Do MOT retests need to be done at the same test centre?

jsmoke · 13 Jul 2021 at 16:56

You have 10 days to take your car away and make repairs after a failed MOT. The retest will only check the failed areas and you'll get charged a reduced fee but does the retest need to be done at the same centre as the the initial MOT?

Ahleckz · 13 Jul 2021 at 16:56

Yes, to get the reduced fee. If you take it somewhere new you will have to pay the full cost.

K.C. Leblanc · 13 Jul 2021 at 20:30

Also while in theory they should be consistent there's always the risk they'll find something else wrong.

jsmoke · 13 Jul 2021 at 22:56

K.C. Leblanc said:
Also while in theory they should be consistent there's always the risk they'll find something else wrong.

I think they just check the parts that failed.

watercooledman · 13 Jul 2021 at 22:59

jsmoke said:
I think they just check the parts that failed.

Exactly this

Rroff · 13 Jul 2021 at 23:01

jsmoke said:
I think they just check the parts that failed.

I've seen MOT histories when looking to buy a car where the second test a few days later has a bunch of new advisories and/or fails on it.

andy_mk3 · 14 Jul 2021 at 18:15

MOT retest can only be done by the same test centre. If you take it elsewhere it'll automatically be a new full test.

A retest only checks the failure/advisory items and items relating to it. For example if it failed on brake pads, then the pads would be checked along with caliper bolts, wheel bolts etc as well as a brake test.

watercooledman · 14 Jul 2021 at 18:22

andy_mk3 said:
MOT retest can only be done by the same test centre. If you take it elsewhere it'll automatically be a new full test.

A retest only checks the failure/advisory items and items relating to it. For example if it failed on brake pads, then the pads would be checked along with caliper bolts, wheel bolts etc as well as a brake test.

exactly they wont check the whole car again if taken back to the original testing station, only what if failed on has been corrected.

Dalandius · 14 Jul 2021 at 18:23

As far as I can see no but take it elsewhere it would be a full test rather than a retest.

Form information on the government website https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/retests