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

YO8 8NH
YO8 8NQ
DN14 7HX
DN14 7HU
DN14 7HT
DN14 7HR
DN14 7HS
DN14 7HN
DN14 7HP
DN14 7HL
DN14 7HW
DN14 7HJ
YO8 8NG
DN14 7GT
DN14 7HH
YO8 8NL
YO8 8PU
DN14 7HQ
YO8 8NJ
YO8 8NZ
YO8 8NN
YO8 8PW
YO8 8NY
DN17 1AN
YO8 8NR
YO8 8NT
YO8 8NW
YO8 8PX
YO8 6YS
YO8 8NS
YO8 8NX
YO8 8NP
YO8 8PE
YO8 8LU
YO8 8NF
YO8 8PB
YO8 8NU
YO8 8PA
YO8 8FP
YO8 8PD
YO8 6RJ
YO8 6ZW
YO8 6YZ
YO8 7YZ
YO8 7ZQ
YO8 7ZA
YO8 8PP
YO8 7QY
YO8 6QY
YO8 7QX
YO8 6QX
YO8 6QD
YO8 6RP
YO8 6RG
DN14 7HG
YO8 7RA
YO8 6RA
YO8 8PF
YO8 8PH
YO8 7QZ
YO8 6QZ
YO8 7YY
YO8 6YY
YO8 8PL
YO8 7QT
YO8 6QT
YO8 6RQ
YO8 7EH
YO8 6EH
YO8 7YU
YO8 6YU
YO8 8PJ
YO8 6YX
YO8 7YX
YO8 7QW
YO8 6QW
YO8 7QS
YO8 6QS
YO8 7RH
YO8 6QU
YO8 7QU
YO8 7UG
YO8 6UQ
YO8 6UG
YO8 7UF
YO8 6UF
YO8 6QN
YO8 7QN
YO8 6RH
YO8 8PN
YO8 7QR
YO8 6QR
YO8 6RL
YO8 7RB
YO8 7UE
YO8 6UE
YO8 6RB
YO8 7QJ
YO8 6QJ
YO8 7UD
YO8 6UD
YO8 6EJ
YO8 7EJ
YO8 7RF
YO8 6RF
YO8 7QP
YO8 6QP
YO8 7EL
YO8 7QE
YO8 6QE
YO8 6EL
YO8 7QL
YO8 6QL
YO8 6RD
YO8 8GX
YO8 7QD
YO8 8PR
YO8 7YW
YO8 7YB
YO8 7YF
YO8 7YA
YO8 7QB
YO8 6QB
YO8 6EN
YO8 7EN
YO8 6YT
YO8 8JQ
YO8 6QF
YO8 7RE
YO8 7YT
YO8 7YE
YO8 8LX
YO8 8EP
YO8 6RE
YO8 7QF
YO8 6QA
YO8 7QA
YO8 7QQ
YO8 8ER
YO8 7QH
YO8 7PL
YO8 6PL
YO8 8EW
YO8 8ED
DN14 7HF
YO8 6QG
YO8 7QG
YO8 6QQ
YO8 8JP
YO8 8EH
YO8 7PJ
YO8 6PJ
DN14 7GB
YO8 8JH
YO8 8GZ
YO8 8PG
YO8 6QH
YO8 8JW
YO8 8HF
YO8 8HG
YO8 8HQ
YO8 8JR
YO8 8HD
YO8 8PS
YO8 6PN
YO8 7PN
YO8 8GN
YO8 8JY
DN14 7HE
YO8 8JZ
YO8 8EL
YO8 8JL
YO8 8JU
YO8 8HE
YO8 8EN
YO8 7PH
YO8 6PH
YO8 8EJ
YO8 8JX
YO8 8JN
YO8 8JJ
YO8 8HB
YO8 8JT
YO8 8JS
YO8 8RF
YO8 8HL
YO8 8HJ
YO8 8HH
YO8 8ES
YO8 7TF
YO8 8GY
DN14 7HD
DN14 7FR
DN14 7FB
DN14 7FL
DN14 7HB
YO8 8HN
DN14 7HA
YO8 6NH
YO8 8RB
YO8 7NH
DN14 7EZ
YO8 8ET
YO8 7NJ
YO8 6NJ
YO8 8HW
YO8 8HA
YO8 8HS
YO8 8EU
YO8 6TG
YO8 7TG
YO8 8RA
YO8 8YY
YO8 8YQ
YO8 8YH
YO8 8EX
YO8 8RD
YO8 8HT
YO8 8HP
YO8 8EY
YO8 7PQ
YO8 6PQ
YO8 6NG
YO8 7NG
DN14 7EY
YO8 7PW
YO8 6PW
YO8 8HR
DN14 7EX
YO8 6EW
YO8 8HU
YO8 7EW
YO8 8EZ
YO8 7NQ
YO8 6NQ
YO8 6TF
YO8 6NL
DN14 7JS
YO8 8HY
DN14 7JT
YO8 7NL
YO8 7EP
DN14 8JT
YO8 6ES
YO8 6ER
DN14 8SF
YO8 7ER
YO8 7ES
DN14 8SG
YO8 8JG
DN14 8SE
YO8 8HX
YO8 6PP
YO8 6NP
YO8 7NP
DN14 9RS
YO8 6NN
YO8 7NN
DN14 8SB
YO8 7NS
YO8 7NW
YO8 6NW
YO8 6NS
YO8 6NT
YO8 7NT
DN14 9NT
YO8 6NZ
YO8 6PG
YO8 6ET
YO8 6NR
YO8 6ED
YO8 6LE
YO8 7NR
YO8 7ET
YO8 7PG
YO8 6EX
DN14 9QB
YO8 6RN
DN14 9QD
YO8 8JA
YO8 8HZ
YO8 8NE
YO8 6EP
DN14 8SD
YO8 6PF
DN14 9QE
DN14 9NQ
DN14 9NS
DN14 8SA
DN14 9NE
DN14 9NR
YO8 7NU
DN14 9NG
YO8 6NU
DN14 9PS
YO8 7ED
DN14 9NF
DN14 9QA
DN14 9ND
DN14 8RW
DN14 9NW
DN14 8JU
DN14 9NN
DN14 7JR
DN14 8RN
DN14 8JX
DN14 9PR
DN14 8JY
DN14 8RL
DN14 9NL
DN14 9NJ

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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