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

AB53 4LN
AB53 7LN
AB5 7LN
AB53 4LP
AB53 7LP
AB5 7LP
AB5 7LA
AB5 7LL
AB53 4LL
AB53 7LA
AB53 7LQ
AB5 7LR
AB53 7LL
AB53 4LA
AB5 7LS
AB53 7LR
AB53 4LR
AB53 7LB
AB53 4LQ
AB53 7LJ
AB5 7LQ
AB53 4LJ
AB53 4JZ
AB53 4LD
AB5 7LH
AB53 7LD
AB5 7LD
AB53 7LS
AB53 4JJ
AB53 4LS
AB53 4LU
AB53 4JY
AB53 7LU
AB5 7JY
AB5 7LJ
AB53 4LB
AB5 7LU
AB5 7LB
AB53 7HJ
AB5 7JJ
AB53 7JJ
AB53 7JY
AB5 7JH
AB53 4LH
AB53 7LH
AB5 7JX
AB53 4JH
AB53 7JH
AB53 4JX
AB53 7JX
AB53 4GY
AB53 4LT
AB5 5SW
AB53 7LT
AB53 4GZ
AB53 7GZ
AB53 4GW
AB53 7GW
AB5 5SQ
AB5 7LX
AB53 7JU
AB53 4JU
AB5 7JU
AB45 3XP
AB53 7JL
AB53 4JL
AB5 7LT
AB53 7GY
AB5 5SP
AB53 4LX
AB53 7LX
AB53 4GL
AB53 7GL
AB4 3XP
AB5 7JL
AB53 7JE
AB5 7LE
AB53 4LE
AB53 7LE
AB53 4HJ
AB5 5SR
AB53 7GX
AB45 3XR
AB53 4GX
AB53 4GR
AB53 7GR
AB5 7JE
AB5 5SJ
AB53 4JE
AB5 5SD
AB4 3XQ
AB5 5SU
AB45 3XQ
AB5 7HJ
AB53 4GN
AB45 3YB
AB4 3YB
AB53 4JT
AB5 5SS
AB53 7JN
AB4 3XN
AB53 7JB
AB45 3XN
AB54 7SS
AB54 5SS
AB53 4JQ
AB53 7GT
AB53 4GT
AB5 7JP
AB5 5SN
AB54 5TY
AB54 7TY
AB53 7GN
AB5 5TY
AB5 7JB
AB5 7JN
AB4 3YD
AB4 3XR
AB53 7JT
AB5 7JT
AB53 7GP
AB53 4GP
AB5 5SE
AB53 4JP
AB53 4JN
AB53 7HE
AB53 7JP
AB5 7HE
AB5 7JQ
AB53 7JQ
AB53 4JB
AB54 7TT
AB4 3XS
AB45 3XS
AB54 5TT
AB53 4HE
AB5 5SH
AB53 7GQ
AB5 5TT
AB45 3YD
AB54 7TX
AB54 5TX
AB5 5SB
AB5 5TX
AB54 5SB
AB54 7SB
AB53 8AG
AB4 3XU
AB45 3XU
AB54 5TF
AB54 7TF
AB54 5TU
AB5 7JA
AB5 5TU
AB54 7UA
AB54 5SL
AB54 5TS
AB5 5TS
AB5 5TF
AB53 4JD
AB53 7JD
AB53 7JR
AB53 4JR
AB54 7TU
AB5 7JR
AB54 7SJ
AB54 7SL
AB53 4GQ
AB54 7TS
AB53 4JS
AB54 7WA
AB5 5UW
AB54 7TL
AB54 5TL
AB54 7SG
AB54 5SG
AB5 5SL
AB5 5TL
AB54 7TD
AB54 5TD
AB5 5SG
AB5 5TB
AB53 4GS
AB5 5TG
AB5 5TD
AB54 7TQ
AB5 5UG
AB5 5SF
AB54 7SF
AB54 5SF
AB54 7UW
AB54 5UW
AB54 7TE
AB5 5UF
AB54 5TE
AB5 7JD
AB54 7TB
AB54 5TB
AB54 7TG
AB54 5TG
AB5 8AL
AB54 7UF
AB54 5UF
AB54 7TZ
AB54 5TZ
AB5 5TZ
AB54 7UG
AB54 5UG
AB54 5TQ
AB5 5TQ
AB5 7HD
AB5 5TE
AB5 5TJ
AB54 7TJ
AB54 5TJ
AB54 7SP
AB54 7XR
AB54 5TR
AB53 4NF
AB5 7NF
AB53 7NF
AB5 5TR
AB54 7TA
AB54 5TA
AB5 5TA
AB54 7SQ
AB54 7TW
AB54 5TW
AB54 7TP
AB54 5TP
AB5 5TW
AB5 5TP
AB54 7RY
AB54 7SZ
AB54 5SZ
AB54 7ST
AB54 7SX
AB5 5SY
AB54 7SY
AB54 7RZ
AB54 5RZ
AB54 7TN
AB54 5TN
AB54 5SY
AB54 5SW
AB5 5TN
AB54 7TH
AB54 5TH
AB5 5TH
AB54 7QG
AB54 5QG
AB54 5ST
AB5 5ST
AB5 5RZ
AB53 7JS
AB54 7SU
AB5 7JS
AB53 7JA
AB54 7SW
AB53 4JA
AB53 7HD
AB53 4HD
AB5 7HY
AB54 5SR
AB45 3YA
AB54 7SR
AB54 7SA
AB54 5SA
AB54 7SH
AB5 5SA
AB4 3XJ
AB4 3YA
AB54 7SD
AB5 7NE
AB53 7HL
AB53 4HL
AB53 4NB
AB54 7SE
AB54 7RU
AB54 5RU
AB54 5UA
AB5 5RU
AB53 4NE
AB53 4PT
AB53 4NH
AB53 7NH
AB5 7NJ
AB5 7ND
AB4 3EA
AB45 3EA
AB53 7NJ
AB5 5UA
AB53 4ND
AB53 8AL
AB5 7HL
AB45 3XL
AB45 3XT
AB5 7NH
AB53 7NA
AB53 4NA
AB53 7ND
AB4 3XL
AB53 4NJ
AB53 7GS

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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