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

LA2 8DF
LA2 8DD
LA2 8DE
LA2 8BZ
LA2 8AS
LA2 8DB
LA2 8AB
LA2 8DA
LA2 8DH
LA2 8AT
LA2 8DG
LA2 8BY
LA2 8BU
LA2 8BP
LA2 8BW
LA2 8AA
LA2 8BH
LA2 8BJ
LA2 8BN
LA2 8DW
LA2 8BA
LA2 8WA
LA2 8WY
LA2 8BT
LA2 8BD
LA2 8BS
LA2 8BG
LA2 8DQ
LA2 8BB
LA2 8BX
BD24 0DJ
LA2 8BL
LA2 8AD
LA2 8BE
LA2 8BQ
BD24 0DT
LA2 8AZ
BD24 0EL
LA2 8DJ
BD24 0DU
BD24 0DP
BD24 9LJ
BD24 0EP
BD24 0EN
BD24 0EH
LA2 8AQ
BD24 0UU
BD24 0UJ
BD24 0UT
BD24 9QD
BD24 9QA
BD24 9LS
BD24 0DN
LA2 8AE
BD24 9PQ
BD24 9QB
BD24 9PH
BD24 0DY
BD24 0DH
BD24 9PD
BD24 9QE
BD24 9PG
BD24 9PB
BD24 9NZ
BD24 9PA
BD24 9PJ
BD24 9PL
BD24 0DS
LA2 8AH
BD24 9PE
BD24 0DW
BD24 9PF
BD24 0DQ
LA2 8AG
BD24 9LU
BD24 9NW
LA2 8HJ
BD24 0ER
LA2 8DL
BD24 0HW
BD24 9NX
BD24 9LX
BD24 9NU
BD24 9LE
BD24 0DG
BD24 0DF
BD24 9NR
BD24 9NT
BD24 9NP
BD24 0FA
BD24 9NY
BD24 9NS
LA2 8DN
BD24 0DR
LA2 8AF
BD24 0DL
BD24 0DX
BD24 0UZ
BD24 0LX
BD24 0EF
BD24 0BL
BD24 0AX
BD24 0EJ
BD24 0BH
BD24 9LH
BD24 9NQ
BD24 0BJ
BD24 9LZ
LA2 8JH
BD24 9NH
BD24 0AZ
BD24 0DA
LA2 8EF
BD24 0AY
BD24 9PZ
BD24 9NB
BD24 9NG
BD24 0DE
BD24 0DB
BD24 0ED
BD24 9NE
LA2 8JG
BD24 0BG
BD24 9ND
BD24 0DD
BD24 0JR
BD24 0EE
BD24 0BE
BD24 9LY
BD24 9NA
BD24 0BD
LA2 8EA
BD24 0BQ
BD24 9RD
BD24 9NN
BD24 9NF
BD24 0BA
LA2 8HH
LA2 8EQ
BD24 9LT
BD24 0BT
LA2 8ED
LA2 8AJ
LA2 8EJ
BD24 0BU
BD24 0BY
BD24 9NL
LA2 8EH
BD24 0BP
LA2 8EG
BD24 9NJ
BD24 0BB
BD24 0BN
BD24 0FD
BD24 0DZ
BD24 0AT
BD24 0AU
LA2 8DP
BD24 0AP
LA2 8DR
LA2 8ER
LA2 8DT
BD24 0EQ
LA2 8DU
BD24 0BS
LA2 8DS
BD24 0EA
LA2 8EB
BD24 9LR
BD24 0BW
BD24 0AS
LA2 8DY
LA2 8DZ
LA2 8EP
LA2 8EW
BD24 9DS
BD24 9FA
BD24 9JS
BD24 9JN
BD24 9DE
BD24 9FB
BD24 0AW
BD24 9BX
BD24 9DQ
BD24 9JL
BD24 9JW
BD24 9BU
LA2 8AR
BD24 9DD
BD24 9DF
BD24 9DB
BD24 9BY
BD24 9FD
BD24 9LP
LA2 8AP
BD24 9JJ
BD24 9JT
BD24 0AN
BD24 9JR
LA2 8EE
BD24 9DG
BD24 9RL
BD24 0JS
BD24 9JP
BD24 0ES
BD24 9BZ
BD24 9UX
BD24 9RA
BD24 0AQ
BD24 0AG
BD24 9JQ
BD24 9AF
BD24 9JH
BD24 0HR
BD24 0EW
BD24 9BS
BD24 0EG
BD24 0JP
BD24 9DA
BD24 0BX
BD24 9JG
BD24 9JF
BD24 0EB
LA2 8AL
BD24 0AE
LA2 8DX
BD24 9LG
BD24 0AR
BD24 9AE
BD24 9RG
BD24 0AB
BD24 9HZ
BD24 0AF
BD24 0AD
BD24 9BP
BD24 9JA

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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