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 Moray

AB56 4XR
AB56 4XQ
AB56 4XS
AB5 2XQ
AB56 2XQ
AB5 2SX
AB56 2SX
AB56 4SX
AB56 2XP
AB56 4XP
AB5 2ST
AB56 4XT
AB56 2ST
AB56 4ST
AB5 2XP
AB56 4SS
AB56 2SS
AB5 2SS
AB5 2XN
AB56 2XN
AB56 4XN
AB5 2TA
AB56 2TA
AB56 2SR
AB56 4SR
AB56 4RW
AB56 4RY
AB56 2XZ
AB56 4XZ
AB5 2XZ
AB56 1YB
AB5 2SR
AB56 4XL
AB56 2XW
AB56 4YE
AB56 2YF
AB56 4XW
AB56 4YF
AB5 2XL
AB56 4RX
AB5 2YF
AB56 2RX
AB5 2RX
AB5 2UZ
AB56 4UZ
AB56 2UZ
AB56 2SQ
AB5 2XW
AB56 4AF
AB5 2UG
AB56 2UG
AB56 4UG
AB56 4UW
AB5 2UY
AB56 4UX
AB56 4UY
AB56 2UY
AB56 2UW
AB56 2XF
AB5 2UW
AB56 5XR
AB56 4XF
AB56 4SQ
AB56 2AF
AB5 2SQ
AB56 4RU
AB5 2XR
AB5 2XF
AB56 2XR
AB5 2AF
AB5 2XE
AB56 4XE
AB56 2RN
AB56 4RN
AB5 2RN
AB56 2XE
AB5 2UU
AB56 4UU
AB56 2UU
AB56 2RT
AB5 2RT
AB56 2WD
AB56 4WD
AB56 4TF
AB56 4RT
AB5 2XS
AB5 2TF
AB56 2TF
AB5 2SH
AB5 2XG
AB56 2XG
AB56 2SH
AB56 4SH
AB56 4XG
AB56 2TE
AB56 2SG
AB5 2TE
AB56 4SG
AB5 2SG
AB56 4RZ
AB56 4TA
AB5 2RS
AB56 4RS
AB56 4TE
AB56 2RR
AB56 2RS
AB5 2SZ
AB56 4RR
AB5 2XH
AB56 2XH
AB5 2RR
AB56 4XH
AB5 2SA
AB56 2RP
AB56 4SA
AB56 2SA
AB56 5XS
AB56 4TG
AB5 2TG
AB56 2TG
AB56 2SZ
AB56 4SZ
AB56 4SE
AB5 2RL
AB56 4RP
AB5 2RP
AB56 4RL
AB56 2RL
AB56 4SW
AB5 2SW
AB56 2SW
AB56 2TP
AB56 4YW
AB56 4TP
AB56 4TT
AB5 2YW
AB56 4YL
AB56 4YN
AB56 2YW
AB56 4SU
AB56 4SB
AB5 2SU
AB5 2TH
AB56 2SU
AB56 2WE
AB56 4WE
AB56 4TU
AB56 2SB
AB5 2SB
AB56 4TH
AB56 2TH
AB56 2TW
AB5 2TW
AB5 2TN
AB56 2TU
AB5 2TU
AB56 4TW
AB5 2TP
AB5 2SY
AB56 2YG
AB56 4YG
AB56 4TL
AB5 2YG
AB56 2TB
AB56 4TB
AB56 4RA
AB56 2XT
AB5 2XT
AB56 2SY
AB56 4SY
AB56 2SN
AB56 4SN
AB56 2RQ
AB56 2SD
AB5 2SN
AB56 4SD
AB5 2SD
AB5 2TY
AB56 2TZ
AB56 4TZ
AB5 2RQ
AB56 4TY
AB56 2TY
AB5 2TZ
AB5 2SL
AB56 2SL
AB56 4RQ
AB56 4SL
AB56 2WA
AB56 4WA
AB56 2UF
AB5 2UF
AB56 4XY
AB5 2XY
AB56 2XY
AB5 2WA
AB56 5TQ
AB56 2TD
AB56 4UF
AB5 2TD
AB56 2SJ
AB5 2UE
AB56 2UE
AB56 4SJ
AB56 4UE
AB5 2TB
AB56 4XJ
AB56 4TD
AB5 2SJ
AB5 2SP
AB56 2SP
AB56 4SP
AB56 2AG
AB5 2XJ
AB56 2XJ
AB56 4AG
AB56 5TP
AB56 2TQ
AB5 2TQ
AB56 2XS
AB56 4WB
AB5 2XD
AB5 2ZB
AB5 2ZA
AB56 2YY
AB5 2YY
AB56 2TN
AB56 4TN
AB5 2XA
AB5 2WD
AB56 4XA
AB56 2XA
AB56 2XD
AB56 4XD
AB56 5XU
AB56 2XU
AB45 2UD
AB56 2TJ
AB5 2TJ
AB5 2PH
AB56 4TJ
AB5 2XU
AB56 2PH
AB56 2XX
AB5 2TR
AB56 5TR
AB56 2TR
AB5 2XX
AB56 5XX
AB5 2XB
AB56 4XB
AB56 4YZ
AB56 2XB
AB56 4YB
AB56 2YZ
AB5 2TL
AB4 2UD
AB45 2YE
AB4 2UJ
AB56 4YA
AB56 4PH
AB4 2XS
AB45 2UJ
AB45 2XS
AB45 2XR
AB56 5UB
AB4 2UQ
AB4 2UP
AB5 2PE
AB56 2PE
AB56 4PE
AB4 2XR
AB56 2DY
AB56 4DY
AB5 2DY
AB45 2UN
AB5 2PA
AB4 2UN
AB56 4PA
AB5 2UA
AB56 2PA
AB4 2UA
AB56 2UA
AB5 2DX
AB56 2DX
AB5 2YR
AB56 5UA
AB56 2DQ
AB56 2NF
AB56 4NF
AB45 2UE
AB56 5TX
AB5 2NF
AB56 2NE
AB5 2TX
AB56 4NE
AB5 2NE
AB56 4NJ
AB56 5YX
AB56 2TX
AB45 2UF
AB5 2NJ
AB56 2NJ
AB5 2NG
AB56 2NA
AB45 2UA
AB5 2NA
AB56 4NA
AB5 2PD
AB5 2TS
AB56 2NG
AB56 4NG
AB45 2UR
AB56 4NH
AB56 2NH
AB4 2TX
AB5 2NX
AB56 4NY
AB56 4RD
AB56 2ND
AB5 2ND
AB56 4PD
AB56 4ND
AB5 2NH
AB5 2NY
AB56 2NY
AB4 2UL
AB5 2NT
AB5 2NL
AB56 2NX
AB56 4LZ
AB56 2NL
AB56 4NL
AB56 4NZ
AB5 2LZ
AB56 2LZ
AB56 2TS
AB56 5TS
AB4 2UB
AB56 4LY
AB4 2UR
AB56 4NX
AB56 2LY
AB5 2LY
AB56 2NZ
AB56 2LG
AB5 2NZ
AB5 2NB
AB5 2LG
AB56 4NB
AB56 2HZ
AB56 4HZ
AB45 2UB
AB56 2NB
AB5 2HZ
AB56 2BZ
AB5 2YS
AB56 2NT
AB56 4NT
AB45 2UL
AB56 2PD
AB56 4LG
AB5 2NP
AB56 2NP
AB56 4NP
AB5 2LX
AB56 2LX
AB56 4LX
AB56 4NN
AB56 2NN
AB5 2NN
AB56 2YS
AB56 5YS
AB5 2LT
AB45 2SY
AB56 4LS
AB56 4LT
AB56 2JW
AB56 2LT
AB56 4LH
AB5 2LH
AB56 2LF
AB5 2LF
AB5 2UB
AB56 4JW
AB5 2YT
AB56 2LH
AB5 2LS
AB56 4LD
AB56 4LF
AB56 2LS
AB56 5YT
AB45 2TX
AB5 2LA
AB56 2YT
AB56 4LR
AB56 2LN
AB56 4LP
AB56 2LA
AB5 2LR
AB56 4LN
AB5 2LN
AB5 2LW
AB45 2SW
AB56 2LR
AB56 2LU
AB56 2DU
AB56 2LQ
AB56 4LQ
AB56 4DU
AB56 4LU
AB56 4LE
AB56 2JZ
AB5 2LU
AB56 4JZ
AB56 4LA
AB5 2LQ
AB4 2SN
AB5 2DU
AB56 2LL
AB56 2YR
AB45 2SG
AB56 5YR
AB5 2LP
AB56 2LP
AB5 2YB
AB56 2YB
AB45 2SN
AB45 2SL
AB56 2LJ
AB5 2LJ
AB5 2LL
AB5 2NR
AB56 4LJ
AB56 4LL
AB56 5YB
AB56 4NR
AB4 2SL
AB56 4NQ
AB56 2NR
AB56 4LW
AB56 2LW
AB4 2US
AB5 2TT
AB56 4QP
AB56 4JP
AB45 2SE
AB5 2NQ
AB56 2NQ
AB5 2YX
AB56 4JQ
AB45 2SU
AB56 4JX
AB56 4JR
AB4 2SJ
AB45 2SZ
AB45 2SF
AB45 2SH
AB56 4NS
AB56 4NW
AB56 5TT
AB56 2UB
AB56 5UD
AB45 2US
AB56 2NW
AB5 2NW
AB56 5YU
AB56 2NS
AB5 2NS
AB56 4JN
AB56 2TT
AB56 2YU
AB56 2NU
AB56 4NU
AB5 2JW
AB45 2XQ
AB5 2NU
AB5 2JZ
AB4 2XQ
AB5 2YJ
AB45 2SJ
AB56 2YJ
AB56 5YJ
AB5 2YU
AB56 2YL
AB56 2YD
AB45 2SQ
AB5 2DT
AB5 2PB
AB4 2SQ
AB5 2EA
AB56 2EA
AB45 2SD
AB56 2DT
AB5 2YA
AB56 2YA
AB56 5YL
AB56 4DT
AB5 2YL
AB56 5YD
AB5 2YD
AB56 5YH
AB56 5YF
AB56 5YG
AB45 2UT
AB56 5YA
AB5 2UX
AB56 2YH
AB5 2YH
AB5 2DS
AB56 4PB
AB5 2JJ
AB4 2UT
AB4 2SP
AB56 5UX
AB56 2UD
AB56 2JJ
AB56 5JJ
AB56 2UX
AB56 4DS
AB56 2DS
AB45 2SP
AB5 2UD
AB56 4ED
AB56 2ED
AB5 2ED
AB56 2UH
AB56 5UH
AB56 2YX

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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