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

SA44 5LD
SA44 5ND
SA44 5LB
SA44 5NB
SA44 5LA
SA44 5LP
SA44 5LR
SA44 5NA
SA44 5LS
SA44 5LE
SA44 4SU
SA44 5LX
SA44 5JY
SA44 4SR
SA44 5LN
SA44 5JP
SA44 5LU
SA44 4ST
SA44 4SJ
SA44 5JL
SA44 4SH
SA44 5LQ
SA44 4SL
SA44 5LH
SA44 4SX
SA44 4SS
SA44 5LZ
SA44 5NZ
SA44 5JT
SA44 4JT
SA44 5LT
SA44 5LY
SA44 5JZ
SA44 5JX
SA44 5NY
SA44 5JU
SA44 4NS
SA44 5JR
SA44 5NX
SA44 5QQ
SA44 5LL
SA44 5JJ
SA44 5NU
SA44 4SN
SA44 5LJ
SA44 5QG
SA44 4SP
SA44 5NT
SA44 4TA
SA44 5JS
SA44 4NP
SA44 5QH
SA44 5NR
SA44 4SW
SA44 5NG
SA44 5NS
SA44 4ND
SA44 5NN
SA44 4TB
SA44 5NL
SA44 4NR
SA44 5TY
SA44 4SZ
SA44 5NW
SA38 9EY
SA44 4SY
SA44 5QB
SA44 5QE
SA44 4JE
SA44 5SH
SA44 5UA
SA44 5QD
SA44 5NP
SA44 4JD
SA44 5TT
SA44 5NH
SA44 5SB
SA44 5RG
SA44 5UD
SA44 4JB
SA44 5RH
SA44 4JF
SA44 5RF
SA44 5NQ
SA44 4JJ
SA44 5YZ
SA44 5ZE
SA44 5YT
SA44 5YR
SA44 5YP
SA44 4YF
SA44 4YD
SA44 4XZ
SA38 9YL
SA38 9YH
SA44 4TE
SA44 4JR
SA44 4TD
SA38 9EZ
SA44 4WW
SA44 4WX
SA44 4WT
SA44 4WU
SA44 4WA
SA39 9WY
SA39 9WZ
SA39 9WS
SA39 9WX
SA38 9YP
SA39 9WB
SA39 9WA
SA38 9ZW
SA38 9WZ
SA38 9YF
SA38 9WA
SA38 9WW
SA38 9WX
SA44 5ZB
SA45 9YA
SA45 9WZ
SA44 9AR
SA44 9AQ
SA44 5WW
SA44 9AP
SA44 9AN
SA44 9AG
SA44 9AD
SA44 6YS
SA44 6YH
SA44 6YE
SA44 6YD
SA44 6YB
SA44 5YX
SA44 5YU
SA44 5XZ
SA44 5XQ
SA44 5WZ
SA44 5WU
SA44 5WS
SA44 5WR
SA44 5WQ
SA44 5WD
SA44 5WB
SA44 4ZD
SA44 4ZA
SA44 4YX
SA44 4YW
SA44 4YU
SA44 5ZD
SA44 4YT
SA44 4WY
SA44 4YE
SA44 4YQ
SA44 4WZ
SA44 4JG
SA44 4WH
SA38 9YG
SA38 9WY
SA44 9AS
SA44 5WT
SA44 9AB
SA44 5ZA
SA44 5WX
SA44 4YR
SA44 5RE
SA44 5BW
SA44 5TS
SA44 5TX
SA44 4TF
SA44 4JS
SA44 5PE
SA44 4JH
SA44 5SA
SA44 5TP
SA44 5SD
SA44 5SL
SA44 5NJ
SA44 5SE
SA44 5PF
SA44 5QN
SA44 5PG
SA44 5QJ
SA44 5TR
SA44 4NB
SA44 5TU
SA44 5BL
SA44 4NW
SA38 9EX
SA44 5UB
SA44 5RY
SA44 4TQ
SA44 4HZ
SA44 4JA
SA44 4NN
SA44 4HY
SA44 5BN
SA44 5QX
SA44 4NA
SA38 9ER
SA44 5TN
SA44 5QY
SA44 5TJ
SA44 5YY
SA44 5YS
SA44 5YJ
SA44 5YE
SA44 5TH
SA44 4LY
SA44 5TL
SA44 5QU
SA44 5SN
SA44 5TD
SA44 5BJ
SA44 4LZ
SA44 5PQ
SA44 5BP
SA44 4TR
SA44 5RJ
SA38 9HA
SA44 4YN
SA44 4YL
SA44 4ZB
SA44 4YP
SA44 4YA
SA44 5BH
SA44 4JL
SA44 5QP
SA38 9EP
SA44 4TH
SA44 4NL
SA44 4JP
SA44 5SG
SA44 5HA
SA44 5EY
SA44 5TE
SA44 4LJ
SA44 5SX
SA44 4TJ
SA44 5QS
SA38 9ET
SA38 9HB
SA44 4NE
SA44 4LH
SA44 4LQ
SA44 5BQ
SA44 5BS
SA44 4HX
SA44 5TG
SA44 5QT
SA44 4LG
SA44 5EZ
SA44 4LF
SA44 4JN
SA38 9ES
SA38 9EU
SA44 4LE

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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