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

DG10 9AH
DG10 9DG
DG10 9AP
DG10 9AW
DG10 9AD
DG10 9HT
DG10 9AB
DG10 9AE
DG10 9AN
DG10 9AQ
DG10 9AG
DG10 9AX
DG10 9AJ
DG10 9AR
DG10 9AF
DG10 9DN
DG10 9DJ
DG10 9YB
DG10 9WT
DG10 9WW
DG10 9WX
DG10 9WU
DG10 9WA
DG10 9WS
DG10 9JR
DG10 9JH
DG10 0AA
DG10 9AA
DG10 9HJ
DG10 9HS
DG10 9AS
DG10 9HU
DG10 9DL
DG10 9DU
DG10 9HG
DG10 9DQ
DG10 9AL
DG10 9HP
DG10 9HR
DG10 9DR
DG10 9HN
DG10 9AT
DG10 9DW
DG10 9BF
DG10 9DS
DG10 9BH
DG10 9JQ
DG10 9DP
DG10 9HW
DG10 9JN
DG10 9DX
DG10 9JF
DG10 9JL
DG10 9HF
DG10 9EF
DG10 9JJ
DG10 9JG
DG10 9HL
DG10 9BJ
DG10 9ED
DG10 9EX
DG10 9HE
DG10 9ET
DG10 9EU
DG10 9EA
DG10 9JD
DG10 9BL
DG10 9JE
DG10 9HD
DG10 9BP
DG10 9JP
DG10 9HY
DG10 9EH
DG10 9BZ
DG10 9EQ
DG10 9EB
DG10 9EZ
DG10 9AY
DG10 9HZ
DG10 9BN
DG10 9EG
DG10 9EW
DG10 9EY
DG10 9ES
DG10 9DT
DG10 9HX
DG10 9DZ
DG10 9HH
DG10 9BS
DG10 9HA
DG10 9AU
DG10 9DY
DG10 9JB
DG10 9EL
DG10 9DB
DG10 9AZ
DG10 9EE
DG10 9BQ
DG10 9JA
DG10 9EJ
DG10 9BD
DG10 9HB
DG10 9BG
DG10 9BA
DG10 9BY
DG10 9RR
DG10 9BT
DG10 9BU
DG10 9BB
DG10 9DD
DG10 9EP
DG10 9BX
DG10 9RY
DG10 9RS
DG10 9EN
DG10 9BW
DG10 9DH
DG10 9BE
DG10 9ER
DG10 9JT
DG10 9DE
DG10 9DF
DG10 9JW
DG10 9JX
DG10 9DA
DG10 9QF
DG10 9JU
DG10 9RT
DG10 9JY
DG10 9HQ
DG10 9NS
DG10 9LW
DG10 9QL
DG10 9SU
DG10 9YA
DG10 9QE
DG10 9RP
DG10 9JZ
DG10 9LB
DG10 9SA
DG10 9LJ
DG10 9LA
DG10 9LN
DG10 9LP
DG10 9QJ
DG10 9LL
DG10 9RU
DG10 9ST
DG10 9SB
DG10 9SD
DG10 9RX
DG10 9LR
DG10 9RZ
DG10 9QG
DG10 9SE
DG10 9LD
DG10 9LE
DG10 9QN
DG10 9SF
DG10 9QW
DG10 9SH
DG10 9SL
DG10 9SJ
DG10 9LS
DG10 9QP
DG10 9SG
DG10 9QS
DG10 9QT
DG10 9QD
DG10 9LU
DG10 9QB
DG10 9SN
DG10 9SQ
DG10 9LF
DG10 9RN
DG10 9QX
DG10 9QQ
DG10 9QU
DG10 9QH
DG10 9QZ
DG10 9RA
DG10 9NT
DG10 9PB
DG10 9PY
DG10 9GZ
DG10 9PD
DG10 9PA
DG10 9PE
DG10 9RB
DG10 9QY
DG10 9PG
DG10 9PF
DG10 9RD
DG10 9RE
DG10 9PQ
DG10 9LX
DG10 9SW
DG10 9RF
DG10 9PH
DG10 9PJ
DG10 9PL

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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