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

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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