Comprehensive MOT Test Centre Information Near Me

MOTCheck.net helps you find the nearest MOT Test Centres to L40 1RB or enter a postcode in the search box and we'll find all the nearest MOT Stations and order them by distance. In addition to a handy map of each M.O.S approved Test Centre we will also show booking telephone numbers and, where possible, opening times so you can make the best choice of MOT Test Station for you.

MOT Test Centres within 10km of L40 1RB

We managed to find 63 MOT Test Centres within 10km of your L40 1RB. MOTcheck.net has a list of all the MOT test stations in the, reduce your search radius to 5km.

Causeway Garage
2.5km

Address:95 Causeway Lane, L40 1SL
Phone:01704 821803
Classes:4



Croston Mot Centre
3.3km

Address:Twin Lakes Industrial Estate, PR26 9RF
Phone:01772 601605
Classes:4



R G M
3.3km

Address:Unit 17, PR26 9RF
Phone:01772 603781
Classes:1,2



Blackmoor Garage
3.3km

Address:Blackmoor Road, L40 2QE
Phone:01704822619
Classes:1,2,4



Suttons Garage
3.3km

Address:26 Blackgate Lane, PR4 6US
Phone:01772 812288
Website:www.suttonscarsales.co.uk
Classes:3,4



Holmeswood Garage Limited
3.6km

Address:The Marshes Lane, PR4 6JS
Phone:01704821318
Classes:4



Plox Motors Limited
3.6km

Address:Plox Brow, PR4 6HB
Phone:01772813437
Classes:4,5,7



Station Garage Croston Ltd
3.8km

Address:Station Garage, PR26 9HQ
Phone:01772600223
Classes:4



D And C Autos Ltd
4.2km

Address:D And C Autos, PR26 9AY
Phone:01772 603900
Classes:4
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:30am5:30pm
Tuesday:8:30am5:30pm
Wednesday:8:30am5:30pm
Thursday:8:30am5:30pm
Friday:8:30am5:30pm
Saturday:9:00am1:30pm
Sunday:Closed



J Cheetham & Sons
4.8km

Address:Tower Garage, PR4 6UD
Phone:01772812358
Classes:1,2,3,4



J & A Rigbye & Sons
6.0km

Address:98 Towngate, PR7 5QS
Phone:01257451648
Classes:4



G Swift Motor Engineers Ltd
6.0km

Address:Unit 7, L40 8JR
Phone:01704 895422
Website:www.swiftsgarage.co.uk
Classes:4
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:00am5:30pm
Tuesday:8:00am5:30pm
Wednesday:8:00am5:30pm
Thursday:8:00am5:30pm
Friday:8:00am5:30pm
Saturday:9:00am12:30pm
Sunday:Closed



Lathom Motorcraft
6.0km

Address:15 Briars Lane, L40 5TG
Phone:01704 893284
Website:www.lathommotorcraft.co.uk
Classes:4
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:30am5:30pm
Tuesday:8:30am5:30pm
Wednesday:8:30am5:30pm
Thursday:8:30am5:30pm
Friday:8:30am5:30pm
Saturday:8:30am12:00pm
Sunday:Closed



Ringtail Garage Limited
6.2km

Address:Unit 3, L40 8JY
Phone:01704897244
Classes:1,2,4,5,7



Roy Christopher & Sons Limited
6.4km

Address:Lawrence Lane, PR7 5SJ
Phone:01257 451366
Classes:4,5,7



D & W Motors
6.4km

Address:Lawrence Lane, PR7 5SJ
Phone:01257 453430
Classes:3,4



Smiths Garages
6.4km

Address:192 Briars Lane, L40 5XE
Phone:01704 893395
Classes:4,5,7



Eccleston Mot & Service Centre
6.4km

Address:286 The Green, PR7 5TE
Phone:01257 451107
Classes:1,2,4



Rcj Motors
6.6km

Address:Southport Road, PR7 6ES
Phone:01257 451016
Classes:4



Bull & Dog Garage
7.0km

Address:Liverpool Road South, L40 7SU
Phone:01704892198
Classes:4



A Davies Autos Ltd
7.0km

Address:45 Liverpool Rd South, L40 7SU
Phone:01704 895713
Classes:4



Suthers (Star Garage) Ltd
7.1km

Address:Liverpool Road, PR4 5JS
Phone:01772612281
Classes:1,2,4,5,7



Dunkirk Garage Limited
7.6km

Address:Dunkirk Lane, PR26 7SN
Phone:01772455045
Classes:1,2,4,5,7



Junction Garage
7.6km

Address:Liverpool Road, PR4 5QD
Phone:01772616152
Classes:4



Heatons Bridge Garage Limited
7.7km

Address:Heatons Bridge Road, L40 8JG
Phone:01704 840368
Classes:4



Millers Of Longton Ltd
7.7km

Address:Gill Lane, PR4 4SR
Phone:01772 613195
Classes:4,5,7



Hugh Baldwin Motor Body Repair
7.9km

Address:Church Garage, PR9 8ES
Phone:01704228551
Classes:4



Kjm Superbike Ltd
8.2km

Address:2a Toogood Lane, WN6 9PL
Phone:01257451656
Classes:1,2



J B Motors
8.4km

Address:Drumacre Lane East, PR4 4SD
Phone:01772 612447
Classes:1,2,3,4



Longton Commercials Limited
8.4km

Address:Copside, PR4 4SD
Phone:01772 616157
Classes:1,2,4,5,7



Edward Ainscough
8.4km

Address:Pinfold Garage, L40 8HW
Phone:01704840361
Classes:4



Ashurst Garage
8.5km

Address:Wood Lane, WN6 9SQ
Phone:01257451229
Classes:4



Naylors Garage
8.7km

Address:28b Marathon Place, PR26 7QN
Phone:01772 421773
Classes:4,5,7



Naylors Garage
8.8km

Address:Unit 2 Boxer Place, PR26 7QL
Phone:01772421773
Classes:4



Nigel Holden Motor Engineer
8.8km

Address:124 Longmeanygate, PR26 6TE
Phone:01772 451133
Classes:4



Barry & Wilkinson Tyres
9.0km

Address:Longmeanygate, PR25 3RA
Phone:01772 423725
Website:www.protyre.co.uk
Classes:4,7
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:30am5:30pm
Tuesday:8:30am5:30pm
Wednesday:8:30am5:30pm
Thursday:8:30am5:30pm
Friday:8:30am5:30pm
Saturday:8:30am12:30pm
Sunday:Closed



Wrightington Mot Centre
9.1km

Address:275 Moss Lea Road, WN6 9RN
Phone:01257 421668
Classes:4
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:00am5:00pm
Tuesday:8:00am5:00pm
Wednesday:8:00am5:00pm
Thursday:8:00am5:00pm
Friday:8:00am5:00pm
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed



Chapel Lane Garage
9.1km

Address:Chapel Lane, PR4 5EB
Phone:01772612124
Classes:4



Meanygate Garage Ltd
9.2km

Address:Unit 2, PR25 2ZJ
Phone:01772 422944
Website:www.meanygategarage.co.uk
Classes:4,7



Church Garage Mot Ltd
9.2km

Address:Jacksmere Lane, L40 9RT
Phone:01704 880316
Classes:4,5,7
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:00am5:30pm
Tuesday:8:00am5:30pm
Wednesday:8:00am5:30pm
Thursday:8:00am5:30pm
Friday:8:00am5:30pm
Saturday:8:00am12:30pm
Sunday:Closed



Lancashire Ford
9.3km

Address:Hayfield Road, L39 1NZ
Phone:01695573911
Classes:4



Braconash Garage Ltd
9.4km

Address:Braconash Road, PR25 3ZE
Phone:01772 422581
Classes:4



Marshall Abram Limited
9.5km

Address:Orchard Garage, L39 2EP
Phone:01695572134
Classes:4



Golden Hill Garage
9.5km

Address:Golden Hill Lane, PR25 2YE
Phone:01772423416
Classes:4



Arnold Clark
9.5km

Address:Farington Business Park, PR25 2YE
Phone:01772422222
Classes:4



06 Vauxhall
9.5km

Address:152 County Road, L39 1NW
Phone:01695 572551
Website:www.06vauxhall.co.uk
Classes:4
Opening Hours:
Monday:9:00am7:00pm
Tuesday:9:00am7:00pm
Wednesday:9:00am7:00pm
Thursday:9:00am7:00pm
Friday:9:00am7:00pm
Saturday:9:00am5:00pm
Sunday:11:00am5:00pm



Wilson Healy Automobile Engineering
9.5km

Address:147a High Park Road, PR9 7BY
Phone:01704229217
Classes:4



Hinds Head Garage
9.6km

Address:Preston Road, PR7 5HH
Phone:01257791206
Classes:4



Whites Motors (Ormskirk) Ltd
9.6km

Address:100 - 102 New Court Way, L39 2YT
Phone:01695 571086
Classes:4



Paul's Mot's
9.6km

Address:20 Devonshire Road, PR9 7BX
Phone:01704 214041
Classes:1,2,4



Motor Therapy North West Limited
9.7km

Address:Unit 12 & 13, PR9 7SW
Phone:01704 512241
Classes:4,5,7



Johnsons (Churchtown) Limited
9.7km

Address:148 Cambridge Road, PR9 7LW
Phone:01704 226070
Website:www.uccc.co.uk
Classes:3,4
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:30am5:30pm
Tuesday:8:30am5:30pm
Wednesday:8:30am5:30pm
Thursday:8:30am5:30pm
Friday:8:30am5:30pm
Saturday:9:00am12:00pm
Sunday:Closed



One Call 4 Car Care Limited
9.7km

Address:Unit 16, PR25 2DY
Phone:01772433333
Classes:1,2,4



Westlea Garage And Mot Centre
9.7km

Address:254 Wigan Road, PR7 6JD
Phone:01257 263632
Classes:4,5,7



Corkills Southport
9.8km

Address:Fylde Road, PR9 9XP
Phone:01704506500
Classes:4



Heatons Garage Limited
9.7km

Address:Railway Approach, L39 2DD
Phone:01695 572029
Website:www.heatonsoformskirk.co.uk
Classes:4
Opening Hours:
Monday:8:00am5:30pm
Tuesday:8:00am5:30pm
Wednesday:8:00am5:30pm
Thursday:8:00am5:30pm
Friday:8:00am5:30pm
Saturday:9:00am3:30pm
Sunday:Closed



M D Travel Drive N Save
9.8km

Address:2 Slaidburn Crescent, PR9 9YF
Phone:01704 222700
Classes:4,5,7



D B Cars & Commercials Ltd
9.8km

Address:Dawber Delph Industrial Area, WN6 9DN
Phone:01257 367001
Classes:1,2,4,5,7



Southport Honda
9.8km

Address:53 To 55 Southport Road, PR8 5JF
Phone:01704500501
Classes:4



Halliwell Jones Ltd
9.8km

Address:Scarisbrick Road, PR8 5JF
Phone:01704 503800
Classes:4



J W Gaskell (Garages)
9.8km

Address:Skull House Lane, WN6 9DR
Phone:01257 251116
Classes:4,7



Feltons Service Station
9.9km

Address:57 Wigan Road, PR7 6JU
Phone:01257263518
Classes:4



Ormskirk Motor Cycle Centre
9.9km

Address:22 Wigan Road, L39 2AU
Phone:01695572991
Classes:1,2



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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