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 Somerset

TA7 0JL
TA3 6ET
TA7 0JH
TA3 6EP
TA7 0JN
TA7 0JJ
TA3 6ER
TA3 6ES
TA7 0RY
TA3 6JH
TA3 6EW
TA7 0RX
TA7 0RZ
TA7 0SA
TA3 6EU
TA7 0SB
TA7 0RA
TA7 0SG
TA3 6EN
TA7 0SD
TA3 6EX
TA3 6ED
TA7 0SE
TA7 0SF
TA7 0RH
TA7 0YW
TA7 0YY
TA7 0YS
TA7 0RB
TA3 6JQ
TA7 0JP
TA3 6EL
TA7 0JW
TA7 0JQ
TA3 6EJ
TA3 6EH
TA3 6HA
TA3 6JF
TA3 6EQ
TA7 0RD
TA3 6EG
TA7 0JF
TA3 6JG
TA3 6EZ
TA3 6JE
TA7 0RJ
TA7 0RE
TA3 6JB
TA3 6JD
TA3 6JA
TA7 0JG
TA7 0RF
TA3 6HZ
TA7 0JR
TA7 0RN
TA7 0RL
TA10 0QT
TA7 0QE
TA3 5AU
TA7 0JD
TA7 0QF
TA10 0QR
TA10 0PJ
TA7 0QD
TA10 0PH
TA7 0QB
TA3 6HY
TA7 0JE
TA7 0QA
TA3 6EY
TA7 0PZ
TA10 0QP
TA7 0PU
TA3 6HX
TA7 0PY
TA7 0PT
TA7 0PX
TA7 0RW
TA10 0PQ
TA3 5AS
TA10 0PD
TA10 0PL
TA7 0QT
TA3 6HU
TA10 0QF
TA10 0QS
TA10 0QW
TA7 0QG
TA10 0QZ
TA7 0PE
TA7 0QS
TA10 0PN
TA10 0RA
TA7 0PF
TA10 0RB
TA10 0QY
TA7 0QX
TA10 0PW
TA7 0QR
TA3 6HT
TA7 0RG
TA7 0QU
TA10 0RD
TA7 0AU
TA7 0QQ
TA7 0QJ
TA7 0QP
TA3 6HS
TA10 0QN
TA7 0QH
TA10 0QU
TA3 5AT
TA3 5AR
TA7 0QW
TA10 0WG
TA7 0RQ
TA10 0RE
TA10 0HJ
TA10 0NN
TA10 0PP
TA3 6EF
TA7 0LT
TA10 0JG
TA10 0NW
TA10 0HR
TA10 0AF
TA10 0PZ
TA10 0HL
TA7 0QN
TA10 0NL
TA10 0GZ
TA10 0HH
TA10 0HS
TA10 0PG
TA10 0PE
TA7 0PD
TA7 0PG
TA10 0HN
TA10 0NP
TA10 0PR
TA7 0QL
TA10 0PB
TA10 0HW
TA10 0HQ
TA10 0HT
TA10 0HU
TA10 0HP
TA7 0PB
TA10 0EY
TA10 0JQ
TA3 6HR
TA10 0HD
TA10 0HE
TA10 0PA
TA10 0HX
TA10 0HF
TA3 6QU
TA10 0PF
TA10 0JH
TA10 0EZ
TA7 0NJ
TA10 0HB
TA10 0JL
TA10 0PY
TA10 0EW
TA7 0PA
TA10 0EX
TA10 0ES
TA10 0EU
TA10 0HG
TA10 0ET
TA10 0PU
TA10 0HA
TA7 0JU
TA3 6HP
TA10 0EQ
TA10 0HY
TA10 0PS
TA7 0AX
TA7 0NL
TA10 0EG
TA10 0JF
TA7 0AT
TA10 0PX
TA10 0EP
TA10 0NR
TA10 0AA
TA10 0EJ
TA10 0EE
TA10 0ED
TA7 0NZ
TA10 0EF
TA10 0EH
TA7 0PN
TA7 0NN
TA3 6EE
TA10 0NS
TA10 0DU
TA3 5AP
TA10 0NT
TA10 0JE
TA10 0HZ
TA10 0EB
TA10 0EA
TA10 0EL
TA7 0NT
TA7 0YU
TA7 0YX
TA7 0YR
TA7 0YT
TA10 0ER
TA10 0NX
TA10 0EN
TA10 0DY
TA10 0NG
TA7 0NU
TA10 0JB
TA7 0NW
TA7 0NY
TA3 6HW
TA10 0YX
TA10 0ZQ
TA10 0YZ
TA10 0YT
TA10 0JA
TA7 0NP
TA7 0NS
TA7 0NX
TA10 0NU
TA7 0NR
TA10 0JD
TA7 0AS
TA10 0QL
TA10 0NY
TA10 0NQ
TA7 0PQ
TA10 0NH
TA7 0LY
TA7 0DJ
TA10 0NJ
TA10 0DD
TA7 0LS
TA7 0PL
TA10 0NZ

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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