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 North Yorkshire

DL8 2LQ
DL8 2LH
DL8 2LG
DL8 2LF
DL8 2LB
DL8 2LE
DL8 2LA
DL8 2LJ
DL8 2LL
DL8 2LD
DL8 2LP
DL8 2PL
DL8 2LN
DL8 2PF
DL8 2RN
DL8 2LW
DL8 2JA
DL8 2RW
DL8 2HZ
DL8 2HY
DL8 2JB
DL8 2JD
DL8 2HX
DL8 2GA
DL8 2JE
DL8 2JR
DL8 2HU
DL8 2HP
DL8 2JP
DL8 2HT
DL8 2JN
DL8 2JW
DL8 2HR
DL8 2HS
DL8 2LS
DL8 2JS
DL8 2JL
DL8 2JJ
DL8 2HW
DL8 2HN
DL8 2HL
DL8 2LR
DL8 2HJ
DL8 2HH
DL8 2JQ
YO7 4LH
YO7 4LJ
DL8 2RT
DL8 2RL
DL8 2JF
DL8 2PG
YO7 4JY
DL8 2LT
DL8 2LY
DL8 2JG
DL8 2HQ
DL8 2LX
DL8 2LU
DL8 2NA
DL8 2LZ
DL8 2ND
DL8 2NB
DL8 2PD
DL8 2HE
DL8 2NQ
DL8 2NH
DL8 2NE
DL8 2NG
DL8 2NJ
YO7 4JZ
DL8 2NF
DL8 2RP
DL8 2RS
DL8 2JU
DL8 2JT
DL8 2HG
YO7 4LA
DL7 9NF
DL8 2HD
YO7 4LQ
DL8 2HF
DL8 2HB
DL8 2PE
DL8 2HA
DL8 2RJ
DL8 2ET
DL8 2RR
DL8 2PP
DL8 2EZ
DL8 2YY
DL8 2TG
YO7 4JQ
DL8 2TQ
YO7 4JF
DL7 9NE
DL8 2TF
DL7 9PJ
YO7 4JX
YO7 4JU
DL8 2EY
DL8 2JH
DL8 2TT
DL8 2EX
YO7 4JT
DL7 9ND
YO7 4JS
YO7 4LB
DL8 2TH
DL8 2ST
DL8 2TU
DL8 2TE
DL8 2TL
DL8 2SU
DL7 9NA
YO7 4JR
DL7 9PG
YO7 4LL
DL8 2NL
DL8 2SY
DL8 2TD
DL8 2SX
DL8 2TB
DL7 9LZ
DL8 2PY
YO7 4JH
YO7 4JG
DL8 2PQ
YO7 4JJ
DL8 2PA
DL8 2SZ
DL8 2TR
DL7 9NB
YO7 4JP
YO7 4JL
DL8 2TA
DL8 2TJ
YO7 4JW
DL8 2TP
DL8 2RH
DL7 9PH
DL8 2QA
DL8 2PZ
YO7 4HY
DL7 9PF
DL8 2RQ
DL8 2QB
DL8 2TW
DL8 2QU
DL8 2EU
YO7 4JB
YO7 4JD
DL8 2QT
DL8 2RE
DL8 2RG
DL7 9NP
DL7 9PA
DL8 2RF
YO7 4LG
DL8 2QS
DL7 9NT
DL7 9NS
DL7 9NR
DL7 9PB
DL7 9PD
DL8 2PX
DL8 2QR
DL8 2RY
DL8 2QF
DL8 2QP
DL7 9NU
DL7 9NX
DL7 9NW
DL8 2QG
DL8 2RZ
DL8 2RB
DL7 9NL
DL8 2RA
DL8 2QE
DL8 2QX
DL8 2RX
DL7 9NG
DL7 9NN
DL8 2QY
DL8 2NN
DL8 2RU
YO7 4LD
DL8 2QD
DL8 2NX
DL7 9NQ
DL8 2QH
DL8 2QQ
DL7 9PE
DL7 9LY
DL7 9TP
DL7 9SY
DL7 9PL
DL8 2PW
DL8 2PR
DL8 2QZ
DL8 2NT
DL8 2QW
DL8 2RD
DL7 9TW
YO7 4JN
DL7 9TL
DL8 2NU
DL7 9NJ
DL8 2ES
DL7 9TJ
DL7 9TN
DL7 9PN
DL8 2NP
DL8 2NW
DL8 2NS
DL7 9NH
DL7 9TH
DL7 9PQ
DL8 2QJ
DL8 2UN
YO7 4JA
YO7 4HG
YO7 4LF
DL7 9TR
DL7 9PW

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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