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 Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire

SA33 6JG
SA33 6JF
SA33 6JE
SA33 6BE
SA33 6BA
SA33 6HN
SA33 6BD
SA33 6JD
SA33 6EQ
SA32 7HU
SA33 6BG
SA33 6BN
SA33 6JB
SA33 6JA
SA33 6HT
SA33 6HX
SA33 6EH
SA33 6HU
SA33 6LT
SA33 6HL
SA32 7HX
SA33 6BH
SA33 6EG
SA33 6AR
SA33 6LU
SA33 6BJ
SA33 6BB
SA33 6HY
SA33 6HW
SA32 7HT
SA32 7HS
SA32 7DP
SA32 7HF
SA32 7DN
SA32 7AR
SA32 7HW
SA32 7DR
SA33 6AF
SA32 7BT
SA32 7DJ
SA33 6LS
SA32 7HN
SA32 7BU
SA33 6LX
SA32 7BX
SA32 7AT
SA32 7AB
SA32 7AS
SA32 7HR
SA32 7AX
SA32 7AU
SA33 6BP
SA33 6BL
SA33 6EL
SA33 6EE
SA32 7AH
SA33 6EJ
SA32 7DW
SA32 7DS
SA31 2JS
SA32 7AQ
SA32 7DQ
SA33 6BX
SA33 6BS
SA33 6BW
SA32 7DT
SA33 6TP
SA33 6LR
SA31 3QT
SA33 6BY
SA32 7AA
SA31 2AR
SA33 6LP
SA31 3QP
SA32 7AG
SA33 6AD
SA33 6TQ
SA32 7AJ
SA31 1TY
SA33 6AE
SA33 6UH
SA31 2PP
SA33 6UN
SA31 2AP
SA31 2YE
SA31 2YH
SA31 2YW
SA31 2YX
SA31 2YD
SA33 6BZ
SA31 3QN
SA31 2AW
SA31 2JW
SA33 6EN
SA32 7DH
SA33 6DA
SA31 1ZE
SA31 1ZG
SA31 1ZH
SA31 1ZF
SA31 1WZ
SA31 1YG
SA31 1YQ
SA31 1YE
SA31 1UX
SA31 1WU
SA31 1WX
SA31 1ZY
SA31 1ZN
SA31 1ZT
SA31 1ZW
SA31 1ZX
SA31 1ZU
SA31 1ZQ
SA31 1ZR
SA31 1ZS
SA31 2BZ
SA31 3QW
SA32 7AD
SA33 6LJ
SA32 7AL
SA33 6TN
SA31 2AZ
SA31 2AY
SA33 6NB
SA33 6LA
SA32 7HY
SA33 6DB
SA33 6BT
SA31 2AL
SA33 6NA
SA31 2PN
SA32 7AP
SA33 6LD
SA33 6LN
SA33 6TL
SA33 6TT
SA31 1EG
SA33 6TS
SA31 2AN
SA33 6TH
SA33 6BQ
SA33 6ND
SA31 2HL
SA31 2BH
SA33 6AA
SA33 6AB
SA33 6TR
SA31 3QL
SA31 2AS
SA31 2HB
SA31 2AJ
SA31 2HD
SA33 6BU
SA31 1TR
SA31 2AQ
SA31 2AG
SA31 2AH
SA31 2EX
SA32 7DU
SA31 1EE
SA31 2ET
SA31 2EU
SA31 2ES
SA31 2JL
SA33 6UJ
SA33 6TW
SA31 1EA
SA31 2AE
SA31 2AT
SA31 1SF
SA31 1TX
SA31 2HA
SA33 6TU
SA33 6YB
SA31 1EQ
SA31 1EF
SA31 2HN
SA31 2AX
SA31 1QF
SA33 6UR
SA31 1SZ
SA31 2AD
SA31 1TA
SA31 3QA
SA31 2AU
SA31 1EB
SA31 1JJ
SA31 1SD
SA31 1ED
SA31 1SY
SA31 2HE
SA31 1TQ
SA31 1HX
SA31 2ER
SA31 2AF
SA33 6EP
SA31 2EZ
SA31 2JJ
SA31 1EH
SA31 2AB
SA33 6JL
SA31 2AA
SA31 1HY
SA31 1TH
SA31 1JL
SA31 1SQ
SA31 1GZ
SA31 1SG
SA31 1SX
SA31 1TJ
SA31 2EY
SA31 1TB
SA31 1TD
SA31 1SS
SA31 1TS
SA31 1DZ
SA31 1GX
SA31 1SU
SA31 1EJ
SA31 2HG
SA33 6LB
SA31 3RG
SA31 2HQ
SA31 1TL
SA31 1JA
SA31 2JN
SA31 1ST
SA31 1TP
SA31 2EP
SA31 1JE
SA31 1JB
SA31 2HF
SA31 1HT
SA31 1DU
SA31 1HU
SA31 1AS
SA33 6UP
SA31 1JD
SA31 1DW
SA31 1DN
SA33 6JP
SA31 2EW
SA31 1HN
SA31 1DP
SA31 1JF
SA31 1JG
SA31 1DR
SA31 2EL
SA31 1SW
SA33 6UL
SA31 1HR
SA31 1SL
SA31 1TE
SA31 1SN
SA31 1HL
SA31 2HP
SA31 1TF
SA31 1HW
SA31 1SP
SA31 1JQ
SA32 7AN
SA31 2JH
SA31 2JU
SA32 7AF
SA31 1HS
SA31 1DS
SA31 2EJ
SA31 2HU
SA31 1HP
SA31 1TG
SA31 2HJ
SA32 7HZ
SA31 2EN
SA31 2HH
SA31 3GU
SA31 1HJ
SA31 2JT
SA31 1RQ
SA31 1TW
SA31 1HH
SA31 3GL
SA31 1SH
SA31 1HQ
SA31 1RZ
SA31 1YP
SA31 1ZP
SA31 1WY
SA31 1YL
SA31 1SA
SA33 6LE
SA31 1HF
SA31 1YN
SA31 1ZJ
SA31 1YR
SA31 1YJ
SA31 1ZL
SA31 1PD
SA31 1EL
SA31 1NT
SA31 1HG
SA33 6JN
SA31 1DL
SA31 1NW
SA31 1NU
SA31 1NY
SA31 1NZ
SA31 3GH
SA31 1NS
SA31 1NR
SA31 1SB
SA31 1NN
SA31 2JX
SA33 6JS
SA33 6JX
SA33 6DD
SA31 1RY
SA31 3GR
SA31 3JJ
SA31 1HE
SA31 1SJ
SA31 1NX

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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