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

IV30 8GY
IV30 3GY
IV30 8GZ
IV30 3GZ
IV30 3ST
IV30 8SS
IV30 8ST
IV30 3SS
IV30 3SR
IV30 8SR
IV30 3SW
IV30 8SW
IV30 8SP
IV30 3SP
IV30 8SU
IV30 3SU
IV30 3SQ
IV30 8TW
IV30 8SE
IV30 8SQ
IV30 3SE
IV30 8SG
IV30 3SF
IV30 8SF
IV30 3SJ
IV30 3SL
IV30 3SG
IV30 8SA
IV30 3SZ
IV30 8RW
IV30 3FJ
IV30 8SZ
IV30 8FJ
IV30 3RW
IV30 8SH
IV30 8SL
IV30 3SD
IV30 8SY
IV30 8SD
IV30 8SJ
IV30 3SH
IV30 3FW
IV30 8FW
IV30 3TW
IV30 8RP
IV30 3SB
IV30 8SB
IV30 8TN
IV30 3RN
IV30 8RN
IV30 8RR
IV30 3TL
IV30 8SN
IV30 3RR
IV30 3SX
IV30 3SY
IV30 8SX
IV30 8UJ
IV30 8TB
IV30 8UG
IV30 8TD
IV30 8TA
IV30 3TN
IV30 8RJ
IV30 3RL
IV30 6LR
IV30 3RP
IV30 8TP
IV30 8RL
IV30 6LP
IV30 8RS
IV30 8TR
IV30 6JS
IV30 6LQ
IV30 6JH
IV30 3SN
IV30 6JD
IV30 6JT
IV30 3XF
IV30 6JF
IV30 6XF
IV30 6JE
IV30 6GZ
IV30 6JA
IV30 3EA
IV30 6GY
IV30 6JB
IV30 6JG
IV30 3JG
IV30 6LA
IV30 3RS
IV30 6EA
IV30 6UE
IV30 3EG
IV30 6GX
IV30 6EG
IV30 8TL
IV30 3FQ
IV30 3UG
IV30 6UG
IV30 3UE
IV30 6GS
IV30 3RJ
IV30 3EB
IV30 6LH
IV30 6EB
IV30 6GU
IV30 3DZ
IV30 3JR
IV30 6JR
IV30 6ED
IV30 3ED
IV30 6UF
IV30 6JP
IV30 3DY
IV30 6DZ
IV30 3BN
IV30 6GT
IV30 3UF
IV30 6EQ
IV30 6AB
IV30 3JP
IV30 3EQ
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IV30 3RD
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IV30 6BN
IV30 6LG
IV30 3EE
IV30 3AB
IV30 3EF
IV30 6EF
IV30 6EE
IV30 3DU
IV30 3YU
IV30 3DT
IV30 6YS
IV30 6LL
IV30 6UD
IV30 3DB
IV30 6YU
IV30 6DT
IV30 3YS
IV30 6DU
IV30 6YX
IV30 3EH
IV30 6DB
IV30 6EH
IV30 3YR
IV30 3YX
IV30 6BG
IV30 8TG
IV30 6YR
IV30 3DE
IV30 6DE
IV30 6LJ
IV30 6DS
IV30 6LW
IV30 6LF
IV30 3BG
IV30 3DS
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IV30 3YT
IV30 6YT
IV30 6BL
IV30 6YW
IV30 6LX
IV30 3YJ
IV30 6YJ
IV30 3AD
IV30 3BL
IV30 6AD
IV30 3ER
IV30 6ER
IV30 3WB
IV30 3WD
IV30 3WG
IV30 3WL
IV30 3WE
IV30 3WF
IV30 3WA
IV30 8WL
IV30 3DR
IV30 3YB
IV30 6DR
IV30 8TQ
IV30 6YB
IV30 3YY
IV30 6LT
IV30 6YY
IV30 3DX
IV30 3DD
IV30 6DD
IV30 6YD
IV30 3YD
IV30 6DA
IV30 6YP
IV30 3TG
IV30 3TQ
IV30 3DA
IV30 6LD
IV30 3YP
IV30 3BX
IV30 6BZ
IV30 6YN
IV30 6BX
IV30 3YN
IV30 6LB
IV30 3HD
IV30 8TF
IV30 3BZ
IV30 6HD
IV30 3DP
IV30 6JW
IV30 6YE
IV30 3YE
IV30 3JW
IV30 6EW
IV30 6DX
IV30 6EN
IV30 6ES
IV30 3EW
IV30 6LE
IV30 6BU
IV30 3ES
IV30 3YL
IV30 3YZ
IV30 6YL
IV30 6YH
IV30 3BU
IV30 3YH
IV30 3EP
IV30 6EP
IV30 3EN
IV30 3RY
IV30 6DP
IV30 3HB
IV30 6YZ
IV30 6ZD
IV30 6YA
IV30 3XY
IV30 6BH
IV30 3BH
IV30 3XX
IV30 6HB
IV30 6XX
IV30 3BW
IV30 6XY
IV30 6BW
IV30 3YF
IV30 6EX
IV30 3TF
IV30 3ZW
IV30 3ZX
IV30 3ZB
IV30 3ZD
IV30 3ZA
IV30 3YA
IV30 3EX
IV30 6GQ
IV30 6YG
IV30 6YF
IV30 3YG
IV30 3JJ
IV30 3XZ
IV30 6JJ
IV30 6XZ
IV30 3BY
IV30 3YQ
IV30 3XU
IV30 6BY
IV30 3EU
IV30 6UQ
IV30 6UX
IV30 3EY
IV30 3ET
IV30 3BJ
IV30 8RB
IV30 6EY
IV30 6BJ
IV30 6BP
IV30 6EU
IV30 6WA
IV30 3BP
IV30 6BT
IV30 6FR
IV30 3FR
IV30 3BT
IV30 3JN
IV30 6ET
IV30 6JN
IV30 6GR
IV30 3JL
IV30 6JL
IV30 6EZ
IV30 6FH
IV30 3EZ
IV30 3TE
IV30 3BS
IV30 6BQ
IV30 3BQ
IV30 6HA
IV30 3DW
IV30 3HA
IV30 8RA
IV30 6BS
IV30 6DW
IV30 8RD
IV30 6DN
IV30 3DN
IV30 8RF
IV30 3NU
IV30 6NU
IV30 6YQ
IV30 6XQ
IV30 6BF
IV30 8RQ
IV30 6WQ
IV30 6RG
IV30 3DQ
IV30 6DQ
IV30 6HW
IV30 3HW
IV30 6FF
IV30 6BB
IV30 6BE
IV30 3BD
IV30 3BE
IV30 3BB
IV30 3TH
IV30 8TH
IV30 3TJ
IV30 8TJ
IV30 3GD
IV30 3GF
IV30 3GE
IV30 6RP
IV30 3RQ
IV30 3RG
IV30 8TE
IV30 3RE
IV30 3RF
IV30 3DG
IV30 3NP
IV30 6DG
IV30 6RE
IV30 6FE
IV30 8NP
IV30 3UD
IV30 6EJ
IV30 6AA
IV30 6DL
IV30 3EJ
IV30 3AA
IV30 3DF
IV30 3FP
IV30 3EL
IV30 6FP
IV30 6GE
IV30 6EL
IV30 1YF
IV30 6GF
IV30 6BD
IV30 3BA
IV30 3BR
IV30 3RX
IV30 3DJ
IV30 3DL
IV30 8TS
IV30 6GD
IV30 6DJ
IV30 6RX
IV30 1TE
IV30 6BA
IV30 3DH
IV30 3HE
IV30 6GB
IV30 6DH
IV30 6HE
IV30 8TY
IV30 1SY
IV30 1TJ
IV30 3TY
IV30 1TD
IV30 1TL
IV30 6TB
IV30 3RB
IV30 1NL
IV30 6JX
IV30 6RB
IV30 8WJ
IV30 8WE
IV30 8WB
IV30 8GD
IV30 1UW
IV30 3RA
IV30 3RT
IV30 6GP
IV30 1NJ
IV30 1QL
IV30 1PD
IV30 6RA
IV30 6RT
IV30 1SZ
IV30 3SA
IV30 1TH
IV30 1ND
IV30 6SA
IV30 3HF
IV30 1NU
IV30 6HF
IV30 1QJ
IV30 1RN
IV30 3TB
IV30 6JU
IV30 1QQ
IV30 1TF
IV30 1QP
IV30 1SU
IV30 1LZ
IV30 6GG
IV30 6HQ
IV30 1TA
IV30 1TN
IV30 1NW
IV30 1PE
IV30 3HQ
IV30 1NN
IV30 1QW
IV30 3HG
IV30 6HG
IV30 8UD
IV30 1NB
IV30 6TA
IV30 1TB
IV30 1PF
IV30 6GJ
IV30 1ST
IV30 6GA
IV30 1PB
IV30 3GA
IV30 3FN
IV30 1NP
IV30 1QH
IV30 6FN
IV30 3TA
IV30 1NT
IV30 1QR
IV30 1TG
IV30 1LR
IV30 1TQ
IV30 6GH
IV30 1UT
IV30 1UY
IV30 1QN
IV30 1NR
IV30 6FL
IV30 3FD
IV30 6FD
IV30 8QW
IV30 1SQ
IV30 1UJ
IV30 6JZ
IV30 3FB
IV30 1NH
IV30 6GL
IV30 6JY
IV30 1SX
IV30 6FB
IV30 3RH
IV30 1NZ
IV30 1JJ
IV30 3FL
IV30 6GN
IV30 1UR
IV30 1PH
IV30 1YE
IV30 1ZE
IV30 1LT
IV30 1SH
IV30 1UU
IV30 1NS
IV30 1TS
IV30 1AY
IV30 1NX
IV30 1PQ
IV30 1UH
IV30 1QS
IV30 1SS
IV30 1PG
IV30 1SR
IV30 1RB
IV30 1PS
IV30 1PT
IV30 1PA
IV30 1SW
IV30 1NQ
IV30 3QW
IV30 6AF
IV30 1SG
IV30 6AN
IV30 3HU
IV30 1PN
IV30 1LS
IV30 1QZ
IV30 1PR
IV30 1XX
IV30 6HU
IV30 1YD
IV30 3JE
IV30 3JD
IV30 1PJ
IV30 1PL

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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