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 Scottish Borders

TD6 9AJ
TD6 9BF
TD6 9AY
TD6 9BB
TD6 9AR
TD6 9AF
TD6 9BH
TD6 9AZ
TD6 9AT
TD6 9AX
TD6 9AL
TD6 9AH
TD6 9AN
TD6 9BT
TD6 9AQ
TD6 9BS
TD6 9DB
TD6 9BX
TD6 9AP
TD6 9AE
TD6 9AU
TD6 9AW
TD6 9AG
TD6 9AD
TD6 9AS
TD6 9AA
TD6 9AB
TD6 9SW
TD6 9BP
TD6 9SU
TD6 9BD
TD6 9BA
TD6 9SX
TD6 9SP
TD6 9SZ
TD6 9SS
TD6 9SH
TD6 9SL
TD6 9SR
TD6 9ST
TD6 9SJ
TD1 3TE
TD6 9SQ
TD6 9NL
TD6 9SN
TD6 9BL
TD1 3RS
TD6 9SD
TD6 9NN
TD6 9SG
TD1 3TD
TD6 9SB
TD6 9SF
TD6 9SE
TD6 9NW
TD6 9NF
TD6 9SA
TD6 9RZ
TD6 9NT
TD6 9NE
TD6 9RY
TD6 9RH
TD6 9HL
TD6 9HW
TD6 9EY
TD1 3RA
TD6 9NA
TD6 9EZ
TD6 9BE
TD6 9QL
TD6 9JZ
TD6 9HJ
TD6 9HN
TD6 9JY
TD6 9QQ
TD6 9RT
TD6 9ND
TD6 9JX
TD6 9BN
TD1 3SP
TD6 9RG
TD6 9QJ
TD6 9QF
TD6 9QT
TD6 9LF
TD6 9RX
TD6 9NB
TD6 9QG
TD6 9RU
TD6 9JJ
TD6 9QR
TD6 9LJ
TD6 9QH
TD6 9SY
TD6 9QN
TD6 9NP
TD1 3SS
TD6 9PF
TD6 9PE
TD6 9RS
TD6 9LP
TD6 9HR
TD6 9RF
TD1 3SN
TD6 9QP
TD6 9LY
TD6 9JL
TD6 9HP
TD6 9QW
TD6 9QX
TD6 9QU
TD6 9PB
TD6 9LL
TD6 9PD
TD1 3SW
TD6 9LZ
TD1 3SU
TD6 9PA
TD6 9JQ
TD1 3TA
TD6 9LN
TD6 9LB
TD1 3SX
TD6 9LD
TD6 9PR
TD6 9YE
TD6 9HS
TD6 9EA
TD6 9LR
TD6 9WA
TD6 9WW
TD6 9WX
TD6 9WB
TD6 6BB
TD6 6ZZ
TD6 6BD
TD6 9YR
TD6 6BA
TD6 6AF
TD6 6AE
TD6 6AB
TD6 6AA
TD6 0YL
TD6 0YD
TD6 0YB
TD6 0YA
TD4 6YZ
TD4 6YX
TD4 6YA
TD4 6JH
TD6 0YN
TD6 6BE
TD6 6AD
TD6 9YS
TD6 9YA
TD6 9YD
TD6 9YB
TD6 9PN
TD6 9LE
TD6 9NQ
TD1 3SY
TD6 9PJ
TD1 3ST
TD1 3SZ
TD6 9PS
TD6 9PG
TD6 9PQ
TD6 9PW
TD6 9QY
TD6 9QS
TD6 9LG
TD6 9PH
TD6 9LA
TD6 9PT
TD6 9NG
TD6 9RJ
TD6 9PZ
TD6 9PY
TD6 9PX
TD6 9PU
TD6 9QZ
TD6 9PP
TD6 9PL
TD6 9EE
TD6 9LW
TD6 9RA
TD6 9QE
TD6 9LX
TD6 9NJ
TD1 3RE
TD6 9NH
TD1 3RB
TD1 3SF
TD1 3RP
TD6 9YL
TD6 9YJ
TD6 9YN
TD6 9YG
TD6 9YH
TD1 3RD
TD6 9EQ
TD6 9LH
TD6 9NS
TD1 3RR
TD1 3SE
TD1 3RF
TD6 9BJ
TD6 9EG
TD6 9LQ
TD1 3SG
TD1 3RU
TD1 3RJ
TD1 3RH
TD1 3TB
TD6 9EF
TD1 3RY
TD1 3RN
TD1 3RL
TD1 3RG
TD1 3RW
TD1 3SD
TD6 9BY
TD1 3RZ
TD1 3RT
TD6 9LU
TD6 9RE
TD1 3RQ
TD6 9RB
TD6 9RD
TD1 2QH
TD1 3SA
TD1 3SB
TD1 2QJ
TD1 2QG
TD1 2NN
TD1 2RU
TD6 9LT
TD1 2NY
TD1 2RT
TD1 3RX
TD1 2QQ
TD1 2QZ
TD1 2NW
TD1 3SQ
TD1 3SH
TD1 2BZ
TD1 2NU
TD1 2BY
TD1 2UH
TD1 2NX
TD1 2DA
TD1 3HH
TD1 2DR
TD1 2EL
TD1 2EJ
TD1 2EH
TD1 2DS
TD1 2NT
TD1 2EG
TD1 3HJ
TD1 2DW
TD6 9BQ
TD1 2LP
TD1 2EQ
TD6 9RL
TD1 2DB
TD1 2DE
TD1 3NJ
TD1 2LS
TD6 9BW
TD1 2DD
TD1 2LN
TD1 2LW
TD1 2EF
TD1 2DN
TD6 9BZ
TD1 2LX
TD1 2LJ
TD1 2BX
TD6 9RN
TD1 3SL
TD1 2DL
TD6 9RQ
TD1 2LL
TD1 3BY
TD1 2ED
TD1 3HY
TD1 2LT
TD1 2LR
TD1 3EP
TD1 3HG
TD1 2LY
TD1 2DF
TD1 2EE
TD1 3ES
TD1 2DG
TD1 3HE
TD1 2NA
TD1 2LQ
TD1 3JF
TD1 2LU
TD1 3HF
TD1 2DQ
TD1 3JE
TD1 2LH
TD1 2NB
TD1 2DJ
TD6 9HA
TD1 3ER
TD1 2DH
TD1 2DP
TD1 2JZ
TD6 9LS
TD1 2LZ
TD1 2JY
TD1 2DY
TD1 2DZ
TD1 2EB
TD1 3HQ
TD1 3ET
TD6 9RR
TD1 3JZ
TD1 2LA
TD1 3EZ
TD1 3HA
TD1 2LE
TD6 9RW
TD1 3NQ
TD1 3NW
TD1 2EA
TD6 9RP
TD1 3HN
TD1 3EU
TD1 3HD
TD1 3DH
TD1 2LB
TD1 3EY
TD6 9DX
TD6 9DZ
TD1 3EB
TD1 3NL
TD1 2LF
TD6 9DD
TD1 3HB
TD1 2LD
TD6 9ED
TD1 3NN
TD6 9DE
TD1 3EA
TD1 3EH
TD1 3EX
TD1 3HP
TD1 3NS
TD1 3DZ
TD6 9BU
TD6 9DY
TD1 3EL
TD6 9DG
TD1 2LG
TD1 3EF
TD1 3EN
TD6 9BG
TD1 3EQ
TD6 9DA
TD1 3EJ
TD1 3EG
TD1 2BT
TD1 3DY
TD1 2DX
TD1 2BU
TD1 3DX
TD1 3ED
TD1 3EE
TD1 2UE
TD1 3NR
TD1 3DU
TD1 3DF
TD6 9HD
TD1 2BS
TD1 3JD
TD1 2AW
TD1 3HR
TD1 3EW
TD1 3HW
TD1 3NP
TD1 2AN
TD1 2AP
TD1 2NZ
TD1 3BF
TD1 2AS
TD1 3NT
TD1 3JB
TD1 3NU
TD1 3BU
TD1 2AL
TD1 3BZ
TD1 2AR
TD1 3WF
TD1 3WE
TD1 3BT
TD1 3BG
TD6 9HE
TD1 3DA
TD1 2UB
TD1 3BS
TD1 2AU
TD1 3BX
TD1 2AT
TD1 3YG
TD1 3YJ
TD1 3YH
TD1 3YD
TD1 3BE
TD1 2UD
TD1 3DD
TD1 3DB
TD1 2AX
TD1 3BP
TD1 3DT
TD1 2AY
TD1 3DR
TD6 9HT
TD1 3AY
TD1 3DS
TD1 2AH
TD1 3DE
TD1 3BW
TD1 2AJ
TD1 2UF
TD6 9EH
TD1 3BN
TD1 3BL
TD1 2DT
TD1 2AZ
TD1 3HS
TD1 3BJ
TD1 3AU
TD1 3BB
TD1 2BP
TD1 3DP
TD1 3AX
TD1 3HL
TD1 2AA
TD6 0SR
TD1 3BQ
TD6 0TB
TD1 3BH
TD1 3HX
TD1 2DU
TD1 2AG
TD6 0SP
TD1 3AP
TD1 2AE
TD6 0SZ
TD1 3GZ
TD6 0SW
TD6 0SN
TD1 2BB
TD1 3NX
TD1 3DN
TD6 0SY
TD6 0SS
TD1 3BD
TD1 3BA
TD1 3AZ
TD1 2BA
TD1 2NR
TD1 3JW
TD6 9HB
TD1 3JL
TD1 3HZ
TD1 2AF
TD6 0ST
TD1 2AQ
TD1 2AD
TD1 3DW
TD1 2AB
TD1 2UA
TD6 9DQ
TD1 3JP
TD1 3JJ
TD1 3JN
TD1 2BE
TD6 9HH
TD1 3DL
TD1 3JR
TD1 3AT
TD1 3AQ
TD1 3AG
TD1 3AH
TD1 3JH
TD1 3AS
TD1 3QF
TD1 3HT
TD1 3AR
TD1 3JA
TD1 3AE
TD1 2NS
TD1 3AF
TD1 3AD
TD1 3JQ
TD1 3AB
TD1 3JT
TD1 3AA
TD1 3AN
TD1 1BL
TD1 3NY
TD1 3JS
TD1 2BD
TD1 3AW
TD1 1EP
TD1 3JY
TD1 1BD
TD1 1BN
TD1 3JU
TD1 1DL
TD1 2BG
TD4 6AQ
TD6 0SU
TD1 1ER
TD1 1DB
TD1 1DN
TD1 3JG
TD1 1BG
TD6 0RT
TD1 1BH
TD1 1DS
TD1 1DP
TD1 3JX
TD1 1DR
TD6 0QP
TD1 1EX
TD1 1ES
TD1 1BY
TD6 0HP
TD1 1EU
TD1 1ET
TD1 1BB
TD1 1EW
TD6 9DJ
TD6 0QG
TD1 1BW
TD1 1BJ
TD1 1EN
TD6 0QF
TD1 1BA
TD6 9DF
TD1 1EA
TD1 2NJ
TD1 1HX
TD1 1DT
TD1 2BF
TD1 1BQ
TD1 1BZ
TD1 1BX
TD1 2BQ
TD1 1EB
TD1 1ED
TD1 1BE
TD1 3PX
TD6 9EB
TD1 1EL
TD1 1BP
TD1 9AP
TD1 9AH
TD1 3WJ
TD1 2WU
TD1 2WS
TD1 2YL
TD1 2YJ
TD1 9AD
TD1 3YN
TD1 3WG
TD1 1WE
TD1 3WQ
TD1 9AF
TD1 3YE
TD1 3YF
TD1 9AJ
TD1 9AN
TD1 9AL
TD1 9AG
TD1 9AE
TD1 3YP
TD1 9AB
TD1 9AA
TD1 3YL
TD1 3WW
TD1 3WS
TD1 3WL
TD1 2YF
TD1 3WD
TD1 2YG
TD1 2WW
TD1 2YA
TD1 2WX
TD1 2WT
TD1 2WR
TD1 1YH
TD1 1WH
TD1 1WX
TD1 1WW
TD1 1WF
TD1 1WG
TD1 1WD
TD1 1WB
TD1 1WA
TD1 3WR
TD1 1UU
TD1 3YB
TD1 3YA
TD1 1RX
TD1 1HN
TD1 3WH
TD1 3WX
TD1 3WA
TD1 1AZ
TD1 1AA
TD1 1BU
TD1 1DH
TD1 1SD
TD1 3HU
TD6 0QL
TD1 1ST
TD1 2BN
TD6 9DH
TD6 0QX
TD1 1EY
TD1 1RY
TD6 0QW
TD1 1DZ
TD1 1EZ
TD1 1BT
TD1 1DY
TD6 0QS
TD1 1SU
TD1 1DU
TD1 1DW
TD1 1DX
TD1 1BS
TD1 1SE
TD6 0QU
TD1 2BL
TD6 0SE
TD6 0QZ
TD6 0QR
TD6 0QY
TD1 1SG
TD1 1SH
TD1 1SF
TD6 0SX
TD1 2BH
TD1 1YB
TD1 1SW
TD6 0RX
TD1 1SR
TD1 1SP
TD6 0SL
TD1 1SS
TD6 0SB
TD1 1DQ
TD1 1JE
TD6 9DL
TD6 0RY
TD6 0QN
TD6 0QT
TD6 0QJ
TD1 2BW
TD6 0SH
TD6 0QH
TD1 1SJ
TD1 1JD
TD1 1DE
TD1 1AB
TD1 1TD
TD1 1SY
TD1 1RZ
TD1 1HA
TD6 0QQ
TD1 1SQ
TD1 1SL
TD1 3PU
TD7 4QN
TD6 0PU
TD6 0RZ
TD1 2YE
TD1 2YH
TD1 2YB
TD1 2YD
TD1 1SB
TD1 1SX
TD1 1HD
TD6 0SF
TD1 1JF
TD1 1SN
TD6 0PY
TD1 1JG
TD1 2BJ
TD1 1PB
TD1 1QN
TD1 1HB
TD1 1PE
TD1 1HW
TD6 0QD
TD6 6SA
TD6 6TN
TD6 6SD
TD6 6TR
TD6 6TS
TD6 6TH
TD6 6TQ
TD6 6TL
TD6 6TJ
TD6 6TG
TD6 6TF
TD6 6TE
TD6 6TD
TD6 6TB
TD6 6TA
TD6 6SY
TD6 6SX
TD6 6SW
TD6 6SU
TD6 6TP
TD6 6ST
TD6 6TT
TD6 6SS
TD6 6SR
TD6 6SQ
TD6 6SP
TD6 6SN
TD6 6SL
TD6 6SJ
TD6 6TU
TD6 6SH
TD6 6SF
TD6 6SE
TD6 6SZ
TD6 6SG
TD6 0SA
TD1 1PF
TD1 2JL
TD1 1JU
TD1 1HR
TD1 1NY
TD6 0PS
TD6 0RS
TD6 0PZ
TD1 1LL
TD1 1NU
TD1 1PH
TD6 0RU
TD1 2NP
TD6 0QA
TD1 1HE
TD1 1NZ
TD1 1JT
TD1 1LN
TD1 1JX
TD1 1RT

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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