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 Highland

KW14 7XQ
KW14 7XF
KW14 7XG
KW14 7LH
KW14 7LF
KW14 7XW
KW14 7LD
KW14 7EZ
KW14 7SJ
KW14 7SL
KW14 7SH
KW14 7LQ
KW14 7SN
KW14 7XD
KW14 7LB
KW14 7NS
KW14 7AS
KW14 7SW
KW14 7AT
KW14 7AX
KW14 7GY
KW14 7EJ
KW14 7EP
KW14 7XE
KW14 7XL
KW14 7PL
KW14 7EW
KW14 7PW
KW14 7UT
KW14 7DZ
KW14 7XP
KW14 7PP
KW14 7EL
KW14 7QU
KW14 7UD
KW14 7ER
KW14 7PZ
KW14 7PT
KW14 7QW
KW14 7PG
KW14 7PJ
KW14 7EU
KW14 7ES
KW14 7DY
KW14 7PS
KW14 7UY
KW14 7WE
KW14 7QJ
KW14 7EA
KW14 7QQ
KW14 7PN
KW14 7EX
KW14 7RS
KW14 7QX
KW14 7PQ
KW14 7PR
KW14 7UB
KW14 7ET
KW14 7PX
KW14 7QS
KW14 7PU
KW14 7XA
KW14 7QH
KW14 7XB
KW14 7EE
KW14 7PH
KW14 7QA
KW14 7NF
KW14 7XT
KW14 7QG
KW14 7BZ
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KW14 7EN
KW14 7EY
KW14 7PY
KW14 7DX
KW14 7UH
KW14 7UE
KW14 7QB
KW14 7QE
KW14 7DU
KW14 7LE
KW14 7EB
KW14 7QL
KW14 7PD
KW14 7NE
KW14 7NT
KW14 7DR
KW14 7NZ
KW14 7UF
KW14 7QT
KW14 7QD
KW14 7YF
KW14 7UQ
KW14 7ND
KW14 7NJ
KW14 7PF
KW14 7NG
KW14 7DT
KW14 7NQ
KW14 7PE
KW14 7QF
KW14 7UU
KW14 7UN
KW14 7LG
KW14 7LZ
KW14 7NA
KW14 7NY
KW14 7NX
KW14 7NH
KW14 7NL
KW14 7XS
KW14 7NB
KW14 7NN
KW14 7DW
KW14 7EF
KW14 7PA
KW14 7DS
KW14 7LU
KW14 7PB
KW14 7LT
KW14 7UG
KW14 7LY
KW14 7AU
KW14 7LR
KW14 7XU
KW14 7LP
KW14 7BA
KW14 7BN
KW14 7NW
KW14 7LS
KW14 7BY
KW14 7NR
KW14 7UR
KW14 7LX
KW14 7DP
KW14 7JU
KW14 7JH
KW14 7DN
KW14 7LW
KW14 7UX
KW14 7UP
KW14 7JJ
KW14 7EG
KW14 7HS
KW14 7DL
KW14 7LN
KW14 7LL
KW14 8PZ
KW14 7NP
KW14 7JX
KW14 7HT
KW14 7EQ
KW14 7JL
KW14 7GZ
KW14 8QA
KW14 7JT
KW14 7JP
KW14 7UW
KW14 7JE
KW14 7XR
KW14 7HR
KW14 7HW
KW14 7DJ
KW14 7JR
KW14 8QE
KW14 7JS
KW14 7DG
KW14 7HP
KW14 8QD
KW14 7JY
KW14 8QF
KW14 7HE
KW14 7QN
KW14 8QG
KW14 7LJ
KW14 8PX
KW14 7DQ
KW14 7DH
KW14 7UL
KW14 7JD
KW14 7HU
KW14 8PY
KW14 8QQ
KW14 7DF
KW14 7AE
KW14 7EH
KW14 7JZ
KW14 7JF
KW14 7DE
KW14 7JN
KW14 7JQ
KW14 8QN
KW14 8QJ
KW14 8QL
KW14 7JW
KW14 7AF
KW14 7AG
KW14 7DD
KW14 7JG
KW14 8QH
KW14 7HN
KW14 7AB
KW14 8QB
KW14 7HY
KW14 7DB
KW14 7AQ
KW14 7AD
KW14 8QW
KW14 8PU
KW14 7JB
KW14 7HL
KW14 8PT
KW14 7JA
KW14 7UJ
KW14 7AH
KW14 8QP
KW14 8QR
KW14 7AA
KW14 7HJ
KW14 7HZ
KW14 7XX
KW14 8RA
KW14 7XJ
KW14 8QS
KW14 7AP
KW14 8QY
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KW14 7AJ
KW14 7BG
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KW14 7HB
KW14 8QT
KW14 8QU
KW14 8RB
KW14 7HH
KW14 8QZ
KW14 7BE
KW14 9AE
KW14 9AD
KW14 9AA
KW14 8YP
KW14 8WZ
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KW14 7WT
KW14 7AY
KW14 7WB
KW14 7AL
KW14 7YG
KW14 7WX
KW14 7WG
KW14 7WW
KW14 7WA
KW14 8QX
KW14 7XH
KW14 7BQ
KW14 7HF
KW14 7BH
KW14 7BP
KW14 8BH
KW14 7HD
KW14 8RD
KW14 8EQ
KW14 8EG
KW14 7AW
KW14 8EH
KW14 7HG
KW14 7DA
KW14 8BQ
KW14 7HQ
KW14 8EL
KW14 8PS
KW14 8BJ
KW14 8EW
KW14 8EP
KW14 7BJ
KW14 8EJ
KW14 7BL
KW14 7LA
KW14 8BG
KW14 8EN
KW14 8DD
KW14 8AA
KW14 8AN
KW14 8AB
KW14 8BD
KW14 8AD
KW14 8PR
KW14 8BL
KW14 8BE
KW14 8PP
KW14 8ER
KW14 8AL
KW14 7QP
KW14 8RE
KW14 8AW
KW14 8BZ
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KW14 8AF
KW14 8AE
KW14 8AJ
KW14 8BU
KW14 8RF
KW14 8AP
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KW14 8BY
KW14 8NF
KW14 8AH
KW14 8AZ
KW14 8AR
KW14 8DB
KW14 8AT
KW14 8NJ
KW14 8BA
KW14 8NE
KW14 8NL
KW14 8AS
KW14 8BS
KW14 8AU
KW14 7XN
KW14 8NT
KW14 8NQ
KW14 8AY
KW14 8BP
KW14 8AX
KW14 8JZ
KW14 8BX
KW14 8BW
KW14 8BN
KW14 8NP
KW14 8NG
KW14 8TQ
KW14 8NH
KW14 7QR
KW14 8BT
KW14 8NN
KW14 8DA
KW14 8YH
KW14 8DE
KW14 8HN
KW14 8NW
KW14 8HL
KW14 8HS
KW14 8HR
KW14 8NR
KW14 8YZ
KW14 8HU
KW14 8NX
KW14 8HT
KW14 8JX
KW14 8JP
KW14 8JT
KW14 7XY
KW14 8HX
KW14 8JU
KW14 8HY
KW14 8JW
KW14 8JR
KW14 8JE
KW14 8JS
KW14 8JF
KW14 8JN
KW14 8HZ
KW14 8JA
KW14 8NU
KW14 8NS
KW14 8JD
KW14 8JL
KW14 8DF
KW14 8JG
KW14 8JQ
KW14 8JB
KW14 8JJ
KW14 8DG
KW14 8JH
KW14 7YE
KW14 8HP
KW14 8HW

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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