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

YO4 3SX
YO43 4SX
YO4 3TB
YO4 3SY
YO43 4SY
YO43 4TB
YO4 3TY
YO4 3TZ
YO4 3TX
YO43 4RR
YO4 3TT
YO43 4TT
YO4 3SF
YO4 3TD
YO43 4SF
YO43 4TD
YO43 4SE
YO43 4RU
YO4 3SE
YO4 3SB
YO43 4SB
YO43 4RY
YO43 4TU
YO4 3TU
YO4 3SJ
YO43 4SA
YO43 4SJ
YO43 4TX
YO43 4TZ
YO4 3SA
YO43 4SN
YO4 3SN
YO4 3SG
YO4 3SS
YO43 4SG
YO43 4SD
YO4 3SD
YO4 3SU
YO43 4TP
YO4 3TA
YO43 4TA
YO4 3TQ
YO43 4TQ
YO43 4SL
YO43 4TR
YO4 3TR
YO4 3SZ
YO43 4SZ
YO4 3SL
YO43 4FF
YO43 4SU
YO4 3TS
YO43 4TS
YO43 4SS
YO43 4ST
YO4 3SH
YO4 3ST
YO43 4SH
YO43 4TY
YO43 4SP
YO43 4RW
YO4 3SP
YO43 4RX
YO43 4FB
YO4 3SQ
YO43 4RZ
YO43 4SQ
YO43 4SW
YO4 3SW
YO43 4UQ
YO4 3UQ
YO4 3SR
YO4 3TW
YO43 4SR
YO43 4TN
YO4 3TN
YO43 4UG
YO43 4TE
YO4 3TE
HU15 2AH
YO43 4TW
YO4 3UG
YO43 4RQ
YO4 3RQ
YO43 4UH
YO43 4UF
YO4 3UF
YO4 3UH
YO43 4UW
YO4 3UD
YO43 4UD
YO43 4UJ
YO4 3UA
YO43 4UB
YO4 3UB
YO43 4UA
YO43 4QR
YO4 3QR
YO43 4UE
YO4 3UJ
YO4 3UE
YO4 3UL
YO43 4UL
YO43 4RH
YO4 3TH
YO43 4TH
YO4 3QU
YO43 4QU
YO4 3QS
YO43 4XN
YO43 4XS
YO43 4RG
YO43 4QS
YO4 3QT
YO4 3TG
YO43 4TG
YO43 4RP
YO43 4QX
YO4 3RG
YO43 4QT
YO4 3QX
YO43 4QP
YO4 3UN
YO4 3QP
YO43 4UN
YO4 3QY
HU15 2LS
YO43 4QZ
YO43 4QY
YO4 3QZ
YO43 4RD
YO4 3RD
YO4 3RH
YO4 3RB
YO43 4RB
HU15 2AG
YO4 3UX
HU15 2AQ
YO43 4UU
YO43 4RA
YO4 3RA
YO43 4XB
YO4 3XB
YO4 3RE
YO43 4RE
YO4 3UU
YO43 4TJ
YO4 3TJ
YO43 4UY
HU15 2AE
YO4 3UY
YO43 4TL
YO4 3TL
HU15 2AF
YO43 4UX
YO4 3XA
YO43 4XA
YO43 4UZ
YO4 3UZ
HU15 2GJ
YO4 3XD
YO43 4XD
HU15 2LT
HU15 2LX
HU15 2LJ
HU15 2LW
YO43 4NG
YO4 3NG
YO4 3NH
HU15 2LY
HU15 2HU
HU15 2NF
HU15 2NB
HU15 2GA
HU15 2LR
HU15 2NN
HU15 2PD
HU15 2NE
HU15 2LU
HU15 2LQ
HU15 2LH
HU15 2AB
YO4 3TF
HU15 2LG
HU15 2NL
HU15 2LP
HU15 2NX
HU15 2PH
HU15 2NA
YO4 3RJ
HU15 2NW
YO43 4RF
HU15 2LZ
HU15 2ND
HU15 2LF
HU15 2LL
YO43 4RJ
HU17 8RF
HU20 3UR
HU15 2LN
YO4 3RF
YO43 4TF
HU15 2AP
HU15 2NP
HU15 2NJ
HU15 2AD
HU15 2NG
HU15 2NH
HU15 2NQ
HU15 2LA
HU15 2LE
HU15 2FU
YO4 3RL
HU15 2LD
HU15 2NS
YO43 4RL
HU17 8TA
HU15 2AL
YO43 4XJ
HU15 2NT
HU15 2BG
HU15 2AN
YO43 3HF
YO4 3HF
YO43 4NF
YO4 3NE
YO43 4ND
HU15 2LB
HU15 2AA
HU15 2AZ

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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