Council run MOT centre guide
Local authority MOT’s
Ministry Of Transport testing
In this guide, you’ll learn of the many local authorities that have Ministry Of Transport MOT test centres.
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Local authorities
All council authorities across the UK:
- England 333
- Scotland 32
- Wales 22
- Northern Ireland 11
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2. Local mot testing councils
Councils MOT centres are testing across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
You may be able to get your car impartially tested for roadworthiness with your local council authority.
Standard car MOT costs are currently capped at £54.85, but a local council MOT might cost a lot less.
Note, council MOT centres only run MOT tests and not repairs. So if you think your car is likely to pass its MOT test, a council-run centre might be the way to go.
Below, you can find a list of local authority MOT test centres across England, Scotland and Wales. The data collated is from the public domain and offered to our readers for advisement only.
Requirements to roadworthiness
All motorists must comply with UK road law and ensure their vehicles remain in a roadworthy condition.
MOT tests are designed to ensure that all vehicles on the road meet environment and road safety standards.
Vehicles aged three years and over have a mandatory, annual MOT test.
Those vehicles that pass their test are provided with an up-to-date MOT certificate lasting 12-months.
If a vehicle fails its MOT test, repairs must be carried out before a retest within 21-days.
A vehicle may pass its test, including one or more MOT advisory notes.
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Southern England
| Hampshire | Albert Rd North (City Council), Southampton | 02380 834362 |
| Hampshire | Eastleigh Borough Council, Hedge End Depot, Botley Road, Hedge End, SO30 2RA | 02380 688389 |
| West Sussex | Arun District Council, Station Road, East Preston | 01903 737829 |
South East England
| Kent | The Forstal, Beddow Way, Kent, ME20 7BT | 01622 605 800 |
| Kent | County Workshops, The Forstal, Forstal Road, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7HB | 01622 605800 |
| Surrey | Factory Lane, Croydon | 0208 2552758 |
| Surrey | Woking Road, Guildford | 01483 445091 |
| Sussex | Colas | 01273 815850 |
| Sussex | Accord, Broadbridge Heath Depot, Worthing Rd, Horsham | 01403 211246 |
| Sussex | Eastbourne Buses, Birch Road, Eastbourne | 01323 418077 |
East England
| Bedfordshire | County Council Vehicle Depot, London Rd Bedford | 08453 656150 |
| Bedfordshire | Fleet Transport, Central Depot, Kingsway, Luton, Beds, LU4 8AU | 01582 546839 |
| Buckinghamshire | Synergy Park, Chesney Wold, Bleak Hall, Milton Keynes, Woughton On The Green | 01908 252845 |
| Essex | Langston Road, Epping Forest, IG10 3UE | 0208 532 0357 |
| Essex | Rainham Road North, Barking & Dagenham, RM10 | 02082 272614 |
| Essex | Vehicle Servicing, Westside Centre, London Rd , Stanway, Colchester | 01206 282624 |
| Cambridgeshire | City Services Transport Depot, Mill Rd, Cambridge, CB1 2AZ | 01223 458265 |
| Cambridgeshire | Peterborough City Council Depot, Nursery Lane, Fengate, Peterborough, PE1 5BG | 01733 425419 |
| Suffolk | Phoenix House, 3 Goddard Road, Whitehouse Industrial Estate, Ipswich, IP1 5NP | 01473 341444 |
| Suffolk | Rougham, Industrial Estate, Bury St Edmunds | 01359 270777 |
| Suffolk | Blythe Rd Industrial Estate, Halesworth | 01984 874427 |
West Midlands
| Walsall | Fleet Services Public Works Depot, Norfolk Place, Bloxwich Road, Walsall, WS2 7BA | 01922 653753 |
| Birmingham | Montague Street, Bordesley, Birmingham, B9 4BA | 0121 303 3311 |
| Warwickshire | County Fleet Maintenance, Unit 6, Coleshill Depot, Coleshill Hth Road, Coleshill, B46 3HL | 01675 464888 |
| Warwickshire | St. Marys Road Depot, St. Marys Road, Nuneaton, CV11 5AR | 024 7637 6031 ext. 603 |
| Coventry | 259 London Rd, Coventry, CV3 4AR | 02476 832147 |
| Leicestershire | 84 Syston Street East, Cobden Industrial Estate, Leicester | 01162 519185 |
| Worcestershire | Six Ways Depot, Worcester | 01905 753000 |
| WESTERN ENGLAND | ||
| Oxfordshire | Transport Services Division, Cowley Marsh Depot, Marsh Road, Oxford, OX4 2HH | 01865 252900 |
| Oxfordshire | Thorpe Lane Depot, Banbury, OX16 4UT | 01295 221916 |
| Gloucestershire | Swindon Rd Depot, Cheltenham GL51 9JZ | 01242 264184 |
North East
| County Durham | Service Direct depot, St Johns Road, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Durham, DH7 8XQ | 01913 862714 |
| County Durham | Local Environmental Services Central Depot, Park Road, Gateshead, NE8 3HN | 01914 337433 |
| County Durham | Cowpen Lane Depot, Cowpen Lane, Billingham, Stockton-on-tees, TS23 4DD | 01642 527167 |
| Northumberland | Newington Road, Shieldfield Newcastle Upon Tyne | 01912 783867 |
| Tyneside | Middlefields, Heddon Way, Tyne Dock, South Shields | 0191 427 2024 |
| Redcar | Limerick Rd, Dormanstown, Redcar, Cleveland TS10 5JU | 01642 444979 |
| Stockton-on-tees | Cowpen Lane Depot, Billingham, Stockton-on-tees, Cleveland TS23 4DD | 01642 527167 |
| Middlesborough | Cargo Fleet Lane | 01642 264586 |
Wales
| Cardiff | Clair Road, Cardiff | 02920 343581 |
| Carmarthenshire | Trostre Depot, Trostre Road, LLanelli, SA14 9RA | 01554 784 138 |
| Ceredigion | Glanyrafon Ind Est, Llanbadam Aberysthwyth, Cerdigion | 01970 636713 |
| Denbyshire | Fleet Management & Vehicle Maintenance, Expressway Business Park, Abergele Road, Bodelwyddan, LL18 5SQ | 01745 839230 |
| Pembrokeshire | Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, SA73 2RR | 01437 764 551 ext 5938 |
| Pembrokeshire | Unit 28, Thornton, Industrial Estate, Pembrokshire, SA73 2RR | 01437 775 440 |
| Powys | Ffrwdgrech DSO Depot, Ffrwdgrech Industrial Estate, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8DR | 01597 826000 |
Scotland
| Aberdeenshire | Powis Terrace, Kittybrewster, Aberdeen | 01224 489324 / 01224 489413 |
| Aberdeenshire | Inverurie | 01467 627538 |
| Aberdeenshire | Mintlaw | 01771 623197 |
| Aberdeenshire | Stonehaven | 01569 763274 |
| Angus | Dundee Contract Services, 353 Clepington Road, Dundee | 01382 434773 |
| Edinburgh | CEC Fleet Services, Gorgie, Russel Rd | 01313 372307 |
| Fife | Fleet Services, Denburn Yrd, KY1 2HD | 01592 551199 (switchboard) |
| Glasgow | MOT Inspection Centre, 73 Hawthorn Street G22 6HY | 01412 87 3326/3328 |
| Lanarkshire | Old Edinburgh Rd, Bellshill, ML4 3JF | 01698 506284 |
| West Dunbartonshire | Glasgow Road, Hardgate, Clydebank | 01389 874655 |
| Midlothian | 80b High Street, Bonnyrigg | 01316 603486 |
| South Ayrshire | Mcalls Avenure, AYR | 01292 267802 |
London
| Greenwich | Fleet Management, Birch mere Depot, Birch mere Business Site, Eastern Way, Thames mead, Greenwich, London, SE28 8BF | 02089 214561 |
| Harrow | Unit 5, Central Depot, Forward Dr, Harrow, HA3 8NT | 02081 029186 |
| Hounslow | Bridge Rd Depot, Pears Rd, Hounslow, TW3 1SQ | 0208 5835430 |
| Merton | Rutlish Auto Care Centre, 144 Kingston Road, Merton, London, SW19 1LY | 0208 5423269 |
| Mill Hill | Mill Hill Depot, Barnet, London | 0208 3595103 |
| Tower Hamlets | Tower Hamlets Vehicle Workshop, Silvocea Way, Blackwall, London, UK, E14 0JJ | 0207 3641069 |
| Wandsworth | 1 Dormay Street, Frogmore Complex, Wandsworth, London, SW18 1EY | 0208 8716761 |
| Borough | Oakleigh Rd S, London N11 1HJ | 0208 3595103 |
South West England
| Bristol | Sandy Park Rd, Brislington, Bristol | 01179 036319 |
| Bristol | Broad Lane, Engine Common, Yate, Bristol BS37 7PN | 01454 863920 |
| Cornwall | Cornwall Transport Organisation Engineering, Cornwall County Council Workshops, Bodmin | 01872 327827 |
| Cornwall | Cornwall Transport Organisation Engineering, Cornwall County Council Workshops, Scorrier | 01872 327335 |
| Devon | Ivybridge MOT Centre, Blachford Road, Ivybridge PL21 0AE | 01752 698835 |
| Devon | TOR2 Limited, Aspen Way, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7QR | 01803 402 966 |
| Dorset | Wanchard Lane, DT2 9RP | 01305 228132 |
| Wiltshire | Calne Test Station | 01249 812351 |
| Wiltshire | VOSA Test Station, Wiltshire County Council, Devizes | 01380 725854 |
East Midlands
| Nottingham | Rolleston Drive Workshops, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 7JE | 01159 567420 |
| Derbyshire | County Transport Ripley Rd, Ambergate, Derbyshire DE56 2ER | 01773 856667 |
| Derbyshire | County Transport, Brimington Road Nth, Chesterfield | 01246 450705 |
| Derbyshire | County Transport, Halstead Garage, Buxton | 01298 813141 |
| Leicestershire | 84 Syston Street East, Cobden Industrial Estate, Leicester | 01162 519185 |
North West England
| Cumbria | Boustead’s Grassing, Rome Street, Carlisle, Cumbria , CA2 5LQ | – |
| Blackpool | Layton Depot, Plymouth Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 7HW | 01253 476291 |
| Lancashire | Operational Services Depot, Moorhey Street, Oldham | 0161 770 4446 |
| Lancashire | Hindley Depot, Wigan | 01942 705122 |
| Lancashire | Hardshaw Brook Depot, Parr Street, St Helens, Merseyside | 01744 456757 |
| Lancashire | Stretton Way Depot, Huyton Industrial Estate, Knowsley, L36 6JF | 0151 443 2816 |
| Lancashire | Dewhurst Row, Holme Road, Bamber Bridge, PR5 6BB | 01772 620 933 |
| Lancashire | Layton Depot, Plymouth Road, Blackpool, FY3 7HW | 01253 476291 |
| Lancashire | Transport Services & Vehicle Workshop, Bradley Fold Depot, Bradley Fold Trading Estate, Bradley Fold Road, Bolton, BL2 6RS | 01612 536699 / 0161 253 6662 |
| Cheshire | Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington WA4 6PT | 01925 634296 |
| Cheshire | Direct Services, Pyms Lane, Crewe & Nantwich | 01270 537777 |
| Cheshire | Lowerhouse Lane Depot, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7AW | 0303 333 4300 |
| Cheshire | Ellesmere Port & Neston, Rossfield Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH6 3AW | 0151 356 6548 |
| Cheshire | Newby Road Industrial Estate, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5DA | 0151 356 6548 |
| Cheshire | Ellesmere Port & Neston, Rossfield Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH6 3AW | 0151 356 6548 |
| Staffordshire | Beacon Business Park, Weston Road, Stafford | 01785 854832 / 01785 854833 |
| Staffordshire | Northwood, Stoke On Trent | 01782 232297 |
| Cheshire | Ellesmere Port & Neston, Rossfield Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH6 3AW | 0151 356 6548 |
| Cheshire | Ellesmere Port & Neston, Rossfield Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH6 3AW | 0151 356 6548 |
Yorkshire
| Lincolnshire | Fleet Provision, Grange Lane North, Scunthorpe, DN16 1BT | 01724 297867 |
| Yorkshire | Shearbridge Depot, Shearbridge Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1PU | 01274 431000 |
| Yorkshire | Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesborough | 01642 264586 |
| Yorkshire | Amos Fleet, Battinson Rd, Halifax | 01422 355 419 |
| Yorkshire | Vine Street, Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire HD1 6NT | 01484 223 127 |
| Yorkshire | Staveley House, Stockholm Road, Hull, HU7 0XW | – |
| Yorkshire | 225a York Road, Leeds, LS9 7QQ | 01132 143161 |
| Yorkshire | Claro Rd, Harrogate | 01423 556877 |
| Yorkshire | Kirklees Council, George St, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | – |
| Yorkshire | Newton Bar Depot, Wakefield | 01924 306431 |
| Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire Council Beverley Depot, Annie Reed Road Beverley, HU17 0LF | – |
| Yorkshire | Vehicle & Plant, North Bridge Doncaster, DN5 9AN | 01302 736851 |
| Yorkshire | Barnsley MBC Fleet Services, Smithies Lane Depot, Smithies Lane, Smithies, Barnsley, S711NL | 01226 774194 |
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