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.

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UK MOT Test Centres in Castell-Nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot

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SA11 1UG
SA13 1YT
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SA13 1YW
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SA11 1QU
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SA11 2AT
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SA11 2LX
SA11 3DL
SA13 1YH
SA13 1YN
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SA11 1HY
SA12 8ES
SA11 2AE
SA12 8EY
SA11 3FE
SA13 1AU
SA11 1HT
SA11 2HW
SA11 1EQ
SA12 8LU
SA13 2YD
SA12 8EN
SA12 8TD
SA11 2AG
SA11 3DN
SA12 8EU
SA12 8EL
SA12 8SY
SA11 3BN
SA11 3AU
SA11 1UD
SA11 3EQ
SA11 3PN
SA11 1HR
SA12 8AG
SA13 1YG
SA12 8HP
SA11 3AP
SA11 1TA
SA11 3BE
SA11 1HU
SA11 1AB
SA11 1AE
SA11 2AB
SA12 8TY
SA11 3LB
SA11 3HN
SA13 1YF
SA11 3AR
SA11 2AP
SA11 3AT
SA13 2YN
SA11 3LE
SA11 3FD
SA11 3BD
SA11 3EU
SA11 1TE
SA11 3AB
SA11 3DW
SA11 3HW
SA13 1AS
SA12 8TW
SA12 8UA
SA12 8HR
SA11 1HN
SA11 3BB
SA13 3ES
SA11 2TW
SA11 1TB
SA12 8ET
SA13 1XW
SA13 1XR
SA13 1YL
SA11 1HP
SA11 2AA
SA11 3QH
SA12 8DY
SA13 1YD
SA13 3EY
SA11 2ES
SA12 8DF
SA12 8DD
SA11 3HZ
SA11 1LG
SA11 1AF
SA11 1SR
SA11 1LB
SA11 3BH
SA11 3AS
SA11 1TF
SA13 1AT
SA13 1AY
SA12 8EP
SA12 8EW
SA12 8DG
SA11 2AY
SA11 2BS
SA11 2EJ
SA12 8NB
SA11 3BG
SA11 3BW
SA11 1NY
SA11 1BG
SA13 2XZ
SA11 3BZ
SA11 2BU
SA11 3LD
SA11 3JA
SA13 2EN
SA12 8EZ
SA13 2YB
SA13 1YE
SA12 8AF
SA11 1AA
SA12 8ER
SA11 2ET
SA11 1PR
SA11 3HJ
SA11 1HG
SA13 2US
SA11 1AD
SA11 1SS
SA11 3AY
SA12 8HW
SA11 3DJ
SA11 1ST
SA11 3BT
SA11 1SU
SA11 2TH
SA12 8HL
SA11 1HL
SA11 1SY
SA11 2BT
SA11 1HE
SA11 2ER
SA11 3EY
SA11 1NU
SA11 3GZ
SA13 3EU
SA11 2BE
SA13 1YA
SA13 1PG
SA13 1EQ
SA13 1DG
SA11 2BG
SA12 8TP
SA11 2BY
SA11 3BP
SA11 2EU
SA11 1LE
SA13 1YB
SA11 2BA
SA12 8DB
SA11 3JU
SA11 1TD
SA11 1AR
SA13 1BD
SA13 1BB
SA11 3BU
SA11 2BL
SA11 3EJ
SA11 1AH
SA12 8AB
SA11 3DH
SA12 8HN
SA11 3HQ
SA12 8AA
SA11 3DX
SA12 8DU
SA11 3HL
SA11 1AP
SA13 1PA
SA13 1AN
SA11 2TG
SA12 8AE
SA11 3ET
SA11 2DU
SA11 3DQ
SA11 3DB
SA11 3JD
SA11 2TF
SA13 1AW
SA13 1AR
SA11 1PD
SA11 1BR
SA11 3QZ
SA12 8LW
SA11 3PX
SA12 8BE
SA13 1PF
SA13 9SB
SA13 9ZZ
SA13 1ZP
SA13 9AD
SA13 9SA
SA13 2EL
SA12 8AD
SA11 1BL
SA13 1AL
SA11 3BA
SA11 2TE
SA13 1UU
SA11 2BB
SA11 2DA
SA11 3DD
SA11 1HD
SA11 1HF
SA11 3AA
SA11 1PA
SA13 2UR
SA13 1PJ
SA12 8SD
SA11 1LD
SA11 1AG
SA11 2HA
SA11 3HH
SA11 1AN
SA11 2EY
SA11 3PQ
SA11 1LF
SA11 1AS
SA11 1AW
SA11 3BL
SA11 3JE
SA11 2YZ
SA11 2YN
SA11 2YP
SA13 2UN
SA11 3DG
SA11 2YL
SA11 2YY
SA12 8DR
SA11 1DD
SA12 8BU
SA11 2DS
SA11 2BD
SA11 2JY
SA11 2DE
SA11 3EX
SA11 1AT
SA11 3EL
SA11 1HW
SA13 1US
SA11 1ET
SA13 1BG
SA11 3JG
SA11 2TD
SA11 3BY
SA11 2YT
SA11 1PB
SA11 2DD
SA11 2AX
SA13 1BA
SA11 2AJ
SA11 1BU
SA12 8BL
SA11 3PJ
SA12 8DT
SA12 8DX
SA12 8ND
SA11 3JH
SA13 1AP
SA11 1NT
SA11 1ND
SA11 3NZ
SA11 1ES
SA11 3JB
SA11 1NS
SA12 8DE
SA11 1PF
SA11 2EB
SA11 1NR
SA11 1GD
SA13 1BE
SA11 2DF
SA11 1HB
SA12 8SL
SA12 8SH
SA13 1AH
SA11 3EZ
SA11 3DA
SA11 3JJ
SA11 1BH
SA11 3DF
SA11 2AQ
SA11 3DE
SA11 1PE
SA12 8DA
SA12 8DS
SA11 3ES
SA11 1EY
SA13 2UL
SA11 1BD
SA12 8BY
SA12 8BG
SA11 1EL
SA11 2DR

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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