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 Fynwy - Monmouthshire

NP5 4BU
NP5 4BX
NP25 4HZ
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NP5 4HZ
NP5 4HT
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NP25 4HU
NP25 4BD
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NP5 4AE
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NP5 3JZ
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NP25 5YA
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NP25 3ND
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NP25 3JY
NP25 3DT
NP25 3DS
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NP5 3LX
NP5 3DQ
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NP25 3JN
NP25 3LJ
NP25 3XR
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NP25 4AF
NP25 4YG
NP25 4YA
NP25 4YY
NP25 3DP
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NP25 3LU
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NP25 3LP
NP25 3YH
NP25 3XZ
NP25 3LT
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NP25 4JP
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NP5 3TJ
NP5 4SB
NP5 4BJ
NP25 3TE
NP25 3PA
NP25 3JS
NP5 3PH
NP25 3PL
NP25 3TB
NP25 3LQ
NP25 4BQ
NP25 3TJ
NP5 4YJ
NP5 4YF
NP5 4YA
NP5 4YN
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NP5 3PF
NP5 3PB
NP5 3PD
NP25 3TF
NP25 3LE
NP5 4BQ
NP5 4HS
NP5 4ES
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NP25 3TD
NP25 3JH
NP5 3PG
NP5 3JS
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NP25 3TH
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NP25 3PD
NP25 3LG
NP25 4BE
NP25 3PF
NP25 4TZ
NP25 3YT
NP5 4BG
NP25 3TG
NP5 4BE
NP5 4RY
NP5 3TG
NP5 3JT
NP5 3DG
NP25 3PB
NP25 5HS
NP5 4SA
NP25 4AU
NP25 3TN
NP25 3PG
NP5 3HG
NP25 3PE
NP5 3PE
NP5 4BA
NP5 4AX
NP25 5SS
NP25 4BH
NP25 3AX
NP25 4BY
NP25 3JU
NP5 3HF
NP5 3XT
NP5 3NQ
NP5 4AJ
NP25 4DP
NP25 4TY
NP5 4BH
NP5 4BR
NP5 4BY
NP5 4AY
NP5 4AZ
NP5 3SQ
NP5 3SH
NP5 3SG
NP5 3PJ
NP25 3HF
NP5 4AW
NP25 3HG
NP25 3AY
NP5 3JU
NP5 3PR
NP5 3PQ
NP5 3HE
NP25 3AZ
NP25 5XT
NP25 3SQ
NP25 3HE
NP25 3SG
NP5 4DP
NP5 4JY
NP5 3HQ
NP25 3QG
NP25 5YN
NP25 5XL
NP25 5XA
NP25 5YG
NP25 3SH
NP25 3YD
NP5 3NT
NP25 3PR
NP5 4AN
NP5 3HJ
NP5 4ET
NP25 3NT
NP25 5ST
NP25 4UA
NP25 4RY
NP5 3PP
NP25 3SA
NP25 3PQ
NP25 4AG
NP5 4PG
NP5 3NR
NP5 3NS
NP25 3PJ
NP5 4AU
NP25 4DJ
NP25 3PP
NP5 3NU
NP5 3HY
NP5 3HZ
NP5 3JE
NP5 4BB
NP25 3NU
NP5 4AG
NP25 4BA
NP25 3PU
NP25 4AN
NP25 3JE
NP25 3NQ
NP25 3HZ
NP25 5DL
NP5 3SF
NP5 3SE
NP5 3SD
NP25 3NS
NP25 3HQ
NP25 3SD
NP25 3HJ
NP25 3NW
NP5 4AS
NP5 4AT
NP5 4AR
NP25 3HY
NP25 3AU
NP25 3NR
NP5 3NW
NP25 4PH
NP25 3AT
NP5 3HB
NP5 3HA
NP25 3AS
NP25 4DY
NP25 4AJ
NP25 3HS
NP5 3HS
NP5 4PH
NP5 3HW
NP5 4DA
NP25 3SE
NP25 3HW
NP25 3HB
NP25 3AR
NP5 3PT
NP5 3SZ
NP5 3HU
NP5 3HN
NP5 3SA
NP25 4BS
NP25 4RX
NP5 4EU
NP25 5SU
NP5 3HL
NP25 3HT
NP25 3SF
NP5 3JL
NP25 3SZ
NP25 3JL
NP25 3HL
NP5 4BS
NP5 3HX
NP5 3HH
NP25 4PQ
NP5 4PQ
NP25 4RZ
NP5 3JG
NP5 3JF
NP5 3JH
NP25 3HU
NP25 3SJ
NP5 3JD
NP5 3JB
NP5 3JA
NP25 3HH
NP25 5SY
NP25 3HP
NP25 3JF
NP5 3SJ
NP5 3HT
NP5 3HR
NP25 3HX
NP5 3HP
NP5 4JZ
NP25 3HN
NP25 3JD
NP25 3SY
NP5 3HD
NP5 3PZ
NP25 3BE
NP25 3HR
NP25 4PG
NP5 3PN
NP5 4EY
NP25 4AL
NP25 4LQ
NP5 4BZ
NP5 3SW
NP5 3JQ
NP25 5PY
NP25 4LD
NP5 4LN
NP25 4LW
NP25 3DQ
NP5 3JJ
NP5 4DB
NP25 3BF
NP25 5PZ
NP25 4LN
NP5 4LL
NP25 4LU
NP25 4LP
NP5 3PY
NP5 3SN
NP25 4LL
NP25 3BD
NP5 4LQ
NP25 3JJ
NP5 4LS
NP5 4LT
NP5 4PF
NP25 3BG
NP5 4LR
NP25 3GD
NP25 3DU
NP25 4LT
NP25 3SW
NP25 4LH
NP25 4LY
NP5 4LY
NP25 4LJ
NP5 4LJ
NP5 4LH
NP25 3HD
NP25 3JG
NP25 4ND
NP25 4LZ
NP5 4LZ
NP25 5SW
NP5 4LW
NP25 4LR
NP25 3GB
NP25 3AB
NP5 4JX
NP25 4PL
NP25 4NE
NP25 3SN
NP5 4PL
GL16 8PB
NP5 4PD
NP25 4BW
NP25 4TX
NP25 4NZ
NP25 4RB
NP25 4PD
NP25 4NA
NP25 4PJ
NP25 3GE
NP25 5QB
NP5 4NA
NP25 4PB
NP5 3QA
NP25 3GA
NP25 4NB
NP25 5QA
NP5 4NB
NP5 4EW
NP5 4EN
NP5 4EL
NP5 4QA
NP5 4NZ
NP25 4QH
NP25 4AS
NP5 4LA
NP25 4LX
NP25 4QU
NP5 4BN
NP25 4QA
NP5 4LE
NP5 4LF
NP25 4WP
NP25 4QJ
NP5 3SB
NP25 5LF
NP25 4PP
NP5 4LD
NP5 4LB
NP25 3SB
NP5 4QD
NP5 4PU
NP5 4PW
NP5 4PB
NP5 4PY
NP25 4SD
NP5 4HQ
NP25 4QQ
NP5 3QX
NP5 4EZ
NP25 5LE
NP25 4EB
NP25 5QX
NP25 4PA
NP25 5LB
NP5 3RA
NP5 4BW
NP25 4NY
NP25 4QG
NP5 3RE
NP5 3SP
NP5 3SL
NP25 5RA
NP25 4BG
NP25 5LD
NP25 4QN
NP25 5HJ
NP25 4QT
NP25 5NH
NP5 3RB

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
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