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 Lincolnshire

DN15 9JT
DN15 9JS
DN15 9JR
DN15 9JP
DN15 9JU
DN15 9JX
DN15 9JW
DN15 9JN
DN15 9JL
DN15 9JJ
DN15 9JH
DN15 9JD
DN15 9JE
DN15 9EY
DN15 9JF
DN15 9JY
DN15 9JZ
DN15 9JG
DN17 4AB
DN15 9AL
DN15 9AS
DN15 9AW
DN15 9AN
DN15 9AP
DN15 9AT
DN15 9YS
DN15 9BD
DN15 9BB
DN15 9HW
DN15 9AY
DN15 9AU
DN15 9DT
DN15 9BA
DN15 9AR
DN15 9AH
DN15 9DR
DN15 9AZ
DN15 9WY
DN15 9WA
DN15 9ED
DN15 9YL
DN15 9YP
DN15 9YX
DN15 9EF
DN15 9EE
DN15 9DA
DN15 9DJ
DN15 9DD
DN15 9EQ
DN15 9DS
DN15 9YF
DN15 9EG
DN15 9DH
DN15 9BU
DN15 9YQ
DN15 9DB
DN15 9EB
DN15 9BT
DN15 9EA
DN15 9DL
DN15 9BX
DN15 9DZ
DN15 9BZ
DN15 9EJ
DN17 4AG
DN15 9BY
DN15 9EN
DN15 9DN
DN15 9EH
DN15 9AX
DN15 9DY
DN15 9BN
DN15 9EL
DN14 8HT
DN15 9BS
DN15 9AG
DN15 9BP
DN15 9EW
DN15 9DX
DN15 9HN
DN15 9AB
DN15 9DP
DN15 9EP
DN17 4AA
DN17 4AF
DN15 9ER
DN15 9DW
DN15 9AA
DN15 9HR
DN15 9DE
DN15 9AQ
DN15 9DG
DN15 9DF
DN17 4AE
DN15 9DU
DN17 4AD
DN14 8JE
DN14 8HS
DN14 8JA
DN15 9YD
DN15 9AD
DN15 9ET
DN14 8JB
DN14 8HZ
DN15 9HP
DN14 8JD
DN15 9DQ
DN14 8HU
DN14 8HX
DN17 4SD
DN15 9ES
DN15 9AF
DN15 9EZ
DN14 8HB
DN15 9BQ
DN17 4SB
DN15 9AE
DN15 9HL
DN15 9BW
DN15 9HQ
DN15 9HA
DN15 9HJ
DN17 4RP
DN17 4RR
DN15 9HG
DN15 9EX
DN17 4RT
DN14 8HY
DN15 9HH
DN15 9HD
DN17 4RS
DN17 4SA
DN15 9EU
DN15 9HB
DN15 9LW
DN15 9LP
DN17 4RX
DN15 9HE
DN17 4RU
DN15 9UR
DN17 4RY
DN15 9YE
DN14 7YR
DN15 9LN
DN17 4AQ
DN15 9LL
DN15 9LJ
DN14 7YT
DN15 9LB
DN15 9HT
DN15 9LF
DN15 9LR
DN17 4RZ
DN15 9HZ
DN14 7YS
DN15 9HS
DN15 9GF
DN15 9LG
DN15 9TG
DN15 9LH
DN15 9HY
DN15 9SZ
DN15 9LQ
DN15 9JA
DN15 9HX
DN15 9TF
DN15 9HU
DN15 9UP
DN15 9PH
DN14 7YX
DN15 9TE
HU15 1WL
HU15 1WD
HU15 1WA
HU15 1WY
HU15 1WQ
HU15 1WG
DN14 7YU
DN15 9XZ
DN14 7YN
DN15 9XE
DN15 9XD
DN15 9SX
DN15 9XY
DN14 7YW
DN15 9ST
DN15 9XU
DN15 9XP
DN15 9XN
DN15 9UW
DN15 9XW
DN15 9HF
DN15 9XB
DN15 9XR
DN15 9XL
DN15 9NY
DN15 9XT
DN15 9TN
DN15 9NJ
DN15 9UL
DN15 9SU
DN15 9XF
DN15 9XJ
DN15 9SY
DN15 9XQ
DN15 9UN
DN15 9NX
DN15 9TB
DN15 9XS

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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