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 Dumfries And Galloway

DG9 8SG
DG9 8SW
DG9 8RQ
DG9 8SH
DG9 8SF
DG9 8SE
DG9 8SA
DG9 8RY
DG9 8SD
DG9 8SB
DG9 8SP
DG9 8RZ
DG9 8SR
DG9 8SQ
DG9 8RU
DG9 8SJ
DG9 8RX
DG9 8PE
DG9 8NY
DG9 8SL
DG9 8RT
DG9 8RR
DG9 8PD
DG9 8NX
DG9 8PA
DG9 8PF
DG9 8NZ
DG9 8QN
DG9 8NU
DG9 8PB
DG9 8NL
DG9 8PG
DG9 8RS
DG9 8NJ
DG9 8NW
DG9 8QL
DG9 8QW
DG9 8DH
DG9 8DE
DG9 8QJ
DG9 8RP
DG9 8DQ
DG9 8DL
DG9 8DF
DG9 8DD
DG9 8DG
DG9 8DP
DG9 8HH
DG9 8RW
DG9 8DB
DG9 7UF
DG9 8BZ
DG9 8HJ
DG9 8HQ
DG9 8HL
DG9 8BY
DG9 8NR
DG9 8HN
DG9 8DJ
DG9 8NH
DG9 8DA
DG9 8QH
DG9 8SN
DG9 8HW
DG9 8DR
DG9 8AZ
DG9 8HG
DG9 8AY
DG9 8DT
DG9 8HP
DG9 8BA
DG9 8RN
DG9 8DU
DG9 8PQ
DG9 8BB
DG9 8AX
DG9 8QP
DG9 8BG
DG9 8BU
DG9 8BD
DG9 8BF
DG9 8DX
DG9 8DY
DG9 8DS
DG9 8RL
DG9 8QR
DG9 8BX
DG9 8NB
DG9 8BQ
DG9 8AU
DG9 8BT
DG9 8NP
DG9 8BH
DG9 8BJ
DG9 8BE
DG9 8BW
DG9 8BP
DG9 8BL
DG9 8BN
DG9 7UE
DG9 8BS
DG9 7WA
DG9 7YD
DG9 7BZ
DG9 8AT
DG9 7UD
DG9 7UA
DG9 8NN
DG9 8AD
DG9 8AA
DG9 8NA
DG9 8AS
DG9 7HW
DG9 8ND
DG9 8AR
DG9 8AP
DG9 8AB
DG9 7NT
DG9 8AE
DG9 7UB
DG9 8AW
DG9 7HJ
DG9 7HN
DG9 8AG
DG9 8PH
DG9 9EU
DG9 7HL
DG9 8EX
DG9 8EY
DG9 7LF
DG9 7DE
DG9 8EU
DG9 8AF
DG9 8AQ
DG9 7HH
DG9 9ET
DG9 8EZ
DG9 7HF
DG9 7DU
DG9 7DG
DG9 8EA
DG9 7JB
DG9 8AH
DG9 8HA
DG9 7DZ
DG9 8AJ
DG9 7HP
DG9 8YB
DG9 7HE
DG9 8ET
DG9 7HR
DG9 9EX
DG9 7DX
DG9 8LZ
DG9 8HB
DG9 7HX
DG9 8QS
DG9 8EP
DG9 7HB
DG9 7DY
DG9 7HA
DG9 8EL
DG9 8ER
DG9 7HQ
DG9 7HG
DG9 7DA
DG9 8EQ
DG9 8ES
DG9 9ES
DG9 7EZ
DG9 7EH
DG9 7HD
DG9 8EH
DG9 7DJ
DG9 7DD
DG9 7DQ
DG9 7DL
DG9 7DW
DG9 8PJ
DG9 7DF
DG9 8EF
DG9 8EE
DG9 8EN
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DG9 7SB
DG9 8EG
DG9 7RZ
DG9 7BU
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DG9 7SH
DG9 7DN
DG9 7ET
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DG9 8PW
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DG9 7HZ
DG9 7DT
DG9 9WT
DG9 7SA
DG9 1AB
DG9 7BT
DG9 7YH
DG9 9WA
DG9 9WX
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DG9 9WW
DG9 8WA
DG9 8YA
DG9 8WX
DG9 7YB
DG9 7YE
DG9 7YA
DG9 7JQ
DG9 8YF
DG9 1AD
DG9 0WA
DG9 1AA
DG9 7DR
DG9 7EA
DG9 8PS
DG9 7EN
DG9 7HS
DG9 7EL
DG9 7AL
DG9 7HT
DG9 7SG
DG9 7EE
DG9 7AR
DG9 7EX
DG9 7RY
DG9 7RW
DG9 7SQ
DG9 7AS
DG9 7RX
DG9 7AF
DG9 7RP
DG9 7QT
DG9 7EJ
DG9 7DS
DG9 7AG
DG9 7EQ
DG9 7BL
DG9 7AJ
DG9 7EB
DG9 7SD
DG9 7AE
DG9 7BJ
DG9 9AL
DG9 7QZ
DG9 7BS
DG9 7RA
DG9 7AQ
DG9 8PT
DG9 9BB
DG9 7RR
DG9 7SF
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DG9 7RS
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DG9 7AH
DG9 7QY
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DG9 7RU
DG9 7RT
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DG9 7AW
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DG9 7JW
DG9 7JD
DG9 7SE
DG9 7RD
DG9 7NS
DG9 7QS
DG9 7LD
DG9 8LY
DG9 7LA
DG9 7BH
DG9 7NR
DG9 7AB
DG9 7JE
DG9 7PD
DG9 8LX
DG9 7LG
DG9 7BW
DG9 7QU
DG9 7PB
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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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