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 Benfro - Pembrokeshire

SA62 4HT
SA62 4HS
SA62 4HR
SA62 4HX
SA62 4HU
SA62 4JE
SA62 4JG
SA62 4JF
SA62 4JA
SA62 4JL
SA62 4JX
SA62 4JH
SA62 4JJ
SA62 4HP
SA62 4HY
SA62 4JP
SA62 4HH
SA62 4JW
SA62 4JB
SA62 4HJ
SA62 4JD
SA62 4HG
SA62 4HW
SA62 4JR
SA62 4JN
SA62 4HN
SA62 4NX
SA62 4HL
SA62 4JT
SA62 4JQ
SA62 4JS
SA62 4NG
SA68 0QA
SA62 4NT
SA73 1NG
SA73 1NF
SA62 4NU
SA62 4NQ
SA62 4NW
SA73 1NH
SA73 1ND
SA73 1NB
SA68 0PZ
SA73 1NA
SA73 1NE
SA62 4NH
SA62 4NA
SA62 4LW
SA62 4LU
SA62 4LX
SA73 1NJ
SA62 4NE
SA62 4NS
SA68 0PY
SA62 4LZ
SA62 4ND
SA62 4LF
SA62 4NB
SA73 1LY
SA62 4NY
SA62 4NR
SA62 4LY
SA62 4NP
SA73 1LZ
SA62 4LT
SA73 1LX
SA73 1NN
SA73 1LA
SA73 1NP
SA73 1LU
SA73 1NW
SA62 4LS
SA62 4NF
SA73 1NL
SA73 1NQ
SA62 4NZ
SA73 1NR
SA67 8BA
SA62 4LP
SA62 4LN
SA62 4LL
SA73 1LD
SA62 4LR
SA62 4JU
SA67 8BE
SA62 4PF
SA62 4LJ
SA62 4LH
SA73 1LB
SA73 1PE
SA73 1LT
SA62 4NJ
SA73 1NS
SA62 4HE
SA67 8AU
SA68 0PX
SA67 8BD
SA67 8BB
SA62 4HB
SA68 0PU
SA73 1LE
SA67 8AX
SA62 4LQ
SA73 1LG
SA62 4NL
SA73 1PD
SA73 1LH
SA68 0PW
SA67 8BG
SA62 4HD
SA62 4AR
SA68 0PN
SA62 4AQ
SA62 4AP
SA67 8AY
SA67 8AT
SA68 0PP
SA62 4NN
SA62 4AH
SA62 4HA
SA73 1JQ
SA73 1LJ
SA73 1JF
SA73 1JW
SA62 4LG
SA68 0PS
SA62 4FB
SA62 4YP
SA62 4YR
SA62 4YH
SA62 4YL
SA73 1JT
SA68 0PR
SA73 1JU
SA73 1JR
SA73 1JX
SA62 4EU
SA73 1LR
SA73 1JS
SA73 1JP
SA62 4LD
SA73 1NU
SA73 1JE
SA73 1JG
SA73 1LW
SA73 1JL
SA73 1NT
SA62 4EA
SA73 1PG
SA62 4EX
SA72 4TY
SA73 1NZ
SA67 8AZ
SA73 1JH
SA67 8AS
SA68 0PT
SA62 4ET
SA73 1PN
SA62 4LE
SA73 1PL
SA73 1JY
SA73 1PJ
SA73 1PZ
SA73 1SW
SA73 1SJ
SA73 1PH
SA62 4EY
SA73 1SE
SA73 1JD
SA67 8AW
SA73 1RB
SA73 1JJ
SA73 1RW
SA73 1QQ
SA73 1SB
SA68 0QB
SA72 4TX
SA73 1PA
SA73 1TZ
SA73 1NX
SA72 4TZ
SA73 1TQ
SA73 1RD
SA61 1BL
SA73 1SF
SA73 1HT
SA73 1NY
SA73 1PW
SA73 1SG
SA73 1RZ
SA73 1SZ
SA73 1PB
SA67 8BH
SA73 1SD
SA73 1RF
SA73 1PF
SA62 4AL
SA67 8AR
SA67 8AP
SA73 1RE
SA73 1SX
SA73 1SQ
SA73 1RA
SA62 4AS
SA62 4AJ
SA73 1RJ
SA73 1RH
SA73 1RG
SA73 1UF
SA73 1TW
SA73 1UH
SA73 1SU
SA73 1QZ
SA73 1QY
SA73 1SY
SA62 4LB
SA73 1RL
SA73 1ST
SA73 1PU
SA73 1GA
SA62 4ES
SA73 1RN
SA73 1TB
SA73 1TA
SA73 1TG
SA73 1TH
SA73 1RR
SA73 1TJ
SA73 1RP
SA73 1PY
SA73 1QX
SA73 1TD
SA73 1SA
SA73 1TP
SA62 4AG
SA73 1HS
SA73 1TR
SA73 1SP
SA73 1RQ
SA73 1TL
SA73 1RS
SA73 1TE
SA73 1TF
SA73 1TN
SA73 1PT
SA73 1HR

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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