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MOT Test Centres within 10km of B31 3HS
We managed to find 199 MOT Test Centres
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Turves Green Service Station Limited
0.5km
Church Hill Garage Northfield Ltd
0.7km
Hillside Mot & Repairs
0.8km
| Address: | 162 To 168 Quarry Lane, B31 2QJ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 476 3744 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 3,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Redhill Garage
1.0km
M G R Services
1.0km
Birmingham Motor Company
1.3km
A C B Motor Repairs
1.4km
Redline Motorcycles
1.4km
Kwik - Fit
1.6km
Viking Auto Spares And Repairs Limited
1.6km
Monument Motor Services
1.6km
Northfield Car Care Centre
1.7km
Lodge Hill Autos
1.7km
| Address: | 125 Longbridge Lane, B31 4LF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 475 1310 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | lodgehillautos.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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C & B Mann
1.9km
| Address: | R/o 70 The Green, B38 8RU | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 458 3074 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.cbmannmotorcycles.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bournville Automotive Centre
2.0km
Bristol Street Motors
2.2km
Cotteridge Car Care
2.3km
Halfords Autocentre
2.4km
Kwik - Fit
2.4km
Universal Vehicle Services
2.6km
Dryden Limited
2.6km
Mill Garage
2.7km
| Address: | 19 Crown Road, B30 3HY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 486 3486 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Partridge Motors Ltd
2.7km
| Address: | Unit 3 Hudsons Trading Estate, B30 3BD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 433 3088 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.partridgemotors.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Manor Motor Company
2.8km
| Address: | 1 Shenley Lane, B29 4HH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 475 2539 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.manormotorcompany.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wards Garage Bournville Ltd
3.1km
| Address: | 212 Oak Tree Lane, B30 1UH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 472 3420 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.wardsgarage.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Impact Repair Centre Limited
3.1km
Jt Motors
3.1km
Moore Motors Limited
3.2km
Jordan Motor Services Limited
3.2km
Rik Fit Garage
3.4km
| Address: | 1514 Pershore Road, B30 2NW | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 459 4575 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.rikfit.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Barclay Motor Company
3.6km
Hollier & Sons
3.6km
Conaghan Auto Centre
3.7km
Empire Garage
4.0km
Asg Service Repair And Mot
4.1km
Kdm Engineering
4.3km
Lookers Selly Oak
4.4km
Harborne Garage Limited
4.4km
| Address: | Unit 2, B29 6EY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 472 4300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | harbornegarage.boschauto.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Smallbone & Son Service Station Ltd
4.4km
| Address: | 116 Raddlebarn Road, B29 6HQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 472 7139 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.smallboneandson.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fast Fit Autocentre
4.4km
Village Mot & Repairs
4.5km
Rubery Garage Limited
4.6km
Bartley Green Service Centre
4.6km
Selly Oak Garage Limited
4.7km
Den Caney Coaches Limited
4.8km
Asg Service Repair And Mot
4.8km
| Address: | 101-103 Dawlish Road, B29 7AH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 472 3311 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All Electric Kings Heath
4.8km
Selly Oak Mot Centre
4.8km
Windmill Mot And Repairs
5.0km
| Address: | 307 Northfield Road, B17 0TG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 427 4050 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.windmillmotors.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Woodgate Motor Services
5.0km
Burtons Garage
5.1km
P A Atkinson And Sons Limited
5.2km
| Address: | 3 Avenue Road, B14 7TH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 444 1268 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.paatkinson.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyrecom Autos
5.5km
| Address: | Unit 1b Warstock Road, B14 4RT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 474 5555 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.tyrecomautos.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kwik - Fit
5.7km
| Address: | 19 Institute Road, B14 7EG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 443 4330 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.kwik-fit.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Pershore Road Service Station
5.7km
A1 Vehicle Services
5.8km
| Address: | Unit 1 Woodthorpe House, B32 3BU | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 421 4333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kelton Garage Limited
6.1km
Bridgecut Motors Limited
6.2km
| Address: | 1016 Yardley Wood Road, B14 4BW | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 474 6344 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.bridgecut-motors.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Edgintons Of Inkford
6.3km
Lickey Hills Garage
6.4km
| Address: | 283 Old Birmingham Road, B60 1HQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 445 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.lickeyhillsgarage.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Greenhill Garage
6.6km
| Address: | 89 Billesley Lane, B13 9RB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 449 0674 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Midland Tuning Specialists
7.0km
Priory Service Station
7.1km
Halesowen Audi
7.1km
Sutton Motorcycles
7.1km
Hyundai Birmingham West
7.2km
Smiths Of Alvechurch
7.2km
Selly Park Motor Bodies
7.3km
| Address: | 17a Alcester Road, B13 8AR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 449 6736 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | plus.google.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Edgbaston Auto Centre
7.4km
Marlbrook Auto Centre
7.5km
| Address: | Birmingham Road, B61 0HL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01527 575256 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sy Motors
7.5km
| Address: | 2-4 Bath Walk, B12 9RH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 440 4502 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.s-ymotors.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kwik - Fit
7.5km
Online Autos Ltd
7.6km
Birmingham Auto Centre
7.6km
Shams Autos
7.7km
| Address: | 414-416 Ladypool Road, B12 8JZ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 449 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Diamond Auto Services
7.8km
Acorn Mitsubishi
7.8km
| Address: | Hagley Road West, B62 9AH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 506 6050 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.acorn-mitsubishi.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bramptons Autocentre Ltd
7.8km
Crestwood Motors Eng Limited
7.8km
Wildmoor Truck And Plant Ltd
7.8km
Baldwins Lane Service Station
7.9km
| Address: | Baldwins Lane, B28 0XB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 744 5453 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.ebeepbeep.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Haden Birmingham
7.9km
| Address: | 454 To 460 Moseley Road, B12 9AN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 440 4411 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.hadenbirmingham.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Prostar002 Limited
7.9km
Highpoint Motor Company
7.9km
Kwik Fit
7.9km
Sam Auto Centre Limited
8.0km
Bridge Star 001 Ltd
8.0km
Newman Motor Engineers
8.0km
Gs Autos Ltd
8.0km
Tilton Auto Services
8.0km
| Address: | 107 Woodfield Road, B12 8TE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 446 5556 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lawries Of Halesowen
8.1km
| Address: | 3 Blackberry Lane, B63 4NX | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 550 1414 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | plus.google.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Saj Autos
8.1km
Servco
8.1km
Br Car Care Centre
8.2km
| Address: | 383 To 387 Moseley Road, B12 9DD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 440 0779 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.brcarcare.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Grays Cars And Motorcycles
8.2km
Chemix Autocentres
8.2km
Halfords Autocentre
8.2km
Bristol Street Birmingham
8.3km
Clutch Fit Auto Repair
8.4km
Gh Autos
8.4km
Southdell Garages Ltd
8.4km
| Address: | 1204 Stratford Road, B28 8HN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 777 6053 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ats Euromaster Limited
8.4km
Streetbike
8.4km
Brindley Honda Halesowen
8.4km
Formans Auto Centre
8.5km
Kwik - Fit
8.5km
Highgate Autos Mzm Limited
8.5km
Bayliss Garages Ltd
8.5km
Central Auto Services
8.6km
Snt Auto Centre Midlands Limited
8.6km
Rapyal Auto Services
8.6km
City Motors
8.6km
Halfords Autocentre
8.6km
| Address: | 113 - 115 Holloway Head, B1 1QP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 632 5269 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.halfordsautocentres.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfa Auto Services Limited
8.6km
Leopold Auto
8.7km
Kwik Fit
8.7km
Halesowen Vehicle Services
8.7km
M B K Autos Limited
8.7km
Halesowen Motor House
8.7km
| Address: | Dudley Road, B63 3NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 503 0001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.halesowenmotorhouse.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Msl Centre Ltd
8.7km
| Address: | 180-182 Stratford Road, B11 1AQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 772 8282 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.mslcentre.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kwik Fit
8.7km
Uk European Incorporated Ltd
8.8km
Lawnsdown Garage
8.8km
| Address: | Woodland Road, B62 8JT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 559 1001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Newbridge Auto Centre
8.8km
Mike Knight & Son Autos Ltd
8.8km
Ian Farrell Motor Co
8.8km
Sakis Auto Centre
8.8km
Central Auto Tech
8.8km
Shephards Motor Company
8.9km
| Address: | Unit 250c Coombs Road, B62 8AA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 561 5222 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The Workshop Mot Service And Repair Ltd
8.9km
L H Vale Onslow Motors Ltd
8.9km
T H Auto Repairs
8.9km
Pako Motors Limited
8.9km
Bearwood Garage
8.9km
G T Motors Limited
8.9km
Stones Garage Ltd
9.0km
Nadeems Car Centre
9.0km
Renault Solihull
9.0km
Xclusive Motor Services Ltd
9.0km
Cartech Mot
9.0km
Grafton Auto Mot Centre
9.0km
Jgs Autos Ltd
9.0km
Tite Automobile Engineers
9.1km
A D H Automotive
9.1km
Tyre City
9.1km
Cats
9.2km
Plume Tyre Service
9.2km
Tara Motor Repairs
9.2km
Bristol Street Shirley
9.2km
Mot Auto Services
9.2km
Summerfields Garage
9.2km
Strictly Mot Limited
9.3km
| Address: | Units 1 And 2 Mill Lane, B5 6DB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 227 4333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.bullringautocentre.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Maddocks Garage
9.3km
Midland Car Tech Limited
9.3km
Sytner Birmingham Mini
9.3km
Apex Autocentres Ltd
9.3km
Dudley Road Mot
9.3km
Sytner Birmingham
9.4km
Renault Birmingham
9.4km
Zain Mot Centre
9.4km
| Address: | 199 Golden Hillock Road, B11 2PN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 773 4060 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Direct Mot Centre Ltd
9.4km
Vicarage Service Garage Limited
9.4km
Listers Jaguar Solihull
9.5km
| Address: | 639 Stratford Road, B90 4BA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 745 0777 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | listers.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Citroen Birmingham
9.4km
Mark One Automotive Limited
9.5km
Burton Motors Limited
9.5km
Hurst Street Garage Ltd
9.4km
All Saints Garage
9.5km
| Address: | 127 To 137 Birmingham Road, B61 0DN |
| Phone: | 01527 871244 |
| Website: | www.allsaintsgarage.co.uk |
| Classes: | 4 |
Tms Mot Center
9.5km
Msl Parts Ltd
9.5km
| Address: | Old Bsa Building, B11 2PP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 772 4455 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.mslperformance.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hari Auto Limited
9.6km
Ace Mot Service Centre
9.6km
A And S Clutch Centres
9.6km
Halfords Autocentre
9.6km
It Auto Centre
9.6km
Sytner Oldbury
9.6km
| Address: | 819 Wolverhampton Road, B68 8DA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 552 2825 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.sytner.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Farrell Vehicle Repairs
9.7km
Green Garage
9.7km
Crossroads Service Station (Cheswick Green) Ltd
9.7km
Whittaker Fleet Care Ltd
9.7km
Golden Hillock Road Service Station
9.7km
| Address: | 119-121 Golden Hillock Road, B10 0DP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 772 1678 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Waverley Service Station
9.7km
Osman Motors
9.7km
Kissane And Jeffries Recovery Services Ltd
9.7km
Frontier Mot Centre Limited
9.7km
Audi Approved Birmingham
9.7km
| Address: | Watery Lane, B9 4HX | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 766 2260 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | listers.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Aco Motors Ltd
9.8km
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals Nhs Trust
9.8km
Ash Motor Service
9.8km
Sapcote Mot Limited
9.9km
Andover M O T Centre
9.9km
Drive In Autocentres
9.9km
Hi-Q
9.9km
Rps Garage Services Limited
9.9km
Birmingham Mot Centre
9.9km
| Address: | 2 To 8 Westley Street, B9 4ER | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0121 772 7888 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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City Of Birmingham Environmental Services
10.0km
Swift Repairs Limited
10.0km
Millenium Auto Care Centre
10.0km
V V S Service Station
10.0km
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
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.
| Class | Vehicle Type | Age before MOT (years) | Maximum Fee |
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| 1 | Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc) | 3 | £ 29.65 |
| 1 | Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc) | 3 | £ 37.80 |
| 2 | Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc) | 3 | £ 29.65 |
| 2 | Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc) | 3 | £ 37.80 |
| 3 | 3-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight) | 3 | £ 37.80 |
| 4 | 3-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight) | 3 | £ 54.85 |
| 4 | Cars (up to 8 passenger seats) | 3 | £ 54.85 |
| 4 | Motor caravans | 3 | £ 54.85 |
| 4 | Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw) | 3 | £ 54.85 |
| 4 | Dual purpose vehicles | 3 | £ 54.85 |
| 4 | Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats) | 3 | £ 54.85 |
| 4 | Ambulances and taxis | 1 | £ 54.85 |
| 4 | Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats) | 1 | £ 57.30 |
| 4 | Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight) | 3 | £ 54.85 |
| 4a | Class 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check | £ 64.00 | |
| 5 | Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats) | 1 | £ 59.55 |
| 5 | Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats) | 1 | £ 80.65 |
| 5 | Playbuses | 1 | £ 80.65 |
| 5a | Class 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check | £ 80.50 | |
| 5a | Class 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check | £ 124.50 | |
| 7 | Goods 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 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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