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

GL20 8TT
GL20 8JA
GL20 8TS
GL20 8TR
GL20 8FB
GL20 8WB
GL20 8YY
GL20 8YR
GL20 8YN
GL20 8YA
GL20 8YJ
GL20 8YL
GL20 8WN
GL20 8YW
GL20 8YQ
GL20 8YH
GL20 8JB
GL20 8NF
GL20 8NE
GL20 8NG
GL20 8HY
GL52 9SE
GL52 4SE
GL20 8JD
GL20 7AL
GL20 8LT
GL20 7AH
GL20 8LS
GL20 7AY
GL20 8LU
GL20 7AJ
GL20 7AQ
GL20 8HH
GL20 8LR
GL20 8LP
GL20 7AW
GL20 8LX
GL20 8LW
GL52 9RQ
GL52 4RQ
GL20 8LN
GL20 8HX
GL20 7AG
GL20 8HL
GL20 7AR
GL20 8NQ
GL20 7AF
GL52 4SD
GL52 8SD
GL20 8FG
GL20 8LY
GL52 9RG
GL52 4RG
GL20 7AP
GL20 7AN
GL52 4RB
GL52 9RB
GL20 7AD
GL20 8LZ
GL20 8LJ
GL20 8HN
GL20 7AE
GL20 7AA
GL20 7AS
GL52 9QY
GL52 4QY
GL52 9RF
GL52 4RF
GL20 8HW
GL52 4RA
GL52 9RA
GL20 8US
GL20 8FE
GL20 8NH
GL52 8HA
GL20 8FF
GL20 8LQ
GL20 8LL
GL20 8UE
GL20 8PB
GL20 8HJ
GL52 4EX
GL52 9EX
GL52 9EY
GL52 4QZ
GL52 9QZ
GL52 9ET
GL52 4EY
GL52 4ET
GL52 4ER
GL52 9ER
GL20 8LG
GL52 4QU
GL52 9QU
GL20 8NJ
GL52 4EU
GL52 4EP
GL52 9EP
GL52 4HD
GL52 4UH
GL52 9EU
GL52 9HD
GL52 9ES
GL52 9HB
GL52 4ES
GL52 9FB
GL20 8LH
GL20 8NL
GL52 4HB
GL52 9UH
GL52 9EZ
GL20 8LE
GL20 8LB
GL52 4GL
GL52 4GU
GL52 4GD
GL52 4EZ
GL20 8NY
GL52 4HE
GL52 9HE
GL20 8JL
GL54 5HQ
GL52 4QX
GL52 9QX
GL20 8LF
GL52 9EW
GL52 4EW
GL52 9HF
GL52 4HF
GL20 8LD
GL20 8LA
GL20 7BH
GL20 8NZ
GL20 8NN
GL52 9QT
GL52 4QT
GL20 7NX
GL52 4HA
GL54 5HJ
GL20 8TZ
GL52 9HA
GL20 8NW
GL20 8JZ
GL20 8JY
GL20 8NP
GL52 9FA
GL20 8JX
GL20 8NS
GL20 7AU
GL52 4SB
GL20 8JU
GL52 9SB
GL20 8JT
GL20 8NR
GL20 8NT
GL52 9RD
GL20 8HP
GL20 8NU
GL20 8TP
GL20 8JQ
GL20 7PU
GL20 8JH
GL20 8TU
GL52 4RD
GL20 8FA
GL20 7BE
GL20 8HU
GL20 8UT
GL20 7BG
GL54 5HH
GL20 8UP
GL54 5HF
GL20 8PG
GL20 8GN
GL20 8PQ
GL20 8GF
GL20 8PJ
GL20 8UJ
GL20 8QG
GL20 8HS
GL20 8PH
GL20 8PN
GL20 8TE
GL20 8UG
GL20 8TF
GL20 8QD
GL20 8UH
GL20 8PL
GL20 8QE
GL52 9RE
GL20 7PR
GL20 8QF
GL20 8TG
GL20 8TQ
GL20 7PX
GL20 8TW
GL20 8HR
GL20 8YP
GL20 8ZF
GL20 8YB
GL20 8YE
GL20 8YG
GL20 8YD
GL20 8XA
GL20 8XZ
GL20 8XY
GL20 8PW
GL20 8JP
GL20 8PS
GL20 7PP
GL20 8HZ
GL20 8UF
GL20 8PT
GL20 8ZB
GL20 7HY
GL20 8RY
GL20 8HT
GL54 5HE
GL20 8PU
GL20 8SA
GL20 8UN
GL20 8UL
GL20 8SB
GL20 7BQ
GL20 7PT
GL20 8SH
GL20 8SN
GL52 4RE
GL20 8JR
GL20 8PX
GL20 7PS
GL20 8RZ
GL20 7DU
GL20 8QS
GL20 8UD
GL20 7NU
GL20 8QA
GL20 8HQ
GL20 8PR
GL20 8GE
GL20 8PZ
GL20 8PP
GL20 8UB
GL20 8QB
GL20 8RU
GL20 7NT
GL20 8JS
GL20 8PY
GL20 8GY
GL20 8JN
GL20 8QU
GL20 8UA
GL20 7HU
GL20 7HX
GL20 7HW
GL20 8SE
GL54 5HD
GL20 8RN
GL20 7PD
GL20 8RX
GL20 8NX
GL20 8QL
GL20 8QX
GL20 8RP
GL20 8RS
GL20 8RT
GL20 8QT
GL20 8QP
GL20 7NY
GL20 8QJ
GL20 8QQ
GL20 8RE
GL20 8NB
GL20 8RQ
GL20 7HR
GL20 7PA
GL20 8RL
GL52 8FL
GL20 7HZ
GL20 7NZ
GL20 7NP
GL20 7JR
GL20 7HS
GL20 7HT
GL20 8QR
GL20 8NA
GL20 8QY
GL20 7NS
GL20 7NR
GL20 8QZ
GL52 8FJ
GL54 5DE
GL20 7HP
GL20 7JA
GL20 8RG
GL20 7JE
GL52 8FF
GL52 8FA
GL20 8GA
GL20 8QH
GL20 7JD
GL20 8RR
GL20 8RW
GL20 8QN
GL20 8RJ
GL54 5HG
GL20 7YD
GL20 7YX
GL20 7BD
GL20 7HN
GL20 7AX
GL54 5HB
GL20 8RB
GL52 8SA
GL20 7PB
GL52 8ER
GL20 8RF
GL20 8QW
GL20 7JF
GL52 8ET
GL52 8ES
GL52 8RU
GL52 9AB
GL20 8RH
GL54 5HA
GL20 8RA
GL20 7AT
GL52 8EY
GL20 7JL
GL20 8RD
GL20 7JJ
GL54 5EZ
GL20 8GL
GL52 8EP
GL52 8FD
GL20 7JB
GL20 8PE
GL20 8TD
GL20 8SS
GL20 8SY
GL20 8SX
GL52 8GU
GL20 8TB
GL52 8EW
GL20 7BJ
GL52 8RX
GL20 8TN
GL20 8SP
GL52 8SJ
GL52 8GR
GL20 8TA
GL52 8SB
GL20 8ST
GL52 8FB
GL52 8SQ
GL20 8SU
GL20 7JG
GL20 8TJ
GL52 8RZ
GL20 7YA
GL52 8GJ
GL20 8SZ
GL52 4SA
GL20 7JH
GL20 8SW
GL52 8EU
GL52 8SG
GL20 7PE
GL52 8EX
GL52 8HE
GL20 7PF
GL20 8TL
GL52 8HB
GL20 8TH
GL52 8HD
GL20 7JP
GL52 8BS
GL52 4BS
GL52 8RT
GL54 5EY
GL52 8GX
GL52 8SE
GL52 8EN
GL52 8BW
GL52 4BW
GL52 8HF
GL52 8HP
GL52 8HR
GL20 8PA
GL20 7ND
GL52 8BP
GL52 4BP
GL52 8GZ
GL52 8XY
GL54 5YT
GL20 7NH
GL52 8DF
GL52 4DF
GL52 8HN
GL52 8XS
GL52 4DE
GL52 8DE
GL52 4BN

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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