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

YO62 5LB
YO6 5LB
YO6 5LJ
YO62 5LJ
YO62 5LD
YO6 5LD
YO62 5LA
YO6 5LA
YO62 5LR
YO6 5LR
YO6 5LE
YO62 5LE
YO62 5EW
YO6 5EW
YO6 5LF
YO62 5LF
YO6 5LU
YO6 5LH
YO62 5LU
YO62 5LH
YO7 2HH
YO62 5EN
YO6 5EN
YO62 5LX
YO6 5LX
YO62 5EP
YO6 5EP
YO6 5LG
YO62 5LG
YO62 5LP
YO6 5LP
YO62 5AR
YO7 2HQ
YO7 2HG
YO62 5LQ
YO6 5LT
YO6 5LQ
YO6 5EB
YO6 5HQ
YO6 5HT
YO62 5AE
YO6 5AE
YO62 5EB
YO6 5AS
YO62 5AF
YO62 5HQ
YO6 5AU
YO6 5AF
YO6 5AZ
YO6 5AY
YO62 5AS
YO62 5AZ
YO6 5AG
YO6 5AR
YO62 5AH
YO62 5HT
YO62 5AT
YO7 2HF
YO6 5AH
YO62 5AG
YO62 5AJ
YO6 5AJ
YO62 5AD
YO6 5AD
YO62 5AQ
YO6 5AL
YO62 5AU
YO62 5AL
YO6 5AW
YO62 5AW
YO62 5EX
YO62 5BT
YO6 5BT
YO6 5AQ
YO6 5EX
YO62 5YZ
YO6 5DL
YO6 5HP
YO62 5HP
YO62 5AN
YO6 5BJ
YO6 5AN
YO62 5AP
YO62 5BJ
YO6 5AB
YO6 5BL
YO62 5BL
YO6 5AP
YO62 5AB
YO6 5HW
YO62 5HW
YO7 2HE
YO62 5BP
YO6 5EA
YO62 5BW
YO6 5BS
YO62 5BS
YO6 5BN
YO6 5BP
YO62 5BH
YO6 5BW
YO62 5EJ
YO6 5EJ
YO62 5AX
YO6 5AX
YO6 5HN
YO62 5EA
YO62 5ET
YO6 5BH
YO62 5HN
YO62 5BN
YO62 5DR
YO62 5HE
YO62 5BR
YO6 5BR
YO62 5BG
YO6 5BG
YO6 5HE
YO62 4YT
YO62 5WW
YO62 5DJ
YO62 4YU
YO62 4YR
YO62 4YP
YO62 4WY
YO62 4WW
YO62 4WX
YO62 5ZW
YO62 5WX
YO62 5XR
YO62 5WY
YO62 5WS
YO62 5WT
YO62 5DZ
YO6 5DZ
YO6 5HF
YO62 5HF
YO62 5DL
YO6 5DW
YO62 5DW
YO6 5DX
YO62 5DX
YO62 5DN
YO6 5DN
YO62 5EY
YO6 5EY
YO6 5HB
YO6 5HD
YO62 5BY
YO6 5BU
YO62 5HB
YO6 5BY
YO6 5EZ
YO62 5HD
YO62 5BU
YO62 5EU
YO62 5EZ
YO62 5DY
YO6 5BA
YO62 5BA
YO6 5DG
YO6 5HG
YO62 5DG
YO6 5DY
YO62 5HG
YO62 5HA
YO62 5AA
YO6 5AA
YO6 5HA
YO62 5BX
YO6 5BX
YO6 5BQ
YO62 5BQ
YO62 5AY
YO62 5DF
YO62 5HU
YO6 5HU
YO62 5DD
YO6 5DD
YO6 4DE
YO6 5DF
YO62 5HR
YO6 5HR
YO62 5HS
YO6 5HS
YO6 5DA
YO62 5DA
YO62 5LT
YO62 5FA
YO62 5YW
YO62 5YX
YO6 5YX
YO62 5YS
YO6 5YT
YO62 5YT
YO6 5DQ
YO6 5LY
YO62 5LY
YO6 5DB
YO6 5DE
YO62 5DB
YO62 5DE
YO6 5BZ
YO6 5DH
YO62 5DH
YO62 5BZ
YO62 5DT
YO6 5DT
YO62 5BE
YO6 5BE
YO62 5DS
YO62 5BB
YO6 5BB
YO6 5DS
YO6 5DU
YO7 2HL
YO62 5DU
YO6 5DR
YO6 5BD
YO62 5BD
YO62 5DQ
YO6 5LZ
YO6 5DJ
YO62 5DP
YO6 5DP
YO6 5HH
YO62 5HH
YO6 5EH
YO62 5EH
YO6 5QY
YO62 5QT
YO6 5QT
YO62 5QY
YO62 5ND
YO6 5ND

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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