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

YO26 8BP
YO5 8BP
YO26 8WA
YO26 8WW
YO26 8WD
YO26 8WQ
YO26 8WR
YO26 8YF
YO26 8YQ
YO26 8YY
YO26 8YG
YO26 8WS
YO26 8WU
YO26 8WB
YO26 8WL
YO26 8WP
YO26 8WN
YO5 8HG
YO26 8HG
YO5 8AA
YO26 8AA
YO5 8HZ
YO5 8BN
YO5 8EY
YO26 8BJ
YO26 8BN
YO5 8BJ
YO5 8BE
YO26 8BE
YO5 8HF
YO26 8HF
YO5 8BH
YO26 8BL
YO5 8BL
YO5 8BW
YO26 8BW
YO26 8AB
YO5 8AB
YO26 8BR
YO5 8HD
YO26 8BH
YO5 8BR
YO26 8AD
YO5 8AD
YO5 8BG
YO26 8AE
YO5 8AE
YO5 8BQ
YO26 8BQ
YO26 8BS
YO5 8BS
YO5 8BT
YO5 8BB
YO26 8BT
YO5 8BY
YO5 8DE
YO26 8DE
YO26 8BY
YO5 8BD
YO26 8BD
YO26 8AF
YO5 8AF
YO26 8DT
YO26 8BX
YO5 8DS
YO5 8BX
YO5 8BU
YO5 8DP
YO26 8DP
YO26 8HE
YO26 8DS
YO26 8DF
YO5 8HE
YO5 8DF
YO5 8DD
YO26 8DA
YO26 8DD
YO5 8DA
YO5 8DR
YO26 8DN
YO5 8DG
YO26 8BF
YO26 8DG
YO5 8YN
YO26 8YL
YO5 8DT
YO5 8YW
YO26 8YW
YO26 8YN
YO26 8DL
YO5 8DL
YO5 8BZ
YO26 8BZ
YO5 8DQ
YO26 8DQ
YO26 8AG
YO26 8BB
YO5 8AG
YO5 8AQ
YO26 8AQ
YO26 8AH
YO5 8AH
YO26 8BG
YO26 8EY
YO5 8AL
YO26 8DH
YO5 8DH
YO26 8AN
YO5 8AN
YO26 8AJ
YO26 8AL
YO5 8AJ
YO5 8YZ
YO5 8YT
YO5 8BA
YO26 8YZ
YO26 8DJ
YO5 8DJ
YO5 8YR
YO5 8ZY
YO26 8YU
YO5 8YU
YO5 8YX
YO26 8YX
YO5 8ZZ
YO5 8DU
YO26 8DU
YO26 8BA
YO5 8AW
YO26 8AW
YO26 8EB
YO26 8EQ
YO5 8EQ
YO5 8EE
YO26 8EE
YO5 8AP
YO5 8EF
YO26 8EF
YO5 8EB
YO26 8AP
YO5 8AS
YO26 8AS
YO26 8BU
YO26 8AR
YO5 8AR
YO5 8AT
YO26 8AT
YO26 8DR
YO5 8DB
YO26 8DB
YO5 9TA
YO26 8DW
YO5 8AY
YO26 8DZ
YO5 8DZ
YO26 8AY
YO26 8DY
YO26 8DX
YO5 8DY
YO5 8DX
YO26 8HA
YO5 9SS
YO26 9SS
YO26 9SY
YO5 9SY
YO5 8EH
YO26 8EH
YO26 9TA
YO26 8AZ
YO5 8AZ
YO26 8EA
YO5 8HA
YO5 8YS
YO5 8YY
YO5 8YP
YO5 8EA
YO26 8ED
YO5 8ED
YO26 7WZ
YO26 7WX
YO26 7RQ
YO5 8EG
YO26 8EG
YO26 7RJ
YO26 7QH
YO5 8QH
YO5 8AU
YO26 8EZ
YO26 8AU
YO26 9TN
YO26 7QJ
YO26 8EJ
YO5 8EJ
YO26 9SR
YO5 9SR
YO26 7QL
YO5 8HB
YO26 8HB
YO5 8QL
YO5 8AX
HG5 8PB
YO26 9ST
HG5 8PA
YO5 9ST
HG5 8NX
YO26 9TL
YO5 9TL
YO5 8QE
YO26 8AX
YO26 7QE
YO5 9SQ
YO26 7RF
YO5 9SP
YO26 9SP
HG5 0SG
YO5 8EZ
YO5 9SW
YO5 9TQ
YO26 9TQ
YO5 8QT
YO26 7QT
YO5 9TE
YO5 8QD
YO26 7QD
YO5 9SN
YO26 9TE
YO5 9TF
YO26 9TF
YO26 9TB
LS22 5JF
YO5 9TJ
YO26 9TJ
YO26 9TD
YO5 9TD
YO26 9TG
YO5 9TG
YO5 8QU
YO26 7RA
YO5 8RA
YO26 7PN
YO5 8JN
YO26 7QQ
YO5 8QQ
YO26 9TH
YO5 8PN
YO5 9TH
YO5 8QS
YO26 7QS
YO26 9SN
YO26 8EX
YO26 7QX
YO5 8QX
YO5 8EX
YO26 7QB
YO5 8QB
YO5 8QF
YO26 9SH
YO5 9SH
YO5 8PW
YO26 7PW
LS22 5JD
LS22 5JE
LS22 5JG
YO26 7QF
HG5 0SF
YO5 8QW
YO26 7QW
YO26 7RE
YO5 8RE
YO26 7PY
YO5 8PY
YO5 8PZ
YO6 2AH
LS22 5JB
LS22 5JA
YO5 8QN
YO26 7QN
YO30 2AH
LS22 5HY
HG5 8PD
YO5 8QY
YO26 7QY
YO26 7PT
YO5 8QG
YO5 8PS
YO26 7PS
YO5 8QZ
YO26 7QG
YO26 7QZ
LS22 5NQ
LS22 5JQ
YO5 8PR
YO5 8RD
YO5 8QR
YO26 7PR
YO26 7QR
LS22 5HZ
YO26 7PU
YO5 8PU
YO5 8PT
HG5 0SB
YO26 7RD
YO5 8QA
YO26 7PX
YO26 7QA
YO5 8PX
YO5 8EL
YO26 8EL
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YO26 8EU
YO5 8EU
YO26 7PP
YO26 7RP
YO5 8QP
HG5 0SE
YO26 7WY
YO26 7XU
YO26 7XT
YO5 8QJ
YO5 8LN
YO26 7BB
YO26 9TU
YO5 9TU
YO26 8EN
YO5 8EP
YO26 8EP
YO5 8PL
YO5 8EN
LS22 5JJ
YO26 8JN
YO5 9RQ
YO26 9RD
YO26 9RQ
YO26 8ER
YO5 8EW
YO26 8EW
YO26 7QU
YO5 9RD
YO26 8JA

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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