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 Casnewydd - Newport

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NP18 2ED
NP6 2EB
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NP18 2EB
NP18 2EE
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NP18 2AL
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NP6 2AD
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NP6 2HD
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NP26 3EB
NPT 0YD
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NPT 0XQ
NP9 0XT
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NP9 0XQ
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NPT 0QX
NP9 0QX
NP26 3HS
NP6 2DU
NP26 3LX
NP6 3NG
NP6 3JL
NP6 2LW
NP26 3JT
NP18 2LW
NP18 2HJ
NP26 3HY
NP6 3BE
NP18 2BN
NP18 2BL
NP18 2DW
NP6 3HZ
NP6 3HS
NP26 3BX
NP26 3HN
NP18 2LH
NP26 3HZ
NP6 3HY
NP6 3LN
NP18 2HL
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NP6 3YR
NP6 3YB
NP6 3YF
NP6 3YH
NP6 3YJ
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NP6 3EU
NP18 2LX
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NP6 3ER
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NP18 2LY
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NP26 3EQ
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NP6 3JX
NP18 2DP
NP26 3ER
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NP26 3EG
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NP18 1JS
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NP9 9JF
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NP6 2NQ
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NP26 3LZ
NP26 3HR
NP19 9HX
NP6 3DL
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NP9 9JE
NP9 9JA
NP9 9JB
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NPT 9JB
NPT 9JD
NPT 9JA
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NP19 4QX
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NP26 3QB
NP26 3EJ
NPT 9JN
NPT 9GX
NP9 9JN
NP9 9GX
NP19 9JJ
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NP26 3EH
NPT 0XP
NPT 9HY
NPT 9JG
NP9 9JG
NP9 9HY
NP19 9HZ
NP19 9GT
NP26 3QA
NP26 3FJ
NP26 3QE
NP6 2YW
NP6 2YG
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NP19 9HW
NPT 9GU
NPT 9GT
NP9 9GU
NP9 9GT
NP19 9JL
NP26 3PS
NP26 3PT
NP19 9HB
NP6 2LN
NPT 9HX
NP9 9HX
NP26 3QF
NPT 9GW
NP9 9GW
NP26 3PW
NP18 1LD
NP19 9GR
NP6 3HA
NP19 9HT
NP26 3HA
NP19 9JQ
NP19 9JT
NP18 2YB
NPT 9JH
NP9 9JH
NP26 3DQ
NP26 3BG
NP6 1LD
NP19 9GY
NPT 9JR
NPT 9JL
NPT 9JJ
NP9 9JL
NP9 9JJ
NP9 9JR
NP26 3BW
NP19 9HU
NP26 3FG
NP6 3DJ
NP6 3DQ
NP6 3EX
NP6 3BS
NP6 3BL
NP6 3BQ
NP19 4RG
NP26 3DN
NP19 9JU
NP19 9JP
NP26 3UJ
NPT 9HZ
NP9 9HZ
NP6 3BW
NP26 3EX
NP26 3FD
NP26 3BJ
NP26 3BL
NP26 3PJ
NP19 9JR
NP19 9HA
NP19 9GZ
NP6 3EN
NPT 9HB
NPT 9GF
NP9 9HB
NP9 9GF
NP26 3BQ
NP19 9HD
NP26 3DL
NPT 9HW
NPT 9HU
NP9 9HW
NP9 9HU
NP9 9HT
NPT 9HT
NPT 9JT
NPT 9JS
NPT 9JQ
NP9 9JU
NP9 9JT
NP9 9JS
NP9 9JQ
NPT 9JP
NP9 9JP
NP26 3AY
NP19 9HH
NP19 9HS
NP6 3HE
NP6 3EY
NP26 3PA
NP26 3FH
NP19 9GQ
NP9 9HH
NP19 9HG
NP26 3PB
NP19 9HR
NP19 9HE
NP19 9HQ
NP19 9HF
NP26 3DD
NPT 9GS
NP9 9GS
NP26 3PH
NPT 9GR
NPT 9GQ
NPT 9GP
NP9 9GR
NP9 9GQ
NP9 9GP
NP26 3EL
NPT 9HD
NPT 9HA
NPT 9GZ
NP9 9HA
NP9 9GZ
NP9 9GY
NP6 3PW
NP6 3QD
NP6 3QE
NP6 3PZ
NP6 3QA
NP6 3PR
NP6 3PT
NP6 3PS
NP6 3PJ
NP6 3PP
NP6 3PN
NP6 3PE
NP6 3PG
NP6 3PH
NP6 3PF
NP6 3PA
NP6 3PB
NP6 3QF
NP6 3PU
NP6 3PD
NP6 3PQ
NP6 3QB
NP19 9GG
NP6 3HT
NP6 3HJ
NPT 9GL
NP9 9GL
NP26 3PG
NP6 3BR
NP18 2YA
NP18 1WA
NP26 3FB
NPT 9HF
NPT 9HE
NPT 9GG
NP9 9HD
NP9 9GG
NP26 3HJ
NP18 1HQ
NPT 9HS
NPT 9HR
NP9 9HS
NP9 9HR
NP9 9HP
NPT 9HQ
NPT 9HG
NP9 9HQ
NP9 9HG
NP9 9HJ
NP9 9HF
NP9 9HE
NP26 3PD
NP26 3TE
NP19 9GP
NP19 9LN
NP26 3EY
NP19 9GL
NP6 3LS
NP26 3TD
NP19 9GH
NP26 3LS
NP26 3PF
NP6 3EF
NP6 3HD
NP18 2LS
NP26 3PE
NP6 3AY
NP6 3AX
NP26 3BR
NP19 9NB
NP19 9LL
NP26 3FL
NPT 9GJ
NP9 9GJ
NP19 9NA
NP6 2YA
NPT 9GY
NP26 3HD
NP19 9LP
NP19 9LQ
NPT 9PW
NPT 9PU
NPT 9FS
NP9 9FS
NP6 2YB
NP19 9FS
NP19 9GJ
NP6 3LT
NP6 1QR
NP26 3BS
NPT 9LL
NPT 9LJ
NP9 9LL
NP9 9LJ
NP26 3LT
NP19 9LJ
NP26 3PU
NP6 3EL
NP26 3EW
NP6 3EW
NPT 9LN
NP9 9LN
NPT 9NA
NP9 9NA
NPT 9NB
NP26 3PR
NP19 9GF
NP19 9GN
NP18 2LR
NP19 9PS
NP6 3JZ
NPT 9GN
NP9 9GN
NP9 9NB
NP26 3QD
NPT 9GH
NP9 9GH
NP26 3EF
NP26 3PZ
NP19 9ND
NP9 9PU
NP19 9LX
NP18 1LZ
NP19 9FR
NP18 1QR
NPT 9FU
NP9 9FU
NP19 9LZ
NP6 3DX
NP19 9LD
NP9 9PT
NPT 9PT
NPT 9LP
NP9 9LP
NP26 3FF
NP26 3DF
NP19 9FQ
NP26 3PN
NP19 9FU
NP6 2LS
NP6 2LR
NPT 9LZ
NPT 9ND
NP9 9LZ
NP9 9ND
NP6 3PL
NP6 2LP
NP26 3PQ
NPT 9FP
NP9 9FP
NP26 3HE
NP26 3PL
NP18 2LP
NP26 3PP
NPT 9FR
NP9 9FR
NP26 3FE
NP19 9FP
NPT 9FQ
NP9 9FQ
NP19 9FT
NP19 9LR
NP9 9PS
NPT 9LQ
NP9 9LQ
NP18 1HF
NP18 2YE
NPT 9PS
NP19 9PR
NP19 9TJ
NPT 9LR
NPT 9LH
NP9 9LR
NP26 3AZ
NP19 9LY
NP19 9TG
NP26 3EN
NP19 9LH
NP6 3HF
NP9 9LH
NP26 3JZ
NPT 9LY
NP9 9LY
NP26 3HF
NP26 3PY
NPT 9FT
NP9 9FT
NP6 2YE
NP6 2YD
NP6 3JQ
NP19 9FN
NP19 9TE
NP19 9FH
NP19 9FL
NP19 9LA
NP18 1JE
NP19 9LW
NP18 1JD
NP6 3HG
NP6 3HH
NP18 2NH
NP9 0QU
NP9 9PR
NPT 9PR
NP19 9FJ
NP26 3HH
NP19 9TL
NP19 9PQ
NP18 1JF
NP18 1LB
NP19 9TH
NPT 9FN
NPT 9FL
NP9 9FN
NP9 9FL
NP19 9FG
NP19 9TA
NP19 9HP
NPT 9LX
NP9 9LX
NPT 9FH
NP9 9FH
NP26 3NR
NP6 3BJ
NPT 9FG
NP9 9FG
NP6 2NH
NP19 9NE
NP9 9LW
NPT 9LW
NP19 9TN
NP19 9PP
NP19 9DS
NP6 3DW
NP6 3DN
NP6 3DP
NP18 1LU
NP26 3DX
NPT 9PP
NPT 9NE
NP9 9PW
NP9 9PP
NP9 9NE
NP19 9TD
NP19 9DR
NP6 1JF
NP6 1JE
NP6 1JD
NP9 9DR
NP19 9FF
NP26 5PE
NP18 2LN
NPT 9FJ
NP9 9FJ
NP19 9NF
NP19 9TF
NPT 9FF
NP9 9FF
NP19 9LG
NP19 9LU
NP19 9NP
NPT 9LU
NP19 9TB
NP19 9EQ
NP19 9DT
NP19 9LF
NP26 3ED
NP19 9FE
NP9 9LU
NPT 9PQ
NP9 9PQ
NP18 2LL
NP19 9DQ
NP19 9FD
NP19 9NJ
NP19 9PN
NPT 9NF
NPT 9LF
NP9 9NF
NP9 9LF
NPT 9PN
NP9 9PN
NP19 9LE
NP19 9PL
NP6 1JY
NP6 4PE
NP26 3DW
NP9 9DT
NP9 9DS
NP9 9DQ
NP6 1LB
NP19 9EG
NPT 9FE
NP9 9FE
NP26 3DY
NP19 9NL
NP19 9LT
NP19 9EH
NP6 3DE
NP19 9FB
NPT 9FB
NP9 9FB

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
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