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

BS26 2XQ
BS26 2XG
BS26 2XJ
BS26 2XH
BS26 2XE
BS26 2XF
BS26 2HX
BS26 2XD
BS26 2HU
BS26 2HT
BS26 2XA
BS26 2HS
BS26 2HW
BS26 2RS
BS26 2WA
BS26 2UU
BS26 2XP
BS25 1DZ
BS26 2XR
BS26 2XT
BS26 2XX
BS26 2XY
BS26 2XW
BS26 2US
BS24 0NZ
BS26 2XZ
BS26 2HE
BS26 2XU
BS26 2RJ
BS24 0NY
BS26 2RL
BS26 2HL
BS26 2HN
BS26 2HF
BS26 2HJ
BS26 2HD
BS25 1DY
BS26 2YJ
BS26 2YF
BS26 2HB
BS25 1DX
BS26 2YA
BS26 2RH
BS25 1DU
BS26 2HH
BS26 2UP
BS26 2UD
BS24 6ND
BS29 6ND
BS26 2EY
BS26 2EZ
BS26 2RR
BS24 0JD
BS24 9US
BS24 0HY
BS24 0NX
BS24 9UT
BS26 2RQ
BS26 2EX
BS24 0BY
BS24 0JB
BS26 2RN
BS26 2RD
BS26 2RG
BS26 2QA
BS29 6NA
BS26 2SD
BS24 0HS
BS24 6NA
BS24 0JA
BS24 9UP
BS26 2RE
BS26 2SB
BS26 2QD
BS26 2UQ
BS24 0HT
BS26 2SA
BS26 2SN
BS29 6NG
BS24 0BD
BS26 2RF
BS24 0JW
BS25 1DR
BS24 6NG
BS26 2EU
BS26 2SE
BS26 2SW
BS26 2SL
BS24 0NN
BS24 0JN
BS24 0NJ
BS24 8PQ
BS26 2TD
BS24 6NW
BS29 6NW
BS24 0HP
BS24 0AD
BS29 6NN
BS24 6NN
BS26 2TB
BS24 0NW
BS24 0NP
BS24 0HW
BS24 0JH
BS24 9UR
BS25 1DS
BS24 0PB
BS24 0BH
BS24 6AL
BS24 0NQ
BS24 9UU
BS24 9UX
BS24 9SU
BS26 2TA
BS24 8PH
BS24 0PD
BS24 8PF
BS24 0HL
BS24 0BL
BS24 0JG
BS24 0PA
BS26 2TE
BS26 2UG
BS24 0BE
BS24 6NQ
BS29 6NQ
BS26 2SF
BS24 0BP
BS24 0AQ
BS24 8PE
BS24 0BB
BS24 0YB
BS24 0BF
BS26 2FN
BS24 0BW
BS29 6HU
BS26 2QG
BS26 2UA
BS24 8PD
BS24 0BT
BS26 2UF
BS24 0BZ
BS24 6JN
BS24 0BX
BS26 2TR
BS25 1DP
BS26 2TF
BS24 0PF
BS29 6AL
BS24 0JT
BS26 2ER
BS24 8PL
BS24 0BS
BS24 9UW
BS24 8PA
BS26 2TU
BS24 0JQ
BS24 0DA
BS24 8PN
BS29 6JN
BS24 8PB
BS24 0DB
BS26 2TS
BS26 2QH
BS29 6HY
BS24 6HU
BS24 0NG
BS24 0BN
BS24 0PH
BS24 0BA
BS24 0BQ
BS24 0JR
BS25 1BU
BS26 2TX
BS24 0BG
BS26 2TN
BS26 2TJ
BS24 0JJ
BS26 2JQ
BS24 0PQ
BS24 6AS
BS29 6AS
BS24 0AS
BS26 2TY
BS24 0AT
BS26 2JG
BS24 8PG
BS26 2EP
BS24 0AU
BS26 2TP
BS26 2TG
BS24 0JL
BS24 0PG
BS24 9TU
BS24 8AZ
BS24 6AQ
BS29 6AQ
BS24 9UB
BS29 6HS
BS24 0AX
BS24 6HS
BS26 2UL
BS26 2FP
BS24 0DE
BS24 0AR
BS24 0PE
BS24 9SH
BS24 6HT
BS29 6HT
BS24 9SY
BS24 0PJ
BS24 6AY
BS24 9UA
BS24 9SN
BS24 0PL
BS24 0NF
BS29 6AY
BS24 6AU
BS29 6NR
BS24 6NR
BS24 9TX
BS25 1DJ
BS26 2EL
BS24 9TE
BS29 6AG
BS24 6AG
BS29 6AU
BS26 2QJ
BS29 6HQ
BS24 6HQ
BS24 0NB
BS26 2SG
BS24 9SX
BS29 6HJ
BS24 6HJ
BS24 6HR
BS24 0PN
BS29 6AZ
BS24 6AZ
BS26 2JF
BS29 6HH
BS24 6HH
BS24 9TG
BS26 2JA
BS24 9SL
BS26 2EH
BS24 9SR
BS24 9TB
BS26 2JB
BS26 2EJ
BS26 2QL
BS29 6BB
BS24 6BB
BS24 0ED
BS24 9TQ
BS25 1BT
BS29 6HG
BS24 6HG
BS29 6HR
BS26 2TZ
BS24 9SZ
BS29 6AX
BS24 6AX
BS29 6AF
BS24 6AF
BS24 9SS
BS26 2QP
BS25 1BX
BS24 0PW
BS24 9ST
BS26 2JN
BS24 0DG
BS29 6HL
BS24 6HL
BS24 9RY
BS29 6BD
BS24 6BD
BS24 9TF
BS24 0PS
BS29 6LS
BS24 6LS
BS29 6HW
BS24 6HW
BS26 2TH
BS29 6HD
BS24 6HD
BS24 9SP
BS26 2YE
BS26 2DZ
BS24 9RZ
BS24 0DQ
BS26 2JD
BS26 2JE
BS26 2QN
BS24 6JB
BS24 6JD
BS24 6JG
BS24 6JQ
BS24 6JH
BS24 6JE
BS24 6JF
BS29 6HE
BS24 6HE
BS29 6EY
BS24 6EY
BS24 9SW
BS29 6BA
BS24 9RX
BS25 1DG
BS24 9QH
BS24 6BA
BS24 6BX
BS24 7AJ
BS24 9TJ
BS24 0NA
BS25 1DE
BS29 6HN
BS24 6HN
BS24 7AB
BS24 9TZ
BS24 6NP
BS29 6NP
BS24 6BJ
BS29 6BJ
BS24 0PT
BS24 9RJ
BS29 6HF
BS24 6HF
BS29 6BE
BS24 6BE
BS29 6BG
BS29 6EZ
BS24 6BG
BS24 6EZ
BS24 7AD
BS29 6AB
BS24 6AB
BS24 0DJ
BS25 1BS
BS26 2TT
BS29 6JB
BS24 6BH
BS24 9SD
BS29 6BQ
BS24 6BQ
BS24 9SG
BS24 0PR
BS29 6HP
BS24 6HP
BS26 2TQ
BS25 1DF
BS29 6HX
BS24 6HX
BS25 1DA
BS29 6BH
BS29 6JQ
BS29 6AE
BS29 6JH
BS24 6AE
BS24 9TH
BS24 0EB
BS24 0DF
BS29 6AD
BS24 6AD
BS29 6EX
BS24 7AH
BS24 9RH
BS24 6EX
BS29 6YE
BS24 6DU
BS24 6AW
BS26 2JW
BS26 2YB
BS26 2HQ
BS26 2FB
BS26 2AL
BS26 2BF
BS24 9SJ
BS29 6BS
BS29 6JG
BS24 6BS
BS24 7AG
BS24 7AF
BS24 9TL
BS24 6BU
BS26 2QQ
BS24 0PU
BS24 7AE
BS24 9QJ
BS24 9QG
BS24 9QQ
BS24 7AQ
BS24 6DD
BS29 6DD
BS29 6JF
BS24 9RF
BS29 6BT
BS24 6HA
BS29 6HA
BS24 9SE
BS24 0AB
BS24 6BY
BS24 8BZ
BS24 6HB
BS26 2EG
BS24 9SQ
BS26 2EQ
BS24 8BY
BS24 8BT
BS29 6JD
BS29 6DE
BS29 6AA
BS24 6AA
BS24 9RQ
BS24 9RG
BS29 6NX
BS24 6NX
BS24 9QT
BS24 6DE
BS24 7AP
BS24 6BZ
BS24 9AG
BS29 6JE
BS24 9QX
BS24 7AW
BS24 6NY
BS24 0QF
BS29 6HB
BS24 9RE
BS24 0DP
BS24 0PX
BS29 6NY
BS24 8BS
BS24 0DZ
BS29 6DT
BS24 6DT
BS25 1BL
BS29 6JA
BS24 9QS
BS24 9QB
BS24 9SF
BS24 9QP
BS26 2QW
BS24 6BP
BS24 0QD
BS24 9RR
BS24 0DN
BS24 7AN
BS24 0AA
BS25 1DQ
BS24 6DA
BS24 8BQ
BS24 6DH
BS29 6DH
BS29 6BL
BS24 6BL
BS24 7AL
BS24 0DY
BS24 8DA
BS24 8BF
BS24 9QD
BS24 0DX
BS29 6DA
BS24 9QF
BS24 9QE
BS24 8BP
BS29 6DB
BS24 6DB
BS24 7GX
BS24 9RT
BS24 6DF
BS29 6DF
BS24 9QR
BS24 8DB
BS25 1BP
BS24 9RW
BS24 6DQ
BS29 6DQ
BS24 8DE
BS29 6BP
BS24 0PY
BS24 6DG
BS29 6DG
BS29 6BN
BS24 9RS
BS24 0DR
BS24 8BE
BS29 6DN
BS24 6DN
BS24 9QL
BS24 6BN
BS24 0DS
BS24 0QG
BS24 9QU
BS24 9QN
BS29 6EA
BS24 6EA
BS24 8BG
BS26 2JL
BS24 7GW
BS24 8BH
BS25 1BQ
BS29 6LR
BS24 6LR
BS24 8AR
BS26 2JS
BS26 2FE
BS25 1BJ
BS26 2TL
BS26 2SH
BS24 6DW
BS29 6DW
BS26 2FD
BS24 9QW
BS24 0DT
BS24 7AA
BS24 0EW
BS29 6BW
BS24 6BW
BS24 8DF
BS24 8BB
BS24 8AP
BS29 6DP
BS24 8AE
BS24 8BA
BS24 6DP
BS24 8AF
BS25 1BH
BS24 8AD
BS24 6DJ
BS29 6DJ
BS24 8AJ
BS24 7GG
BS25 1DH
BS24 0QE
BS24 8AG
BS24 9JX
BS24 7JT
BS24 8AH
BS24 8DW
BS24 8DD
BS24 0AE
BS29 6DX
BS24 7GJ
BS24 8BD
BS24 7GH
BS24 0EG
BS26 2QX
BS24 7JS
BS24 8DP
BS24 8BJ
BS24 8DN
BS24 0PZ
BS29 6DR
BS24 6DR
BS26 2EF
BS24 7JQ
BS24 8DG
BS24 8AQ
BS26 2SQ
BS25 1DD
BS24 7FU
BS24 6LF
BS24 8AB
BS24 7GB
TA9 4JW
BS26 2EE
BS25 1BG
BS29 6PD
BS24 6PD
BS24 6DS
TA9 4JJ
TA9 4JH
BS24 7GF
BS24 8SZ
BS29 6DS
BS24 9QA
BS24 8DR
TA9 4JN
BS24 9JS
BS24 8AA
BS24 8DQ
BS24 0EN
TA9 4JL
TA9 4JE
BS24 9JT
BS24 8EH
BS26 2QZ
BS24 9AR
TA9 4HX
BS26 2QY
BS24 8DS
TA9 4JF
BS24 0EX
TA9 4JQ
BS24 0AW
BS26 2PS
BS24 8EN
TA9 4HU
BS24 6PG
BS29 6PG
BS25 1AR
BS24 8EJ
BS24 9JU
BS24 8DX
BS24 8DU
BS24 9JR
TA9 4RZ
TA9 4JG
BS24 8DY
BS24 6EE
BS24 0AN
BS29 6EE
BS24 6EF
BS26 2EB
BS25 1BB
BS25 1BF
TA9 4RX
BS24 8ED
BS29 6EF
TA9 4RY
BS24 8DZ
BS24 9XH
BS26 2LA
BS24 8EB
BS24 9XZ
BS24 9YJ
BS24 9XS
BS24 9XW
BS24 9PB
TA9 4AE
TA9 4HT
BS24 0EQ
BS24 8PJ
BS24 8EA
BS26 2JU
BS24 9XL
BS24 9XA
TA9 4JD
BS25 1BZ
BS25 1BY
BS25 1BA
BS24 7BE
BS24 9XQ
BS24 7AT
BS24 0AL
TA9 4DB
BS24 9XN
BS24 9XP
BS24 8RH
BS24 9PE
BS24 9XR
BS25 1BD
BS24 9YD
BS24 9NE
BS24 9PD
BS24 7AU
BS26 2ED
BS24 8RJ
BS24 9XG
BS24 9XJ
BS25 1AU
BS25 1AS
BS24 9PA
BS24 6DL
BS29 6DL
TA9 4HY
BS26 2EA
BS26 2JJ
BS25 1AT
BS24 9NS
BS25 1BN
BS26 2QU
TA9 4DQ
BS25 1BE
BS24 8EL
BS25 1AX
BS24 9JP
BS24 9JH
BS24 9HE
BS25 1DN
BS29 6LP
BS24 6LP
BS24 9XF
BS29 6LF
TA9 4HR
BS24 9XB
BS24 9XD
BS25 1AH
BS24 9JL
TA9 4JB
BS24 8RQ
BS24 9HB
BS26 2LB
BS25 1AJ
BS24 9NU
BS25 1NW
BS26 2LD
BS24 9NT
BS25 1AQ
BS25 1HE
BS24 9HD
BS25 1AP
BS25 1AZ
BS25 1ND
TA9 4DD
BS25 1AL
BS24 8RL
TA9 4HZ
BS25 1AG
BS25 1AW
BS24 8RG
BS24 9NX
BS24 9JW
TA9 4DA
TA9 4HP
BS24 9DW
BS25 1HF
BS24 9NR
BS24 9LZ
BS25 1DB
TA9 4BZ
BS24 9XE
BS24 9JG
BS25 1AN
BS24 9ND
BS25 1AB
BS24 9JN
BS24 9JJ
BS24 9NJ
BS25 1HP
BS24 9HA
BS24 7DA
BS25 1HD
BS24 0EU
BS25 1JD
BS24 0ES
BS26 2LE
BS25 1EB
BS24 9DJ
BS25 1AA
BS24 9DN
BS24 9DL
BS25 1AD
BS24 9ER
BS24 8RB
BS24 9BP
TA9 4JA
BS24 9NB
BS24 9NF
BS24 7DP
BS24 7DE
BS24 9DD
BS25 1LD
BS25 1JE
BS24 9NN
BS29 6EH
BS24 6EH
BS24 9LU
BS25 1JA
BS24 7DF
BS24 9NP
BS25 1JB
BS24 9NA
BS25 1JQ
BS25 1AY

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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