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

AB32 7EA
AB32 7ED
AB3 7EA
AB32 7EB
AB3 7EB
AB3 7ED
AB32 7DS
AB32 7DT
AB32 7DX
AB3 7DX
AB3 7ES
AB3 7DT
AB3 7BA
AB3 7DS
AB3 7DR
AB3 7BB
AB32 7ES
AB32 7BB
AB32 7ER
AB32 7BA
AB51 7LJ
AB51 7LQ
AB3 7LJ
AB3 7LR
AB32 7DR
AB3 7ET
AB51 7LE
AB51 7LR
AB3 7LL
AB51 7LL
AB3 7LQ
AB32 7BE
AB32 7ET
AB51 7LP
AB3 7AS
AB3 7LP
AB32 7AQ
AB3 7AQ
AB3 7AX
AB32 7AX
AB3 7ER
AB32 7AW
AB3 7EL
AB51 7PD
AB32 7DE
AB32 7EL
AB3 7LN
AB32 7EJ
AB3 7PD
AB51 7LN
AB51 7PB
AB51 7JS
AB3 7PB
AB32 7AS
AB51 7LD
AB3 7JS
AB3 7JP
AB51 7LF
AB51 7RQ
AB51 7PA
AB51 7JH
AB51 7JP
AB51 7LG
AB51 7JU
AB32 7DB
AB3 7DB
AB51 7JW
AB32 7DD
AB3 7LS
AB32 7EN
AB3 7LD
AB3 7PA
AB3 7DD
AB3 7NJ
AB51 7JF
AB51 7LS
AB32 7AP
AB51 7JG
AB3 7PL
AB51 7PL
AB3 7AP
AB3 7EN
AB3 7AR
AB51 7JT
AB32 7AR
AB3 7DJ
AB3 7RQ
AB51 7NJ
AB51 7JR
AB3 7JT
AB51 0YD
AB3 7LB
AB3 7EQ
AB32 7DQ
AB3 7DQ
AB3 7AN
AB32 7DJ
AB3 7JQ
AB32 7AT
AB5 0YD
AB3 7AT
AB32 7EQ
AB51 7QQ
AB51 7JY
AB51 7PJ
AB51 7LB
AB51 7JX
AB32 7AN
AB51 7JQ
AB3 7PJ
AB32 7YB
AB32 7FP
AB32 7YA
AB3 7EJ
AB32 7BJ
AB3 7BD
AB3 7BJ
AB3 7EP
AB32 7BD
AB3 7JX
AB51 7LA
AB3 7NA
AB3 7LA
AB3 6UL
AB51 0YE
AB3 6UN
AB3 7LT
AB32 6HH
AB32 7AJ
AB32 7EP
AB32 6UN
AB32 6HJ
AB3 7PN
AB3 7BQ
AB32 6UL
AB51 7ND
AB3 7AJ
AB32 6HN
AB3 7QQ
AB3 7ND
AB32 6HP
AB3 7JR
AB51 7PN
AB3 7DL
AB32 7AG
AB51 7PP
AB32 7AA
AB3 7PP
AB51 7LT
AB51 7EX
AB3 7AA
AB32 7DP
AB32 7BQ
AB51 7NA
AB3 7AG
AB32 7AL
AB32 7DL
AB51 7QR
AB3 7AL
AB51 7RR
AB3 7RR
AB3 7QR
AB32 7DA
AB5 0YB
AB5 0YE
AB51 0YB
AB3 7BL
AB32 7BL
AB51 9PP
AB5 9PP
AB3 7DA
AB5 9LN
AB51 9LN
AB3 7DP
AB32 7AB
AB3 7QP
AB51 5LN
AB32 7DN
AB51 7QP
AB51 7NB
AB32 7AD
AB51 7NE
AB3 7PQ
AB3 7BR
AB5 0XX
AB51 7YD
AB51 7RS
AB51 7PE
AB3 7AB
AB51 7PQ
AB3 7BN
AB3 6UP
AB3 7EX
AB32 6UP
AB51 7LX
AB51 5PP
AB3 7AD
AB3 7PE
AB32 7BN
AB3 7RT
AB3 7DN
AB3 7HP

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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