5AF
HU11 4NP
HU11 4RE
HU11 4HQ
HU11 4NN
HU11 4TX
HU11 4HW
HU11 4HL
HU11 4JF
HU11 4HG
HU11 4NW
HU11 4HJ
HU11 4HN
HU11 5BP
HU12 8SN
HU11 5EH
HU11 4HT
HU11 4EZ
HU11 4HP
HU11 4HR
HU11 4DT
HU11 5EJ
HU11 4EL
HU11 4BJ
HU11 4BE
HU12 8TU
HU11 4EB
HU11 4JA
HU11 5AD
HU11 4NS
HU11 4DR
HU11 4BQ
HU11 4EH
HU11 4DU
HU11 4EJ
HU11 4ED
HU11 4HZ
HU11 4HX
HU11 4HS
HU12 8RR
HU11 4EN
HU11 4BH
HU11 4BG
HU11 4EE
HU11 4JB
HU11 4DX
HU11 4EA
HU11 4EF
HU11 4AE
HU11 4EG

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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