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

SP4 9RU
SP4 9RT
SP4 9RH
SP4 9QW
SP4 9PQ
SP4 9PH
SP4 9SY
SP4 9PG
SP4 9QJ
SP4 9RX
SP4 9QH
SP4 9RD
SP4 9EE
SP4 9ED
SP4 9RQ
SP4 9SG
SP4 9RA
SP4 9QP
SP4 9PJ
SP4 9RW
SP4 9BF
SP4 9QT
SP4 9RG
SP4 9QQ
SP4 9QZ
SP4 9RY
SP4 9PW
SP4 9PL
SP4 9QU
SP4 9RZ
SP4 9PN
SP4 9QX
SP4 9RE
SP4 9QB
SP4 9RL
SP4 9QD
SP4 9QY
SP4 9SF
SP4 9QE
SP4 9RN
SP4 9RJ
SP4 9PU
SP4 9PX
SP4 9SN
SP4 9SP
SP4 9SA
SP4 9YN
SP4 9QF
SP4 9PP
SP4 9SZ
SP4 9SH
SP4 9SQ
SP4 9QS
SP4 9PR
SP4 9QG
SP4 9PY
SP4 9RB
SP4 9RF
SP4 9PT
SP4 8JW
SP4 9PS
SP4 8JN
SP4 9PZ
SP4 9QA
SP4 9QL
SP4 8JL
SP4 8JJ
SP4 8LG
SP4 8JP
SP4 8JH
SP4 8JR
SP4 8JT
SP4 8JS
SP4 8JU
SP4 9SB
SP4 8JZ
SN9 6DQ
SP4 8JY
SP4 8LE
SP4 8JX
SP4 8LF
SP4 9SD
SN9 6DE
SN6 7ZZ
SN6 7XB
SN6 7TX
SN6 7TZ
SN6 7TE
SN6 7TY
SN6 7UE
SN6 7UA
SN6 7UB
SN9 6DF
SP4 8LA
SP4 9SE
SN9 6DH
SP4 8LB
SP4 8LD
SN9 6DD
SN9 6AT
SN9 6DW
SP4 8AT
SN9 6AU
SN9 6AR
SN9 6AP
SP4 8HY
SN9 6DX
SP4 8HZ
SP4 8JB
SN9 6DN
SP4 8JA
SN9 6AS
SN9 6DB
SN9 6DJ
SN9 6AW
SN9 6AX
SN9 6AL
SP4 8HX
SN9 6AY
SN1 1DF
SN9 6AN
SP4 8AS
SP4 8HT
SP4 8HU
SP4 8AR
SP4 8AP
SP4 8AG
SP4 8AU
SP4 8HW
SN9 6AJ
SP4 8AL
SP4 8AN
SP4 8AQ
SP4 8AW
SP4 8AZ
SP4 8FH
SP4 8HS
SP4 8BF
SP4 8AJ
SP4 8AF
SP4 8HP
SP4 8FG
SP4 8FE
SP4 8HB
SP4 8AY
SP4 8AE
SN9 6AZ
SN9 6BA
SP4 8AX
SP4 8QD
SP4 8QR
SP4 8RJ
SP4 8DE
SP4 8JG
SP4 8AH
SP4 8HN
SP4 8QZ
SP4 8HJ
SP4 8EH
SP4 8AB
SP4 8RD
SP4 8QT
SP4 8DF
SP4 8JF
SP4 8HR
SP4 8RZ
SP4 8RH
SP4 8SG
SP4 8SZ
SP4 8SJ
SP4 8SA
SP4 8SB
SP4 8RU
SP4 8RN
SP4 8JQ
SP4 8HL
SP4 8HA
SP4 8AA
SP4 8AD
SP4 8BZ
SP4 8BX
SP4 8HH
SP4 8HG
SP4 8BT
SP4 8BU
SP4 8BD
SP4 8EZ
SP4 8EJ
SP4 8HF
SP4 8HE
SP4 8HD
SP4 8EQ
SP4 8BG
SP4 8BY
SP4 8EF
SP4 8EG
SP4 8BS
SP4 8BP
SP4 8EX
SP4 8EB
SN9 6AQ
SP4 8EE
SP4 8ER
SP4 8ED
SP4 8PS
SP4 9SL
SP4 9SS
SP4 8ES
SP4 8RE
SP4 8QS
SP4 8EW
SP4 8BW
SP4 8EU
SP4 8QG
SP4 8RL
SP4 8SQ
SP4 8RQ
SP4 8RG
SP4 8NA
SP4 8QQ
SP4 8DA
SP4 8DT
SP4 8BE
SP4 8DD
SP4 8RF
SP4 8QF
SP4 8EL
SN9 6AH
SP4 8EA
SP4 8DB
SP4 8BN
SP4 8ET
SP4 8DH
SP4 8PZ
SP4 8QP
SP4 8BL
SP4 8DX
SP4 8DZ
SN9 6BB
SP4 8EY
SP4 8EP
SP4 8BJ
SP4 8EN
SP4 8BH
SP4 8DU
SP4 8BQ
SP4 8FD
SP4 8LJ
SP4 8DJ
SP4 8DY
SP4 8PY
SP4 8NG
SP4 8DL
SP4 8QE
SP4 8DR
SP4 8NQ
SP4 8DS
SP4 8QU
SP4 8NF
SP4 8JE
SP4 9SU
SP4 9NP
SP4 9UX
SP4 9UY
SP4 9SR
SP4 9ST
SP4 8DP
SP4 8NE
SP4 8JD
SP4 8PD
SP4 8RB
SP4 8RY
SP4 8DQ
SP4 8PB
SP4 9BY
SP4 8PE
SP4 8ND
SP4 8QB
SP4 8DN
SP4 8PF
SP4 8QA
SP4 8LH
SP4 8QJ
SP4 8PT
SP4 8QY
SP4 8NZ
SP4 8LQ
SP4 8LY
SP4 8NH
SP4 8DG
SP4 8NY
SP4 8LX
SP4 8PA
SP4 8NX
SP4 8QL
SP4 8QX
SP4 8PG
SP4 8QH
SP4 8DW
SP4 8NN
SP4 8LT
SP4 8NJ
SP4 8NB
SP4 8PR
SP4 8LU
SP4 8PQ
SP4 8QW
SP4 8NW

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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