The MOT Fee is fixed periodically by the Government's executive agency the Vehicle Operator and Services Agency (VOSA), in conjunction with the MOT industry. Working together, the MOT Test is carried out on a variety of vehicles of different ages, using a variety of workshop configurations - all strictly defined and monitored. Having established an average time for carrying out the MOT Test in all of the various scenarios, a Statutory Fee is negotiated and set, usually for a period of one year.

The reason that the fee is reviewed annually is to accommodate the many changes which are taking place in vehicle technology and, for example, the more more stringent emission checks which are being carried out on modern vehicles - some of these changes result in either more or less time being taken to carry out the Test, while others require the purchase of expensive equipment, and all of these factors, plus inflation, are taken into consideration.

However, although a Vehicle Testing Station (VTS) may charge the full Fee as defined, and no more, it is left to individual businesses to charge less than the full fee at their own discretion, although VOSA officials may well view this as a cause for concern and further investigation.

Class

2006-7 Fee

I/II (solo motorbikes)

£ 27.15

II (and motorbikes with sidecar)

£ 34.65

III (3-wheel vehicles)

£ 34.65

IV (cars)

£ 50.35

IV (passenger vehicles with 9-12 passenger seats)

£ 52.60

IVA (includes seat belt installation check)

£ 58.75

V (buses with 13-16 passenger seats)

£ 54.65

V (buses with 17+ passenger seats)

£ 74.10

VA (13-16 seats with seat belt installation check)

£ 73.95

VA (17+ seats with seat belt installation check)

£ 114.45

VII (goods vehicles between 3 – 3.5 tonnes)

£53.80

Current Fee
(March 08)