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

EH34 5HD
EH34 5BY
EH34 5HE
EH34 5HY
EH34 5DW
EH34 5HQ
EH34 5YD
EH34 5EX
EH34 5YB
EH34 5HH
EH34 5HJ
EH34 5DP
EH34 5DN
EH34 5EZ
EH34 5HF
EH34 5AS
EH34 5DR
EH34 5DL
EH34 5AZ
EH34 5DJ
EH34 5AE
EH34 5AF
EH34 5AD
EH34 5AB
EH34 5AA
EH34 5AG
EH34 5HL
EH34 5HA
EH34 5HB
EH34 5DA
EH34 5DB
EH34 5BL
EH34 5AH
EH34 5AQ
EH34 5AW
EH34 5BW
EH34 5AP
EH34 5DD
EH34 5DE
EH34 5AL
EH34 5BN
EH34 5AR
EH34 5AJ
EH34 5AN
EH34 5DF
EH34 5DG
EH34 5BA
EH34 5AT
EH34 5DQ
EH34 5DS
EH34 5BJ
EH34 5EW
EH34 5DT
EH34 5BB
EH34 5BD
EH34 5EN
EH34 5EL
EH34 5DH
EH34 5AU
EH34 5BH
EH34 5BE
EH34 5AY
EH34 5EU
EH34 5EJ
EH34 5AX
EH34 5EP
EH34 5EH
EH34 5DU
EH34 5ET
EH34 5BG
EH34 5EY
EH34 5DX
EH34 5DY
EH34 5BF
EH34 5EE
EH34 5EF
EH34 5DZ
EH34 5ED
EH34 5BZ
EH34 5BQ
EH33 2NL
EH34 5EA
EH33 2AH
EH34 5HG
EH34 5EB
EH33 2NQ
EH33 2NH
EH35 5NH
EH33 2AJ
EH35 5HQ
EH34 5ER
EH33 2NN
EH35 5HR
EH41 4HR
EH33 1NR
EH35 5HW
EH33 1PT
EH33 1PP
EH33 1PS
EH35 5HP
EH33 1PR
EH35 5HS
EH35 5NG
EH35 5HT
EH35 5HB
EH35 5HA
EH35 5YA
EH35 5YE
EH35 5WX
EH33 1PX
EH33 1PW
EH33 1PU
EH33 1PN
EH35 5NQ
EH34 5EG
EH35 5HN
EH35 5LT
EH35 5LS
EH35 5LN
EH33 1PG
EH33 1PL
EH35 5HY
EH35 5HU
EH33 1PY
EH33 1PZ
EH33 1PQ
EH35 5HX
EH33 1PF
EH33 1PJ
EH33 1QG
EH33 1PH
EH33 1QS
EH33 1QE
EH35 5LR
EH35 5LL
EH33 1HD
EH33 1HF
EH33 1QD
EH33 1QF
EH33 1QA
EH33 1EP
EH35 5HZ
EH33 1PE
EH35 5LQ
EH35 5LJ
EH35 5JB
EH33 1QH
EH33 1HE
EH33 1EU
EH33 1EZ
EH33 1HB
EH33 1PA
EH33 1QP
EH33 1RB
EH33 1YH
EH33 1RE
EH33 1PB
EH33 1RA
EH33 1NZ
EH33 1QB
EH35 5JA
EH33 1PD
EH35 5LF
EH35 5LH
EH33 1EX
EH34 5EQ
EH35 5JH
EH35 5LG
EH33 1QN
EH41 4NP
EH35 5JD
EH33 1RD
EH33 2NG
EH35 5JG
EH33 1QJ
EH35 5JQ
EH33 2AL
EH33 1QL
EH41 4HG
EH33 1ET
EH41 4HP
EH35 5LE
EH35 5LD
EH35 5JJ
EH35 5JW
EH35 5JN
EH35 5JR
EH33 1RW
EH34 5ES
EH35 5JL
EH41 4HF
EH35 5LP
EH33 1RY
EH35 5JP
EH35 5NJ
EH35 5LB
EH41 4HE
EH35 5JF
EH35 5JS
EH35 5LX
EH33 1WW
EH35 5JE
EH35 5LW
EH35 5LA
EH35 5JT
EH35 5LU
EH35 5JY
EH35 5HL
EH35 5LZ
EH35 5HJ
EH35 5JZ
EH35 5NL
EH35 5JU
EH35 5AB
EH35 5JX
EH41 4HD
EH35 5LY
EH33 1ED
EH41 4HS
EH33 1EE
EH33 1EA
EH33 1EF
EH33 1EG
EH33 1EQ
EH33 1EJ
EH41 4NR
EH35 5NW
EH33 2PR
EH41 4HQ
EH33 2NF
EH37 5UL
EH33 2PT
EH33 2PP
EH33 2AQ
EH33 2PX
EH33 2PS
EH33 1EB
EH41 4JR
EH33 2PW
EH33 2PU
EH33 2QA
EH33 2PZ
EH33 2AW
EH33 2PE
EH33 2PG
EH33 2QE
EH35 5NN
EH33 2NE
EH33 2PL
EH33 2PY
EH33 2EF
EH33 2QT
EH33 2PN
EH33 1DY
EH33 2PJ
EH33 2PA
EH33 2PQ
EH33 2QD
EH33 1YA
EH33 1YN
EH33 1YD
EH33 1YB
EH33 2NJ
EH33 2AU
EH33 2PF
EH33 2QB
EH33 2PH
EH33 2AX
EH33 2AT
EH33 1YE
EH33 1DZ
EH33 2QU
EH36 5PA
EH33 2AY
EH33 2PD

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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