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 6DP
GL7 6DW
GL7 6EN
GL7 6DR
GL7 6BL
GL7 6EW
GL7 6DT
GL7 6DN
GL7 6DS
GL7 6DX
GL7 6DJ
GL7 6DH
GL7 6DL
GL7 6DU
GL7 6FE
GL7 6FR
GL7 6FP
GL7 6FU
GL7 6BG
GL7 6DZ
GL7 6DY
GL7 6DF
GL7 6ED
GL7 6EA
GL7 6EE
GL7 6FW
GL7 6FZ
GL7 6FT
GL7 6FQ
GL7 6EB
GL7 6DQ
GL7 6FN
GL7 6FL
SN6 6QU
GL7 6FJ
GL7 6QG
GL7 6DG
GL7 6DE
SN6 6QT
SN6 6QS
SN16 9TW
GL7 6EF
GL7 6EG
SN16 9GA
SN6 6QX
SN6 6QR
GL7 6DA
SN6 6NY
SN6 6NZ
SN16 9SB
GL7 6BZ
GL7 6DD
SN6 6PB
SN6 6PA
GL7 6BX
GL7 6BY
SN16 9QA
GL7 6BU
SN6 6NW
SN6 6NL
GL7 6EJ
SN16 9YD
SN6 6PP
SN6 6PD
SN6 6PW
SN6 6NS
GL7 6EL
GL7 6BT
SN6 6NX
SN6 6PE
SN16 9TF
GL7 5UT
SN6 6NT
SN16 9TE
GL7 5US
GL7 5XL
SN6 6NP
GL7 5UN
SN6 6PX
SN16 9TD
SN6 6NR
SN6 6QE
SN6 6NU
GL7 5UW
GL7 5UP
SN6 6PR
GL7 5XU
GL7 5WJ
SN16 9TB
GL7 5UL
SN16 9SZ
SN16 9SY
GL7 5XD
SN6 6PF
GL7 5XW
SN6 6PT
SN16 9TA
GL7 5XB
GL7 6DB
SN6 6PS
GL7 5UJ
GL7 6HZ
GL7 5TF
GL7 5XT
SN6 6PG
GL7 5UR
GL7 5UH
SN6 6FB
SN6 6PL
GL7 6HY
SN6 6PQ
SN6 6PN
GL7 6FY
SN6 6PJ
SN6 6PU
GL7 5UY
GL7 5XX
GL7 6EH
GL7 5TQ
SN16 9TQ
SN6 6SD
GL7 5XN
GL7 6LZ
GL7 5TZ
GL7 5UG
GL7 5UF
SN6 6PH
GL7 5TY
GL7 5WS
GL7 6HX
GL7 5WG
SN16 9PZ
GL7 5WE
GL7 5WU
GL7 5WR
SN16 9QP
GL7 5WD
GL7 5WA
GL7 6AA
GL7 5WQ
GL7 6AE
GL7 6EQ
GL7 6GA
GL7 5TX
GL7 5WB
SN16 9TG
GL7 5WF
GL7 5RF
SN16 9TT
GL7 5UA
GL7 5WP
GL7 5WL
GL7 5TU
GL7 5XY
GL7 6EP
GL7 6AF
GL7 6BB
GL7 6FS
GL7 5WN
GL7 6AD
GL7 6QA
GL7 6ZD
GL7 5TS
SN16 9TH
GL7 5TP
GL7 5TT
GL7 5UU
GL7 6YT
GL7 6YE
GL7 6YQ
GL7 5UQ
SN16 9TN
GL7 6AB
SN16 9QW
GL7 6PZ
GL7 6AG
GL7 5XF
GL7 5UE
GL7 6BP
GL7 6BJ
GL7 5TR
GL7 6BH
SN16 9TL
SN16 9TP
GL7 6BD
SN16 9TJ
GL7 5XZ
GL7 5ZE
GL7 6AR
GL7 6AQ
GL7 5XP
GL7 6BS
GL7 6YY
GL7 6YB
GL7 6YL
GL7 6YX
GL7 6YF
GL7 6XZ
GL7 5TW
GL7 6AH
SN16 9PY
GL7 6BE
GL7 5XS
GL7 6AS
GL7 5UB
SN6 6QN
GL7 6AP
GL7 5UX
SN16 9SD
GL7 5XR
GL7 6AL
GL7 6AT
GL7 5XQ
GL7 6AJ
SN6 6QW
SN16 9PX
GL7 6FF
GL7 5XJ
GL7 5TG
SN6 6RF
GL7 6AN
GL7 6AU
GL7 5XH
GL7 5UD
GL7 6AX
SN16 9SU
GL7 5RL
SN16 9QB
GL7 6AW
GL7 5XE
SN16 9PU
SN16 9FD
SN16 9PT
GL7 6HN
SN16 9PL
SN16 9QL
GL7 6HU
SN16 9QS
GL7 5QD
SN16 9QN
SN16 9SA
GL7 6BW
GL7 5LU
GL7 6ND
GL7 6HW
SN16 9SX
SN16 9PN
SN16 9QJ
SN16 9FT
GL7 5UZ
SN16 9RQ
SN16 9PS
SN16 9QG
SN16 9SE
SN6 6QP
SN16 9YE
SN16 9QF
SN16 9QQ
GL7 5TN
GL7 5TH
SN16 9QE
SN16 9YQ
SN16 9YG
SN16 9RD
SN16 9PR
SN16 9HR
SN16 9HS
SN16 9QH
SN16 9RB
GL7 6JA
GL7 6HR
SN16 9QR
GL7 6HS
SN16 9QU
SN16 9PP
GL7 6ES
GL7 6HL
SN16 9QT
SN16 9RA
GL7 6JL
GL7 6HQ
GL7 6ER
SN16 9SS
SN16 9RG
GL7 6HP
GL7 6HT
GL7 6HD
SN16 9QZ
GL7 6HJ
GL7 6HH
SN16 9QD
GL7 6HG
GL7 6JH
SN6 6RG
SN16 9RF
SN16 9QY
SN16 9PJ
GL7 6HE
SN16 9RE
GL7 6EY
SN16 9TR
GL7 6HF
GL7 6HB
SN16 9PW
GL7 6HA
GL7 6EX
GL7 5TL
SN16 9QX

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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