Comprehensive MOT Test Centre Information Near Me

Find the nearest MOT Test Centres. Enter your postcode in the search box and we'll find all the MOT Stations near you ordered by distance. In addition to a handy map we will also include booking telephone numbers and, where possible, opening times. If you have a car, van, motor bike, private passenger vehicle or, even, a trike, we'll list all the M.O.S. Test Centers near you.

MOT Test Centre Counties

UK MOT Test Centres in Gloucestershire

GL54 1EW
GL54 1LE
GL54 1EP
GL56 0RB
GL54 1LJ
GL54 1LZ
GL54 1JA
GL54 1LG
GL54 1LL
GL54 1LF
GL54 1LN
GL54 1EN
GL54 1LW
GL54 1LD
GL54 1HN
GL54 1LY
GL54 1LQ
GL54 1EJ
GL54 1EH
GL54 1LH
GL54 1EL
GL54 1LP
GL54 1AD
GL54 1EG
GL54 1DP
GL54 1LT
GL54 1DN
GL54 1ER
GL54 1DL
GL54 1BX
GL54 1DW
GL54 1EE
GL54 1AB
GL56 0RA
GL54 1BD
GL54 1HG
GL54 1HQ
GL54 1AE
GL54 1JS
GL54 1YS
GL54 1ZX
GL54 1WX
GL54 1YH
GL54 1YN
GL54 1YQ
GL54 1WY
GL54 1WZ
GL54 1XW
GL54 1WQ
GL54 1WS
GL54 1WU
GL54 1WW
GL54 1WT
GL54 1WE
GL54 1WF
GL54 1WJ
GL54 1WG
GL54 1YL
GL54 1JT
GL54 1WL
GL54 1WN
GL54 1WR
GL54 1WH
GL54 1WD
GL54 1DJ
GL54 1BB
GL54 1AF
GL54 1BE
GL54 1SS
GL56 0XX
GL54 1BJ
GL54 1FD
GL54 1AZ
GL56 0XY
GL54 1EF
GL54 1BQ
GL54 1BL
GL54 1EQ
GL54 1DS
GL54 1BH
GL54 1DH
GL54 1DF
GL54 1AA
GL54 1BS
GL54 1BW
GL54 1JW
GL54 1DR
GL54 1BZ
GL54 1FE
GL54 1DB
GL54 1BN
GL54 1DE
GL54 1DG
GL54 1DQ
GL54 1BT
GL54 1HW
GL54 1AU
GL56 0UQ
GL54 1LU
GL54 1DD
GL54 1AG
GL54 1AX
GL56 0YA
GL54 1DA
GL54 1FB
GL54 1EA
GL54 1BU
GL54 1AQ
GL56 0XZ
GL54 1BA
GL54 1ED
GL54 1DX
GL54 1BP
GL54 1AH
GL54 1LB
GL54 1YP
GL54 1YR
GL54 1SB
GL54 1SD
GL54 1SF
GL54 1JU
GL54 1DZ
GL54 1DT
GL54 1LX
GL54 1WA
GL54 1AJ
GL56 0YB
GL54 1DY
GL54 1AP
GL54 1LR
GL54 1BY
GL54 1JZ
GL54 1AW
GL54 1EB
GL54 1LS
GL54 1DU
GL54 1HH
GL56 0QG
GL56 0QY
GL56 0QZ
GL56 0QX
GL54 1AN
GL54 1AS
GL54 1AR
GL56 0QF
GL54 1AL
GL54 1AT
GL56 0YD
GL54 1BG
GL54 1LA
GL54 2JR
GL56 0RD
GL54 1AY
GL56 0UB
GL56 0UE
GL56 0QE
GL54 1HP
GL56 0RG
GL56 0UF
GL56 0UA
GL54 1JX
GL56 0TL
GL56 0QL
GL56 0UD
GL56 0QQ
GL56 0QD
GL56 0QU
GL56 0RE
GL56 0QJ
GL56 0TY
GL56 0TJ
GL56 0TF
GL56 0QB
GL56 0UH
GL56 0QT
GL56 0TR
GL56 0QH
GL56 0RF
GL56 0TZ
GL54 1ES
GL56 0TH
GL54 1HR
GL56 0QW
GL56 0QN
GL56 0QR
GL56 0TX
GL54 1HS
GL56 0QS
GL56 0QP
GL56 0TN
GL54 2JS
GL56 0TB
GL54 1EY
GL56 0TW
GL54 1JY
GL56 0TU
GL56 0TS
GL56 0TP
GL56 0XU
GL54 1ET
GL54 2JW
GL54 1HE
GL54 1HF
GL54 2HZ
GL54 2JT
GL54 2EZ
GL54 2JP
GL54 2JN
GL54 2JA
GL54 1EU
GL54 2JL
GL56 9AW
GL54 2JB
GL54 1JJ
GL54 1HD
GL54 2JD
GL54 2JF
GL54 2JE
GL54 2HW
GL54 2HY
GL54 2JQ
GL54 2EY
GL54 2JG
GL54 2QA
GL54 1HT
GL54 2JU
GL54 2JX
GL56 0TT
GL54 2EX
GL54 2HR
GL54 2HX
GL54 2HP
GL54 2HU
GL54 2HS
GL54 1EX
GL54 2FD
GL56 0YE
GL54 1JH
GL54 2HT
GL56 9AN
GL54 1EZ
GL56 0XL
GL56 0XJ
GL56 0XN
GL56 0XH
GL54 1HB
GL56 0XP
GL56 9AA
GL54 2JH
GL56 0XS
GL56 0XW
GL54 2JJ
GL56 9AB
GL56 0XQ
GL54 1JQ
GL56 9TB
GL54 1HX

When to get an MOT

The MOT test is designed to check that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards defined by the Department for Transport.

The rules that determine when you need to MOT your vehicle depend on the type of vehicle you have and what you use it for. These rules are grouped into Classes which currently include 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 5a and 7. Broardly speaking you need to MOT your vehicle on;

  • the third anniversary of its registration
  • the anniversary of its last MOT, if it's over 3 years old
The exception to this is vehicles that are categorised as Class 4, 5 and 5a which need to be MOT tested every 12 months.

Driving a vehicle without an MOT can attract a fine of up to £1,000

Expired MOT certificate

It is not acceptable to drive a vehicle if its MOT has certificate expired. Doing so can result in a prosecution. Exceptions to this rule are;

  • to or from somewhere to be repaired,
  • to a pre-arranged MOT test1.

1A pre-arranged MOT test is one that has been arranged in advance. If you are stopped on the way to a drop in MOT test centre without an appointment you may not qualify for an exemption.

MOT renewal

An MOT lasts for a calendar year. The MOT expiration date is printed on the MOT pass certificate.

It is important to ensure your vehicle's MOT test certificate is renewed before the MOT test due date. This is can be done as early as a month minus 1 day before the expiration of the current certificate or anniversary of the registration of the vehicle. It is acceptable to get a new MOT test certificate at any time, however, the start date of the certificate will change if the renewal date is more than a month minus a day before the expiration of the current certificate.

MOT Test Fees and Class Descriptions

The Department for Transport has specified maximum fees that MOT test centres can charge. These are broken down by the Class of the vehicle as this roughly equates to the amount of effort required by the MOT Test Centre to carry out the test. The following table explains the Classes and associated costs.

ClassVehicle TypeAge before
MOT (years)
Maximum
Fee
1Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 29.65
1Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 37.80
2Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc)3£ 29.65
2Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc)3£ 37.80
33-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight)3£ 37.80
43-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight)3£ 54.85
4Cars (up to 8 passenger seats)3£ 54.85
4Motor caravans3£ 54.85
4Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw)3£ 54.85
4Dual purpose vehicles3£ 54.85
4Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats)3£ 54.85
4Ambulances and taxis1£ 54.85
4Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats)1£ 57.30
4Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight)3£ 54.85
4aClass 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check£ 64.00
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats)1£ 59.55
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats)1£ 80.65
5Playbuses1£ 80.65
5aClass 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 80.50
5aClass 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 124.50
7Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight)3£ 58.60

Test Failures and Retests

If your vehicle has failed its MOT Test you may qualify for a free or reduced retest.

If the MOT Test Centre carries out the repair then ordinarily they would retest the vehicle at a reduced cost or no cost at all, depending on the nature of the work and the time between the two MOT tests.

If you decide to take your vehicle away for repair you will need to ensure that your vehicle's current certificate is still valid. If your certificate is no longer valid then you will only be able to take your vehicle to a repair agent to get the defects corrected and to an MOT Test Centre with a pre-arranged MOT test appointment. You will not be able to take your vehicle to any other location.

If you have taken your vehicle away for repair and manage to return it to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a retest, the MOT Test Centre will not charge for the partial retest, assuming the repair is one or more of the following items;

  • access panels
  • battery
  • bonnet
  • bootlid
  • brake pedal antislip
  • break glass hammer (class 5 vehicles only)
  • doors (including hinges, catches and pillars)
  • door open warning device (class 5 vehicles only)
  • dropsides
  • electrical wiring
  • emergency exits and signs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance door remote control (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance/exit steps (class 5 vehicles only)
  • fuel filler cap
  • headlamp cleaning or levelling devices (that doesn’t need a headlamp aim check)
  • horn
  • lamps (excluding headlamp aim)
  • loading door
  • main beam 'tell-tale'
  • mirrors
  • rear reflectors
  • registration plates
  • seatbelts (but not anchorages), seatbelt load limiter and seatbelt pre-tensioner
  • seats
  • sharp edges or projections
  • stairs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • steering wheel
  • tailboard
  • tailgate
  • trailer electrical sockets
  • towbars (excluding body around anchorage points)
  • tyre pressure monitoring system
  • vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • windscreen glass, wipers and washers
  • wheels and tyres (excluding motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecar)
If the repair is for another fault or you do not get your vehicle back within the time period then you are eligible for a charge.

If you return your vehicle, after a repair, within 10 working days of the original test then the MOT Test Centre can complete a partial test which may be free or at a reduce charge. If it is not within this period then the MOT Text Centre will need to carry out a full test for which a full charge can be made.

Booking an MOT

MOT Test Centres offer a variety of methods for booking your vehicle in for a test. The primary means of booking is by phone. Our website offers a handy click to call facility if you are using a compatible device saving the need to save or write the number down. It is also worth noting that many sites now have online booking capabilities making it quick and easy for you to book your car in for a test.

MOT Test Centre maximum fees are controlled. Familiarise yourself with the Class of your vehicle and ensure that the MOT Test Centre does not charge you more than the maximum fee specified.

How does the MOT Test work?

An MOT test is an annual check of qualifying vehicles by an approved agent of items the Department of Transport has deemed essential for the safe operation of the vehicle on the public highway. Checks vary by vehicle category but all include essential items like headlights, seatbelt and tyres.

The MOT Test is designed to ensure the vehicle meets road safety and emission standards as defined by the Department for Transport. The test ensures your vehicle is in appropriate condition for use on the road. The MOT Test focuses on elements of the vehicle that ensure the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. The Test does not concern itself with the condition of the vehicle's engine or gearbox, for example, but does focus on items such as seat belts, breaks and lights. For a full guide please read the MOT Inspection Manual.

Whilst the MOT Test is being performed you are allowed to view the Test from the MOT Public viewing area. You are not, however, allowed to interact with the Tester during the course of their duties.

MOT Test Completion

When the MOT Tester has completed the inspection you will be issued with a certificate. This can be an MOT Certificate, if the vehicle has passed, or a refusal of an MOT Test Certificate. In either case the outcome, along with the vehicles odometer reading will be recorded in the MOT test database, which is a national register.

If the vehicle has passed the MOT Test the MOT Certificate will be issued with, amoungst other things, the epiration date of the Certificate. You will need to repeat this process again before this date.

If the vehicle has NOT passed the MOT Test the refusal of an MOT Test Certificate will be issued which contains the reasons why the vehicle failed the test. If you decide to take the vehicle away for repair then please ensure you have familiarised yourself with the rules related to retesting your vehicle, especially if your MOT Test Certificate has expired.

If you feel you vehicle has been incorrectly failed then you may lodge an appeal with the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) by calling them on 0300 123 9000 week days between 7:30am to 6pm. You should also contact them if you think your MOT Test Certificate is not geniune or if you think your vehicle has passed when it shouldn't have.

Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition can attract a fine of up to £2,000, a driving ban and 3 penalty points
Information on this site is correct at time of publication. We assume no responsibility for any incorrect data, ommissions or errors.
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