Cheap MOT: Use council MOT centres & save. It's not the test fee but repairing 'fails' that can cost a fortune. But did you know you can get MOTs done by local councils? They generally don't do repairs, so there's no vested interest to fail you in the hope you'll spend. Thousands report a huge difference.

This step- by- step cheap MOT guide includes a full list of UK council test centres. Get Our Free Money Tips Email! For all the latest deals, guides and loopholes - join the 1.

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Don't miss out. MOTs: the key rules. Originally called the 'Ministry of Transport' test, it's now just an MOT. Either way, it's a safety and legal must for cars, motorbikes or any other vehicle. Ensure you know the rules to give your car the best chance of passing –. Rule 1: It's your responsibility. The test information is held on a central database as well as on a paper certificate.

Get a test in the month before the current certificate ends and the new one will expire exactly a year from the original's end date (the earliest date you can do this is printed on your test certificate). But get it tested more than a month before the MOT's due, and it'll expire exactly a year later, meaning you lose out. To get a reminder six weeks before your test's due, use the Tart Alert. There are slightly different rules and processes for MOTs in Northern Ireland. For more info, see NI Direct. Rule 3: Always book tests in advance if your certificate's run out. If your certificate's run out, you can drive it to the test centre provided the test's been booked.

Plus, if it's failed the test, then to get the problems fixed you're allowed to go from the test station to a repair centre. The vehicle still must meet a certain standard of roadworthiness, otherwise you can be fined. If your vehicle has failed you'll be given a 'refusal of an MOT certificate' and it will be logged on the MOT database – you cannot drive it other than to a pre- arranged test or repairs (even if the original MOT hasn't run out). Rule 4: MOT test costs are limited. Companies can only charge up to the official maximum for an MOT. For a full list, see the Gov.

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First do a DIY MOT of avoidable fails. Nearly 4. 0% of MOTs fail first time, and far too many are due to a simple avoidable reason.

Don't worry – this is common sense, not mechanical sense. Some of the fails you can sort yourself, others will need a professional. Either way. sorting it before the test is usually cheaper.

Almost one in five vehicles fail MOTs due to a bust light bulb. So walk around to check your car's indicators and headlights, front and back. Beat the most common fails by following our nine- point checklist.

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Checks introduced in March 2. EU rules (they were already in place in NI) include some extra checks, looking at areas such as electronic warning lights, speedometers and electronic handbrakes. You can find more info on the individual changes on the Df.

T website. For a full list of each check type, see Gov. The DVSA has released a series of videos to help you check your car before an MOT. While a cheap . Thus, what type of MOT you should opt for is largely dictated by your car's condition.

If your car is in perfect condition and you'd be surprised if it failed, look for offers to get it as cheap as possible. Some colleges also offer cut- price MOT tests as well as repairs and servicing to the public, such as Northumberland College which charges . If you've used a college MOT centre let us know in our General Cheap MOT Discussion. Is your car in moderate to poor condition? If it's likely or possible only minor repairs will be needed, local council- run centres come into their own. They generally don't carry out repairs, so there's no vested interest in anything failing. A garage that does repairs is convenient, and there's generally no retest fee, but with a council MOT there's a chance your car may fail on fewer points.

The best solution is to call a range of reputable local garages and tell them the likely problems, then ask for quotes so you can see which option is the best value. Get Our Free Money Tips Email! For all the latest deals, guides and loopholes - join the 1. Don't miss out Try hidden council MOT test centres. Many local councils have their own MOT testing stations for their own vehicles, such as buses or vans.

By law these test centres (though not taxi or Crown stations) must be open to the general public. As they generally only carry out tests and don't do repairs (always check), there's no incentive for mechanics to find faults that don't exist. Centres we've visited tell us this guide gave them a fourfold increase in members of the public visiting. Good news, as it means you're seen as a welcome customer, not an annoying distraction. Does it make a difference? Thousands of savvy Money. Savers have used these test centres and the vast majority report their cars either consistently pass the test, or need fewer repairs compared with MOTs done at other garages.

Here are a few examples: I had a pre- MOT at my local garage. It failed and it was going to cost . I booked my car into my nearest council MOT centre and it passed. Yes!- Glen. 7, 2.

I took my car to a dealer for an MOT. It was going to cost . Next day I took it to my local council test centre and paid . Car passed MOT! This is one of my greatest achievements to date and it. Cheers!- Ermantrude, 2. Thanks to your advice our MOT was . My council's MOT centre passed it..

Everything is very efficient and cheap- @Cat. Lamin, 2. 01. 6@Martin. SLewis How useful! I didn't even know they existed. I'm sick of worrying myself sick about the MOT costing . Thank you!- @Ce. Ce. Is it a safety compromise?

This isn't about getting a shoddy quick MOT that passes your car. If you're not satisfied with the way a test has been carried out, get an appeal form, either from the garage in question, from Gov. DVSA's MOT enquiries phone line 0. DVSA will re- test your car (but you'll have to pay the full test fee again). Local council MOT test centre finder. This list shows all the council- run centres we know of that don't do repairs – click your region below to see those nearest. As it's compiled by public feedback, always check the details and the centre's MOT status before using it.

Also it's worth booking early. If you can't find a local centre, check the discussion links below, call your local county or borough council, or take a look at its website. It should be able to tell you your nearest one. Test centres region- by- region. Buy Human Capital (2015) Movie on this page.

London. Southern & South East England. South West England. Eastern England. Western England.

West Midlands. East Midlands. North West England. North East England. Yorkshire & Lincolnshire.

Wales. Scotland. Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, all MOTs are Government- run and carried out at Driver & Vehicle Agency test centres.

None of these carry out repairs, and there's a fixed fee, as well as some other requirements (eg, your first MOT's needed after four years). See the NI Direct website for info and to find your nearest.

Also see the dedicated discussion: Northern Ireland MOTs. Let us know your experiences of council MOT test centres or share any you'd like us to add to the list in our MOT testing discussion. Don't miss out. It's not only council- run centres that don't do repairs. Quite a few private garages also only do MOTs and not repairs, so the same logic should apply. Of course, there are many garages that do MOTs and repairs completely honestly and fairly.

If you use one, that's great. But if you're new to MOTs or not happy with what you get now, then this is an alternative route.

Retests can be free or discounted, depending on where you had your vehicle tested in the first place. But to qualify for this all the failure points must be on the list below. See the full list of failure points which qualify for a free retest.

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