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 6US
AB4 8US
AB4 8UG
AB53 6UG
AB4 4PE
AB43 4PE
AB43 6PE
AB4 8UW
AB53 6UW
AB4 8UU
AB53 6UU
AB53 6UH
AB4 4PD
AB43 4PD
AB43 6PD
AB4 8UH
AB53 6UT
AB4 8UT
AB4 4PB
AB43 4PB
AB42 4QX
AB42 8QX
AB43 6PB
AB4 8QX
AB53 6UP
AB42 4QT
AB4 8UP
AB42 8QT
AB4 8QT
AB4 8UL
AB43 4PH
AB53 6UL
AB42 4QU
AB42 8QU
AB4 4PA
AB4 4PH
AB4 8UJ
AB53 7HS
AB43 4PA
AB43 6PA
AB43 6PH
AB53 6UJ
AB4 8UR
AB53 6UX
AB4 8QU
AB53 6UN
AB43 6NU
AB43 4NU
AB53 6UQ
AB4 8UQ
AB4 8UN
AB43 4NT
AB43 4PL
AB4 4NT
AB42 4QY
AB4 8QY
AB42 8QY
AB43 6NT
AB4 4NU
AB4 4NW
AB4 8UX
AB42 8QW
AB42 4QW
AB4 8QW
AB53 6UD
AB4 8UD
AB4 8UE
AB4 4PL
AB43 6PL
AB53 6TU
AB53 6UE
AB4 8TX
AB42 8QS
AB42 4QS
AB4 8TY
AB53 6TY
AB4 8QS
AB4 4PJ
AB4 8QF
AB43 4QL
AB43 6PJ
AB43 4PJ
AB42 8QE
AB42 4QF
AB42 8QF
AB53 6XA
AB42 4QE
AB4 8QE
AB4 8TU
AB4 8XA
AB42 8QR
AB42 4QR
AB53 6TX
AB4 4AW
AB53 6UF
AB4 4AF
AB42 8RA
AB43 4AW
AB43 6AW
AB43 4AF
AB43 6AF
AB42 4RA
AB43 4AG
AB43 6AG
AB4 4AG
AB43 4NH
AB43 6NH
AB4 4NH
AB43 4NN
AB4 8RA
AB4 4EF
AB4 4NN
AB43 6EF
AB43 4EF
AB43 6NN
AB4 4NQ
AB43 4NQ
AB43 6NQ
AB4 4NZ
AB42 8QP
AB43 4NZ
AB43 6NZ
AB4 4PZ
AB4 4NG
AB43 4PN
AB43 6PN
AB43 4PZ
AB42 8QQ
AB43 4NG
AB43 6PZ
AB43 6NG
AB42 4QP
AB43 6NJ
AB4 8QR
AB4 4NJ
AB43 4NJ
AB4 8UF
AB4 4NX
AB43 6LQ
AB4 8TT
AB43 6NX
AB53 6TT
AB42 4QQ
AB43 4NX
AB4 8UB
AB53 6UB
AB42 8QL
AB43 6NR
AB53 6UA
AB43 6NE
AB42 4QL
AB4 8QL
AB43 4NW
AB43 6NW
AB4 8UA
AB43 4NR
AB4 4NR
AB4 4QJ
AB4 8QQ
AB43 6NY
AB4 8TS
AB4 4PN
AB53 6TS
AB43 6NF
AB4 8QP
AB4 8RJ
AB43 4QJ
AB43 6QJ
AB42 8QJ
AB42 4QJ
AB4 4NL
AB4 4NE
AB43 4NE
AB42 4QH
AB43 6NP
AB43 4NY
AB4 8QJ
AB42 4RJ
AB43 4NP
AB4 4NP
AB43 4NL
AB43 6NL
AB43 6LR
AB43 6LP
AB43 4FA
AB43 6FA
AB43 6LU
AB43 6NS
AB43 6LT
AB43 4NS
AB4 4NS
AB42 8RJ
AB43 6JS
AB53 6UZ
AB4 4RA
AB4 4ND
AB4 8QN
AB43 6ND
AB43 4ND
AB43 6LS
AB43 4RA
AB5 7XX
AB4 8UY
AB4 4NY
AB53 7XX
AB53 5XX
AB42 8QN
AB42 4QN
AB53 6UY
AB4 4QL
AB43 6QL
AB5 7XY
AB53 6TQ
AB43 4QQ
AB4 4TL
AB53 5XY
AB42 8QH
AB4 8QH
AB4 8TQ
AB43 7RA
AB42 4RB
AB42 4QD
AB4 8QD
AB4 8TP
AB4 8XB
AB53 6XB
AB42 8QD
AB43 4TL
AB43 6PP
AB43 4PP
AB42 4QA
AB4 8YT
AB53 6YX
AB4 8YX
AB4 4PP
AB53 7XY
AB53 6TP
AB43 6TL
AB53 6YT
AB42 8RB
AB4 4QQ
AB53 7YF
AB53 5YF
AB43 4QN
AB42 4PA
AB5 7YF
AB4 8TR
AB43 6PQ
AB43 4PQ
AB4 8QA
AB42 8QA
AB4 4PQ
AB43 6QQ
AB4 8YY
AB53 7YB
AB53 6YY
AB42 4RD
AB42 8RD
AB5 7YB
AB53 5YB
AB4 8RB
AB53 6TR
AB53 6ST
AB4 4QN
AB4 8RD
AB43 6QN
AB4 4QP
AB4 8QG
AB4 8YR
AB42 8QG
AB42 4QG
AB4 8SX
AB5 7YA
AB53 5YA
AB53 7YA
AB53 7YU
AB53 5YU
AB53 6YR
AB5 7YU
AB43 4TJ

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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