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

Eastington
Westbury-on-Severn
Cutsdean
Ampney St Mary and Ashbrook
Ayleford
Nupend
Southam
Great Witcombe
Redmarley D'Abitot
Tibberton
Snowshill
Lower Dowdeswell
Brockworth
Little Barrington
Kemble Wick
Lower Soudley
Berkeley Heath
Stanley Downton
Deerhurst Walton
Laverton
Brockweir
Bourton-on-the-Water
North Nibley
Rodmarton
Kineton
Bournes Green
Cinderford
Hasfield
North Cerney
The Leigh
Hidcote Boyce
Stratton
Colesbourne
Knave-in-hole
Upper Redbrook
Milkwall
Clearwell
Little Shurdington
Old Bishton
Breadstone
Stanway
Grange Village
Little Rissington
Preston Cross
Saul
Longney
Malswick
Clifford's Mesne
Highleadon
Twyning
Standish
Lechlade-on-Thames
Frampton on Severn
Tredington
Woolaston
Aston Cross
Dursley Cross
Elmore
Upper Oddington
Adlestrop
Ampney Crucis
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Calmsden
Long Newnton
Hook Street
Norcote
Whelford
Culkerton
Mork
Hawcross
Uckington
Siddington
Througham
Deerhurst
Upper Wick
Aylburton
Alderton
Coln St Aldwyns
Alderton Fields
Oakhunger
Gorsley Common
Forthampton
Fromebridge
Stroat
Cam
Woodcroft
Swindon
Chalford
Cleeve Hill
Betty's Grave
Stone
Willersey
Ebrington
Dumbleton
Knightsbridge
Tresham
Ham
Owlpen
Chaceley
Dorn
Claypits
Ryton
Church Westcote
Blakeney
Maisemore
Bledington
France Lynch
Crossways
Horcott
Hudnalls
Baunton
Ganborough
Minchinhampton
Longridge
Moor End
Nastend
Broad Campden
Maugersbury
Cold Aston
Corse
Green Bottom
Viney Hill
Elton
Shapridge
Lower Meend
Triangle
Overton
Duntisbourne Leer
Whaddon
King's Stanley
Broadoak
Gretton
Stroud Green
Bevington
Barton End
Caudle Green
Wyndbrook
Cooper's Hill
Buckland
Sevenhampton
Bradley
Gatcombe
Middle Wick
Crawley
Bentham
Ewen
The Heath
Fishpool
Wishanger
Golden Valley
Hampton Fields
Coalway
Ruardean
Miserden
Harnhill
The Scarr
Tarlton
Walham
Dunfield
Glasshouse
Upper Coberley
Theescombe
Naas
Aston Magna
Bradley Green
Great Rissington
Gatwick
Woodbridge
Whitecliff
Wickridge Street
Rodley
Bishop's Cleeve
Hewelsfield
Framilode
Blaisdon
Chipping Campden
Kemble
Whiteshill
Abenhall
Wotton-under-Edge
The Haw
Boxwell
Haresfield
Ruscombe
Ashley
Beverston
Forthay
Hatherop
Clements End
Moreton-in-Marsh
Turkdean
Charlton Abbots
Cowley
Fairford
Taynton
Drybrook
Ball's Green
Broadrock
Barrow
Tewkesbury
Duntisbourne Abbots
Coates
Birdlip
Bream
Frocester
Bibury
Brimpsfield
Fretherne
Stow-on-the-Wold
Highnam
Howley
Ashleworth
Bagpath
Bullo
Stowe
Prestbury
Coberley
Far Green
Littleford
Barton
Wallsworth
Hillesley
Coleford
Thrupp
Longhope
Weston-sub-Edge
Priding
Burnt Ash
Barnsley
Parkend
Playley Green
Little London
Tunley
Lower Slaughter
Carterspiece
Greenway
Waterlane
Calcot
Houndscroft
Southrop
Lynch
Littledean
Bournstream
Great Washbourne
Boughspring
Withington
Pitchcombe
Stanley Pontlarge
Duntisbourne Rouse
Upper Soudley
Naunton
Poole Keynes
Stantway
Little Drybrook
Stonehouse
Sharpness
Hawling
Blockley
King's Green
Wortley
Cirencester and Corinivm Roman Town
Leonard Stanley
Evenlode
Upper Framilode
Rudford
Lower Oddington
Eastleach Turville
Broom's Green
Lower Cockleford
Winson
Winstone
Tickshill
Wyck Rissington
New Town
Hampen
Upper Swell
Leckhampton Hill
Notgrove
Dursley
Tirley
Woodmancote
Salperton
Oxenton
Cranham Corner
Southend
Lower Stone
Tetbury
Stanton
Newent
Upper Dowdeswell
Woolridge
Woolstone
Itlay
Prescott
The Pound
Gretton Fields
Ruardean Woodside
Frampton Mansell
Hailes
Paxford
Cherington
Down Hatherley
Avening
Westend
Wanswell
Tetbury Upton
Stoke Orchard
Longborough
Hampnett
Bromesberrow
Newnham
Shipton Moyne
Tidenham
Gloucester
Tillers' Green
Flaxley
Homedowns
Hamshill
Shuthonger
Foxcote
Gorsley
Coaley
Batsford
Aston on Carrant
Guiting Power
Lower Clopton
Bengrove
Over
Elmore Back
Churcham
Oakridge Lynch
Compton Abdale
Lower Swell
Mile End
Edge
Elcombe
Temple Guiting
Stinchcombe
Sling
Sapperton
Ablington
Brookthorpe
Saintbury
Mickleton
Oxlynch
Cerney Wick
Syde
Oldcroft
Upper Kilcott
Dixton
Coombe
Somerford Keynes
Staverton
Longford
Epney
Farmcote
Rendcomb
Toddington
Andoversford
Puckrup
Willis Elm
Hardwicke
Aston Down
Alstone
St Briavels
Brockhollands
Wood Stanway
Sedbury
Preston
Botloe's Green
Twigworth
Swanley
Woodchester
Bamfurlong
Didbrook
Chatterley
Middle Duntisbourne
Lower Redbrook
Poolhill
Kempsford
Elmstone Hardwicke
Rockstowes
Ashchurch
Shakesfield
Apperley
Donnington
Purton
Arlingham
Edgeworth
Leighterton
Prior's Norton
Oxenhall
Kilcot
Whittington
Foss Cross
Amberley
Minsterworth
Meysey Hampton
Nag's Head
Quedgeley
Doughton
Westonbirt
Bartlett's Green
Yanworth
Lower Wick
Aldsworth
Alvington
Northway
Arlebrook
Tiltups End
Northleach
The Fence
English Bicknor
May Hill Village
Bagendon
Postlip
Brookend
Clapton-on-the-Hill
Sunhill
Tidenham Chase
Woodford
Didmarton
Butterrow
Upleadon
Coldharbour
Littleworth
Slimbridge
Farmington
Kingscote
Kingswood
Selsley
Berkeley
Gossington
Brand Green
Icomb
Uley
Plump Hill
Great Wolford
Hallwood Green
Harescombe
Winchcombe
Upthorpe
Tutshill
Town Street
Coombe Hill
Alderley
Chedworth
Upper Slaughter
Netherhope
Abwell
Down Ampney
Newington Bagpath
Evington
Ford
St Chloe
Seven Springs
Beachley
Quenington
Selsley West
Badgeworth
Lower Apperley
Syreford
Hayden
Whiteway
Halmore
Ampney St Peter
Bishop's Norton
Eggs Tump
Fossebridge
Ozleworth
Little Witcombe
Ryeford
Lassington
Trow Green
Gotherington
Aylworth
Brockhampton
Mobley
Norton
Whitminster
The Camp
Oakle Street
Taddington
Little Haresfield
Elkstone
Castletump
Sandhurst
Leddington
Crackstone
Pope's Hill
Dymock
Pamington
Churchend
Wormington
Wibdon
Walton Cardiff
Stratfordbridge
Chaxhill
Ketford
Compton Green
Lower Kilcott
Scowles
Innsworth
Churchdown
Cheltenham
Cambridge
Kent's Green
Windrush
Sheepscombe
Nibley Green
Arlington
Shadwell
Moreton Valence
Teddington
Lower Ley
Draycott
Edge End
Church End
Silver Street
Charingworth
Etloe
Upper Ley
Bledisloe
Berkeley Road
Charfield
Ashmead Green
Brierley
Huntley
Sudgrove
Hilcot End
Hewelsfield Common
Shipton
Stowell
Kempley
Far Oakridge
Ruspidge
Fiddington
Little Washbourne
Randwick
Cranham
Colethrop
Coln Rogers
Hazleton
Poulton
Eastleach Martin
Wallow Green
Upper Siddington
Daylesford
Tirley Knowle
Bisley
Eastcombe
Birdwood
Nether Westcote
Yorkley
Staunton
Broadwell
Hidcote Bartrim
Lowbands
Daglingworth
Farleys End
Condicote
Brimscombe
Middleyard
Newport
Park Hill
Nympsfield
Hyde
Netherton
Marsh Lane
Coln St Dennis
Upton St Leonards
Yorkley Slade
Mitcheldean
Box
Shurdington
Horsley
Awre
Berry Hill
Farfield
Daneway
Oldbury on the Hill
Whitecroft
South Cerney
Perrott's Brook
Heathfield
Bromesberrow Heath
Nailsworth
Shorncote
Hethelpit Cross
Lydney
Greet
Newland
Driffield
Slad
Upper Rissington
Sherborne
Aston Subedge
Four Oaks
Stroud
Holywell
Hartpury
Kempley Green
Boddington
Cockshoot
Far Thrupp
Chedworth Laines
Painswick
The Purlieu
Bownham
Todenham
High Woolaston

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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