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

SP3 5NX
SP3 5PA
SP3 5PF
SP3 5NU
SP3 5PG
SP3 5PB
SP3 5NY
SP3 5PD
SP3 5NR
SP3 5NT
SP3 5PQ
SP3 5PE
SP3 5QH
SP3 5PN
SP3 5PP
SP3 5PW
SP3 5PH
SP3 5PJ
SP3 5QQ
SP3 5PR
SP3 5PL
SP3 5QD
SP3 5QF
SP3 5QB
SP3 5QE
SP3 5QG
SP3 6RU
SP3 5NN
SP3 6RX
SP3 5PY
SP3 5QA
SP3 6RT
SP3 5PZ
SP3 5PS
SP3 5NL
SP3 5NF
SP3 6RZ
SP3 5NE
SP3 5PX
SP3 5NG
SP3 6RS
SP3 5NQ
SP3 5NH
SP3 6UF
SP3 6RB
SP5 5JT
SP3 5ND
SP3 6LZ
SP3 6NB
SP3 6LY
SP3 5NJ
SP3 6RA
SP3 6QU
SP3 6QZ
SP3 6RR
SP3 6JT
SP3 6LX
SP3 6LT
SP3 6NW
SP3 6JS
SP3 6BF
SP3 6RJ
SP3 6RP
SP3 6NP
SP3 5LZ
SP3 6JR
SP3 6NN
SP3 6PP
SP3 6AY
SP3 6AX
SP3 6NQ
SP3 6AZ
SP3 6PR
SP3 5PU
SP3 5PT
SP3 6LP
SP3 6SD
SP3 6JL
SP3 6LU
SP3 6NH
SP3 6LS
SP3 6NZ
SP3 6HE
SP3 6JP
SP3 6NL
SP3 5NA
SP3 6NF
SP3 6JH
SP3 6JG
SP3 6LN
SP3 6QY
SP3 5WD
SP3 6WX
SP3 6TR
SP3 5ZR
SP3 5ZS
SP3 5WY
SP3 6XZ
SP3 6TX
SP3 6WJ
SP3 6LR
SP3 6LW
SP3 6BA
SP3 6LA
SP3 6JQ
SP3 6HA
SP3 5LY
SP3 6HB
SP3 6LQ
SP3 6DG
SP3 6JJ
SP3 6PN
SP3 6NA
SP3 6LB
SP3 6JN
SP3 6NJ
SP3 6NE
SP3 6LD
SP3 6HD
SP3 6LH
SP3 6DH
SP3 6RL
SP3 6JW
SP3 6RD
SP3 6SR
SP3 5NB
SP3 6HQ
SP3 6RY
SP3 6LE
SP3 6HY
SP3 6LF
SP3 6HZ
SP3 6QN
SP3 6LG
SP3 6PW
SP5 5LL
SP3 6HF
SP3 5LX
SP3 6DQ
SP3 5LG
SP3 6ND
SP3 6HH
SP3 6HG
SP3 6LJ
SP3 6HU
SP3 6RE
SP5 5LE
SP3 6LL
SP3 5LQ
SP3 6JA
SP3 6HX
SP3 6JB
SP3 6UA
SP3 5LL
SP3 6JU
SP3 6JD
SP5 5LN
SP3 6PS
SP3 6TB
SP3 6WZ
SP3 6UE
SP3 6HN
SP3 6HP
SP3 6HW
SP3 6HT
SP3 6UB
SP5 5JS
SP5 5JR
SP3 6HR
SP3 6RW
SP3 6NR
SP3 6JE
SP3 6UD
SP5 5JP
SP5 5JU
SP3 6HS
SP3 6JF
SP3 5LU
SP3 6PT
SP3 6HJ
SP5 5LB
SP5 5JW
SP3 6RN
SP3 6JX
SP3 6PZ
SP3 6SE
SP5 5LD
SP3 6NS
SP5 5LA
SP5 5JX
SP3 6GZ
SP3 6GY
SP5 5JZ
SP3 5LS
SP3 5LF
SP5 5LQ
SP3 6GU
SP3 6RH
SP3 6QD
SP3 5LT
SP3 6PJ
SP3 5LN
SP3 6GX
SP3 5LE
SP3 5LB
SP3 6RG
SP3 6QA
SP3 6QB
SP3 6GW
SP3 6GS
SP3 5LD
SP5 5JY
SP3 6GT
SP3 5JZ
SP3 6RQ
SP3 6NT
SP5 5JJ
SP3 6NG
SP3 6QX
SP3 6RF
SP5 5JN
SP5 5LF
SP3 5LJ
SP3 6QE
SP3 6PU
SP3 5LR
SP3 5JY
SP5 5JD
SP5 5JE
SP3 5FA
SP5 5JL
SP5 5JF
SP3 5LA
SP3 6NU
SP5 5JQ
SP5 5LH
SP3 5JX
SP5 5JG
SP3 6QF
SP3 5JP
SP3 5JS
SP5 5LJ
SP3 5TQ
SP3 5TH
SP3 5TD
SP3 5RW
SP3 5JU
SP3 5TN
SP3 5TJ
SP5 5JH
SP3 5TW
SP3 5TL
SP3 5NP
SP3 5DT
SP3 5RN
SP3 5JR
SP5 5JB
SP3 5BF
SP3 6PH
SP3 5BP
SP3 5JW
SP3 5JN
SP3 6QG
SP3 5JT
SP3 5LP
SP3 5JA
SP3 6PL
SP3 5DU
SP3 5QJ
SP3 5JL
SP3 5JJ
SP3 5JB
SP3 5JH
SP7 9LL
SP5 5LY
SP5 5LG
SP7 9ET
SP3 6QQ
SP3 6SH
SP3 5SB
SP7 9EH
SP3 5SD
SP7 9EN
SP7 9EJ
SP3 6PQ
SP7 9EL
SP7 0HF
SP5 5LW
SP7 9EU
SP3 6SJ
SP7 9ER
SP7 9EP
SP3 6PY
SP3 6TU
SP3 6TF
SP3 6TS
SP3 6TL
SP3 6TW
SP3 6TY
SP3 6TN
SP3 6TT
SP3 6SG
SP7 0EX
SP3 5JD
SP7 0HE
SP3 6QT
SP7 0HD
SP3 5BN
SP7 9EW
SP7 9ES
SP3 5JG
SP3 5RL
SP3 5JQ
SP3 5JF
SP3 6SQ
SP7 0HB
SP7 9EQ
SP7 0EZ
SP3 5BS
SP7 0EY
SP7 9EG
SP3 5RJ

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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