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

KW1 5TP
KW1 5TY
KW1 5TG
KW1 5TH
KW1 5TF
KW1 5NU
KW1 5TJ
KW1 5TL
KW1 5TW
KW1 5BN
KW1 5NQ
KW1 5NH
KW1 5BL
KW1 5BW
KW1 5BJ
KW1 5NG
KW1 5NJ
KW1 5BH
KW1 5BS
KW1 5ND
KW1 5NE
KW1 5BT
KW1 5BQ
KW1 5NN
KW1 5HP
KW1 5NW
KW1 5NF
KW1 5NL
KW1 5BX
KW1 5BG
KW1 5HY
KW1 5NP
KW1 5HW
KW1 5BA
KW1 5HR
KW1 5HZ
KW1 5QP
KW1 5HU
KW1 5NB
KW1 5QW
KW1 5NR
KW1 5HX
KW1 5LY
KW1 5QL
KW1 5SB
KW1 5SA
KW1 5LZ
KW1 5BE
KW1 5JF
KW1 5QH
KW1 5HS
KW1 5JA
KW1 5QR
KW1 5HJ
KW1 5JG
KW1 5HN
KW1 5LX
KW1 5NA
KW1 5QJ
KW1 5QN
KW1 5QQ
KW1 5BB
KW1 5BD
KW1 5QS
KW1 5AZ
KW1 5HH
KW1 5AN
KW1 5TN
KW1 5AY
KW1 5JD
KW1 5AL
KW1 5HL
KW1 5HG
KW1 5LU
KW1 5JB
KW1 5QG
KW1 5PY
KW1 5QF
KW1 5HE
KW1 5HQ
KW1 5HF
KW1 5AX
KW1 5QE
KW1 5HD
KW1 5PZ
KW1 5AJ
KW1 5QB
KW1 5LJ
KW1 5AH
KW1 5LT
KW1 5AU
KW1 5AT
KW1 5AF
KW1 5LL
KW1 5AG
KW1 5QD
KW1 5QA
KW1 5AQ
KW1 5LG
KW1 5AE
KW1 5AS
KW1 5AW
KW1 5AD
KW1 5LH
KW1 5AP
KW1 5HB
KW1 5AB
KW1 5LQ
KW1 5AR
KW1 5LS
KW1 5LF
KW1 5LN
KW1 5EZ
KW1 5EY
KW1 5HA
KW1 5EU
KW1 5ED
KW1 5EW
KW1 5EX
KW1 5ET
KW1 5LA
KW1 5EG
KW1 5EP
KW1 5HT
KW1 5EF
KW1 5EA
KW1 5EQ
KW1 5EB
KW1 5AA
KW1 5ES
KW1 5ER
KW1 5EH
KW1 5LB
KW1 5LE
KW1 5LW
KW1 5NS
KW1 5LP
KW1 4AP
KW1 5EJ
KW1 5EN
KW1 5EL
KW1 4AG
KW1 4AN
KW1 4AW
KW1 4AL
KW1 5LD
KW1 5NT
KW1 4NH
KW1 5LR
KW1 4AQ
KW1 4AJ
KW1 4PY
KW1 4AH
KW1 4NG
KW1 4NQ
KW1 5YE
KW1 4LP
KW1 4AA
KW1 4YP
KW1 4WX
KW1 9AA
KW1 4WZ
KW1 4YE
KW1 4WY
KW1 5YS
KW1 4WB
KW1 4AD
KW1 4AE
KW1 4TE
KW1 4EB
KW1 4AB
KW1 4AF
KW1 4NJ
KW1 4NN
KW1 4NW
KW1 4AR
KW1 4LR
KW1 4NA
KW1 4BT
KW1 4BP
KW1 4EA
KW1 4ED
KW1 4NE
KW1 4LY
KW1 4LS
KW1 4NB
KW1 4LT
KW1 4LU
KW1 4JX
KW1 4NL
KW1 4NR
KW1 4NU
KW1 4NF
KW1 4BS
KW1 4NT
KW1 5SP
KW1 4ND
KW1 4NP
KW1 4LX
KW1 4JW
KW1 4EE
KW1 4BX
KW1 5SR
KW1 4NS
KW1 4BZ
KW1 4HH
KW1 4DB
KW1 4BY
KW1 4NX
KW1 5YA
KW1 5TD
KW1 5YD
KW1 4NY
KW1 4HB
KW1 4HN
KW1 4HL
KW1 4HJ
KW1 4PD
KW1 4DE
KW1 4JH
KW1 4NZ
KW1 4HA
KW1 4DD
KW1 4JJ
KW1 4HW
KW1 4HD
KW1 4PA
KW1 4DA
KW1 4JN
KW1 4PB
KW1 4HF
KW1 4JR
KW1 5JE
KW1 5YB
KW1 9AB
KW1 5YQ
KW1 4HQ
KW1 5SS
KW1 4JL
KW1 4HG
KW1 4JP
KW1 4HE
KW1 4DZ
KW1 4HX
KW1 4HY
KW1 4HU
KW1 4DF
KW1 4PF
KW1 4JD
KW1 4JT
KW1 4DG
KW1 4PG
KW1 4PE
KW1 4HR
KW1 4DJ
KW1 4JB
KW1 4DH
KW1 4DQ
KW1 4HP
KW1 4JQ
KW1 4JE
KW1 4JA
KW1 4DU
KW1 4DY
KW1 4HT
KW1 4HZ
KW1 4PQ
KW1 4DT
KW1 4HS
KW1 4JG
KW1 4JF
KW1 4DL
KW1 4DX
KW1 4DS
KW1 4PL
KW1 4PP
KW1 4PR
KW1 4DR
KW1 4PN
KW1 4DW
KW1 4DP
KW1 4PJ
KW1 4JS
KW1 4PH
KW1 4DN
KW1 4RF
KW1 4QS
KW1 4EP
KW1 5ST
KW1 4QQ
KW1 4QG
KW1 5SD
KW1 5BP
KW1 4QP
KW1 4SD
KW1 4RE
KW1 4TD
KW1 4RD
KW1 4XH
KW1 4RB
KW1 4RA
KW1 4QR
KW1 4QZ
KW1 4RQ
KW1 4SB
KW1 4RZ
KW1 4QX
KW1 4QU
KW1 4QW
KW1 4QY
KW1 5SY
KW1 5SU
KW1 4RH
KW1 5SX
KW1 5SF
KW1 5TE
KW1 5TS
KW1 5TT
KW1 5TQ
KW1 5TZ
KW1 5TR
KW1 5SZ
KW1 4RG

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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