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

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GL15 4AY
GL15 4AT
GL15 4AX
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GL13 9HX
GL15 4AR
GL14 1ET
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GL14 1EU
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GL13 9HU
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GL15 4DP
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GL13 9US
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GL13 9XZ
GL13 9UY
GL14 1ER
GL15 4BA
GL13 9UL
GL15 4NP
GL13 9HL
GL15 4AG
GL15 4LG
GL13 9SG
GL13 9UD
GL13 9UG
GL15 4EY
GL14 1EH
GL13 9NA
GL15 4LH
GL15 4AL
GL15 4NJ
GL15 4AF
GL13 9NB
GL13 9PE
GL13 9NP
GL13 9SF
GL13 9UQ
GL13 9NW
GL15 4NL
GL13 9NX
GL15 4NR
GL13 9NY
GL13 9UE
GL13 9ND
GL13 9NN
GL15 4NS
GL13 9UF
GL14 1EP
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GL13 9NE
GL13 9NS
GL13 9NR
GL13 9PD
GL13 9NL
GL13 9RZ
GL13 9NJ
GL15 4AN
GL14 1EG
GL13 9NT
GL13 9HJ
GL13 9JA
GL13 9NZ
GL13 9NU
GL14 1EJ
GL15 4NW
GL13 9GA
GL15 4HW
GL15 4YR
GL15 4YT
GL15 4YF
GL15 4YL
GL15 4RY
GL15 4YA
GL15 4EX
GL15 4EZ
GL15 4SB
GL14 1EW
GL14 1EF
GL15 4AW
GL15 4LJ
GL13 9RY
GL15 4RX
GL15 4EU
GL13 9SP
GL13 9NF
GL15 4RZ
GL13 9HH
GL13 9SB
GL14 1EL
GL15 4RU
GL15 5NS
GL15 4LL
GL15 4SN
GL13 9SW
GL15 4SW
GL15 4SA
GL13 9SA
GL15 5SU
GL15 5FF
GL13 9SD
GL15 4TZ
GL15 5SX
GL13 9SE
GL13 9SN
GL13 9NQ
GL14 1EN
GL15 5ST
GL15 5NW
GL13 9HQ
GL15 4RT
GL13 9RX
GL13 9RW
GL15 4SD
GL15 4SF
GL15 5NL
GL13 9RU
GL15 5SS
GL15 5NP
GL15 4SR
GL15 4ES
GL15 5NR
GL15 4SG
GL14 1EE
GL15 5TQ
GL15 5NX
GL15 5AU
GL15 5NB
GL14 1EQ
GL15 5DF
GL13 9NG
GL15 5NT
GL15 4SQ
GL15 4SH
GL15 5SR
GL15 5NN
GL15 5SD
GL13 9RS
GL15 5NJ
GL15 5SY
GL14 2UF
GL15 5BU
GL15 4SE
GL13 9RR
GL15 5AH
GL15 4SJ
GL15 5BY
GL15 5DB
GL15 4SP
GL15 5BW
GL15 5TA
GL15 5BT
GL15 5AJ
GL14 1EA
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GL2 7BT
GL15 5BD
GL15 4RS
GL15 5AG
GL15 5AS
GL15 5BZ
GL15 5BS
GL13 9RP
GL15 5NY
GL15 5SZ
GL15 5NZ
GL15 5NU
GL15 5AT
GL15 5BE
GL14 1HN
GL2 7BS
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GL15 5AY
GL15 5BB
GL15 4SL
GL15 5AF
GL15 5AL
GL15 5BG
GL15 5AX
GL15 5TB
GL15 5BQ
GL15 5AN
GL15 5AE
GL13 9NH
GL15 5NA
GL15 5SJ
GL15 5TD
GL14 1EB
GL15 5QT
GL15 5AZ
GL15 5BL
GL15 5PD
GL15 5AP
GL15 4RR
GL15 5AQ
GL15 5BH
GL15 5SL
GL15 5QB
GL15 5NG
GL15 5LP
GL15 4RP
GL15 5SH
GL15 5LN
GL15 5AW
GL15 5BN
GL15 5QG
GL15 5AR
GL15 5BA
GL15 5QS
GL15 5SQ
GL15 5BX
GL15 5AD
GL13 9RT
GL14 1DZ
GL15 4SZ
GL15 5SW
GL15 5LR
GL15 5PL
GL15 5SP
GL15 5QU
GL14 2UE
GL15 4TA
GL15 5ND
GL15 5YL
GL15 5SN
GL15 5PN
GL15 5BJ
GL15 5TE
GL15 5LW
GL15 5AB
GL15 5UA
GL15 4TE
GL13 9RN
GL15 5PW
GL15 5LS
GL15 5NE
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GL15 5PJ
GL15 5QF
GL15 5EP
GL15 4UA
GL15 4TY
GL15 4YP
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GL15 5PP
GL15 5QW
GL14 1ED
GL15 5UB
GL15 5PH
GL15 5QN
GL15 5PA
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GL15 5QY
GL15 5QE
GL15 4UB
GL15 4WW
GL15 4WF
GL15 4WB
GL15 5SE
GL15 5LZ
GL15 5LY
GL15 4TL
GL14 1HW
GL15 5FD
GL15 5SF
GL15 5LL
GL15 5BP
GL15 5SG
GL15 5YT
GL15 5YW
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GL15 5YJ
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GL15 5QJ
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GL15 5QA
GL15 4TU
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GL15 5PB
GL15 5LX
GL15 4TG
GL15 5PE
GL15 5PF
GL15 4TD
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GL15 5PZ
GL15 5LT
GL15 4TN
GL15 5LU
GL15 5NF
GL15 5PR
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GL15 5PS
GL15 5RA
GL15 5NQ
GL14 2UD
GL2 7DJ
GL15 5PY
GL15 4TS
GL15 5DT
GL15 5LQ
GL15 5RB
GL15 5RR
GL15 4QZ
GL15 5NH
GL15 5QR
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GL15 5RL
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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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