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 Fife

KY8 3LL
KY8 3LT
KY8 3LF
KY8 3LX
KY8 3LJ
KY8 3LU
KY8 3LE
KY8 3HW
KY8 3LN
KY8 2AH
KY8 3HX
KY8 3LY
KY8 3JU
KY8 3LB
KY8 3JH
KY8 2AJ
KY8 2EU
KY8 3LD
KY8 2AB
KY8 3LQ
KY8 3JF
KY8 3LZ
KY8 3HP
KY8 3LS
KY8 3LR
KY8 2AD
KY8 3HY
KY8 3JD
KY8 2EX
KY8 3LH
KY8 2AA
KY8 3NE
KY8 3JG
KY8 3DW
KY8 3YF
KY8 3JE
KY8 3DT
KY8 3NB
KY8 3NA
KY8 3JJ
KY8 3BX
KY8 2HJ
KY8 3BU
KY8 3NF
KY8 2AL
KY8 3JT
KY8 3ND
KY8 3HZ
KY8 2EY
KY8 2AE
KY8 3BS
KY8 3BN
KY8 3BY
KY8 3JZ
KY8 2AQ
KY8 2HW
KY8 3DN
KY8 3LP
KY8 3BP
KY8 3JA
KY8 3BT
KY8 3BW
KY8 3NN
KY8 2AF
KY8 3AG
KY8 3LG
KY8 3DU
KY8 3LW
KY8 2HY
KY8 3JR
KY8 2BQ
KY8 2HL
KY8 3DH
KY8 3DQ
KY8 3HU
KY8 2EZ
KY8 3AQ
KY8 3BE
KY8 3PB
KY8 3AH
KY8 2HN
KY8 3BJ
KY8 3DB
KY8 3QR
KY8 2AN
KY8 3DJ
KY8 3JQ
KY8 3PA
KY8 3AJ
KY8 2HD
KY8 2LE
KY8 2YA
KY8 3AD
KY8 2BG
KY8 3DL
KY8 2AG
KY8 3HN
KY8 3JB
KY8 3RB
KY8 3DA
KY8 3HB
KY8 3AF
KY8 3JL
KY8 3HL
KY8 2HA
KY8 3DD
KY8 3HE
KY8 3QP
KY8 3HD
KY8 2BB
KY8 3EL
KY8 3WX
KY8 3WA
KY8 2BE
KY8 3QW
KY8 3QN
KY8 3AN
KY8 3LA
KY8 3BQ
KY8 3EJ
KY8 4TH
KY8 3EE
KY8 2HH
KY8 2HB
KY8 3BF
KY8 3BZ
KY8 3AB
KY8 3HG
KY8 3HR
KY8 2HG
KY8 2AW
KY8 2HQ
KY8 3EH
KY8 3QL
KY8 3BG
KY8 2HZ
KY8 3DF
KY8 3EU
KY8 3DG
KY8 3AW
KY8 3EP
KY8 3JN
KY8 3AA
KY8 3EZ
KY8 3EN
KY8 3AE
KY8 2HE
KY8 3EQ
KY8 3QJ
KY8 3QH
KY8 3PD
KY8 3ET
KY8 3ES
KY8 3EW
KY8 2BD
KY8 3HA
KY8 3ED
KY8 3ER
KY8 3FA
KY8 3JW
KY8 2JP
KY8 3EX
KY8 3DE
KY8 3EF
KY8 3BH
KY8 3AP
KY8 2JT
KY8 3RH
KY8 3YB
KY8 2HF
KY8 2BA
KY8 3AX
KY8 3AS
KY8 2AZ
KY8 3AL
KY8 2BF
KY8 3PE
KY8 3JP
KY8 2ZB
KY8 2JA
KY8 2EE
KY8 2EQ
KY8 3HT
KY8 2ER
KY8 3AU
KY8 2JR
KY8 2JU
KY8 2EJ
KY8 2AP
KY8 3EB
KY8 2EL
KY8 4FY
KY8 3EG
KY8 3EA
KY8 3BD
KY8 3QG
KY8 3AY
KY8 2HU
KY8 2DP
KY8 3RA
KY8 2EH
KY8 4BN
KY8 2JS
KY8 3BB
KY8 3AZ
KY8 2JJ
KY8 3QQ
KY8 2GW
KY8 3AT
KY8 3DZ
KY8 3DY
KY8 3EY
KY8 2AX
KY8 3AR
KY8 4PS
KY8 2EW
KY8 3PF
KY8 2JW
KY8 2BP
KY8 2JZ
KY8 3QS
KY8 4BP
KY8 2LD
KY8 4FD
KY8 4BH
KY8 3RE
KY8 3PN
KY8 3PG
KY8 3PH
KY8 3PP
KY8 4FH
KY8 4FX
KY8 3PU
KY8 2AY
KY8 2AU
KY8 3PS
KY8 4AX
KY8 4AL
KY8 3HQ
KY8 2JX
KY8 2JL
KY8 4AJ
KY8 3RW
KY8 3BA
KY8 2DW
KY8 3QE
KY8 3QF
KY8 2EF
KY8 3QB
KY8 2JB
KY8 2AR
KY8 2AS
KY8 2JY
KY8 3PY
KY8 4FB
KY8 3HS
KY8 3QD
KY8 2DH
KY8 2ED
KY8 3PW
KY8 3PX
KY8 3PR
KY8 4BA
KY8 3PT
KY8 3PL
KY8 1EA
KY8 4AP
KY8 4BQ
KY8 2BT
KY8 4FW
KY8 3HH
KY8 2JH
KY8 3HF
KY8 3PJ
KY8 2BS
KY8 4FF
KY8 3PQ
KY8 2PH
KY8 2LA
KY8 4AW
KY8 4AH
KY8 4GD
KY8 3RF
KY8 2AT
KY8 4AY
KY8 4BB
KY8 3RS
KY8 3QA
KY8 4BG
KY8 2BU
KY8 2DF
KY8 4BE
KY8 2DD
KY8 3PZ
KY8 4AQ
KY8 4RT
KY8 2BY
KY8 4RA
KY8 2DZ
KY8 4AU
KY8 1JG
KY8 3SR
KY8 4BD
KY8 1HS
KY8 2JD
KY8 4FL
KY8 2DB
KY8 4FE
KY8 2JN
KY8 4AN
KY8 4LQ
KY8 2DN
KY8 4AG
KY8 2DG
KY8 4RB
KY8 2JQ
KY8 4AE
KY8 4FA
KY8 2BX
KY8 2LB
KY8 1DF
KY8 2DE
KY8 1DE
KY8 2BZ
KY8 4AZ
KY8 2DQ
KY8 2JF
KY8 2EA
KY8 5RQ
KY8 4FJ
KY8 2DA
KY8 1JE
KY8 4FT
KY8 2EB
KY8 4AR
KY8 1LH
KY8 4AF
KY8 1DD
KY8 1JB
KY8 2DJ
KY8 2JE
KY8 1HL
KY8 2ES
KY8 4FN
KY8 4AT
KY8 2JG
KY8 4AA
KY8 4NN
KY8 4LT
KY8 4QZ
KY8 4AD
KY8 4AS
KY8 4PA
KY8 2DS
KY8 4FP
KY8 4NW
KY8 1HU
KY8 1DA
KY8 1DG
KY8 4NS
KY8 1JQ
KY8 4QY
KY8 4BL
KY8 1DB
KY8 2DL
KY8 4NL
KY8 4RR
KY8 1HT
KY8 4QA
KY8 4QB
KY8 4LP
KY8 4BJ
KY8 1JF
KY8 2DR
KY8 4LS
KY8 4NJ
KY8 4GB
KY8 1ED
KY8 4LR
KY8 4AB
KY8 4EL
KY8 4EQ
KY8 4LL
KY8 4QS
KY8 4GA
KY8 4NH
KY8 2DT
KY8 4LN
KY8 1JD
KY8 4LW
KY8 5ZA
KY8 2WX
KY8 2WB
KY8 5YB
KY9 1YF
KY8 9AF
KY8 9AE
KY8 9AB
KY8 9AD
KY8 6WW
KY8 6WX
KY8 5ZB
KY8 5ZD
KY8 5YG
KY8 5YF
KY8 5YD
KY8 5YA
KY8 5WX
KY8 5WW
KY8 2WA
KY8 2WW
KY8 4ZG
KY8 4YL
KY8 4YJ
KY8 4YH
KY8 4YD
KY8 4YB
KY8 9AA
KY8 4WX
KY8 4WW
KY8 4RW
KY8 4PX
KY8 4PR
KY8 3YA
KY8 3WW
KY8 3BL
KY8 2ZD
KY8 2YF
KY8 2YE
KY8 2WU
KY8 6ZA
KY8 4NR
KY8 4QR
KY8 4LX
KY8 1BZ
KY8 4PL
KY8 4LZ
KY9 1WW
KY9 1WX
KY8 5XY
KY8 3YE
KY8 4EW
KY8 1EW
KY8 4NU
KY8 1ET
KY8 4EH
KY8 4ND
KY8 4NY
KY8 2DY
KY8 4EG
KY8 5GY
KY8 1ER
KY8 4LU
KY8 4QU
KY8 4QX
KY8 4FG
KY8 4NZ
KY8 4EE
KY8 5GZ
KY8 2EN
KY8 1ES
KY8 2DU
KY8 4QP
KY8 4DS
KY8 1EU
KY8 4LJ
KY8 1LE
KY8 2EG
KY8 1EJ
KY8 4LB
KY8 4EA
KY8 1HA
KY8 4NP
KY8 1BY
KY8 4PZ
KY8 2DX
KY8 4RP
KY8 4EJ
KY8 4NE
KY8 4LA
KY8 5HD
KY8 4PD
KY8 4ER
KY8 4PY
KY8 4NA
KY8 1EB
KY8 1DY
KY8 4DU
KY8 1EX
KY8 4PU
KY8 4LH
KY8 4LY
KY8 4PH
KY8 4EB
KY8 4QD
KY8 4PE
KY8 1EY
KY8 4ED
KY8 1EL
KY8 1DR
KY8 4QW
KY8 4YA
KY8 4NQ
KY8 4BF
KY8 4EN
KY8 4NF
KY8 1DH
KY8 1DQ
KY8 4NX
KY8 5BL
KY8 4ET
KY8 4LD
KY8 4DZ
KY8 4LE
KY8 4EP
KY8 4NB
KY8 1EZ
KY8 4PB
KY8 1DT
KY8 4NT
KY8 1EE
KY8 4PW
KY8 4BU
KY8 1LP
KY8 4PF
KY8 4NG
KY8 1HG
KY8 4DX
KY8 4EF
KY8 4DT
KY8 4HE
KY8 4LF
KY8 1EP
KY8 4EU
KY8 4BT
KY8 4HL
KY8 4QN
KY8 4JR
KY8 4JN
KY8 1EN
KY8 4BW
KY8 4RN
KY8 1HN
KY8 4EZ
KY8 4QT
KY8 4JP
KY8 4BY
KY8 4PQ
KY8 4PG
KY8 4ES
KY8 5XB
KY8 4DY
KY8 4HJ
KY8 1HY
KY8 4PT
KY8 1DX
KY8 5RB
KY8 5XA
KY8 4BX
KY8 4TL
KY8 4PJ
KY8 4QH
KY8 4BZ
KY8 4LG
KY8 1DP
KY8 1HE
KY8 4UE
KY8 5AL
KY8 4QJ
KY8 4DF
KY8 4PN
KY8 4DG
KY8 1HR
KY8 1DS
KY8 4HW
KY8 1LB
KY8 4DQ
KY8 1HJ
KY8 1LG
KY8 5AS
KY8 1DL
KY8 1HX
KY8 4QL
KY8 4HN
KY8 1HB
KY8 4QF
KY8 4HA
KY8 4DA
KY8 4DH
KY8 1JZ
KY8 5AN
KY8 1HQ
KY8 4HP
KY8 4DJ
KY8 5AT
KY8 5AJ
KY8 1HF
KY8 4EX
KY8 4DB
KY8 1HZ
KY8 1DW
KY8 1EF
KY8 4HB
KY8 4RU
KY8 4DR
KY8 1JU
KY8 4HX
KY8 4QG
KY8 5AQ
KY8 5AR
KY8 4QE
KY8 4EY
KY8 1HD
KY8 4HH
KY8 4DP
KY8 4DE
KY8 5RN
KY8 1JY
KY8 1DJ
KY8 5BP
KY8 1JT
KY8 5HF
KY8 5HE
KY8 5AW
KY8 1JP
KY8 1DN
KY8 1JW
KY8 5RH
KY8 4RX
KY8 5AE
KY8 1AF
KY8 1JN
KY8 4HF
KY8 1JA
KY8 5AU
KY8 4RZ
KY8 4DD
KY8 5AH
KY8 1JR
KY8 5AG
KY8 4SF
KY8 1JS
KY8 1LA
KY8 1ZA
KY8 1LD
KY8 5EF
KY8 4HD
KY8 4QQ
KY8 4HR
KY8 5FF
KY8 4RY
KY8 1HW
KY8 1HH
KY8 4SG
KY8 4JB
KY8 1EG
KY8 1JX
KY8 4HG
KY8 5AZ
KY8 1AB
KY8 1AE
KY8 4JT
KY8 1DU
KY8 1AA
KY8 4HQ
KY8 1GW
KY8 5AX
KY8 4HY
KY8 4SQ
KY8 5BS
KY8 1JJ
KY8 4JD
KY8 1AQ
KY8 4SH
KY8 5FG
KY8 5BJ
KY8 4SA
KY8 4JQ
KY8 1JH
KY8 5AF
KY8 1JL
KY8 1LF
KY8 4JS
KY8 1BL
KY8 4DL
KY8 5AD
KY8 5RJ
KY8 5AA
KY8 1BU
KY8 4JG
KY8 1BS
KY8 1BT
KY8 1LJ
KY8 5BG
KY8 5NE
KY8 4JE
KY8 4RQ
KY8 1AD
KY8 5AY
KY8 5BZ
KY8 5DA
KY8 5RW
KY8 4SB
KY8 5AP
KY8 4DW
KY8 1BN
KY8 5BD
KY8 1BW
KY8 4JH
KY8 4RJ
KY8 4RE
KY8 1AR
KY8 1BJ
KY8 1EQ
KY8 4SL
KY8 5BE
KY8 5BA
KY8 5DB
KY8 1BP
KY8 4SS
KY8 5AB
KY8 4RH
KY8 5RS
KY8 4GZ
KY8 1BH
KY8 1AH
KY8 5NF
KY8 1EH
KY8 4HS
KY8 4RL
KY8 4DN
KY8 5BY
KY8 5DD
KY8 4SD
KY8 1BQ
KY8 4RG
KY8 4ST
KY8 5BB
KY8 5BQ
KY8 5NA
KY8 1AL
KY8 4HZ
KY8 4SE
KY8 4JU
KY8 4JF
KY8 1AJ
KY8 5RG
KY8 5ND
KY8 5DZ
KY8 1AT
KY8 4JJ
KY8 4SJ
KY8 4RD
KY8 4SW
KY8 5NB
KY8 5DH
KY8 5RD
KY8 5BX
KY8 5BH
KY8 5DE
KY8 1BG
KY8 5EE
KY8 5RL
KY8 5RA
KY8 5PP
KY8 4SX
KY8 5RP
KY8 1BE
KY8 4SN
KY8 4JA
KY8 5BW
KY8 4RF
KY8 4HT
KY8 5DF
KY8 5DY
KY8 5NH
KY8 1AU
KY8 5NG
KY8 5PN
KY8 5RT
KY8 1BD
KY8 5FA
KY8 1BB
KY8 5FB
KY8 5DW
KY8 1AY
KY8 1AN
KY8 5PR
KY8 5TB
KY8 5ED
KY8 5TD
KY8 5RR
KY8 5EX
KY8 1BA
KY8 4JL
KY8 1AS
KY8 5ZQ
KY8 5ZE
KY8 5DJ
KY8 4SP
KY8 5EY
KY8 5TW
KY8 5TH
KY8 1AZ
KY8 5FD
KY8 5BU
KY8 5TA
KY8 1AX
KY8 5EU
KY8 4TD
KY8 5RF
KY8 5EP
KY8 5PS
KY8 4SZ
KY8 1AW
KY8 5DL
KY8 1AP
KY8 5TN
KY8 5DX
KY8 4TA
KY8 5NQ
KY8 5BT
KY8 4SY
KY8 5SA
KY8 5JL
KY8 5DT
KY8 5EW
KY8 5ES
KY8 5TL
KY8 5DG
KY8 5DP
KY8 5TP
KY8 5EZ
KY8 5ET
KY8 5EG
KY8 5DR
KY8 5ER
KY8 5JN
KY8 5TR
KY8 5TT
KY8 5LY
KY8 5DU
KY8 5DN
KY8 5EN
KY8 5FH
KY8 5RE
KY8 5DQ
KY8 5EH
KY8 5EL
KY8 5TS
KY8 5DS
KY8 5SB
KY8 5EQ
KY8 4TB
KY8 5EA
KY8 5LX
KY8 5JH
KY8 5LT
KY8 5JF
KY8 5SS
KY8 5HA
KY8 5EB
KY8 4HU
KY8 5LU
KY8 5JW
KY8 5EJ
KY8 5JB
KY8 5JT
KY8 5HY
KY8 5JR
KY8 5RU
KY8 5HB
KY8 5LS
KY8 5JP
KY8 5JA
KY8 5BF
KY8 5JD
KY8 5JZ
KY8 5JE
KY8 5JX
KY8 5HX
KY1 4PS
KY8 5JS
KY8 5JU
KY8 5RZ
KY8 5TU
KY8 4ZA
KY1 4PU
KY8 5LA
KY8 5HZ
KY8 5RY
KY1 4PT
KY8 5LD
KY8 5HU
KY8 5LB
KY8 5RX
KY8 5JY
KY8 5LE
KY8 5LR
KY8 5NJ
KY1 4QB
KY1 4QA
KY8 5PX
KY8 5HL
KY8 5HP
KY8 5PY
KY8 5JJ
KY8 5LZ
KY1 4QJ
KY8 5PU
KY8 5HT
KY8 5HR
KY8 5HS
KY8 5LP
KY8 5HH
KY8 5HN
KY1 4QW
KY1 4QH
KY1 4PR
KY8 5HJ
KY8 5HW
KY8 5TZ
KY8 5TY
KY8 5LW
KY8 5LG
KY1 4QQ
KY8 5SN
KY1 4QN
KY8 5SD
KY8 5LF
KY1 4PJ
KY8 5LL
KY8 5TQ
KY8 5JG
KY1 4PH
KY1 4PL
KY8 5LN
KY8 5TJ
KY8 5LQ
KY8 5UB
KY8 5WA
KY8 5TX
KY1 4PG
KY1 4PN
KY8 5SZ
KY8 5SU
KY8 5LJ
KY1 4PW
KY8 5JQ
KY1 4PP
KY8 5UD
KY1 4QL
KY8 5SY
KY8 5UA
KY8 5FE
KY8 5LH
KY8 5SW
KY8 5SP
KY8 5SX
KY8 5HG
KY1 4PQ
KY8 5NS
KY1 4RP
KY8 5HQ
KY1 4RH
KY1 4RR
KY1 4RF
KY1 4RT
KY8 5NL
KY8 5SJ
KY1 4SF
KY7 6QE
KY8 5SF
KY7 6QD
KY1 4RS
KY1 4RQ
KY8 5NP
KY8 5SE
KY1 4SE
KY1 4RU
KY1 4RL
KY1 4RJ
KY1 4RG
KY1 4RN
KY8 6AL
KY1 4RW
KY1 4TS
KY1 4WD
KY1 4RX
KY1 4SD
KY8 6AN
KY8 5PZ
KY1 4RA
KY8 5NR
KY1 4TD
KY1 4LA
KY1 4SB
KY1 4RY
KY8 6BD
KY1 4TJ
KY7 6QB
KY8 6AU
KY1 4SA
KY1 4RZ
KY1 4RE
KY1 4RB
KY8 5NN
KY8 6AJ
KY1 4LB
KY8 5SG
KY1 4RD
KY1 4LD
KY1 4LF
KY1 4NZ
KY8 5SL
KY7 6QA
KY1 4LE
KY1 4NY
KY7 6QF
KY1 4NJ
KY8 6BB
KY1 4LL
KY1 4LH
KY1 4LG
KY7 6PX
KY7 6LJ
KY7 6PZ
KY1 4BU
KY8 5NT
KY1 4LQ
KY8 6AT
KY7 6QG
KY1 4BW
KY8 6BA
KY7 6QJ
KY8 5QA
KY8 6AH
KY7 6LL
KY7 6PR
KY7 6PY
KY7 6PU
KY8 6AY

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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