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

TA3 5SD
TA3 5SB
TA3 5BD
TA3 5SE
TA3 5SA
TA3 5SF
TA3 5SN
TA3 6UB
TA3 5SL
TA3 5SG
TA3 5BE
TA3 5SQ
TA3 5SJ
TA3 6UD
TA3 6UA
TA3 5WG
TA3 5YP
TA3 5TZ
TA3 6YQ
TA3 6YW
TA3 5SW
TA3 6TZ
TA3 6UF
TA3 6WH
TA3 6WB
TA3 6WG
TA3 6WA
TA3 5BH
TA3 5SP
TA3 6TY
TA3 6UE
TA20 3JX
TA3 6TU
TA20 3LB
TA3 5BL
TA3 5SR
TA3 5SX
TA3 5SZ
TA3 5BG
TA3 5SH
TA20 3JZ
TA3 6TS
TA3 6TX
TA20 3JU
TA3 5RT
TA3 5BB
TA3 5BN
TA20 3LA
TA3 5BJ
TA3 5RS
TA20 3JR
TA3 5RU
TA20 3JJ
TA3 5BA
TA20 3JY
TA3 5BQ
TA19 9LW
TA20 3LF
TA20 3LE
TA20 3LD
TA20 3JS
TA3 5RR
TA3 5AZ
TA20 3JH
TA20 3JQ
TA19 9NW
TA20 3JT
TA3 5RN
TA20 3RB
TA3 6TW
TA3 6TR
TA20 3RD
TA20 3JN
TA3 6TN
TA20 3JL
TA20 3JG
TA20 3RA
TA3 5RP
TA20 3JP
TA3 6TP
TA3 5RY
TA3 5RX
TA20 3JW
TA3 5AY
TA20 3JF
TA20 3RF
TA3 6TL
TA20 3RE
TA19 9NU
TA3 7BZ
TA3 6TH
TA3 7BY
TA3 5RL
TA3 6TJ
TA19 9NS
TA19 9NX
TA19 9NR
TA20 3RG
TA3 7DA
TA3 6TT
TA19 9LP
TA19 9NP
TA20 3SP
TA3 5RW
TA19 9NT
TA3 5RJ
TA20 3QD
TA19 9NG
TA19 9NH
TA3 5AX
TA3 5BW
TA3 6SG
TA3 6AE
TA19 9NZ
TA19 9NJ
TA20 3SW
TA20 3SN
TA19 9LT
TA3 6TG
TA3 6AD
TA3 6AB
TA3 6SA
TA3 6SD
TA3 6SQ
TA3 6SH
TA3 6AR
TA3 6TF
TA19 9NB
TA19 9LR
TA3 6SE
TA3 5BS
TA3 6SN
TA20 3JD
TA3 5BP
TA19 9NN
TA3 7BX
TA20 3HX
TA3 6SW
TA19 9NQ
TA3 6SJ
TA19 9LN
TA20 3TQ
TA3 6AF
TA20 3HU
TA20 3SL
TA20 3SJ
TA19 9JX
TA19 9NL
TA3 7DF
TA19 9QD
TA3 7DB
TA20 3HY
TA20 3HG
TA3 5RH
TA20 3QG
TA20 3HR
TA20 3JE
TA3 6SL
TA3 7BE
TA20 3SR
TA20 3QB
TA19 9NE
TA20 3QE
TA3 7DE
TA20 3QZ
TA19 9NF
TA20 3QY
TA20 3TG
TA20 3HP
TA19 9NY
TA20 3SS
TA19 9LJ
TA20 3BU
TA19 9LZ
TA20 3HT
TA3 7DD
TA20 3JA
TA19 9ND
TA19 9PA
TA20 3TE
TA19 9RA
TA19 9LS
TA19 9NA
TA3 7DG
TA3 5BT
TA3 7DH
TA3 5RG
TA20 3QQ
TA19 9LY
TA20 3TF
TA19 9QZ
TA3 5DQ
TA20 3HZ
TA3 6AA
TA20 3TD
TA19 9PB
TA19 9LL
TA19 9SB
TA20 3ST
TA3 7BU
TA19 9RD
TA3 7EB
TA20 3YZ
TA19 9RB
TA3 7AH
TA3 7AJ
TA3 5RQ
TA3 7AW
TA19 9QY
TA20 3TA
TA3 5SU
TA3 7AL
TA3 5BX
TA3 7DQ
TA19 9SL
TA3 7AN
TA20 3TB
TA19 9SA
TA19 9PD
TA3 7BB
TA20 3HS
TA3 5BY
TA19 9RU
TA20 3QX
TA20 3QH
TA3 7LS
TA19 9QX
TA3 5HA
TA20 3QF

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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