Dearly collective, especially residents in Scotland!
Currently in Northern Ireland there’s approximately a 4 months waiting time before being able to get a date for an MoT. Booked mine last week and the next available date was August 16th. My Freelander’s MoT expires at the end of June. The same thing with my sons Polo and unfortunately it broke down last week 2 months after the MoT expired and Green Flag refused to cover the policy as it had no cert. so a local recovery had the delight of charging £120 for the service 😡.

So when I rang the local help line @Gov.NI I asked if I found a centre and booked an MoT whilst in Scotland in May would it cover me for N.I. and of course yes it would! Why not?! I kinda knew the answer but wanted it official so to speak.

Question is now, where can I book and what does it cost? Locally we expect to fork out £30.
My quest is to find a reputable MoT testing centre around Pitlochry or Stirling late May where we are staying for a couple of weeks. If it doesn’t suit or work out I’ll be refreshing a web page every 🤬 hour for the next three months 😵‍💫

Thanks in advance.

Stephen

Most garages do MOT in Scotland with about a weeks notice, some less, cost £50, some cheaper with service my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

Try a local authority (council) mot center. They have to make slots available for the general public. That's what I use, always an honest mot as they don't do repairs. Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
Now retired so it doesn't matter anymore.
Freelander now gone.

I'm also in Northern Ireland. I don't stress about the lack of mot appointments. If the DOI or Stormont aren't bothered enough to resolve the issue I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it. Book an appointment for 4 months time and drive on regardless, you can't be penalised for not being able to get an mot. My sons was due this month (also a Polo!) First available date is July. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

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Dartman the one wrote:

Most garages do MOT in Scotland with about a weeks notice, some less, cost £50, some cheaper with service

Bobupndown wrote:

I'm also in Northern Ireland. I don't stress about the lack of mot appointments. If the DOI or Stormont aren't bothered enough to resolve the issue I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it. Book an appointment for 4 months time and drive on regardless, you can't be penalised for not being able to get an mot. My sons was due this month (also a Polo!) First available date is July.