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 Conwy - Conwy

LL29 8ST
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LL22 8LH
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LL29 8SU
LL29 8SA
LL29 8TA
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LL22 8LG
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LL22 8EG
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LL22 8NH
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LL29 9PG
LL29 9SF
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LL29 9TH
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LL29 9TP
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LL22 8EU
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LL29 8YP
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LL29 8AG
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LL29 8RN
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LL29 8TN
LL29 8HN
LL29 8LT
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LL29 8BN
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LL29 8AB
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LL22 8BY
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LL29 7UN
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LL29 7RB
LL29 8DY
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LL22 8AZ
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LL22 7DW
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LL22 7UA
LL22 7TR
LL29 7SB
LL29 8EG
LL29 8EH
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LL22 7DJ
LL22 7TT
LL29 7PH
LL29 7UE
LL22 7DG
LL22 7HX
LL29 7UD
LL29 8DW
LL29 7TT
LL29 8DS
LL29 8DT
LL22 7EZ
LL29 7UB
LL29 7PW
LL29 7PL
LL29 8DN
LL22 7TU
LL22 7UB
LL22 7DX
LL29 7RR
LL29 7PN
LL29 7RU
LL29 8HH
LL29 7RL
LL22 7DP
LL29 7PG
LL29 7UG
LL29 7TY
LL29 7PE
LL29 7RW
LL29 7PF
LL22 7UT
LL29 7UA
LL22 7TN
LL29 7PA
LL22 7JB
LL22 7JH
LL29 6AF
LL29 8DP
LL29 8DR
LL29 8DL
LL29 7TS
LL22 7BZ
LL22 7DS
LL22 7DQ
LL22 7JQ
LL29 7TN
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LL22 7UQ
LL22 7TP
LL22 8AL
LL29 8DH
LL29 7TP
LL29 8DG
LL22 7TL
LL29 7TG
LL29 7TF
LL22 7DR
LL22 7JA
LL29 7PD
LL29 7TE
LL22 7UR
LL22 8AB
LL22 7UW
LL22 7DE
LL29 8GA
LL22 7FA
LL22 7JE
LL22 7JF
LL22 7TW
LL29 7TW
LL29 7TR
LL29 7TH
LL29 7HB
LL22 7LY
LL29 7EU
LL29 7RS
LL22 8NS
LL29 8DF
LL29 7TL
LL29 7EL
LL22 7YR
LL29 7EF
LL29 7RT
LL22 7DL
LL22 7DN
LL22 7UD
LL29 7EH
LL29 8DE
LL22 7NA
LL29 8BU
LL29 8NR
LL29 8DD
LL29 8DA
LL22 7TH
LL29 7NU
LL22 7UP
LL22 7DF
LL29 7NN
LL22 8BX
LL29 7EE
LL29 7EA
LL22 7DT
LL29 7ED
LL22 7EE
LL29 7DT
LL29 7WB
LL29 7WY
LL29 7NR
LL29 7EY
LL22 7TF
LL22 7BY
LL29 7DU
LL29 8DB
LL29 8BP
LL29 7EG
LL22 7JD
LL29 7NY
LL29 8LF
LL29 7EN
LL29 7EW
LL22 7BT
LL22 7ND
LL29 7DS
LL29 6AB
LL29 8LH
LL22 7EL
LL29 7NW
LL29 7DL
LL29 7AD
LL29 7HA
LL29 7ET
LL22 7UU
LL29 7HS
LL22 7UN
LL29 7DH
LL29 8PR
LL29 7NT
LL29 7ER
LL29 6DQ
LL29 7AF
LL22 7UF
LL22 8QJ
LL22 7UE
LL29 7AL
LL22 7EB
LL29 8LG
LL22 7UG
LL22 7TG
LL22 8QL
LL22 8FB
LL29 8LW
LL29 7AB
LL22 8QP
LL29 8LD
LL29 8LN
LL22 7DB
LL22 7UY
LL29 8LA
LL22 7DY
LL29 6EE
LL29 7AA
LL29 7PB
LL29 8LB
LL29 7AP
LL29 7EP
LL29 7DN
LL29 7DY
LL22 7PE
LL22 7DD
LL22 8QA
LL29 7HT
LL29 7AR
LL22 7NB
LL29 7DR
LL29 8NA
LL29 7HU
LL22 8QR
LL29 7AH
LL29 7ES
LL29 7HD
LL22 7TE
LL22 7YA
LL22 7EH
LL22 8QH
LL29 7AS
LL22 7EN
LL22 7EP
LL22 7ED
LL29 7DP
LL22 7EW
LL22 7DH
LL22 7DU
LL29 7AT
LL29 8ND
LL29 8LU
LL29 7NP
LL29 6EA
LL29 7HE
LL29 6DX
LL29 6ZA
LL29 6EF
LL22 8QE
LL22 8DA
LL22 7ES
LL22 8AA
LL29 6AG
LL29 8LY
LL29 8NE
LL22 7LU
LL29 8NF
LL29 8NB
LL29 8LR
LL29 7EB
LL29 7AU
LL22 7BU
LL29 7HF
LL22 7BS
LL29 8LP
LL29 6ED
LL29 8NS
LL29 8NP
LL29 8NL
LL29 7BA
LL22 7ER
LL29 7BB
LL22 8QN
LL29 6EB
LL22 7TD
LL22 8BA
LL22 7EF
LL29 0DE
LL29 8WG
LL29 0DD
LL28 4ZB
LL29 0AE
LL29 0DA
LL29 0BZ
LL29 0BU
LL29 0BT
LL29 0AB
LL28 4XA
LL29 0BQ
LL28 4XJ
LL29 0AX
LL29 0BL
LL29 0BA
LL29 0AZ
LL29 0AW
LL29 0AU
LL29 0AT
LL29 0AL
LL29 0AD
LL29 0EG
LL28 5ZY
LL29 0AA
LL29 9ZU
LL29 9ZS
LL29 9ZT
LL29 9ZR
LL28 5ZW
LL28 5ZT
LL29 9ZL
LL29 9ZH
LL28 5ZJ
LL28 5ZS
LL28 4ZD
LL29 8WP
LL29 8ZU
LL28 5ZH
LL29 8XU
LL29 8XL
LL29 8WZ
LL28 5ZG
LL28 5ZE
LL29 8XA
LL29 8XP
LL28 4ZU
LL28 5ZD
LL29 9ZP
LL29 8WX
LL29 8WT
LL29 8WR
LL28 5WN
LL29 8WL
LL29 9ZE
LL28 5ZR
LL28 5WL
LL29 8WH
LL28 5WH
LL29 8WE
LL28 5WE
LL29 8WD
LL29 8WB
LL29 9YJ
LL28 5WD
LL29 0AQ
LL28 4ZY
LL28 4ZW
LL28 4ZP
LL29 0AS
LL28 4ZL
LL29 0AR
LL28 4ZH
LL29 0DB
LL28 4ZE
LL29 0AN
LL29 0EB
LL28 4ZA
LL29 0AP
LL28 4XR
LL28 4XQ
LL29 0BW
LL29 8XR
LL28 4WZ
LL29 0BX
LL29 0BJ
LL28 4HP
LL29 8HY
LL29 0BH
LL29 0BF
LL29 8ZL
LL29 7ZP
LL29 7ZW
LL29 7ZL
LL29 7ZJ
LL29 7ZG
LL29 7ZH
LL29 7ZF
LL29 7ZE
LL29 7ZB
LL29 7ZD
LL29 7ZA
LL29 7YQ
LL29 0BY
LL29 0BS
LL29 9ZF
LL29 0BD
LL29 8XT
LL29 7BL
LL29 8WA
LL29 0AG
LL29 9ZD
LL29 0BN
LL29 8ZP
LL29 6ZU
LL29 0BR
LL29 6ZF
LL29 6ZH
LL29 0BP
LL29 6ZE
LL29 6ZD
LL29 6AD
LL29 6ZB
LL29 0EZ
LL29 0EY
LL29 0EW
LL29 0EX
LL29 0BE
LL29 0EU
LL29 0ET
LL29 0ER
LL29 0ES
LL29 0EQ
LL29 0BB
LL29 0EP
LL29 0EL
LL29 0EN
LL29 0EJ
LL29 0AH
LL29 0EH
LL29 0AF
LL29 0EF
LL29 8WW
LL29 0EE
LL29 0AY
LL29 0ED
LL29 8WJ
LL29 0EA
LL28 5WQ
LL29 0DZ
LL29 8RJ
LL29 0BG
LL29 0DY
LL29 0DW
LL29 0DX
LL29 0DU
LL29 0DT
LL29 8WY
LL29 0DR
LL29 0DS
LL29 0DQ
LL28 4WX
LL29 0DP
LL29 0DL
LL29 0DN
LL28 5WR
LL29 0DJ
LL29 0DH
LL29 0DF
LL29 0DG
LL29 8NT
LL29 7BJ
LL22 8QD
LL22 7ET
LL29 8NH
LL29 8NZ
LL29 6DJ
LL29 8NW
LL22 7EG
LL29 8HT
LL29 8LS
LL29 7BG
LL29 7BF
LL22 7BP
LL22 7EA
LL29 6DT
LL22 8QB
LL22 8EQ
LL22 7UH
LL22 7NE
LL29 7AY
LL22 8PZ
LL29 7AN
LL29 7AW
LL22 7SY
LL29 8PB
LL22 8PX
LL29 7LB
LL29 7LA
LL29 7HY
LL29 7AG
LL29 7DD
LL29 7LD
LL22 8NU
LL22 8QF
LL29 7BE
LL22 7LR
LL29 7BD
LL22 7BW
LL22 7AL
LL29 8NN
LL29 8NQ
LL29 8HW
LL22 7LS
LL22 7EY
LL29 8PE
LL22 8DR
LL29 6DW
LL22 7TB
LL29 6DE
LL22 8EJ
LL29 7BH
LL22 7TA
LL22 8EX
LL29 8PD
LL22 7UL
LL22 8QW
LL22 8PL

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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