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 North Somerset

BS40 8DP
BS18 8DP
BS18 8DW
BS40 8DW
BS18 8DR
BS40 8DR
BS40 8DU
BS40 8DN
BS18 8DN
BS18 8DU
BS18 8DL
BS40 8DL
BS40 5TR
BS18 7TR
BS18 8DY
BS40 8DY
BS18 7TS
BS40 5TS
BS40 8DX
BS18 8DX
BS18 7TW
BS40 5TW
BS40 5TP
BS18 7TP
BS18 7YP
BS40 9YP
BS40 8AZ
BS18 8DH
BS40 8DH
BS18 7TX
BS18 7TT
BS40 9YQ
BS18 7YQ
BS40 9YL
BS18 7YL
BS40 5TX
BS18 8AZ
BS40 9YN
BS40 8DS
BS40 8DJ
BS18 8DJ
BS40 9UX
BS18 7YN
BS18 8DS
BS40 9YG
BS40 8DT
BS18 7YG
BS18 7YJ
BS40 8DQ
BS18 8DQ
BS40 9YJ
BS18 7YH
BS18 8DT
BS40 9UF
BS18 7UF
BS40 9YH
BS40 5TT
BS40 9UD
BS40 8DZ
BS18 8DZ
BS40 9UW
BS18 7UW
BS18 7YT
BS40 9UL
BS18 7UL
BS18 7UN
BS40 9YS
BS18 7YS
BS40 9UN
BS40 8AF
BS18 8AF
BS40 9YE
BS18 7YE
BS40 9JR
BS18 7JR
BS40 9UY
BS40 9YT
BS40 9UZ
BS18 7UZ
BS18 7UY
BS40 9YF
BS18 7YF
BS18 6XG
BS40 7XG
BS40 9YW
BS40 9ZJ
BS18 7YW
BS40 9UJ
BS18 7UJ
BS40 8AY
BS18 8AY
BS40 9UH
BS18 7UH
BS40 9XZ
BS18 7XZ
BS40 8BX
BS40 9WZ
BS40 9YA
BS18 7YA
BS40 8BA
BS18 8BA
BS40 8AE
BS40 9UQ
BS18 7UQ
BS18 8AE
BS40 8AD
BS40 8DG
BS18 7UX
BS18 8AD
BS18 8DG
BS40 8EB
BS18 7UT
BS18 7US
BS40 9US
BS40 9UT
BS40 5TN
BS18 7TN
BS40 8AP
BS40 9UG
BS18 8AU
BS18 7YB
BS40 9YB
BS18 7UG
BS40 9UU
BS18 7UU
BS40 8AU
BS18 8EX
BS40 8EX
BS40 8DE
BS40 7XQ
BS18 8AX
BS40 8AX
BS18 8EJ
BS18 8BX
BS40 8EJ
BS40 8AS
BS18 8AS
BS18 6XQ
BS18 7UP
BS18 7YD
BS40 9YD
BS18 7UR
BS40 8AT
BS18 8AT
BS40 8EL
BS18 8EL
BS18 8EY
BS40 8EY
BS18 8AL
BS18 8EH
BS40 8EH
BS18 8EQ
BS40 8EQ
BS18 8EG
BS40 8EG
BS18 7HQ
BS18 8AR
BS40 8AR
BS40 9UR
BS18 7XJ
BS18 8AA
BS40 8AA
BS40 9XG
BS18 7XG
BS18 7XA
BS18 8EN
BS40 8EN
BS40 8DB
BS48 3DU
BS19 3EP
BS19 3DS
BS19 3DU
BS19 3DP
BS40 8EF
BS18 8EF
BS40 8EW
BS40 5TJ
BS18 8EW
BS48 3DS
BS18 8AB
BS40 8AB
BS40 9UP
BS18 7TJ
BS40 8DD
BS18 8AQ
BS40 8DF
BS40 9XA
BS18 8EE
BS48 3EW
BS19 3EW
BS40 8EE
BS40 7AY
BS18 8EP
BS18 8EU
BS40 8EU
BS18 7XF
BS40 9XF
BS40 8DA
BS40 8AG
BS18 8AG
BS40 8EP
BS18 8EZ
BS40 8EZ
BS40 8ER
BS18 8ER
BS40 5TH
BS18 7TH
BS40 5TU
BS40 8BE
BS18 8BE
BS19 3SP
BS18 8ET
BS40 8AN
BS40 8ET
BS18 8AN
BS18 7TU
BS18 8BB
BS40 8BB
BS40 8ES
BS18 8ES
BS18 7TL
BS40 5TL
BS19 3EN
BS48 3EN
BS40 9XE
BS19 3DZ
BS18 7XE
BS48 3DZ
BS18 7TY
BS19 3DW
BS19 3DX
BS48 3DP
BS18 7TQ
BS40 9XD
BS18 7XD
BS40 9XB
BS40 8HB
BS18 8HB
BS18 6UY
BS40 7UY
BS18 7XB
BS18 8HA
BS40 8HA
BS18 8BT
BS40 8BT
BS18 8BU
BS18 7YR
BS18 8BD
BS40 7XA
BS18 6XA
BS40 8BD
BS40 9YR
BS48 3DY
BS40 8AH
BS40 8HD
BS18 8HD
BS40 8BU
BS18 8AH
BS18 8BS
BS40 8BS
BS19 3DR
BS19 3DT
BS19 3DY
BS40 5TG
BS40 7UX
BS18 6UX
BS18 8BP
BS19 3EB
BS40 8BP
BS19 3EA
BS18 8AW
BS40 8AW
BS18 7TG
BS48 3SP
BS40 8AQ
BS19 3EE
BS48 3EE
BS48 3DB
BS19 3ED
BS48 3XB
BS48 3ED
BS18 8HE
BS40 8HE
BS18 6UU
BS40 7UU
BS18 6UT
BS48 3SW
BS40 8HF
BS18 8HF
BS19 3SW
BS40 7UT
BS40 5TF
BS18 7TF
BS18 7TE
BS40 5TE
BS40 8HL
BS48 3DN
BS19 3DN
BS18 8HL
BS48 3ST
BS19 3ST
BS40 5RL
BS48 3EP
BS40 8BW
BS48 3SL
BS19 3SL
BS40 5SW
BS19 3SR
BS48 3SR
BS40 5SQ
BS18 7SQ
BS40 8BG
BS40 5RN
BS18 7RN
BS48 3EF
BS19 3EF
BS18 7RL
BS18 8BG
BS18 7SW
BS40 5SG
BS40 5SL
BS18 7SL
BS40 5RT
BS18 7RT
BS40 8HG
BS18 7SG
BS18 8HG
BS40 7US
BS18 6US
BS18 8UL
BS18 7TB
BS18 8BW
BS18 6UZ
BS40 5TB
BS18 6UR
BS40 8UL
BS40 5RU
BS40 5SJ
BS18 7SJ
BS40 7UR
BS18 8BQ
BS40 8BQ
BS40 5SH
BS18 7SH
BS18 8UH
BS40 8UH
BS18 7TZ
BS40 5TA
BS18 7TA
BS18 6XF
BS40 5TZ
BS40 8QN
BS18 7TD
BS40 5TD
BS40 7WG
BS40 7UZ
BS48 3DD
BS40 7XF
BS40 5SF
BS40 8BN
BS18 7RU
BS40 8HH
BS18 7SF
BS40 5SE
BS18 7SE
BS19 3DJ
BS48 3DJ
BS40 5SN
BS19 3SU
BS48 3SU
BS18 8HQ
BS18 7SN
BS48 3DL
BS18 8HH
BS48 3SJ
BS19 3SJ
BS18 8BN
BS48 3SS
BS19 3SS
BS19 3DL
BS40 8UJ
BS18 8UJ
BS18 7RX
BS40 5RX
BS40 8HJ
BS19 3EG
BS40 5RW
BS18 7RW
BS48 3DH
BS19 3DH
BS40 5SD
BS18 7SD
BS40 7XB
BS18 6XB
BS18 8BH
BS40 8BH
BS18 8LT
BS18 8HJ
BS18 6XE
BS41 8LT
BS18 6UP
BS40 7UP
BS40 7XE
BS40 5RP
BS18 8QN
BS48 3RS
BS41 8LU
BS18 8LU
BS19 3RS
BS40 8BJ
BS40 8UQ
BS18 7RP
BS18 8YL
BS40 8YL
BS40 5SP
BS40 5RJ
BS18 7RJ
BS18 8BJ
BS18 8UQ
BS19 3DQ
BS48 3DQ
BS18 8QW
BS40 8QW
BS40 8BL
BS18 8BL
BS40 8YJ
BS18 8YJ
BS18 8UN
BS40 8UN
BS18 8QL
BS40 8QL
BS40 5SB
BS18 6XD
BS40 7XD
BS18 8YN
BS40 8YN
BS18 7SP
BS19 3RY
BS19 3SD
BS19 3RL
BS40 8YU
BS18 8TS
BS40 8AL
BS40 8QJ
BS18 8TW
BS18 8AJ
BS18 8QJ
BS41 8LS
BS18 8LS
BS48 3RR
BS19 3RR
BS48 3RL
BS48 3SQ
BS19 3SQ
BS40 8XA
BS18 8XA
BS18 7SB
BS48 3SB
BS19 3SB
BS48 3SD
BS40 5RH
BS18 7RH
BS18 8QH
BS40 8YH
BS48 3EH
BS19 3EH
BS41 8LW
BS18 8LW
BS19 3SA
BS48 3RY
BS48 3SA
BS48 3EQ
BS18 8YH
BS41 8LP
BS48 3SH
BS19 3SH
BS18 8UW
BS18 8LP
BS40 8UW
BS18 6UW
BS40 7UW
BS19 3RZ
BS48 3RZ
BS19 3EQ
BS40 8YW
BS18 8YW
BS40 8YT
BS18 8YT
BS40 8TU
BS18 8TU
BS40 8UX
BS18 8UX
BS18 8LN
BS40 8QH
BS41 8LN
BS18 8UZ
BS40 8UZ
BS48 3RX
BS19 3RX
BS18 8LR
BS41 8LR
BS18 8TX
BS40 5RY
BS18 7RY
BS40 8TY
BS18 8TY
BS40 8TX
BS18 8HY
BS40 8YY
BS40 8UG
BS18 8YS
BS41 8JJ
BS18 8JJ
BS40 8TT
BS18 8TT
BS18 8TZ
BS40 8TZ
BS41 8JG
BS18 8JG
BS18 8YP
BS40 8YP
BS18 8UU
BS19 3DG
BS48 3DG
BS18 8TP
BS40 8UU
BS48 3RW
BS40 8UY
BS18 8UY
BS18 8TR
BS40 8UF
BS18 8UF
BS40 8QP
BS40 8TP
BS40 8QR
BS40 8TR
BS18 8QR
BS40 8QT
BS18 8QT
BS18 8UG
BS18 8LQ
BS41 8LQ
BS18 8QP
BS41 8JQ
BS41 8LF
BS40 8UA
BS18 8UA
BS18 8JQ
BS40 8YS
BS40 8UD
BS18 8UD
BS40 8XB
BS18 8LF
BS18 8XB
BS18 8YQ
BS40 8YQ
BS41 8LJ
BS18 8LJ
BS41 8JL
BS18 8JL
BS41 8LG
BS18 8LG
BS40 8PY
BS40 5RQ
BS18 7RQ
BS40 8XT
BS18 8XT
BS48 3RU
BS48 3EJ
BS19 3EJ
BS40 8UB
BS18 8UB
BS19 3RU
BS40 5RG
BS40 5RF
BS18 7RG
BS41 8JE
BS18 8JE
BS41 8LE
BS18 8XD
BS18 8LE
BS40 8XD
BS40 8EA
BS40 8XE
BS41 8JT
BS18 8JT
BS18 8XE
BS41 8NG
BS18 8NG
BS18 8JF
BS40 8XX
BS18 8XX
BS41 8JF
BS41 8JH
BS18 8JH
BS40 8UE
BS18 8UE
BS41 8JA
BS18 8JA
BS18 8JN
BS41 8JN
BS18 8YB
BS41 8LH
BS18 8LH
BS41 8LD
BS18 8LD
BS48 3RP
BS18 7RD
BS18 8YD
BS19 3RP
BS19 3RW
BS40 5RD
BS18 8XL
BS40 8XL
BS41 8JD
BS18 8JD
BS18 7RE
BS19 3SE
BS41 8NQ
BS40 8QQ
BS40 8UP
BS40 8YB
BS18 8QQ
BS18 8NQ
BS18 8JB
BS41 8JB
BS40 5PJ
BS18 7PJ
BS18 8XF
BS18 8XU
BS40 8YD
BS18 7RF
BS40 8XU
BS40 8XW
BS18 8YR
BS40 8YR
BS18 8XW
BS40 8XF
BS48 3BY
BS19 3BY
BS40 8YA
BS18 8YA
BS40 8YF
BS48 3SE
BS18 8YF
BS18 7RB
BS40 5RB
BS40 5RE
BS18 8XY
BS40 8TW
BS40 8ZN
BS40 8YX
BS40 8XZ
BS40 8WZ
BS40 8WY
BS40 8WX
BS40 8WW
BS40 8WU
BS40 8WT
BS40 8WS
BS40 8WR
BS40 8WN
BS40 8TS
BS40 8WA
BS40 8BY
BS40 8AJ
BS40 8XY
BS40 8WQ
BS40 8WP
BS40 8WL
BS40 8BF
BS40 8WB
BS40 8WD
BS18 8QG
BS40 8QG
BS48 3RT
BS19 3RT
BS18 8PZ
BS40 8PZ
BS40 8XP
BS18 8XP
BS18 8XN
BS41 8LL
BS18 8LL
BS40 5SR
BS40 8QF
BS18 8QF
BS18 7SR
BS40 8QS
BS18 8QS
BS40 8XN
BS40 8XG
BS41 8JW
BS18 8JW
BS40 5SA
BS18 7SA
BS48 3DE
BS19 3DE
BS40 8SB
BS18 8XG
BS18 8YG
BS18 8QU
BS40 8YG
BS40 8QU
BS18 8QD
BS40 8QD
BS41 8NE
BS18 8NE
BS41 8JP
BS18 8JP
BS41 8JX
BS18 8JX
BS18 8PX
BS18 8XR
BS18 8SB
BS40 8XR
BS40 8QB
BS18 8QB
BS18 6UN
BS40 7UN
BS40 8PX
BS40 8QE
BS18 8QE
BS19 3DD
BS41 8JZ
BS41 8NF
BS18 8NF
BS40 8YE
BS18 8YE
BS40 8PU
BS18 8PU
BS40 8XQ
BS18 8XQ
BS18 8LA
BS40 8QY
BS40 8PT
BS18 8PT
BS19 3DF
BS41 8ND
BS18 8ND
BS41 8JU
BS18 8JU
BS18 8PS
BS19 3DB
BS40 8PS
BS40 6PU
BS18 6PU
BS48 3DA
BS19 3DA
BS41 8NS
BS41 8JR
BS18 8JR
BS48 3DF
BS18 8PY
BS18 8NS
BS41 8LA
BS40 5PH
BS18 8QA
BS18 8JZ
BS40 8QA
BS40 7UJ
BS18 7PH
BS19 3RH
BS18 6UJ
BS48 3AL
BS40 8XJ
BS18 8XJ
BS18 6UL
BS48 3EL
BS40 5PR
BS18 7PR
BS19 3RE
BS41 8LB
BS18 8LB
BS40 8SA
BS18 8SA
BS48 3RE
BS18 8NR
BS41 8NR
BS18 8ST
BS41 8JY
BS18 8JY
BS40 8ST
BS40 7UL
BS18 8PW
BS18 8PR
BS40 8PR
BS19 3EL
BS40 8PW
BS13 8RR

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.
site index
site map