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

YO51 9BY
YO5 9BY
YO5 9GA
YO51 9GA
YO5 9GD
YO5 9BX
YO51 9GY
YO51 9GD
YO51 9BX
YO51 9GB
YO5 9GB
YO51 9JR
YO5 9DF
YO51 9DF
YO5 9JR
YO51 9GE
YO51 9DE
YO5 9DE
YO51 9BU
YO5 9BU
YO51 9BS
YO5 9BS
YO51 9FF
YO5 9BR
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YO5 9BT
YO51 9BT
YO5 9BP
YO51 9BP
YO5 9BZ
YO5 9BW
YO51 9BW
YO51 9BZ
YO51 9JU
YO5 9JU
YO51 9LJ
YO5 9LJ
YO5 9DA
YO51 9FE
YO51 9DG
YO5 9BL
YO5 9DG
YO51 9BL
YO5 9BH
YO5 9LH
YO51 9BH
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YO5 9BJ
YO51 9BJ
YO5 9NP
YO51 9NP
YO51 9NJ
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YO51 9PB
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YO5 9BE
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YO51 9XA
YO51 9ZW
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YO51 9YN
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YO5 9LF
YO51 9LG
YO51 9XE
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YO51 9XU
YO51 9XD
YO51 9WD
YO51 9WB
YO51 9UQ
YO51 9AA
YO5 9AA
YO5 9LG
YO5 9LE
YO5 9LD
YO5 9LB
YO5 9LA
YO51 9LA
YO51 9LE
YO51 9LD
YO51 9AB
YO5 9AB
YO5 9BN
YO51 9LB
YO5 9BB
YO51 9BB
YO51 9AD
YO5 9NF
YO51 9NF
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YO51 9AL
YO5 9LL
YO5 9AL
YO5 9AE
YO51 9AE
YO5 9AD
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YO5 9AJ
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YO5 9AF
YO5 9DQ
YO51 9DQ
YO5 9AQ
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YO5 9AH
YO5 9PG
YO5 9LP
YO51 9LP
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YO5 9LR
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YO5 9AN
YO51 9LN
YO5 9LN
YO51 9AG
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YO5 9AG
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YO51 9BR
YO5 9DH
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YO51 9AS
YO51 9HP
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YO5 9AR
YO51 9NX
YO5 9NX
YO5 9NL
YO5 9DJ
YO51 9HR
YO51 9DJ
YO5 9HR
YO51 9YA
YO5 9YJ
YO5 9YX
YO5 9YP
YO5 9YY
YO5 9YA
YO51 9FH
YO5 9HP
YO51 9NU
YO5 9DL
YO51 9DL
YO5 9EA
YO51 9EA
YO51 9AX
YO51 9LL
YO5 9BD
YO5 9AX
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YO5 9LW
YO51 9EB
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YO51 9DR
YO5 9DR
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YO5 9NZ
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YO5 9DN
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YO5 9YD
YO51 9YP
YO51 9AZ
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YO5 9BQ
YO51 9ED
YO51 9XP
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YO5 9EF
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YO5 9DX
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YO5 9HQ
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YO51 9EH
YO5 9EQ
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YO51 9HN
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YO5 9BG
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YO5 9HS
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YO51 9EL
YO51 9GJ
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YO51 9EG
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YO5 9AU
YO51 9JP
YO5 9HW
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YO5 9AP
YO51 9DB
YO5 9LT
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YO51 9AP
YO51 9UY
YO5 9EW
YO51 9JX
YO51 9HS
YO51 9UX
YO51 9UU
YO51 9WX
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YO51 9WT
YO51 9UZ
YO5 9EP
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YO51 9EP
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YO5 9NS
YO51 9US
YO51 9DD
YO5 9DD
YO51 9UR
YO5 9PE
YO51 9LU
YO51 9NS
YO51 9FS
YO5 9ER
YO5 9PD
YO51 9PD
YO51 9ER
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YO51 9ET
YO5 9ES
YO51 9ES
YO51 9PF
YO5 9PF
YO5 9EX
YO5 9SU
YO51 9EX
YO5 9HY
YO51 9EU
YO5 9DW
YO51 9HY
YO5 9HG
YO51 9HG
YO5 9EU
YO51 9HX
YO5 9HX
YO51 9HU
YO5 9HU
YO5 9EY
YO51 9EY
YO5 9JP
YO5 9JY
YO5 9JX
YO5 9JZ
YO5 9JT
YO51 9JT
YO51 9HH
YO5 9HH
YO51 9JJ
YO51 9LX
YO5 9DU
YO51 9HT
YO5 9HT
YO5 9LX
YO51 9LZ
YO5 9LZ
YO51 9DU
YO5 9LY
YO5 9DZ
YO51 9DZ
YO51 9LY
YO5 9NB
YO51 9NB
YO51 9NA
YO5 9NA
YO5 9DP
YO51 9DP
YO51 9JL
HG4 5AW
YO5 9EZ
YO51 9JF
YO5 9JF
YO51 9HZ
YO5 9HZ
YO51 9EZ
YO51 9HB
YO5 9HB
YO5 9HF
YO51 9HF
YO6 2RU
YO61 2RU
YO5 9PS
YO5 9JG
YO51 9JA
YO5 9JA
YO5 9JQ
YO51 9JQ
YO51 9JG
YO51 9FG
YO51 9HJ
YO5 9HJ
YO51 9JD
YO5 9JD
YO5 9ND
YO5 9JB
YO7 3GX
YO51 9HE
HG4 5AJ
YO51 9JE
YO5 9JE
YO51 9JZ
YO61 2RX
YO5 9HE
YO51 9NE
YO5 9NE
HG4 5EG
HG4 5AH
YO6 2RX
YO7 3DD
HG4 5AG
YO5 9NG
HG4 5AL
HG4 5ND
HG4 5AF
YO7 3DP
YO51 9JB
YO6 2RT
YO7 3DU
YO51 9JH
YO5 9JH
YO7 3YB
YO51 9ND
YO7 3YE
YO7 3YT
YO6 2SA
YO61 2SA
YO51 9JW
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YO7 3DQ
YO7 3DS
YO51 9HA
YO7 3DG
YO61 2RZ
HG4 5AN
YO6 2RZ
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YO61 2RY
YO5 9HA
HG4 5AS
YO5 9NH
YO7 3DT
HG4 5DJ
YO5 9HD
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HG4 5DL
YO51 9NG
YO7 3DF
YO6 2RY
YO5 9NJ
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YO7 3DH
YO7 3DL
YO7 3EZ
YO51 9NH
HG4 5AT
YO7 3DJ
YO7 3DN
YO7 3YA
YO61 2RT
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YO6 2RS
YO5 9JW
HG4 5BT
YO7 3XA
HG4 5AR
HG4 5AU
YO7 3DX
HG5 0QN
YO7 3YW
HG5 9LN
HG5 0QW
HG4 5AE
HG5 9LL
YO5 9QH
HG4 5AQ
YO5 9QR
YO51 9QR
HG4 5AX
YO51 9JN
YO5 9JN
YO61 2QZ
YO6 2QZ
YO51 9QH
YO51 9QW
YO5 9QW
YO5 9QQ
YO7 3DW
YO51 9QQ
YO61 2QY
YO6 2QY
YO5 9QN
YO51 9QN
YO5 9JL
YO5 9JJ
YO51 9PR
YO5 9NQ
YO5 9PZ
YO51 9PZ
YO51 9NQ
YO51 9QJ
YO61 2SB
YO6 2SB
YO5 9QJ
YO51 9PP
YO5 9QL
YO51 9QL
YO5 9PT
YO51 9PT
YO51 9QS
YO61 2QX
YO5 9QS
YO6 2QX
YO6 2RR
YO61 2RR
HG4 5AP
YO51 9QZ
YO5 9QZ
HG5 0QP

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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