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 Wiltshire

SN15 5BA
SN15 5AX
SN15 5AY
SN15 5AD
SN15 5AF
SN15 5AE
SN15 5AA
SN15 5QG
SN15 5HW
SN15 5AB
SN15 4JN
SN15 5AZ
SN15 5DJ
SN15 5AG
SN15 5DN
SN15 5AQ
SN15 5DH
SN15 5AH
SN15 5DL
SN15 5DQ
SN15 4JW
SN15 5AJ
SN15 5DF
SN15 5DG
SN15 5AL
SN15 4JL
SN15 5AN
SN15 4JY
SN15 5AR
SN15 5BB
SN15 5HN
SN15 5AW
SN15 5DE
SN15 5BE
SN15 5DR
SN15 5DU
SN15 5DT
SN15 4JR
SN15 5AP
SN15 4JF
SN15 5DP
SN15 5AS
SN15 4JP
SN15 5DS
SN15 5DX
SN15 5DD
SN15 4JS
SN15 4JG
SN15 5DW
SN15 4JH
SN15 4AT
SN15 5DY
SN15 5DZ
SN15 5EA
SN15 5EB
SN15 4EH
SN15 5FD
SN15 4DR
SN15 4JT
SN15 4JE
SN15 4GY
SN15 5DB
SN15 5ED
SN15 4GZ
SN15 4HZ
SN15 5EG
SN15 4DP
SN15 4HY
SN15 5EE
SN15 4HX
SN15 5AU
SN15 4DT
SN15 4DW
SN15 4HU
SN15 4JA
SN15 4JU
SN15 4JB
SN15 5EF
SN15 4JX
SN15 5BG
SN15 5AT
SN15 5DA
SN15 4HW
SN15 4DN
SN15 4HN
SN15 4JJ
SN15 5BY
SN15 4HL
SN16 9RL
SN15 5BZ
SN15 4HS
SN15 4JD
SN15 4HT
SN15 4HR
SN4 8DU
SN15 5BX
SN16 9RN
SN15 4HJ
SN15 4JQ
SN5 0AQ
SN5 0AH
SN15 4DL
SN15 4HP
SN15 4HH
SN4 8DW
SN16 9DT
SN15 5BT
SN15 4HQ
SN15 4HE
SN15 5JU
SN4 7PQ
SN15 5BS
SN15 4LD
SN15 5JX
SN15 5BP
SN15 4HF
SN15 4HG
SN5 0AJ
SN15 5JT
SN15 4DS
SN15 5JR
SN15 5JS
SN15 4DH
SN15 4DJ
SN15 4HD
SN16 9DS
SN15 4HB
SN15 5BU
SN4 7PE
SN4 7PF
SN15 5JP
SN5 0AN
SN15 4TL
SN15 4DQ
SN15 4NS
SN4 8DT
SN15 4NT
SN15 5BW
SN15 5JW
SN15 4AA
SN15 5BQ
SN15 4NU
SN4 7GE
SN4 7PG
SN15 4AS
SN16 9RJ
SN15 4DF
SN15 4PQ
SN16 9RW
SN15 4PF
SN15 4NZ
SN16 9DU
SN15 4NX
SN15 4PG
SN15 4NY
SN15 5SG
SN15 5HT
SN15 4EZ
SN4 8DX
SN15 5BN
SN15 4LB
SN4 7PD
SN4 7SB
SN5 0AL
SN15 4JZ
SN15 4PA
SN15 4EX
SN15 4DG
SN15 5HU
SN15 4HA
SN15 4PD
SN15 4ES
SN15 4QY
SN15 5LA
SN15 4EY
SN4 7FS
SN15 5JH
SN15 4PE
SN15 5HS
SN4 7PB
SN15 5JA
SN5 0AG
SN15 4PB
SN15 4EU
SN15 4ET
SN15 5HX
SN5 0AU
SN16 9NP
SN15 4PJ
SN15 4EP
SN5 0AW
SN5 0AX
SN15 5HZ
SN15 4EL
SN15 5HY
SN15 5HP
SN15 4ER
SN4 7QG
SN16 9NH
SN4 7DB
SN15 5JJ
SN15 4PH
SN15 4TJ
SN4 7PA

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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