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

KY10 2RE
KY10 2RL
KY10 2RF
KY10 2RN
KY10 2RW
KY10 2RH
KY10 2RJ
KY10 2RG
KY10 2RQ
KY10 2RP
KY10 2RD
KY10 2DF
KY10 2RX
KY10 2DE
KY10 2DG
KY10 2RR
KY10 2RS
KY10 2RU
KY9 1JS
KY10 2RB
KY10 2RT
KY10 2DD
KY10 2AJ
KY10 2DW
KY10 2AH
KY10 2BP
KY10 2AZ
KY10 2DA
KY10 2BY
KY10 2BN
KY10 2AB
KY10 2DH
KY10 2AQ
KY10 2DQ
KY10 2DN
KY10 2BG
KY10 2EA
KY10 2AP
KY10 2AW
KY10 2BE
KY10 2AE
KY10 2DL
KY10 2DJ
KY10 2AF
KY10 2BL
KY10 2AY
KY10 2AN
KY10 2DB
KY10 2RA
KY10 2BU
KY10 2AG
KY10 2DR
KY9 1JY
KY10 2BD
KY10 2BZ
KY10 2AT
KY10 2BJ
KY10 2BS
KY10 2AD
KY10 2BT
KY9 1EX
KY10 2BW
KY10 2BH
KY10 2BB
KY10 2AX
KY10 2AA
KY10 2AU
KY10 2AL
KY10 2BA
KY10 2BQ
KY10 2AR
KY10 2AS
KY10 2BX
KY10 2QY
KY10 2QU
KY10 2QJ
KY10 2PX
KY10 2PB
KY10 2PZ
KY10 2RY
KY10 2PU
KY10 2QR
KY10 2QP
KY10 2QH
KY10 2PT
KY9 1JX
KY9 1EZ
KY10 2PS
KY10 2QQ
KY10 2PR
KY10 2QL
KY10 2QS
KY10 2PQ
KY10 2QA
KY10 2QX
KY10 2RZ
KY10 2PY
KY10 2QG
KY10 2PJ
KY10 2NX
KY10 2QB
KY10 2QE
KY10 2NU
KY10 2PP
KY10 2QD
KY10 2PL
KY10 2QN
KY10 2QT
KY10 2QW
KY10 2LG
KY10 2QF
KY10 2PG
KY10 2NT
KY10 2SA
KY10 2LF
KY10 2NW
KY10 2LA
KY10 2NS
KY10 2NY
KY10 2LQ
KY10 2PH
KY10 2PN
KY10 2NR
KY10 2NN
KY10 2PW
KY9 1LD
KY10 2LH
KY10 2LD
KY10 2PA
KY10 2NL
KY10 2NP
KY10 2LJ
KY10 2NJ
KY9 1JW
KY10 2LE
KY10 3JU
KY9 1HJ
KY10 2NH
KY10 2LN
KY10 2LB
KY9 1YE
KY9 1YB
KY9 1YD
KY9 1YA
KY10 3LL
KY10 2LL
KY10 2NB
KY9 1PE
KY9 1LB
KY10 2LR
KY9 1JR
KY10 2NQ
KY9 1PB
KY10 2NF
KY9 1LA
KY10 2NE
KY10 2ND
KY10 2NG
KY10 2LX
KY9 1PD
KY10 2LS
KY9 1LE
KY9 1HH
KY10 2LT
KY10 2NA
KY10 3JD
KY10 2LW
KY9 1PA
KY10 3JY
KY10 2LY
KY10 3JX
KY10 2LZ
KY9 1LQ
KY10 3JT
KY10 2LU
KY9 1LG
KY10 3LB
KY9 1LY
KY9 1JZ
KY9 1LP
KY16 8QQ
KY9 1LT
KY9 1LL
KY9 1LF
KY9 1JU
KY9 1EU
KY9 1LN
KY9 1LJ
KY9 1HP
KY9 1LR
KY10 3BU
KY10 3LA
KY10 3EQ
KY9 1LX
KY9 1LH
KY9 1LU
KY9 1HN
KY10 3DP
KY9 1LS
KY9 1HL
KY10 3LN
KY10 3DT
KY10 3EF
KY9 1EL
KY10 3DR
KY10 3DX
KY10 3JA
KY9 1JD
KY9 1ER
KY9 1JG
KY10 3ED
KY10 9AA
KY10 3WF
KY10 3JB
KY10 3WT
KY10 3WU
KY10 9AB
KY10 3YJ
KY10 3YB
KY10 3YH
KY10 3YG
KY10 3YE
KY10 3YD
KY10 3WX
KY10 3WW
KY10 3WG
KY10 3WB
KY10 3DS
KY10 3YA
KY10 9AD
KY10 3YF
KY10 9AF
KY10 3TS
KY10 3DA
KY9 1EY
KY9 1ZB
KY9 1LW
KY10 3EE
KY10 3DL
KY10 3DE
KY10 3HD
KY10 3DZ
KY10 3HG
KY10 3DJ
KY9 1JT
KY10 3DG
KY10 3DW
KY10 3HA
KY10 3HY
KY10 3DQ
KY9 1ES
KY10 3HB
KY10 3DY
KY10 3ER
KY10 3JS
KY10 3EZ
KY10 3EW
KY10 3DU
KY10 3DD
KY10 3LD
KY10 3DH
KY10 3DN
KY10 3EP
KY10 3EL
KY10 3EB
KY10 3DF
KY10 3EU
KY16 8LY
KY10 3EA
KY10 3HF
KY9 1ET
KY10 3JZ
KY10 3YP
KY10 3DB

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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