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 Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF44 9UY
CF44 9WY
CF44 9XN
CF44 9XA
CF44 9UP
CF44 9UU
CF44 9YA
CF44 9UL
CF44 9YL
CF44 9UT
CF44 9YE
CF44 9UE
CF44 9YW
CF44 9YG
CF44 9UD
CF44 9UG
CF44 9YN
CF44 9UH
CF44 9UN
CF44 9UW
CF44 9UZ
CF44 9AJ
CF44 9YY
CF44 9SX
CF44 9BX
CF44 9BJ
CF44 9LJ
CF44 9NX
CF44 9LX
CF44 9DJ
CF44 9YZ
CF44 9PX
CF44 9AX
CF44 9DX
CF44 9TJ
CF44 9PJ
CF44 9EJ
CF44 9YR
CF44 9EX
CF44 9SJ
CF44 9QJ
CF44 9RT
CF44 9HJ
CF44 9NZ
CF44 9RU
CF44 9SD
CF44 0NJ
CF44 9SF
CF44 9SQ
CF44 9RZ
CF44 9RY
CF44 9SG
CF44 0RX
CF44 9SA
CF44 9PS
CF44 9SE
CF44 9NA
CF44 9XJ
CF44 9QD
CF44 9UJ
CF44 9UA
CF44 9NJ
CF44 9SH
CF44 9YT
CF44 9TX
CF44 9PT
CF44 9PU
CF44 9UX
CF44 9PW
CF44 9NR
CF44 9PY
CF44 9YU
CF44 9YJ
CF44 9RA
CF44 9RW
CF44 9YX
CF44 9TU
CF44 9YS
CF44 9UF
CF44 9JA
CF44 9SN
CF44 9SL
CF44 9RP
CF44 9RN
CF44 9NL
CF44 9BU
CF44 9HX
CF44 9RX
CF44 9NW
CF44 9RB
CF44 9RL
CF44 9JN
CF44 9NH
CF44 9RJ
CF44 9TT
CF44 9NN
CF44 9TY
CF44 9RH
CF44 9RG
CF44 9RF
CF44 9QE
CF44 9TS
CF44 9NP
CF44 9SU
CF44 9RD
CF44 9SS
CF44 9TR
CF44 9SB
CF44 9ST
CF44 9RE
CF44 9TW
CF44 0SJ
CF44 9TP
CF44 9TL
CF44 9TH
CF44 9JP
CF44 0PX
CF44 9SY
CF44 9SW
CF44 9TA
CF44 9JR
CF44 9PA
CF44 9PD
CF44 9TN
CF44 9ND
CF44 9TG
CF44 9LZ
CF44 9PB
CF44 9NG
CF44 9YP
CF44 9YH
CF44 9YD
CF44 9YF
CF44 9XE
SA11 5NA
CF44 9TF
CF44 9PP
CF44 9NS
CF44 9TB
CF44 9JW
CF44 9NF
CF44 9TD
CF44 9TQ
CF44 9TZ
CF44 9TE
CF44 9NE
CF44 9PE
CF44 9NY
CF44 9NT
CF44 0SX
CF44 9NB
CF44 9NQ
CF44 9SP
CF44 9PL
CF44 9HL
CF44 9QG
CF44 9QQ
CF44 9PF
CF44 9PH
CF44 9RQ
CF44 9JS
CF44 9JT
CF44 9QF
CF44 9NU
CF44 9QB
CF44 9PZ
CF44 9JY
CF44 9JU
CF44 9HN
CF44 9JX
CF44 0TJ
CF44 0UJ
CF44 9PG
CF44 9HW
SA11 5NB
CF44 9PR
CF44 9PN
SA11 5NU
CF44 9HY
CF44 9PQ
CF44 9HP
CF44 9LA
CF44 9LB
SA11 5NE
CF44 9QS
CF44 9HR
SA11 5NF
CF44 9LY
SA11 5ND
CF44 9LD
CF44 9QW
CF44 9QT
CF44 9QU
CF44 0TX
CF44 9QZ
SA11 5NH
SA11 5UH
CF44 9QX
CF44 9LQ
CF44 9QY
CF44 9LE
SA11 5LY
CF44 0YX
CF44 9LF
CF44 9QH
SA11 5NN
SA11 5NL
SA11 5NX
SA11 5NJ
SA11 5UG
CF44 9LG
CF44 9ES
SA11 5NW
CF44 0EX
CF44 9JZ
CF44 9LH
SA11 5NP
SA11 5UJ
SA11 5UF
CF44 9LL
CF44 9EU
CF44 9EP
SA11 5XU
SA11 5UW
SA11 5UL
CF44 9ER
SA11 5UP
CF44 9LS
SA11 5YD
CF44 9ET
SA11 5UN
SA11 5NR
CF44 0UX
CF44 9LT
CF44 9LP
CF44 9EY
CF44 9LR
SA11 5SP
CF44 9EW
CF44 9HA
CF44 9LW
CF44 9LN
CF44 9LU
CF44 9HD
SA11 5UE
CF44 9EH
CF44 0PJ
CF44 9EN
CF44 9HB
CF44 9EL
CF44 9DH
CF44 9EG
CF44 9EF
SA11 5LT
CF44 9HE
CF44 9DL
SA11 5LU
CF44 9EE
CF44 9ED
CF44 9DT
CF44 9EB
CF44 9DG
CF44 9DN
CF44 9DW
CF44 9DS
SA11 5LS
CF44 9DU
CF44 9EA
CF44 9DE
CF44 9DY
CF44 9DP
CF44 9AR
CF44 0EJ
SA11 5LR
CF44 9UR
CF44 9AP
CF44 9DA
CF44 9DR
SA11 5LP
SA11 5NS
CF44 9AS
CF44 9AT
SA11 5LG
SA11 5LE
SA11 5LF
CF44 9BL
CF44 0YJ
SA11 5LH
CF44 9AW
SA11 5LD
CF44 9AU
CF44 9AH
CF44 9BH
SA11 5LN
SA11 5UD
CF44 9BG
SA11 5LL
SA11 5LB
CF44 9BN
CF44 8TS
SA11 5LA
SA11 5NT
SA11 5HY
CF44 9BE
CF44 9AN
CF44 9AY
SA11 5TU
SA11 5AS
SA11 5TY
CF44 9AL
CF44 9BD
CF44 9BB
SA11 5AR
CF44 8UH
CF44 9BA
CF44 8UL
SA11 5BA

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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