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 Gwynedd - Gwynedd

LL53 6UY
LL53 6YA
LL53 6UU
LL53 6WA
LL53 6RR
LL53 6NF
LL53 6YF
LL53 6UT
LL53 6UF
LL53 6RS
LL53 6UG
LL53 6UQ
LL53 6RT
LL53 6TU
LL53 6RU
LL53 6UP
LL53 6RG
LL53 6UE
LL53 6UR
LL53 6UD
LL53 6UL
LL53 6UH
LL53 6UJ
LL53 6UW
LL53 6TY
LL53 6UB
LL53 6UN
LL53 6RH
LL53 6UA
LL53 6RW
LL53 6RL
LL53 6YH
LL53 6TT
LL53 6YG
LL53 6SE
LL53 6SB
LL53 6YD
LL53 6RF
LL53 6RP
LL53 6YB
LL53 6NG
LL53 5YG
LL53 5YH
LL53 5YF
LL53 6YL
LL53 5YE
LL53 8DX
LL53 5TY
LL53 8DJ
LL53 5YD
LL53 6YE
LL53 8LX
LL53 6SD
LL53 6BX
LL53 6PG
LL53 6YS
LL53 6AX
LL53 6YU
LL53 6YT
LL53 6YR
LL53 6YY
LL53 6AQ
LL53 6AJ
LL53 6BF
LL53 6BJ
LL53 6AZ
LL53 6BZ
LL53 6RB
LL53 6BQ
LL53 6LQ
LL53 6ZB
LL53 8DQ
LL53 8DZ
LL53 6RA
LL53 6PQ
LL53 5YB
LL53 6YP
LL53 6RD
LL53 6PY
LL53 6PZ
LL53 5UD
LL53 6RN
LL53 5UG
LL53 8EJ
LL53 6PX
LL53 8EQ
LL53 8EX
LL53 6PL
LL53 6PU
LL53 5UW
LL53 8LZ
LL53 5UH
LL53 8LJ
LL53 5UL
LL53 5UN
LL53 5YY
LL53 6PN
LL53 5UT
LL53 5YA
LL53 5UR
LL53 5UP
LL53 6PJ
LL53 5UE
LL53 5YS
LL53 5LN
LL53 5LW
LL53 5LL
LL53 5UA
LL53 5LP
LL53 5EJ
LL53 5UB
LL53 5LH
LL53 5LG
LL53 5LR
LL53 5EH
LL53 8EZ
LL53 5LF
LL53 6PW
LL53 5YU
LL53 5EB
LL53 5EN
LL53 8PQ
LL53 5EW
LL53 5LS
LL53 5EE
LL53 5LT
LL53 5LD
LL53 5EG
LL53 5LE
LL53 6NH
LL53 6RE
LL53 5ER
LL53 5LU
LL53 5EL
LL53 5HY
LL53 6PD
LL53 5ES
LL53 5EP
LL53 5EF
LL53 6PT
LL53 6DL
LL53 6HQ
LL53 5ET
LL53 5EU
LL53 5ED
LL53 5LA
LL53 5EA
LL53 5DR
LL53 5LB
LL53 5UF
LL53 5YT
LL53 5DS
LL53 5SF
LL53 5SG
LL53 5RT
LL53 5RY
LL53 5WY
LL53 6PP
LL53 5SD
LL53 5DY
LL53 5SE
LL53 5RS
LL53 5HU
LL53 5HT
LL53 5DT
LL53 5SH
LL53 5SB
LL53 5SA
LL53 5DU
LL53 5DH
LL53 5RR
LL53 5RL
LL53 5HS
LL53 5RU
LL53 5HP
LL53 5DG
LL53 5HR
LL53 6DQ
LL53 5RN
LL53 5DP
LL53 5DL
LL53 5SL
LL53 5RW
LL53 5HN
LL53 5RG
LL53 5DE
LL53 6LJ
LL53 5SN
LL53 5HH
LL53 5DW
LL53 5SW
LL53 5RE
LL53 5DN
LL53 5DF
LL53 5HL
LL53 5YR
LL53 5TP
LL53 5DD
LL53 5DB
LL53 5TF
LL53 5HE
LL53 5RF
LL53 5DA
LL53 6PB
LL53 8PX
LL53 5HD
LL53 5GA
LL53 6DH
LL53 5BU
LL53 5HF
LL53 5SP
LL53 5HG
LL53 5WG
LL53 5HB
LL53 5BY
LL53 5HA
LL53 5WH
LL53 5NX
LL53 5SR
LL53 6PR
LL53 5ST
LL53 5HW
LL53 5BT
LL53 5BL
LL53 5NF
LL53 5TW
LL53 5NH
LL53 5YW
LL53 5NL
LL53 5TN
LL53 5YQ
LL53 5NW
LL53 5NJ
LL53 5BN
LL53 5NN
LL53 8PJ
LL53 5TH
LL53 5NP
LL53 5NR
LL53 5TG
LL53 5NS
LL53 5TR
LL53 5BW
LL53 5TJ
LL53 6SS
LL53 6DJ
LL53 6LX
LL53 5TL
LL53 6SF
LL53 6HZ
LL53 5TB
LL53 6TE
LL53 6TF
LL53 5AU
LL53 5BD
LL53 5RH
LL53 6PA
LL53 6DN
LL53 5AT
LL53 5AA
LL53 6DW
LL53 5AS
LL53 6PS
LL53 5AG
LL53 5BE
LL53 5AE
LL53 5BA
LL54 5BB
LL53 5BB
LL53 5AY
LL53 5TA
LL53 5AF
LL53 6NW
LL53 6ST
LL53 5NE
LL53 6NY
LL53 6NN
LL53 6NP
LL53 5AD
LL53 6SG
LL53 6SH
LL53 6PE
LL53 5AB
LL53 6NR
LL53 5AH
LL53 6NL
LL53 6LZ
LL53 5AL
LL53 5AP
LL53 5AW
LL53 5AR
LL53 5NY
LL53 6HJ
LL53 5AJ

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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