Oxford City Council
PO Box 10, Oxford, OX1 1EN
Tel 01865 249811
Email customerservices@oxford.gov.uk
Web http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
PO Box 10, Oxford, OX1 1EN
Tel 01865 249811
Email customerservices@oxford.gov.uk
Web http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
Oxford
City
Council
We offer a comprehensive range of independent MOTs for Class IV, V and VII vehicles (cars, minibuses and light commercial vehicles) at our Cowley Marsh Depot, Marsh Road, Oxford, OX4 2HH.
Our fees are set out below. Fees are set by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and are not subject to VAT. Fees are not under our control and may change:
| Class | Vehicle Type | Cost | Age first Test Certificate Required (Years) |
| Class 4 | Cars (up to 8 passenger Seats), Motor Caravans | £54.85 | 3 |
| 3 Wheeled Vehicles (over 450 Kg unladen weight) | £54.85 | 3 | |
| Quads (maximum unladen weight 400 Kg - for goods vehicles 550 Kg and max, net power of 15KW | £54.85 | 3 | |
| Dual Purpose Vehicles | £54.85 | 3 | |
| Private Hire Vehicles and PSVs (up to 8 seats) | £54.85 | 3 | |
| Good Vehicles (up to 3000 KG DGW) | £54.85 | 3 | |
| Ambulances and Taxis (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles may be subject to additional local requirements) |
£54.85 | 1 | |
| Private Passenger Vehicles and Ambulances (9-12 Passenger Seats) |
£57.30 |
1 | |
| Class 4A |
Includes seat belt installation check |
£64.00 |
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| Class 5 | Private Passenger 13-16 Passenger seats | £59.55 | 1 |
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Vehicles and Ambulances more than 16 Passenger seats (with 13 or more passenger seats) |
£80.65 | 1 | |
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| Class 5A |
Includes seat belt 13-16 Passenger seats |
£80.50 |
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| Installation check More than 16 Passenger seats | £124.50 | ||
| Class 7 |
Good Vehicles (over 3000Kg up to 3500Kg DGW) |
£58.60 | 3 |
| Partial retest fee | Half test fee | ||
| Maximum fee for duplicate test certificate | £10.00 |
Retests (Re- Examination)
We do not carryout repairs at our test station. If you need to repair your vehicle following the test, you must take it to another garage.
If the vehicle is brought back to our test station and retested before the end of the next working day on one or more of the following items only there will be no additional fee:
| Bonnet | Registration Plate |
| Bootlid | Seat Belts (but not anchorages) |
| Brake Pedal Antislip |
Seats |
| Direction Indicators | Sharp Edges or Projections |
| Doors |
Steering Wheel |
| Dropsides | Tailboard |
| Fuel Filler Cap |
Tailgate |
| Hazard Warning | VIN |
| Horn |
Windscreen and Glass |
| Lamps | Windscreen Wipers |
| Loading Door | Windscreen Washers |
| Mirrors | Wheels and Tyres |
If the vehicle is removed from the testing station for repair and returned for retest within 10 working days following the day of the initial failure, then only a partial retest is needed and a partial retest fee may be charged.
Only one Partial re-examination is permissible per full examination. In any other case a full re-examination and full fee will be required.
If you wish to appeal against refusal to issue a test certificate for your vehicle:
| Test Type |
2009/10 per Unit (£) |
Other Information |
| Hackney Carriage Vehicle Test | 66.20 | Indexed in line with VOSA fees |
| Private Hire Vehicle Test | 61.20 | Indexed in line with VOSA fees |
| Non scheduled meter testing and sealing | 15.00 | |
| Duplicate Certificate of Compliance | 10.00 | If does not qualify for free re-test |
| Retest | 30.00 |
Contact us for more information on 01865 252900.
Page last reviewed 9 Jun 2010
