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

GL7 5AW
GL7 5AB
GL7 5AA
GL7 5AD
GL7 5AQ
GL7 5AF
GL7 5AG
GL7 5AH
GL7 5DP
GL7 5AE
GL7 5AN
GL7 5AZ
GL7 5AL
GL7 5AP
GL7 5AJ
GL7 5AR
GL7 5DA
GL7 5BE
GL7 3NB
GL7 5BG
GL7 5BY
GL7 5DB
GL7 5DL
GL7 5BX
GL7 5BU
GL7 5DJ
GL7 5AT
GL7 5DD
GL7 5BJ
GL7 5BS
GL7 5AY
GL7 5BL
GL7 3NA
GL7 5BH
GL7 5BP
GL7 5BW
GL7 5BT
GL7 3ND
GL7 5BN
GL7 5BZ
GL7 5DG
GL7 5DQ
GL7 5DH
GL7 5DE
GL7 5AS
GL7 4NG
GL7 5AU
GL7 3NE
GL7 5NT
GL7 5BB
GL7 5NR
GL7 5PA
GL7 5NS
GL7 5PB
GL7 3PP
GL7 5DF
GL7 5NP
GL7 4PZ
GL7 5NJ
GL7 3PT
GL7 5NN
GL7 5AX
GL7 5NW
GL7 5TA
GL7 5NH
GL7 5NG
GL7 5NL
GL7 3NF
GL7 4JH
GL7 5NF
GL54 3RE
GL7 4JQ
GL7 5NE
GL7 5SY
GL7 5PD
GL7 5SZ
GL7 5ND
GL7 5PE
GL7 5SX
GL7 4JD
GL7 4LS
GL7 5TB
GL7 4JE
GL7 4LT
GL7 3NG
GL7 4JB
GL7 4LG
GL7 4JF
GL7 4LL
GL7 4LQ
GL7 4JA
GL7 4LR
GL7 4WF
GL7 5NQ
GL7 4LY
GL7 4LP
GL7 4LN
GL7 4GZ
GL7 4NP
GL7 4LW
GL7 4LF
GL7 4JY
GL7 5DN
GL7 4LD
GL7 4JZ
GL7 4HZ
GL7 4JW
GL7 4JR
GL7 4LA
GL7 4JJ
GL7 4JP
GL7 4GT
GL7 4JG
GL7 4JS
GL7 4JN
GL7 4JL
GL7 4LB
GL7 4NE
GL7 4JU
GL7 4HX
GL7 4AF
GL7 4AD
GL7 4PR
GL7 4HU
GL7 4NB
GL7 5NA
GL7 3FG
GL7 4JX
GL7 4DJ
GL7 4AE
GL7 4FS
GL7 4JT
GL7 5NB
GL7 4LE
GL7 4BA
GL7 4BD
GL7 4FN
GL7 4HT
GL7 4AZ
GL7 4NU
GL7 4AR
GL7 4WX
GL7 3YN
GL7 4AA
GL7 4BG
GL7 4HY
GL7 5SU
GL7 4AS
GL7 4AT
GL7 4BJ
GL7 4AB
GL7 4BN
GL7 4BB
GL7 4WJ
GL7 4WZ
GL7 4YA
GL7 4WA
GL7 4NA
GL7 4YP
GL7 3YS
GL7 3YY
GL7 3WF
GL7 3WS
GL7 3WG
GL7 3WD
GL7 4BW
GL7 4FT
GL7 4HR
GL7 4NH
GL7 4LH
GL7 4FR
GL7 4HP
GL7 4HS
GL7 4FW
GL7 4FH
GL7 3PN
GL54 3RD
GL7 4AQ
GL7 4BP
GL7 4DB
GL7 4AY
GL7 4BL
GL7 5NU
GL7 4FJ
GL7 5LY
GL7 4AH
GL7 4FG
GL7 4AW
GL7 4AG
GL7 4BQ
GL7 4BS
GL7 4AU
GL7 4AX
GL7 4FQ
GL7 4FX
GL7 4FE
GL7 4AN
GL7 4DA
GL7 4ND
GL7 4BH
GL7 4FL
GL7 4FP
GL7 4AJ
GL7 4AP
GL7 5JL
GL7 4FF
GL7 4BE
GL7 4AL
GL7 4LX
GL7 4GD
GL54 3PS
GL7 4DS
GL7 4NL
GL7 4DD
GL7 5LX
GL54 3QP
GL7 4LJ
GL7 5SS
GL7 5LZ
GL7 5NY
GL7 5NX
GL7 3PS
GL7 4DN
GL7 5LH
GL54 3RB
GL7 4NR
GL7 4BX
GL54 3QZ
GL54 3QR
GL54 3PU
GL7 4BT
GL54 3QX
GL7 4BY
GL7 5NZ
GL54 3QS

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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