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

AB54 7XB
AB5 5XB
AB54 5XB
AB53 7GS
AB54 7XA
AB54 5XA
AB5 5XA
AB5 5XD
AB54 5XD
AB54 7XD
AB53 4GS
AB5 5SL
AB54 6BX
AB5 6BX
AB5 6DL
AB5 5UY
AB5 7JA
AB54 7UY
AB54 5UY
AB53 7JA
AB53 4JA
AB54 6DL
AB54 5RY
AB5 5RY
AB54 6DP
AB53 7GT
AB53 4GT
AB5 5SN
AB54 7XE
AB54 5XE
AB5 5XE
AB53 4GQ
AB5 6DJ
AB54 6DJ
AB54 6BT
AB54 7UZ
AB54 5UZ
AB5 6BT
AB53 7GQ
AB5 5SH
AB5 5UZ
AB54 6DU
AB53 4GP
AB53 7GP
AB5 5UR
AB5 5SE
AB5 6DU
AB54 7RY
AB53 4GX
AB5 6XF
AB5 6DN
AB54 6DN
AB53 7GX
AB5 6DA
AB53 7LE
AB53 4LE
AB54 7UQ
AB54 7UR
AB54 5UR
AB5 5UQ
AB5 5SR
AB54 5UQ
AB5 5SP
AB53 7GL
AB53 4GL
AB54 6DW
AB53 4HY
AB53 7HY
AB53 4GR
AB53 7GR
AB54 6DA
AB5 6DP
AB5 7HX
AB5 5SJ
AB5 7JB
AB5 6DW
AB53 7HX
AB53 4HX
AB54 6BY
AB54 6BS
AB5 5UP
AB54 5UU
AB5 6BS
AB54 7UU
AB54 6DG
AB5 6DG
AB54 7UP
AB54 5UP
AB5 6DH
AB53 7HU
AB5 5UN
AB53 4HU
AB54 7UN
AB5 7LE
AB54 5UN
AB54 6DH
AB5 5SQ
AB54 6DB
AB54 6BR
AB54 6DQ
AB53 4GW
AB53 7GW
AB5 5RX
AB5 5UU
AB54 6BZ
AB54 7RX
AB54 5RX
AB5 6BR
AB5 6BY
AB5 7HY
AB5 6DQ
AB53 7LH
AB53 4GN
AB54 6EF
AB53 4LH
AB54 7XJ
AB53 7GN
AB5 5SD
AB54 5RU
AB54 7RU
AB54 5UT
AB5 6DB
AB5 5SB
AB54 7UT
AB5 5RU
AB54 7UX
AB54 5UX
AB5 5UX
AB54 6BG
AB5 5UE
AB5 5XJ
AB54 5XH
AB54 5XJ
AB5 7HS
AB54 5RT
AB54 6DF
AB54 5UE
AB54 7UE
AB53 7JB
AB53 7HT
AB54 6BF
AB5 6BQ
AB5 7HH
AB5 5UH
AB54 7XH
AB54 5UH
AB54 7UH
AB53 4HH
AB53 7HH
AB54 7RT
AB54 7SB
AB54 5SB
AB5 7LH
AB5 5RT
AB5 7HT
AB5 5UD
AB54 6BQ
AB5 5RL
AB54 6BP
AB53 4HT
AB54 7RL
AB54 5RL
AB5 6BP
AB5 7HU
AB54 6EE
AB54 7UD
AB54 5UD
AB53 4GY
AB5 6EE
AB54 6DD
AB5 5XH
AB5 5UT
AB5 5SA
AB5 7LJ
AB5 6DR
AB54 7SA
AB54 5SA
AB5 7HG
AB5 5RN
AB53 4HG
AB54 7RN
AB54 5RN
AB53 7HG
AB53 4JB
AB53 4LJ
AB53 7LJ
AB53 7LL
AB5 6DD
AB54 6DR
AB5 7LD
AB53 7LD
AB54 6BU
AB53 4LL
AB5 6BW
AB54 6BW
AB5 6BU
AB5 5SU
AB5 7LL
AB5 7HR
AB53 7GY
AB5 5RJ
AB54 7US
AB54 7RJ
AB54 5RJ
AB5 5UJ
AB54 5UJ
AB54 7UJ
AB53 7HR
AB54 6DE
AB5 7HN
AB53 4HN
AB53 4GZ
AB54 7RP
AB54 5RP
AB53 7GZ
AB5 5SW
AB53 7HN
AB5 5RE
AB54 7RE
AB54 5US
AB54 5RZ
AB54 7RZ
AB5 5UL
AB5 7HL
AB5 5TT
AB5 5RZ
AB53 4LD
AB5 6BN
AB54 7TT
AB5 5RP
AB5 6DT
AB54 6ED
AB5 6ED
AB5 6DE
AB5 7LN
AB54 6HH
AB54 5RE
AB53 4HR
AB53 7LN
AB5 5US
AB5 6HG
AB5 7LQ
AB53 7LQ
AB53 7HQ
AB53 7HL
AB53 4HL
AB53 4LQ
AB54 7RH

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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