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 Aberdeenshire

AB39 3NR
AB39 3NJ
AB3 2NR
AB3 2NY
AB39 3NY
AB39 3NS
AB3 2NS
AB39 3NQ
AB3 2NQ
AB39 3WZ
AB3 2WZ
AB3 2PE
AB1 4RA
AB12 4RA
AB39 3PE
AB39 3WX
AB3 2WX
AB12 4WB
AB1 4WB
AB12 4UG
AB39 3WY
AB3 2WY
AB3 2PA
AB39 3XW
AB3 2XW
AB1 4UW
AB12 4UW
AB12 4WA
AB1 4WA
AB12 4TU
AB1 4TU
AB12 4UP
AB1 4UP
AB12 4UJ
AB39 3RW
AB3 2RW
AB1 4TR
AB12 4UE
AB12 4NU
AB3 2NN
AB39 3NH
AB1 4TS
AB12 4TS
AB3 2NP
AB39 3NP
AB1 4TW
AB39 3PA
AB12 4TW
AB3 2TW
AB1 4TX
AB39 3TW
AB12 4TX
AB39 3NN
AB1 4XQ
AB12 4XQ
AB1 4TT
AB12 4TT
AB39 3GZ
AB3 2GZ
AB3 2NX
AB1 4TY
AB12 4TY
AB1 4XL
AB12 4XL
AB39 3NX
AB39 3QW
AB39 3SW
AB3 2SW
AB3 2QW
AB39 3GS
AB3 2GS
AB1 4XD
AB39 3NW
AB12 4XD
AB1 4TZ
AB12 4TZ
AB3 2QG
AB39 3SG
AB3 2SG
AB39 3QG
AB1 4XB
AB12 4XB
AB39 3XG
AB1 4XJ
AB12 4XJ
AB39 3PD
AB12 4QN
AB1 4XH
AB12 4XH
AB1 4XG
AB39 3RG
AB12 4XG
AB3 2RG
AB1 4XE
AB12 4XE
AB39 3XF
AB39 3PF
AB39 3QF
AB3 2QF
AB9 8TG
AB12 4UF
AB1 4XA
AB39 3XN
AB12 4XA
AB1 4QN
AB3 2PF
AB39 3TU
AB12 4SU
AB39 3TZ
AB1 4UN
AB12 4UN
AB1 4UF
AB1 4UL
AB12 4UL
AB1 4SZ
AB12 4SZ
AB1 4SU
AB1 4SX
AB3 2PU
AB12 4SX
AB39 3TL
AB39 3BP
AB3 2BP
AB39 3PS
AB1 4XF
AB12 4XF
AB39 3TQ
AB39 3TJ
AB39 3PU
AB3 2PH
AB39 3PH
AB39 3TP
AB39 3PZ
AB1 4QT
AB39 3TY
AB39 3PX
AB39 3TR
AB3 2PS
AB1 4SW
AB12 4SW
AB39 3TX
AB12 4QT
AB39 3TN
AB39 3PT
AB1 4TJ
AB1 4SY
AB12 4SY
AB1 4ST
AB3 2NT
AB12 4AA
AB12 4ST
AB3 2ZA
AB3 2PT
AB12 4XT
AB1 4XT
AB12 4QX
AB1 4QX
AB39 3UW
AB39 3UL
AB1 4TQ
AB1 4TH
AB39 3SF
AB12 4BE
AB3 2SF
AB39 3TS
AB3 2TG
AB3 2PW
AB12 4XU
AB1 4XU
AB39 3GX
AB3 2GX
AB12 4BH
AB39 3RF
AB3 2RF
AB12 4BD
AB12 4BB
AB39 3PG
AB3 2PG
AB12 4SS
AB1 4SS
AB39 3UN
AB39 3PW
AB1 4TG
AB39 3QZ
AB3 2QZ
AB39 3TT
AB12 4BG
AB39 3NT
AB12 4BA
AB12 4TL
AB1 4TL
AB12 4XS
AB39 3NG
AB39 3NF
AB1 4UR
AB39 8AB
AB39 3PR
AB3 2PR
AB12 4UR
AB39 3GU
AB12 4TP
AB1 4TP
AB3 2GU
AB39 3RZ
AB3 2RZ
AB39 8AN
AB39 8AE
AB12 4TD
AB1 4TD
AB1 4RG
AB12 4RG
AB1 4TN
AB12 4TN
AB39 3PQ
AB1 4TB
AB12 4TB
AB3 2PQ
AB39 3NE
AB39 8AL
AB39 3ND
AB39 8AG
AB39 3NL
AB1 4UQ
AB12 4UQ
AB39 8AP
AB12 4QY
AB3 2PD
AB39 3NA
AB1 4QY
AB12 4XN
AB1 4XN
AB39 8AF
AB12 4UU
AB39 8AQ
AB39 8AD
AB12 4WH
AB12 4WJ
AB12 4WE
AB12 4WG
AB12 4LF
AB12 4DX
AB9 6DX
AB12 4NF
AB9 6LJ
AB9 8AS
AB9 6LQ
AB9 6LE
AB9 6LG
AB9 6LH
AB9 6LF
AB12 4YP
AB9 6LB
AB9 6LD
AB9 6HW
AB12 4HW
AB12 4AS
AB39 8AH
AB1 4TF
AB12 4TF
AB12 4NE
AB12 4QJ
AB1 4QJ
AB12 4QL
AB39 8AJ
AB39 3NU
AB3 2NU
AB12 4NB
AB1 4QF
AB1 4TA
AB39 3NB
AB12 4NL
AB12 4TA
AB12 4UT
AB1 4UT
AB12 4NY
AB12 4TE
AB1 4TE
AB3 2PJ
AB39 3PJ
AB1 4QL
AB12 4XP
AB12 4QF
AB3 2PN
AB39 3PN
AB1 4QS
AB12 4QS
AB12 4QA
AB12 4ND
AB1 4QD
AB1 4PT
AB12 4PT
AB39 3PB
AB3 2PB
AB1 4QE
AB12 4QE
AB12 4YS
AB12 4NX
AB39 3SJ
AB12 4QD
AB12 4QP
AB12 4JS
AB1 4QP
AB12 4NW
AB12 4XR
AB1 4XP
AB1 4XR
AB12 4PX
AB1 4PX
AB1 4QA
AB1 4YD
AB9 2NA
AB9 2NN
AB12 4NH
AB12 4NA
AB12 4QG
AB39 3PP
AB3 2PP
AB12 4PB
AB1 4YE
AB12 4QB
AB1 4QB
AB1 4QG
AB12 4NT
AB12 4NG
AB12 4YA
AB1 4YA
AB39 3XP
AB1 4YF
AB1 4YB
AB3 2RP
AB12 4SF
AB12 4YE
AB12 4RP
AB1 4RP
AB12 4YG
AB12 4YF
AB12 4YD
AB39 3XU
AB12 4AH
AB12 4RF
AB1 4RF
AB12 4AE
AB39 3XR
AB39 3SH
AB12 4RQ
AB1 4RQ
AB12 4QR
AB39 3XS
AB39 3RP
AB12 4NP
AB12 4AG
AB12 4NQ
AB1 4QR
AB12 4RN
AB3 2SH
AB12 3QZ
AB1 4QZ
AB12 4YX
AB12 4QZ
AB12 4AF
AB12 4NR
AB39 3RN
AB39 3XT
AB12 4NS
AB12 4PF
AB1 4QQ
AB12 4SG
AB12 4YB
AB12 4QQ
AB12 4YT
AB12 4QH
AB1 4QH
AB12 4TR
AB12 4AJ
AB3 2SJ
AB12 4PE
AB1 4PF
AB12 4AL
AB12 4US
AB39 3RD
AB3 2RN
AB1 4RR
AB12 4RE
AB12 4SP
AB12 4QW
AB1 4QW
AB12 4LH
AB9 2LH
AB3 2QY
AB12 4AB
AB1 4QU
AB12 4QU
AB12 4WX
AB12 4XW
AB12 4AD
AB12 4ZD
AB12 4WY
AB3 2PL
AB39 3PL
AB39 3WN
AB39 3TG
AB12 4TH
AB12 4TG
AB12 4PR
AB12 4XY
AB12 4AN
AB1 4RD
AB12 4TJ
AB12 4LW
AB12 4RR
AB39 3RL
AB12 4WW
AB12 4RB
AB12 4LX
AB12 4PN
AB1 4RB
AB12 4TQ
AB12 4WU
AB12 4PP
AB12 4LY
AB12 4PA
AB12 4PQ
AB12 4PU
AB39 3SL
AB12 4PS
AB39 3QY
AB12 4LZ
AB12 4SE
AB39 3SD
AB12 4PG
AB12 5YB
AB12 4PD
AB12 4RL
AB12 4RD
AB12 4PJ
AB12 4PH
AB1 4RL
AB3 2RT
AB39 3RT
AB12 4UX
AB3 2SL
AB3 2SB
AB12 4WS
AB12 4WT
AB3 2QX
AB39 3QX
AB39 3SB
AB1 4RJ
AB12 4RJ
AB12 4UY
AB12 4UZ
AB39 3RS
AB12 3TL
AB1 4RT
AB3 2RQ
AB39 3RQ
AB12 3RN
AB1 4RS
AB12 4RS
AB3 2SD
AB1 4RN
AB12 3RS
AB12 3RP
AB1 4RY
AB3 2RS
AB12 3RR
AB3 2ZF
AB12 3RL
AB12 3RT
AB1 4SN
AB12 4RY
AB12 4SN
AB3 2RR
AB12 4RT
AB12 4SH
AB3 2QU
AB39 3QU
AB1 5YB
AB3 2SA
AB39 3SA
AB3 2RU
AB1 4SL
AB39 3RR
AB12 5YX
AB1 5YX
AB39 3WH
AB39 3WD
AB39 3WG
AB39 3WF
AB39 3WB
AB39 3WE
AB39 3SE
AB3 2SE
AB12 4SL
AB12 4SA
AB1 4SA
AB39 3RU
AB39 3QT
AB3 2QT
AB1 5YA
AB12 5YA
AB1 4RX
AB12 4RX
AB12 4LQ
AB39 3RX
AB1 4SJ
AB12 4SJ
AB12 4LD
AB3 2RX
AB12 4LE
AB12 5YT
AB1 5YT
AB1 0DA
AB12 4LP
AB3 2SN
AB3 2RJ
AB12 4LB
AB1 4LQ
AB12 4LA

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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