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 5QB
HU11 5QD
HU11 5QA
HU11 5QF
HU11 5QP
HU11 5QG
HU11 5QE
HU11 5QL
HU11 5QQ
HU11 5QR
HU11 5QH
HU11 5QJ
HU11 5QS
HU11 5RE
HU11 5RG
HU11 5RF
HU11 5PN
HU11 5SQ
HU11 5SE
HU11 5SJ
HU11 5RB
HU11 5SH
HU11 5RA
HU11 5SG
HU11 5ST
HU11 5RD
HU11 5SF
HU11 5QN
HU11 5SZ
HU11 5WW
HU11 5ZD
HU11 5WZ
HU11 5ZY
HU11 5WY
HU11 5WA
HU11 5QW
HU11 5SN
HU11 5YZ
HU11 5SL
HU11 5SW
HU17 5PL
HU11 5RH
HU11 5RJ
HU17 5PN
HU11 5PJ
HU17 5PW
HU11 5RQ
HU17 5PJ
HU17 5PP
HU17 5PH
HU11 5PH
HU11 5PR
HU11 5PL
HU11 5PP
YO25 8SB
YO25 8SA
HU17 5PR
YO25 8RY
HU17 5PS
HU11 5SY
HU11 5SR
HU17 5PT
HU11 5SU
HU11 5SS
HU11 5SP
HU18 1BZ
HU11 4UZ
YO25 8RW
YO25 8ES
HU11 5PT
HU11 5PW
HU11 5PS
HU11 5BW
HU11 5BN
HU11 5BJ
YO25 8EJ
YO25 8RS
YO25 8RA
YO25 8RG
YO25 8RX
HU11 5BB
YO25 8SG
YO25 8RB
HU11 5RW
YO25 8SD
YO25 8RD
HU17 5NJ
YO25 8RP
YO25 8RZ
YO25 8RT
HU11 5BL
YO25 8QZ
YO25 8RH
YO25 8RL
YO25 8RN
YO25 8RJ
HU11 5JR
YO25 8RR
YO25 8QG
YO25 8QY
YO25 8PE
HU17 5NH
YO25 8SF
YO25 8XA
YO25 8QL
YO25 8EH
YO25 8QJ
YO25 8SE
YO25 8QQ
YO25 8EL
HU11 4UY
YO25 8QN
YO25 8QW
HU11 5JS
YO25 8SQ
HU17 5NE
YO25 8SH
YO25 8QU
HU18 1BY
HU11 5SX
YO25 8QH
HU11 4UX
HU17 5NQ
HU11 5FB
YO25 8QR
HU11 5GA
HU11 4AZ
HU17 5NN
YO25 8QP
HU17 5NS
HU11 5FD
HU11 5NJ
YO25 8QX
HU11 5NQ
HU11 5JB
HU11 5NL
HU11 5LA
YO25 8RU
YO25 8DX
HU11 5JY
HU11 5LB
HU17 5NL
HU11 5JP
HU17 5NG
HU17 5NR
HU11 5RL
YO25 8DU
HU11 5NH
HU11 5FE
HU17 5QF
HU17 5QD
YO25 8QS
HU17 5QE
HU11 5JN
HU11 5NS
HU11 5YW
HU11 5YS
HU11 5YT
HU11 5YU
HU17 5QA
HU11 5JT
HU11 5JF
HU17 5QB
HU11 5JW
YO25 8DT
HU11 4UU
HU11 5JQ
HU11 4US
YO25 8DZ
HU11 5JH
YO25 8GU
YO25 8EB
YO25 8UH
HU11 5JZ
HU17 5NP
HU17 5NU
HU17 5NT
HU11 5JL
HU11 5JE
YO25 8QT
HU11 5JJ
YO25 8QE
YO25 8UJ
HU17 5NW
HU11 5GB
HU11 4UT
YO25 8DY
YO25 8UG
HU17 5ND
HU17 5NX
HU11 5NP
HU18 1BX
HU11 5FF
HU11 5JD
YO25 8EA
HU11 4UR
HU11 4UP
YO25 8QF
HU17 5PA
HU11 5SA
HU18 1BU
HU17 5NZ
HU18 1BT
HU11 5LP
HU11 5HY
HU11 5NX
HU17 5NY
HU18 1RW
HU17 5NF
YO25 8RE
HU11 5NY
HU18 1BS
HU18 1RR
HU11 5NF
YO25 8RQ
HU11 5JX
HU11 5RN
HU11 5NT
HU11 5NZ
HU11 5LE
HU11 5NG
HU18 1BF
YO25 8RF
HU11 5NU
HU17 5LQ
HU17 5LH
HU11 5HS
HU11 5LX
HU11 5SB
HU17 5LX
HU18 1RN
HU17 5NB
HU11 5LH
HU17 5LG
HU17 5LF
HU11 4AW
HU18 1AX
HU17 5LE
HU17 5JY
YO25 8LT
HU18 1UT
HU18 1DG
HU11 5LF
HU18 1ET
HU11 5SD
HU11 5NN
HU18 1DH
HU18 1UD
HU11 5LJ
HU18 1DJ
HU18 1BJ
HU18 1BP
HU18 1UE
HU17 5LJ
HU17 5LL
HU18 1UB
HU11 5HP
HU18 1BL
HU18 1ED
HU18 1EQ
HU18 1BQ
HU17 5JZ
HU18 1AZ
HU18 1DY
HU18 1EE
HU11 5LL
HU18 1RL
HU17 5LB
HU18 1DB
HU11 5AZ
HU18 1BW
HU17 5LY
HU18 1BN
HU17 5LD
HU18 1DX

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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