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 Sir Y Fflint - Flintshire

CH6 5SY
CH6 5TD
CH6 5SZ
CH6 5SX
CH6 5BF
CH6 5PU
CH6 5ST
CH6 5TE
CH6 5WL
CH6 5SF
CH6 5WJ
CH6 5WG
CH6 5WH
CH6 5WN
CH6 5WQ
CH6 5WP
CH6 5WB
CH6 5WU
CH6 5WY
CH6 5WX
CH6 5WT
CH6 5SS
CH6 5SJ
CH6 5SR
CH6 5SD
CH6 5SU
CH6 5TH
CH6 5SE
CH6 5SP
CH6 5NP
CH6 5HA
CH6 5EA
CH6 5GX
CH6 5EU
CH6 5TF
CH6 5EW
CH6 5EN
CH6 5SB
CH6 5NZ
CH5 4BP
CH6 5TL
CH6 5PZ
CH6 5ED
CH5 4BL
CH6 5QB
CH6 5JL
CH6 5JB
CH6 5SA
CH6 5PN
CH6 5PX
CH6 5PY
CH6 5EQ
CH6 5QA
CH6 5UP
CH7 6DF
CH6 5EL
CH6 5EG
CH6 5DZ
CH7 6DL
CH6 5PL
CH6 5JA
CH6 5US
CH6 5EE
CH6 5TW
CH6 5GY
CH6 5EJ
CH6 5TG
CH6 5TP
CH6 5PB
CH6 5QE
CH6 5TN
CH6 5PA
CH6 5UE
CH6 5TA
CH6 5UT
CH6 5SH
CH6 5EF
CH6 5JU
CH6 5TB
CH5 4BR
CH6 5DY
CH6 5UD
CH6 5LY
CH5 4BJ
CH6 5TJ
CH6 5JS
CH6 5UB
CH6 5XT
CH6 5XN
CH6 5XR
CH6 5XS
CH6 5XQ
CH6 5XE
CH7 6DG
CH6 5EB
CH6 5JZ
CH6 5JR
CH7 6DN
CH6 5DX
CH6 5EH
CH6 5TQ
CH6 5QJ
CH6 5JN
CH6 5JX
CH6 5JW
CH6 5LZ
CH7 6DW
CH6 5JP
CH6 5QH
CH6 5JH
CH6 5QL
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CH6 5DU
CH6 5JY
CH6 5QF
CH6 5JG
CH5 4BH
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CH6 5QD
CH6 5JF
CH5 4DT
CH6 5JT
CH5 4BZ
CH5 4DG
CH6 5ND
CH6 5JE
CH6 5JD
CH6 5LW
CH5 4BY
CH6 5NB
CH5 4WD
CH5 4EX
CH5 4BQ
CH5 4BF
CH6 5LX
CH6 5DT
CH6 5UX
CH6 5UU
CH6 5DS
CH6 5LU
CH5 4BE
CH5 4WE
CH6 5QQ
CH5 4FB
CH5 4FA
CH5 4WS
CH5 4WP
CH5 4BU
CH6 5LL
CH5 4YF
CH5 4BG
CH6 5LT
CH6 5AU
CH6 5LN
CH6 5DR
CH6 5PR
CH6 5PP
CH5 4WQ
CH6 5WF
CH6 5WR
CH6 5UN
CH5 4BX
CH5 4AS
CH5 4JH
CH6 5QR
CH5 4BB
CH6 5LP
CH5 4WF
CH6 5LS
CH5 4JJ
CH6 5DW
CH6 5QS
CH6 5NE
CH6 5LR
CH7 6DQ
CH5 4BN
CH5 4WH
CH6 5DN
CH6 5LH
CH5 4RP
CH6 5LJ
CH5 4XU
CH5 4JG
CH6 5UR
CH6 5SN
CH6 5DF
CH5 4YE
CH5 4JN
CH5 4XT
CH6 5DL
CH6 5UL
CH5 4XD
CH6 5DH
CH6 5PJ
CH6 5NF
CH6 5DA
CH6 5DD
CH5 4YJ
CH6 5NH
CH6 5DP
CH6 5PS
CH5 4WJ
CH6 5SL
CH6 5DE
CH6 5DG
CH6 5SQ
CH5 4JQ
CH6 5DQ
CH5 4RN
CH5 4JW
CH6 5RZ
CH6 5LG
CH5 4XY
CH5 4YH
CH6 5PW
CH5 4XS
CH6 5RB
CH5 4XX
CH5 4WZ
CH6 5PH
CH6 5DJ
CH6 5BJ
CH6 5QW
CH6 5BP
CH5 4YG
CH6 5WA
CH6 5LE
CH6 5LF
CH6 5QN
CH6 5NJ
CH5 4YQ
CH6 5BL
CH6 5LQ
CH5 4DN
CH5 4WY
CH6 5DB
CH6 5PQ
CH6 5LD
CH5 4XE
CH5 4AR
CH5 4XF
CH6 5GW
CH6 5NY
CH6 5HU
CH6 5NR
CH6 5QP
CH6 5LB
CH5 4XA
CH6 5QG
CH6 5JJ
CH5 4RL
CH6 5NL
CH6 5BE
CH5 4BA
CH6 5PE
CH5 4YL
CH6 5UZ
CH6 5BX
CH6 5LA
CH5 4QU
CH6 5PG
CH5 4BW
CH6 5NA
CH6 5NG
CH6 5PF
CH6 5SG
CH6 5BN
CH6 5BB
CH5 4AJ
CH5 4UZ
CH6 5NN
CH6 5AD
CH5 4XB
CH6 5FB
CH6 5QX
CH6 5NQ
CH6 5AH
CH6 5NW
CH5 4YN
CH5 4RH
CH6 5UJ
CH6 5AS
CH6 5AJ
CH5 4AZ
CH5 4RJ
CH5 4GG
CH5 4RT
CH6 5BD
CH6 5AY
CH6 5AZ
CH6 5HZ
CH5 4UR
CH6 5NX
CH6 5AA
CH6 5UH
CH6 5UW
CH5 4XH
CH6 5BW
CH6 5BH
CH6 5AE
CH5 4XQ
CH6 5QZ
CH6 5HY
CH6 5AL
CH6 5HT
CH5 4RW
CH5 4YA
CH5 4YT
CH6 5NS
CH5 4UY
CH6 5BA
CH6 5AR
CH6 5AG
CH5 4YU
CH6 5AF
CH5 4GW
CH6 5AP
CH6 5AT
CH5 4UX
CH6 5RE
CH6 5PD
CH5 4YW
CH5 4XG
CH5 4AQ
CH6 5NU
CH5 4GZ
CH5 4YB
CH5 4ZZ
CH5 4AH
CH6 5HX
CH6 5RQ
CH6 5BS
CH6 5BR
CH5 4UP
CH6 5BZ
CH5 4YX
CH7 6BX
CH6 5HB
CH6 5UQ
CH6 5AB
CH6 5BG
CH5 4UU
CH6 5AW
CH6 5AQ
CH6 5AN
CH6 5HR
CH6 5NT
CH6 5BQ
CH6 5BY
CH5 4WB
CH5 4YR
CH5 4YD
CH5 4WL
CH5 4YP
CH6 5GD
CH5 4AY
CH5 4UT
CH5 4YS
CH6 5HH
CH6 5BU
CH6 5BT
CH5 4US
CH6 5QT
CH6 5ER
CH7 6BY
CH5 4UW
CH6 5UG
CH6 5HP
CH6 5XW
CH6 5HS
CH5 4UD
CH5 4AL
CH5 4GY
CH5 4BS
CH6 5ES
CH5 4UE
CH5 4WG
CH6 5RF
CH5 4XJ
CH5 4AG
CH6 5RG
CH5 4WX
CH5 4SH
CH6 5UF
CH5 4BD
CH5 4SU
CH8 7WH
CH8 7WB
CH8 7WE
CH8 7WA
CH6 9DX
CH6 9DS
CH6 9DT
CH6 9DN
CH6 9DQ
CH6 9DR
CH6 9DP
CH6 9DJ
CH6 9DL
CH6 9DG
CH6 9DH
CH6 9DE
CH6 9DB
CH6 9DD
CH6 9BX
CH6 9BZ
CH6 9DA
CH6 9BY
CH6 9BS
CH6 9BU
CH6 9BW
CH6 9BT
CH6 9BN
CH6 9BQ
CH6 9BR
CH6 9BP
CH6 9BG
CH6 9BJ
CH6 9BH
CH6 9BB
CH6 9BE
CH6 9BF
CH6 9BD
CH6 9AX
CH6 9AZ
CH6 9BA
CH6 9AY
CH6 9AS
CH6 9AU
CH6 9AW
CH6 9AT
CH6 9AN
CH6 9AQ
CH6 9AR
CH6 9AP
CH6 9AF
CH6 9AJ
CH6 9AL
CH6 9AG
CH6 6ZD
CH6 9AD
CH6 5ZW
CH6 6ZA
CH6 5ZQ
CH6 5ZR
CH6 5XB
CH6 5XD
CH6 5WW
CH6 5WS
CH6 5WD
CH8 9ZL
CH8 9ZQ
CH8 9ZJ
CH8 9ZB
CH8 9ZE
CH8 9ZA
CH8 8ZR
CH8 8YR
CH8 8WS
CH8 8WR
CH8 8WP
CH8 8WQ
CH8 8WL
CH8 8WG
CH8 8WH
CH8 8WF
CH8 8WE
CH8 8WA
CH8 8WD
CH8 7ZW
CH8 7ZJ
CH8 7ZS
CH8 7WZ
CH8 7WX
CH8 7WT
CH8 7WU
CH8 7WS
CH8 7WR
CH8 7WN
CH8 7WP
CH8 7WJ
CH6 9DZ
CH6 9DY
CH6 9DW
CH6 9DU
CH6 9DF
CH6 9BL
CH6 9AE
CH6 6ZN
CH6 5ZP
CH6 5YJ
CH6 5WE
CH8 9ZW
CH8 9ZH
CH8 8YA
CH8 8WJ
CH8 8AB
CH7 6BT
CH6 5HQ
CH6 5HG
CH7 6BZ
CH6 5TZ
CH6 5TX
CH6 5HN
CH6 5XP
CH5 4AX
CH5 4RR
CH5 4WA
CH5 4SD
CH6 5HW
CH5 4AW
CH5 4AP
CH5 4XL
CH5 4UQ
CH6 5UA
CH6 5YS
CH6 5YL
CH6 5YW
CH6 5YH
CH5 4AN
CH5 4TY
CH6 5XA
CH6 5RN
CH6 5GZ
CH7 6AZ
CH5 4TX
CH5 4RS
CH6 5QY
CH7 6BR
CH6 5TY
CH5 4UF
CH6 5SW
CH5 4AU
CH6 5HJ
CH6 5AX
CH6 5TR
CH5 4FX
CH5 4UG
CH6 5RW
CH6 5YN
CH5 4ST
CH5 4AD
CH7 6AS
CH7 6DD
CH6 5ZJ
CH6 5YU
CH6 5GB
CH5 4AA
CH5 4AT
CH6 5YT
CH6 5YG
CH7 6DH
CH5 4SW
CH5 4UA
CH6 5HL
CH5 4TN
CH5 4UL
CH5 4TW
CH5 4XW
CH6 5QU
CH5 4AF
CH5 4AE
CH5 4UB
CH5 4TZ
CH5 4XN
CH5 4TT
CH7 6DT
CH5 4QR
CH5 4PT
CH5 4SX
CH5 4AB
CH5 4TP
CH5 4TS
CH5 4SE
CH5 4UJ
CH7 6DB
CH7 6GR
CH5 4SF
CH5 4TJ
CH5 4SN
CH6 5YP
CH7 6BS
CH5 4UN
CH6 5HF
CH7 6GQ
CH7 6DS
CH7 6BU
CH5 4PW
CH5 4QY
CH5 4PN
CH5 4TU
CH7 6DR
CH5 4TB
CH5 4TL
CH5 4WW
CH5 4ZJ
CH5 4XZ
CH5 4TR
CH6 5HE
CH6 5YR
CH5 4TH
CH5 4DX
CH7 6DE
CH7 6HX
CH7 6HZ
CH5 4TA
CH5 4SR
CH5 4ZU
CH5 4ZT
CH5 4DY
CH7 6DP
CH5 4SZ
CH7 6GP
CH5 4DZ
CH6 5EY
CH7 6YX
CH5 4LZ
CH5 4DR
CH5 4TD
CH7 6EU
CH5 4SP
CH5 4LW
CH7 6YJ
CH7 6BP
CH7 6JR
CH5 4RQ
CH7 6QF
CH6 5GA
CH6 5EX
CH6 5HD
CH5 4SS
CH5 4DL
CH6 5EP
CH7 6YU
CH5 4TE
CH5 4TQ
CH7 6HY
CH5 4DW
CH5 4SL
CH5 4LJ
CH6 5EZ
CH5 4NH
CH7 6HR
CH7 6JX
CH5 4GA
CH5 4NA
CH5 4TG
CH5 4WT
CH5 4XP
CH5 4WR
CH5 4GF
CH6 5TS
CH5 4ET
CH5 4DB
CH7 6AU
CH5 4GD
CH5 4FZ
CH7 6AY
CH5 4EP
CH7 6JA
CH6 5TT
CH7 6GD
CH5 2UL
CH5 4GB
CH7 6BF
CH7 6HQ
CH5 4SY
CH6 5TU
CH5 4TF
CH5 4XR
CH5 4LN
CH7 6GN
CH7 6HS
CH5 4LH
CH5 2NH
CH7 6AX
CH5 4DP
CH7 6BH
CH5 4SA
CH7 6BQ
CH7 6HU
CH7 6JB
CH5 4SQ
CH5 4JZ
CH5 4SJ
CH7 6JD
CH5 4ZE
CH5 4SB
CH5 4FF
CH7 6JE
CH5 4FP
CH7 6HL
CH6 5YB
CH5 4EY
CH7 6HP
CH5 4EU
CH7 6JU
CH7 6GJ
CH7 6GF
CH6 5YE
CH5 4FY
CH5 4SG
CH7 6BN
CH5 4EZ
CH7 6GL
CH5 4QB
CH7 6BW
CH5 4QA
CH7 6GB
CH5 4FE
CH7 6AT
CH5 4UH
CH6 5ET
CH5 4QE
CH7 6GA
CH5 4ES
CH7 6JG
CH5 4FW
CH5 4LL
CH5 4ZD
CH7 6JT
CH7 6JQ
CH5 4PZ
CH7 6BL
CH5 4QD
CH5 4PS
CH7 6JJ
CH5 4RD
CH5 4HQ
CH5 4NS
CH7 6HW
CH7 6NQ
CH6 5YA
CH5 4ZB
CH5 4DJ
CH7 6JY
CH5 4QG
CH7 6AA
CH5 4QF
CH7 6JH
CH7 6AR
CH5 4JY
CH5 4EA
CH7 6NS
CH5 4JX
CH5 4QP
CH5 4GQ
CH7 6AP
CH7 6GE
CH7 6DJ
CH7 6JF
CH5 4HE
CH5 4NJ
CH7 6HT
CH7 6AW
CH5 4FT
CH7 6AN
CH7 6JZ
CH5 4GH
CH5 4HD
CH5 4ED
CH5 4ZW
CH5 4ZP
CH5 4ZS
CH7 6EH
CH5 4DS
CH5 4QS
CH7 6JS
CH5 4GE
CH5 4DU
CH7 6GU
CH5 4QW
CH7 6JL
CH5 4GJ
CH5 4PX
CH7 6BA
CH5 4LU
CH7 6JN
CH5 4PP
CH5 4GL
CH7 6JW
CH7 6JP
CH5 4NR
CH7 6WA
CH5 4RU
CH5 4LT
CH5 4PR
CH5 4EB
CH5 4GP
CH5 4ZA
CH7 6HN
CH6 5RD
CH5 4RF
CH5 4GN
CH7 6LA
CH7 6LJ
CH7 6LB
CH5 4PY
CH5 4LS
CH5 4NT
CH5 4RX
CH5 4EG
CH7 6HH
CH7 6LL
CH5 4QQ
CH7 6LD
CH5 4GX
CH7 6BD
CH5 4QH
CH5 4RE
CH7 6LN
CH5 4GR
CH5 4LR
CH5 4RG
CH5 4LX
CH5 4NE
CH5 4PL
CH5 4LP
CH5 4RY
CH5 4RB
CH5 4EE
CH5 4RA
CH6 5RH
CH7 6LP
CH5 4DH
CH5 4EL
CH5 4LG
CH7 6LW
CH5 4LE
CH5 4LY
CH5 4EF
CH5 4GS
CH5 4RZ
CH5 4QJ
CH5 4LQ
CH6 5RJ
CH7 6BB
CH7 6NP
CH5 4PG
CH5 4LF
CH5 4HY
CH5 4GU
CH5 4NB
CH5 4LD
CH5 4LB
CH5 4JP
CH5 4QX
CH5 4LA
CH5 4QZ
CH5 4GT
CH5 4NP
CH5 4PD
CH5 4JS
CH5 4QN
CH7 6LE
CH5 4FD
CH5 4NG
CH5 4NW
CH5 4JL
CH5 4QL
CH5 4PE
CH5 4PU
CH7 6LF
CH5 4PF
CH5 4JU
CH5 4JR
CH5 4EH
CH5 4JA
CH5 4DQ
CH5 4EQ
CH5 4ND
CH5 4QT
CH5 4PA
CH5 4NU
CH5 4NQ
CH5 4NF
CH5 4JT
CH5 4HZ
CH7 6HF
CH5 4HH
CH5 4NL
CH5 4NY
CH5 4PB
CH5 4JD
CH7 6WD
CH5 4NZ
CH7 6HJ
CH5 4EW
CH5 4JB
CH5 4HX
CH5 4NX
CH5 4DF
CH5 4PH
CH7 6BE
CH5 4ER
CH5 4PQ
CH6 5RA
CH6 5RR
CH5 4HU
CH5 4PJ
CH5 4EJ
CH7 6AQ
CH5 4JE
CH5 4HW
CH5 4HT
CH7 6AB
CH5 4EN
CH5 4WN
CH5 4JF
CH5 4DE
CH5 4HS
CH5 4HP
CH5 4HR
CH5 4HL
CH5 4DD
CH5 4HN
CH7 6HE
CH5 4HB
CH5 4HJ
CH5 4HA
CH6 5RP
CH5 4BT
CH5 4HF
CH5 4NN
CH5 4DA
CH5 4HG
CH7 6ES
CH6 5RY
CH5 1HL
CH5 1HH
CH5 1HJ
CH6 5RX
CH5 1RG
CH6 5RS
CH8 8DF
CH5 1HN
CH5 1HG
CH7 6NY
CH5 1DA
CH5 1HR
CH7 6AG
CH7 6AF
CH7 6AD
CH5 1EE
CH5 1HS
CH5 1RF
CH6 5RT
CH8 8DE
CH5 1HQ
CH5 1HX
CH5 1DU
CH5 1ED
CH5 1HW
CH5 1HY
CH7 6NZ
CH6 5RU
CH5 1BZ
CH5 1TW
CH5 1HF
CH5 1HT
CH7 6AH
CH5 1DB
CH7 6BG
CH5 1HU
CH5 1EX
CH5 1EW
CH5 1ET
CH5 1EL
CH5 1EP
CH5 1HA
CH5 1DG
CH5 1ES
CH5 1HE
CH5 1HB
CH5 1EZ
CH5 1GF
CH5 1GB
CH5 1GG
CH5 1GA
CH5 1GE
CH5 1GH
CH5 1GJ
CH5 1EY
CH5 1DD
CH5 1DT
CH7 6HB
CH5 1DX
CH6 6DH
CH5 1HP
CH5 1DS
CH5 1JA
CH5 3BZ
CH5 1JE
CH5 1HZ
CH5 1DP
CH5 1BY
CH5 2LF
CH5 4ZF
CH5 1JB
CH5 1JW
CH5 1DR
CH5 1JD
CH5 1RE
L64 0UP
CH5 1EA
CH5 1DE
CH5 1DZ
CH5 1DN
CH7 6AE
CH5 1DY
CH5 1EF
CH5 1DW
L64 0UL
CH5 1PE
CH5 1PF
CH5 1BX
CH5 1EB
CH5 1DF
CH5 1DL
CH6 6BA
CH5 2LL
L64 0UR
CH5 1BT
CH5 1BU
CH5 1QG
CH6 6DW
CH5 1BQ
CH8 8DD
CH5 1AX
CH7 6RH
CH5 1AU
CH5 1AY
CH7 6ET
L64 0UW
CH6 6DL
CH5 1DH
CH6 6DQ
L64 0US
CH6 6DP
CH5 1DJ
CH6 6DN
CH6 6DG
CH5 1BH
CH5 1BD
CH5 1BB
CH7 6SS

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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