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 Ceredigion - Ceredigion

SA48 7LL
SA48 7LD
SA48 7LB
SA48 7LT
SA48 7LA
SA48 7LE
SA48 7JT
SA48 7JU
SA48 7LG
SA48 7JX
SA48 7LJ
SA48 7LQ
SA48 7JS
SA48 7NY
SA48 7LH
SA48 7JY
SA48 7LY
SA48 7NX
SA48 7LF
SA48 7JR
SA40 9ST
SA48 7NT
SA40 9QL
SA40 9QH
SA40 9QJ
SA40 9QQ
SA40 9SU
SA40 9QN
SA48 7LN
SA40 9QG
SA48 7LW
SA40 9SS
SA40 9SR
SA40 9TA
SA48 7LZ
SA48 7YH
SA48 7YN
SA48 7NU
SA40 9QE
SA40 9SX
SA40 9QP
SA40 9SP
SA48 7JP
SA48 7LR
SA40 9YD
SA40 9SY
SA48 8DX
SA40 9QD
SA40 9YF
SA40 9QB
SA48 7LU
SA48 7NZ
SA40 9YB
SA48 7AD
SA40 9QA
SA40 9XX
SA40 9YA
SA40 9UG
SA40 9RL
SA48 7NA
SA48 7LS
SA40 9XP
SA40 9XZ
SA40 9XY
SA40 9XU
SA40 9XR
SA40 9XS
SA40 9XT
SA40 9UR
SA40 9UW
SA48 7PA
SA40 9UE
SA40 9RQ
SA40 9TX
SA40 9RN
SA48 7NR
SA40 9RW
SA48 7RX
SA40 9RY
SA40 9RP
SA48 7RZ
SA40 9UD
SA48 7NB
SA48 7LP
SA40 9UH
SA40 9RT
SA40 9RX
SA40 9RU
SA40 9RR
SA48 7ND
SA40 9RZ
SA48 7YR
SA48 7YT
SA48 7YP
SA40 9YE
SA40 9QS
SA40 9RS
SA40 9UB
SA40 9YG
SA40 9SF
SA40 9AA
SA40 9YH
SA40 9YQ
SA40 9QU
SA40 9TY
SA40 9QT
SA48 7RY
SA48 8AA
SA40 9QR
SA40 9TZ
SA40 9UA
SA40 9QX
SA40 9AB
SA48 7JW
SA48 7SB
SA48 8EB
SA48 7JN
SA48 7EW
SA40 9YL
SA48 7NE
SA40 9RG
SA48 7PB
SA48 7NP
SA40 9QY
SA40 9UJ
SA40 9UT
SA48 7NF
SA48 7JL
SA40 9TB
SA40 9RA
SA40 9UU
SA48 8DY
SA40 9YW
SA40 9UZ
SA48 7NG
SA40 9YJ
SA48 7EN
SA48 7BN
SA48 7BW
SA48 7BP
SA40 9UP
SA40 9SD
SA48 7EJ
SA48 8AB
SA48 7BS
SA48 7BJ
SA48 7DA
SA48 7BL
SA48 7EH
SA48 7EQ
SA48 7EL
SA48 7BU
SA48 7EP
SA48 7BH
SA48 7DB
SA48 7BZ
SA48 7BY
SA48 7BX
SA48 7BT
SA48 7DE
SA48 7BE
SA48 8AW
SA48 7BG
SA40 9SA
SA48 7DD
SA48 8BS
SA48 7EG
SA48 8DU
SA48 7AW
SA48 7BD
SA48 7DG
SA48 7DF
SA48 7BB
SA48 7EF
SA48 7ES
SA48 7BQ
SA48 7DL
SA48 7AP
SA48 7AN
SA48 7DH
SA48 7DQ
SA48 7DS
SA48 7DJ
SA48 7DN
SA48 7ER
SA48 7QH
SA48 7AS
SA48 7BA
SA48 7AE
SA48 7EX
SA48 7EU
SA48 7ET
SA48 7AR
SA48 7DR
SA48 7DX
SA48 7AT
SA48 7HD
SA48 7PD
SA48 7EE
SA48 8AL
SA48 7DP
SA48 7HF
SA40 9YN
SA48 7DW
SA48 7DU
SA48 7AY
SA48 7AZ
SA48 7AX
SA48 7AL
SA40 9ZP
SA46 0WZ
SA48 7XB
SA40 9YU
SA48 8YJ
SA48 8YB
SA48 9AD
SA48 9AA
SA48 8YR
SA48 8YT
SA48 8YS
SA48 8YQ
SA48 8YN
SA48 8YE
SA48 7YJ
SA48 7YF
SA47 0WA
SA46 0ZW
SA46 0ZU
SA46 0YG
SA46 0YA
SA46 0WY
SA40 9YZ
SA40 9WZ
SA40 9YX
SA48 7HE
SA48 7AJ
SA48 7DT
SA48 9AH
SA48 8YP
SA48 9AG
SA48 9AB
SA48 8YF
SA48 7WX
SA46 0XZ
SA48 8WZ
SA48 8YU
SA48 9AF
SA48 7ZW
SA46 0ZT
SA48 9AE
SA48 7YA
SA48 7JE
SA48 7EB
SA48 7HG
SA48 8AN
SA48 7AA
SA48 7HA
SA48 7JD
SA48 8EA
SA48 7DY
SA48 7JB
SA48 7JA
SA48 7EY
SA48 7AB
SA48 7NH
SA48 7AG
SA48 8EF
SA48 7HZ
SA48 7ED
SA48 8DZ
SA40 9TR
SA40 9UL
SA48 7AF
SA40 9RB
SA48 7HX
SA40 9QZ
SA48 7HH

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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