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 5PT
SP3 5PS
SP3 5PX
SP3 5PU
SP5 5LL
SP7 0EX
SP7 0EZ
SP7 9LL
SP7 0HB
SP7 0EY
SP5 5LJ
SP7 0HA
SP3 5PZ
SP7 0HD
SP7 0HF
SP7 0HE
SP5 5LN
SP7 0HQ
SP7 0HH
SP3 5PY
SP3 5PR
SP7 0HL
SP7 0HJ
SP7 0HN
SP3 5QB
SP3 5QD
SP7 0HS
SP3 5QA
SP3 5PH
SP5 5LH
SP7 0HW
SP3 6RR
SP7 0HT
SP3 5QE
SP7 0HR
SP5 5LQ
SP7 0HP
SP7 0HG
SP5 5LA
SP3 6RP
SP5 5LE
SP5 5LB
SP3 5PQ
SP5 5JZ
SP5 5LD
SP7 9LJ
SP3 5QF
SP7 9EN
SP5 5LF
SP7 0EU
SP5 5JY
SP7 9EJ
SP3 5PG
SP7 9EL
SP7 9EW
SP5 5JX
SP3 5NX
SP3 5NU
SP3 5QQ
SP7 0ET
SP3 6RX
SP3 5NR
SP3 5NT
SP3 5NY
SP5 5LG
SP7 9EH
SP3 5QG
SP3 5PW
SP5 5JT
SP3 6RJ
SP3 5PF
SP5 5LY
SP3 5PA
SP7 9EQ
SP5 5JU
SP7 9LG
SP7 9LH
SP3 5PJ
SP7 9EG
SP5 5JS
SP3 6RU
SP3 5PL
SP3 5PN
SP7 9ER
SP3 5PB
SP7 9EE
SP3 6RL
SP7 9EP
SP7 9EF
SP7 9ET
SP7 9EA
SP7 9EX
SP3 5PD
SP3 6RH
SP7 9LQ
SP3 5PE
SP3 6SE
SP3 5QH
SP5 5JR
SP5 5JW
SP7 9ES
SP7 9DZ
SP3 6RQ
SP7 9DY
SP3 6RT
SP7 0ER
SP3 5PP
SP3 6QX
SP3 6RS
SP3 6RW
SP5 5JP
SP3 6RN
SP3 6RG
SP3 6RE
SP7 0ES
SP7 9EB
SP7 9HH
SP7 9ED
SP7 0EP
SP7 9NH
SP3 6RF
SP5 5QF
SP5 5JJ
SP3 6RD
SP3 5NN
SP7 0PR
SP5 5JL
SP7 9DN
SP7 9DL
SP5 5JN
SP7 9EU
SP3 6PL
SP7 0PP
SP7 9DT
SP5 5JH
SP5 5JQ
SP5 5JG
SP7 0PW
SP5 5JF
SP3 6UF
SP5 5JD
SP3 6RZ
SP7 9NQ
SP5 5JE
SP3 6RB
SP7 9DJ
SP7 9DW
SP7 9NE
SP7 9NF
SP7 9DH
SP7 9BH
SP7 9DS
SP7 0PN
SP7 9DP
SP7 9DQ
SP3 6NW
SP7 9NL
SP3 6PJ
SP3 6PQ
SP7 9BQ
SP7 9NG
SP3 5NL
SP3 6NP
SP3 6NN
SP7 9DR
SP3 6PR
SP3 6RA
SP3 5NF
SP5 5JB
SP7 9DU
SP7 9ND
SP3 6PP
SP7 9DX
SP3 6QU
SP7 9BJ
SP5 5LW
SP3 6NL
SP3 5NE
SP7 9DF
SP3 6PH
SP7 9DG
SP3 6BF
SP3 6JT
SP3 6QZ
SP3 6SD
SP3 6PN
SP3 6NH
SP3 6QN
SP7 9EY
SP3 6PG
SP3 6BA
SP3 6AY
SP3 6AZ
SP3 6JR
SP3 6NJ
SP3 6AX
SP7 0EW
SP3 6JD
SP7 9DD
SP3 6HE
SP7 9LY
SP7 9EZ
SP3 6NR
SP5 5LP
SP7 9NA
SP3 5NG
SP3 6JS
SP3 6PW
SP3 6DG
SP7 9LW
SP3 6QY
SP7 9BS

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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