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

HR9 7AH
HR9 7FJ
HR9 7SH
GL18 1PB
HR9 7FL
HR9 7FG
GL18 1PD
HR9 7FF
HR9 7SP
HR9 7FH
GL18 1NY
HR9 7SX
HR9 7SG
HR9 7SU
GL18 1NZ
HR9 7FB
HR9 7FA
HR9 7SJ
HR9 7AR
GL18 1NX
HR9 7ST
GL18 1PA
HR9 7SW
GL18 1GG
GL18 1PH
GL18 1PF
HR9 7WJ
HR9 7SF
HR9 7BJ
GL18 1PQ
HR9 7SN
HR9 7EF
HR9 7FU
HR9 7FD
HR9 7SE
GL18 1NU
GL18 1NW
GL18 1NP
HR9 7EB
GL18 1PG
GL18 1NT
HR9 7SL
HR9 7SQ
HR9 7SR
GL18 1NN
GL18 1PE
GL18 1NL
GL18 1GH
GL18 1NR
GL18 1NJ
GL18 1NQ
HR9 7UT
GL18 1NS
HR9 7RU
HR9 7RT
GL18 1NH
HR9 7RS
HR9 7LS
GL18 1NG
GL18 1NA
HR9 7RX
GL18 1RJ
HR9 7SD
HR9 7RY
GL18 1GL
HR9 7UH
HR9 7RP
HR9 7RZ
HR9 7RR
HR9 7LP
HR9 7UR
HR9 7LW
GL18 1RW
GL18 1JP
GL18 1NF
GL18 1JW
HR9 7UP
GL18 1NE
HR9 7UQ
HR9 7SA
GL18 1JL
HR9 7LT
GL18 1JN
HR9 7UJ
GL18 1RN
GL18 1JJ
GL18 1RH
GL18 1JR
HR9 7SB
HR9 7UG
GL17 0LS
GL18 1QR
GL18 1JT
HR9 7LR
GL18 1LU
GL18 1JS
GL18 1QN
GL18 1RF
HR9 7PR
GL18 1QW
HR9 7UL
GL18 1QJ
GL18 1QL
GL18 1QY
GL18 1QU
GL18 1QS
HR9 7PN
GL18 2BN
GL18 1QP
GL18 1TE
GL18 1QX
GL18 1QQ
HR9 7PL
GL18 1QH
HR9 7PW
GL18 1BN
GL18 1QT
HR9 7UN
HR9 7PP
GL18 1BW
GL18 1QG
GL18 1JU
HR9 7PJ
GL18 1JH
GL18 1QD
GL18 1RG
GL18 1BP
GL18 1BJ
GL18 1QF
GL18 2BW
GL18 1PW
GL18 1RL
GL18 1BE
GL18 1AL
GL18 1DJ
GL18 1QE
HR9 7UF
GL18 1BS
GL18 1BL
GL18 1LX
GL18 1BG
GL18 1ER
GL17 0LT
GL18 1PX
GL18 1QB
GL18 1BT
GL18 2BT
GL18 1DY
GL18 1RP
HR9 7LX
HR9 7LU
GL18 2BP
GL18 1BQ
HR9 7LN
HR9 7UB
GL18 1QA
GL18 1PZ
GL18 1PY
GL18 1BD
GL18 1JZ
GL18 1LA
GL18 1RA
GL18 1LT
GL18 1BU
GL18 1BH
GL18 1DU
GL18 1DD
GL18 1RB
GL18 1JE
HR9 7LY
GL18 1RD
HR9 7UE
GL18 1BY
GL18 1YH
GL18 1PJ
GL18 1YJ
GL18 1TT
HR9 7ND
GL18 1AY
GL18 1JA
GL18 1TY
GL17 0RG
GL18 1RE
GL18 1BB
GL18 1TR
GL18 1AU
GL18 1AS
GL18 1TF
HR9 7NA
GL18 1BA
GL18 1YA
GL18 1DB
GL18 1AJ
GL18 1EU
GL18 1JB
GL18 1AN
GL18 1SS
GL18 1YP
GL18 1YB
GL18 1YD
GL18 1DA
HR9 7UA
GL18 1TQ
HR9 7UW
HR9 7UD
HR9 7LA
GL18 2BS
GL18 1DT
GL18 1AQ
GL18 1TX
GL18 1AH
GL18 1SR
GL18 1TG
HR9 7GP
GL18 1AX
GL18 1AR
GL18 1ST
GL18 1AG
GL18 1PS
HR9 7LZ
GL18 1QZ
GL18 1DE
HR9 7LH
GL18 1TA
GL18 1PP
HR9 7SS
GL18 1SP
GL18 1JQ
HR9 7JZ
GL18 1PR
GL18 1PU
GL18 1PT
GL18 1ET
GL18 2YE
GL18 1YN
GL18 1YL
GL18 1WU
GL18 1WT
GL18 1WQ
GL18 1WH
GL18 1WE
GL18 2YT
GL18 2YF
GL18 2YB
GL18 2YD
GL18 2WZ
GL18 2YA
GL18 1YS
GL18 1YT
GL18 1YQ
GL18 1YR
GL18 1YG
GL18 1YE
GL18 1YF
GL18 1WZ
GL18 1WY
GL18 1WX
GL18 1WW
GL18 1WS
GL18 1WR
GL18 1WP
GL18 1WN
GL18 1WL
GL18 1WJ
GL18 1WG
GL18 1WD
GL18 1WA
HR9 7LQ
GL18 1SD
GL18 1SZ
GL18 1JG
GL18 1AA
GL18 1DX
GL18 1JX
GL18 1JD
GL18 1AB
GL18 1TH
HR9 7UU
HR9 7TU
GL18 1SU
HR9 7UZ
GL18 1SY
HR9 7PS
GL18 1RZ
GL18 1AP
GL18 1EW
GL18 1TW
GL18 1BX
HR9 7TT
HR9 7TX
HR9 7LB
GL18 1AT
GL18 1AD
HR9 7TZ
GL18 1SJ
GL18 1AW
GL18 1SX
GL18 2BU
GL18 1TS
GL18 1TD
GL18 1UH
GL18 1SH
GL18 1DL
HR9 7GL
GL18 1SF
GL18 1DF
GL18 1SG
GL18 1LG
HR9 7SY
GL18 1DR
GL18 1AE
GL18 1TL
GL18 1TN
GL17 0RF
HR9 7PX
HR9 7GJ
GL18 1SN
GL18 1UB
GL18 1UE
GL18 1UA
GL18 1TP
HR9 7JY
GL18 1AF
GL18 1SE
GL18 1SQ
GL18 2BE
GL18 1SL
GL18 1UD
HR9 7JX
GL18 1TJ
GL18 1BZ
GL18 1RY
GL18 1SB
GL18 1SW
GL18 1DG
HR9 7PG
GL18 1TU
GL17 0LR
GL18 1RQ
HR9 7LJ
HR9 7QP
GL18 1TB
GL18 2BA
GL17 0LP
GL18 1SA
GL18 1LS
GL18 1DN
GL18 1JF
GL18 1AZ
HR9 7LE
HR9 7LD
GL18 2BG
GL18 1DQ
HR9 7LL
GL18 1HP
HR9 7PQ
GL18 1DS
GL18 1EP
HR9 7NB
GL18 1DH
GL18 1EA
HR9 7PU
GL18 1DZ
GL18 1JY
GL18 1DP

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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