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 East Lothian

EH39 4NR
EH39 4PP
EH39 4QW
EH39 4ZA
EH39 4ZF
EH39 4PW
EH39 4QY
EH39 4QH
EH39 4QT
EH39 4PJ
EH39 4QQ
EH39 4NZ
EH39 4PG
EH39 4DD
EH39 4NS
EH39 4PN
EH39 4PF
EH39 4LN
EH39 4QR
EH39 4PD
EH39 4PR
EH39 4QS
EH39 4NY
EH39 4PT
EH39 4PQ
EH39 4PA
EH39 4PE
EH39 4PH
EH39 4NX
EH39 4EU
EH39 4SB
EH39 4PB
EH39 4DU
EH39 4AE
EH39 4LH
EH39 4RF
EH39 4BU
EH39 4AG
EH39 4HB
EH39 4DT
EH39 4DX
EH39 4QZ
EH39 4NU
EH39 9AP
EH39 9AA
EH31 2YH
EH39 4AA
EH39 5WD
EH39 4YS
EH39 4EA
EH39 4HA
EH39 4PS
EH39 4QU
EH39 4AF
EH39 4HD
EH39 4AU
EH39 4BT
EH39 4WT
EH39 4WS
EH39 4WR
EH39 4WQ
EH39 4WB
EH39 4WA
EH31 2ZY
EH31 2WX
EH39 9AQ
EH39 9AN
EH31 2YL
EH39 9AL
EH39 9AJ
EH39 9AG
EH39 9AH
EH39 9AD
EH39 9AF
EH39 9AB
EH31 2YJ
EH39 5YU
EH39 5YW
EH39 5YS
EH39 5YT
EH39 5YL
EH39 5YP
EH39 5YR
EH39 5YN
EH39 5WX
EH39 5YF
EH39 5YH
EH39 5YA
EH39 4ZY
EH39 5WA
EH39 5WB
EH39 4ZJ
EH39 4ZH
EH39 4ZE
EH39 4ZG
EH31 2WA
EH39 4ZD
EH39 4ZB
EH39 4YZ
EH39 4YB
EH39 4YF
EH39 4YE
EH39 4YD
EH39 4YA
EH39 4WX
EH31 2WW
EH39 4WU
EH39 4WW
EH39 4BS
EH39 4EB
EH39 4BP
EH39 4AD
EH39 4LL
EH39 4AB
EH39 4DA
EH39 4QP
EH39 4AQ
EH39 4HE
EH39 4PU
EH39 4DS
EH39 4AH
EH39 4AJ
EH39 4AL
EH39 4BF
EH39 4DZ
EH39 4NT
EH39 4BZ
EH39 4DY
EH39 4SA
EH39 4DB
EH39 4QX
EH39 4HG
EH39 4PL
EH39 4JJ
EH39 4HF
EH39 4DR
EH39 4AN
EH39 4JH
EH39 4ED
EH39 4FA
EH39 4JG
EH39 4BB
EH39 4EE
EH39 4QD
EH39 4PX
EH39 4JQ
EH39 4AT
EH39 4AS
EH39 4JF
EH39 4HL
EH39 4BY
EH39 4HH
EH39 4AR
EH39 4BX
EH39 4EZ
EH39 4HQ
EH39 4LR
EH39 4JE
EH39 4JB
EH39 4JD
EH39 4HJ
EH39 4HN
EH39 4BD
EH39 4DF
EH39 4HX
EH39 4TY
EH39 4EF
EH39 4LJ
EH39 4JA
EH39 4BA
EH39 4AX
EH39 4AW
EH39 4HW
EH39 4RE
EH39 4EG
EH39 4LS
EH39 4HY
EH39 4BW
EH39 4AZ
EH39 4QF
EH39 4HR
EH39 4RH
EH39 4HP
EH39 4PY
EH39 4HS
EH39 4LG
EH39 4HZ
EH39 4DP
EH39 4ET
EH39 4AY
EH39 4HT
EH39 4LT
EH39 4QG
EH39 4BN
EH39 4HU
EH39 4QE
EH39 4LQ
EH39 4ER
EH39 4LF
EH39 4PZ
EH39 4EQ
EH39 4JS
EH39 4JU
EH39 4JR
EH39 4LU
EH39 4RJ
EH39 4EP
EH39 4BG
EH39 4JL
EH39 4EJ
EH39 4BE
EH39 4JT
EH39 4JP
EH39 4AP
EH39 4LA
EH39 4JY
EH39 5LX
EH39 4RL
EH39 4EH
EH39 4JX
EH39 4JW
EH39 4JZ
EH39 4LX
EH39 4DW
EH39 4RN
EH39 4SD
EH39 4LB
EH39 4QA
EH39 4RR
EH39 4EL
EH39 4JN
EH39 5HZ
EH39 4QB
EH39 4RU
EH39 4SS
EH39 5JA
EH39 4TA
EH39 4BL
EH39 4TE
EH39 4NJ
EH39 4LY
EH39 4RT
EH39 4RP
EH39 4EX
EH39 4EW
EH39 4RX
EH39 4NW
EH39 4RW
EH39 4NF
EH39 4EN
EH39 4RS
EH39 4BQ
EH39 4TD
EH39 4LD
EH39 4NN
EH39 4DN
EH39 4DG
EH39 4DJ
EH39 4NL
EH39 4ES
EH39 4DL
EH39 4RD
EH39 4RQ
EH39 4RG
EH39 4NG
EH39 4NQ
EH39 4BJ
EH39 4DH
EH39 4LZ
EH39 4RB
EH39 4EY
EH39 4DE
EH39 4NH
EH39 4BH
EH39 4DQ
EH39 5DG
EH39 4QL
EH39 4QN
EH39 5AA
EH39 4NE
EH39 4RA
EH39 5AB
EH39 4LW
EH39 5ND
EH39 4TB
EH39 4NA
EH39 4NB
EH39 4ND
EH39 4QJ
EH39 4LE
EH39 5NE
EH39 5BY
EH39 5DE
EH39 5BZ
EH39 5PS
EH39 5NG
EH39 5NF
EH39 5PX
EH39 5DA
EH39 5NP
EH39 5NB
EH39 5DF
EH39 5PT
EH39 5NQ
EH39 5NW
EH39 5HN
EH39 5DQ
EH39 5NX
EH39 5JQ
EH39 5NA
EH39 5NR
EH39 5DB
EH39 5NH
EH39 5JB
EH39 5NL
EH39 5NS
EH39 5JG
EH39 5NJ
EH39 5HJ
EH39 5NN
EH39 5DH
EH39 5DD
EH39 5NU
EH39 5NY
EH39 5DJ
EH39 5PH
EH39 5DL
EH39 5JF
EH39 5NT
EH39 5JD
EH39 5JE
EH39 5JH
EH39 5PJ
EH39 5PA
EH39 5LS
EH39 5YJ
EH39 5YE
EH39 5YG
EH39 5YB
EH39 5YD
EH39 5PZ
EH39 5BX
EH39 5PF
EH39 5DN
EH39 5DW
EH39 5LT
EH39 5LR
EH39 5NZ
EH39 5DP
EH39 5DR
EH39 5HP
EH39 5DU
EH39 5DT
EH39 5JJ
EH39 5DX
EH39 5PB
EH39 5DZ
EH39 5PQ
EH39 5EE
EH39 5EN
EH39 5DY
EH39 5EA
EH39 5DS
EH39 5EB
EH39 5EF
EH39 5ED
EH39 5EG
EH39 5EQ
EH39 5PE
EH39 5AD
EH39 5ER
EH39 5EH
EH39 5ES
EH39 5FB
EH39 5PL
EH39 5EL
EH39 5EX
EH39 5EY
EH39 5EJ
EH39 5EW
EH39 5EP
EH39 5ET
EH39 5EU
EH39 5EZ
EH39 5HD
EH39 5HB
EH39 5HA
EH39 5LP
EH39 5HE
EH39 5PN
EH39 5HF
EH39 5HT
EH39 5HG
EH39 5HY
EH39 5JN
EH39 5PW
EH39 5JL
EH39 5PD
EH39 5JW
EH39 5AH
EH39 5AQ
EH39 5PG
EH39 5BW
EH39 5AG
EH39 5HU
EH40 3DY
EH39 5AN
EH39 5JP
EH40 3DX

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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