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MOT Test Centres within 10km of BL9 7PX
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M A Mot Centre
0.5km
Croft Street Garage
0.6km
| Address: | A P Scanlon, BL9 7BG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 764 1516 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | croftstreetgarage.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jsm Mot Centre
0.6km
Farnell Land Rover Bury
0.6km
F1 Mot Centre
0.6km
| Address: | Unit 4, BL9 7AJ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 797 9387 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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D And J Auto Electrical Services Ltd
0.6km
Bury Vehicle Repair And Tyre Centre Limited
0.7km
Central Motors
0.7km
Bullen Automotive
0.8km
| Address: | Topping Fold Car Centre, BL9 7RQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 797 2490 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.bullenauto.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sure Start Motors
0.8km
Bury Body Centre
0.8km
Hi Way Motors
0.9km
F1 Mot Centre
0.9km
D & E Motors Limited
1.0km
Kwik - Fit
1.1km
| Address: | John Street, BL9 0NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 797 1493 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.kwik-fit.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ats Euromaster Limited
1.1km
Washington Garage
1.1km
Bury Mot Centre Limited
1.4km
Every Street Garage
1.5km
| Address: | Every Street Garage, BL9 5BE |
| Phone: | 0161 764 2002 |
| Website: | www.everystreetgarage.co.uk |
| Classes: | 1,2,4 |
Rrg Bury
1.5km
Castlecroft Motors Limited
1.6km
Evans Halshaw
1.9km
Volksmaster Limited
2.0km
Perrys Motors Sales Limited
2.1km
Rrg Peugeot Bury
2.2km
Summit Service Station
2.5km
| Address: | Summit Service Station, OL10 4RF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 360370 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.summitservicestation.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Finneys Service & Mot Centre Ltd
2.5km
Carmen Autos Limited
2.6km
Westbury Auto Centre
2.8km
Bury Motor Services
2.9km
Hatfields
3.0km
Blue Bell Mot And Service Centre Limited
3.1km
Academy Group
3.4km
Bridge Auto Centre
3.7km
Paul Anthony Commercials Limited
3.7km
Derbyshire Motors Ltd
3.8km
Sunnybank Service Station
3.8km
| Address: | Sunnybank Service Station, BL9 8HJ |
| Phone: | 0161 766 3807 |
| Website: | www.sunnybank-service-station.co.uk |
| Classes: | 4 |
Bury Road Garage Ltd
4.1km
Cross Lane Mot Centre Limited
4.1km
Aardvark Automotive Limited
4.1km
Birtwistle's Mot & Service Centre
4.2km
Equipe Tyre & Autocare
4.2km
Green Lane Automobile Engineers
4.3km
| Address: | Unit 6, OL10 1DP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 623807 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | plus.google.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kwik - Fit
4.4km
Birch Garage
4.5km
Tottington Motor Company
4.5km
Parr Lane Service Station
4.6km
Manchester Mot And Service Centre Limited
4.7km
B & G Mot Centre Limited
4.8km
K C Motors
4.8km
Speedwell Motorcycles Limited
4.8km
Rochdale Mbc Environmental Management
4.8km
Scorpion Motorsports
5.0km
| Address: | Unit 2 - Albert Works, M26 4DF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 724 9518 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hillside Of Heywood
5.0km
| Address: | Rochdale Road East, OL10 1RJ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 624674 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | hillsideofheywood.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Able Motor Services
5.1km
Whitefield Mot Centre
5.1km
Advanced Motorcare Ltd
5.5km
| Address: | Unit 5 Dale Industrial Estate, M26 1AD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 723 1111 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.advancedmotorcare.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Motorhouse Mot Centre
5.5km
Howley Motors Limited
5.5km
I And C Corlett Limited
5.7km
| Address: | Woodhouse Garage, OL12 7RF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 647164 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.woodhouse-garages.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Motorterm T/a P M B
5.7km
| Address: | Higher Lane Garage, M45 7FZ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 767 9922 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.pmbgarage.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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T M Bennett And Son Limited
5.9km
D & M Radcliffe
6.0km
Radcliffe Tyre Centre
6.0km
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
6.1km
Nixon Street Garage
6.2km
Dawson Garages Limited
6.3km
Pentagon Manchester
6.5km
Rsg Rochdale Limited
6.6km
Pearl Trading Uk Limited
6.6km
Blue Pit Test Centre
6.7km
Queensway Commercials Limited
6.7km
Omc Ford Rochdale
6.7km
Manchester Motor Mart Mot Centre
6.8km
D J Hughes Garage Services
6.8km
Rev Solutions
6.9km
Garic Excavation Plant Hire
6.9km
M B E Motor Services
6.9km
Williams Rochdale
7.0km
Clough Road Mot Centre
7.0km
Mark Loftus Motor Services Limited
7.0km
Rrg Peugeot Rochdale
7.0km
Rrg (Rochdale)
7.0km
Auto Rescue 1990 Ltd
7.1km
| Address: | Stubbins Lane Mill, BL0 0PS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 829919 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.autorescue-1990.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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D & M Motors Limited
7.1km
Rochdale Mot And Repair
7.3km
M A Mot Centre Limited
7.3km
Swansway Honda Rochdale
7.3km
Middleton Mot Centre Ltd
7.4km
T P Tyre & Exhaust Limited
7.4km
Acceleration Services Limited
7.4km
Saville Motors
7.4km
| Address: | Saville Motors, OL12 7BD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 654405 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.savillemotors.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Drive 2000 Ltd
7.4km
Holmes Street Mot Centre Limited
7.5km
| Address: | Unit 2, OL12 6AQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 645363 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.rochdalecd.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Halfords Autocentre
7.5km
| Address: | Unit 7, M24 1QZ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 653 6000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.halfordsautocentres.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bollard & Ward Limited
7.5km
| Address: | Bollard And Ward, M24 2LX |
| Phone: | 0161 653 4850 |
| Website: | www.motcentremiddleton.co.uk |
| Classes: | 1,2,4 |
K P Mot Centre
7.5km
Molyneux Street Garage
7.5km
Primrose Street Garage
7.5km
F & F Motor Services Limited
7.8km
James Gradwell & Son
7.8km
New Five Star Motors
8.0km
| Address: | New 5 Star Motors, OL11 1QX |
| Phone: | 01706 643806 |
| Website: | www.new5starmotors.co.uk |
| Classes: | 4,5,7 |
Topham's Mot Centre
8.0km
Norden Motor Company
8.1km
Edenfield Mot Station Limited
8.2km
T K Autos Limited
8.2km
Cromptons Automotive Limited
8.3km
Heritage Auto Centres
8.3km
R T Auto Centre Limited
8.3km
Pentagon Vauxhall Rochdale
8.3km
Stoneacre
8.4km
Kirkway Service Station
8.5km
Duke Street Autopoint Limited
8.5km
Kwik Fit
8.6km
| Address: | Whitworth Road, OL12 0QX | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 658025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.kwik-fit.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Spring Court Autocentre
8.6km
Prestige Auto Centre
8.6km
Northern Service Repair Rochdale
8.6km
All Bikes Accessories Limited
8.6km
Ana Tyre And Exhaust
8.6km
| Address: | Ana Tyre And Exhaust, OL11 1AE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 649190 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.anagarageandmotservices.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Robinsons Of Rochdale
8.6km
Sedgley Garage
8.6km
The Mot And Repair Centre
8.6km
Rainsough Garage Limited
8.6km
Lexus Bolton
8.7km
Autocare (Rochdale) Limited
8.7km
| Address: | Autocare (Rochdale) Limited, OL16 5LP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 524692 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.autocarerochdale.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2,3,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The Garage
8.7km
Rehman Motors
8.7km
Yelloway Truck And Plant
8.7km
Burns Motor Works
8.8km
Daz's Autos
8.9km
Aadam Autos
8.9km
Ansari Motors
8.9km
A A Trade Cars Limited
8.9km
Jacksons Motor Repairs
8.9km
Holden Motors (Rochdale) Limited
8.9km
Mills Hill Mot Centre Limited
8.9km
Clifton Auto Services
9.0km
| Address: | 54b Manchester Road, BL4 8NZ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01204 792333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.ebeepbeep.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fourways Motorcycles
9.0km
Victoria Automobile Engineers
9.0km
Riverside (Bolton) Mots Limited
9.0km
G E P Motor Engineers Ltd
9.1km
Stoneclough Service Station
9.1km
Seymour Motor Company
9.1km
T And W Motors
9.2km
Ats Euromaster Ltd (Rochdale)
9.2km
Whitworth Bar Garage Ltd
9.2km
Sandybank Garage
9.2km
Bensons Car And Commercials Limited
9.2km
Bcc Bolton
9.2km
Naz's Mot Limited
9.2km
Drive 2000
9.3km
Ace Mots
9.3km
Broadmere Garage
9.3km
Hi Bodyshop
9.4km
S A Autocentre Limited
9.4km
| Address: | All Saints Works, OL12 9BS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 645516 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.saautocentre.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Gls Auto Care Limited
9.5km
| Address: | Gls Auto Care Limited, OL12 8QQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01706 527711 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.garageservicesrochdale.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rrg Bolton
9.5km
The Arches Service Centre Limited
9.5km
| Address: | The Arches Service Centre Limited, BL1 2TT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01204 370864 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.archesservicecentre.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Belfield Road Garage
9.5km
Motorsave Limited
9.5km
| Address: | Barkan Way, M27 8SF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 794 9994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.motorsave.net | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2,3,4,5,7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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R S Autos
9.5km
Church Wharf Garage Limited
9.5km
Williams Bolton
9.6km
| Address: | 1 Vincent Way (Off Raikes Lane), BL3 2NB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01204 900900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.williamsboltonbmw.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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M & A Mot And Repair Centre
9.6km
Swan Mill Garage
9.6km
City Walk Garage
9.6km
| Address: | 2 City Walk, M27 8SA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 793 1727 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.citywalk-garage.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 1,2,4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilson & Co
9.6km
Advantage Mot Centre
9.6km
Chadderton Motor Company
9.6km
A1 Vehicle Services
9.6km
Inchcape Volkswagen Bolton
9.7km
Bolton Audi
9.7km
Standard Motors
9.7km
Egerton Park Motors Ltd
9.7km
W Lever & Sons
9.7km
Campbell Street Mot Centre Limited
9.7km
Bolton Auto Centre
9.7km
Renault Bolton
9.7km
Farnworth Mot Station
9.7km
Rrg Skoda Rochdale
9.7km
National Tyres & Autocare
9.8km
| Address: | 9 Bury New Road, BL1 1UH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01204 524424 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.national.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Equipe Tyre & Autocare
9.8km
Gordons Honda
9.8km
| Address: | Folds Road, BL1 2ST | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01204 383318 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.swanswayhondabolton.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Heywood Auto Engineers
9.8km
Market Place Garage
9.8km
| Address: | Rear Of 411 Bury New Road, M7 4ED | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 0161 792 4352 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | plus.google.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fletcher Street Motorbodies
9.8km
Equipe Tyre & Autocare
9.8km
| Address: | 113 115 Manchester Road, BL2 1HF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01204 527201 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.equipe.uk.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Brown Street Garage
9.9km
K & H Motors
9.9km
Csm
9.9km
Newton Autos
9.9km
Autocraft Services
9.9km
Kwik-Fit
9.9km
| Address: | Kwik-Fit, BL2 1HE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | 01204 393559 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.kwik-fit.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Halfords Autocentre
9.9km
Dsp Autobody Services
9.9km
Horners Auto Repair Centre Limited
9.9km
Swinton Tyre & Exhaust Ltd
9.9km
Smiths Service Garage (Bolton) Ltd
10.0km
Kwik - Fit
10.0km
Cheetham Mot 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
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