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

BA9 8LE
BA9 8LD
BA9 8LA
BA9 8LF
BA9 8EZ
BA9 8NQ
BA9 8LB
BA9 8NG
BA9 9PQ
BA9 8LH
BA9 8EY
BA9 8EX
BA9 9PH
BA9 9PG
BA9 8LJ
BA9 9NN
BA9 9PF
BA9 9PE
BA9 9NW
BA9 9NZ
BA9 8ET
BA9 9NR
BA9 9NP
BA9 9NY
BA9 8EU
BA9 8LL
BA9 9NJ
BA9 9NL
BA9 9PP
BA9 8LG
BA9 8LQ
BA9 8ES
SP8 5BY
BA9 8LS
BA9 8LP
BA9 9NH
BA9 8LW
BA9 8LR
BA9 8LT
SP8 5BZ
BA9 9PJ
BA9 8HN
BA9 9NQ
BA9 9PS
BA9 8HQ
BA9 9PL
SP8 5BX
BA9 9NG
BA9 8HG
BA9 8NJ
BA9 8LZ
BA9 9FH
BA9 9FW
BA9 9FT
BA9 8LY
BA9 9GY
BA9 8NE
SP8 5PE
BA9 9LS
BA9 9NE
SP8 5PF
BA9 9FS
BA9 9FP
BA9 9QE
BA9 8HF
BA9 9PT
BA9 9PN
BA9 9LZ
BA9 9LW
BA9 8NL
SP8 5BU
BA9 8LU
BA9 9NF
BA9 9LX
BA9 9FR
BA9 9FN
BA9 8HE
BA9 8HW
SP8 5BS
SP8 5BT
BA9 8LX
BA9 9RG
BA9 9HZ
BA9 9LU
BA9 9LT
BA9 9RF
BA9 9QF
SP8 5BW
SP8 5PG
BA9 9RH
BA9 9RE
BA9 9RD
SP8 5BN
BA9 8LN
BA9 9PX
BA9 9LR
BA9 8NF
SP8 5BP
BA9 9HY
SP8 5PH
SP8 5FG
BA9 9PU
BA9 9LQ
BA9 9HX
SP8 5DW
BA9 9LN
SP8 5PQ
BA9 9LY
SP8 5BL
BA9 9LG
BA9 9HU
BA9 9HR
BA9 9HA
BA9 9HS
BA9 9HQ
SP8 5ST
BA9 9HN
BA9 9QN
BA9 9FL
BA9 9PW
BA9 9HH
BA9 9HT
BA9 9JZ
BA9 9PY
BA9 9RB
BA9 9LF
BA9 9QR
BA9 8BQ
BA9 9PZ
BA9 9PR
BA9 9GD
SP8 5PJ
BA9 9LE
SP8 5PL
BA9 9HJ
BA9 8HA
SP8 5QU
BA9 9JX
BA9 9HG
BA9 9HW
BA9 9HP
BA9 9JF
BA9 8HJ
BA9 9QW
BA9 9JH
BA9 9JG
BA9 9YD
SP8 5BJ
BA9 9HL
BA9 9JU
BA9 9QH
BA9 9PA
BA9 9GZ
BA9 9BE
BA9 9JE
BA9 9JB
BA9 9QJ
BA9 9HB
BA9 9JY
BA9 9JS
BA9 9YR
BA9 9YS
BA9 9YU
BA9 9YG
BA9 9YP
BA9 9YT
BA9 9HF
BA9 9ZQ
BA9 9JR
BA9 9JQ
BA9 9JT
BA9 9WX
BA9 9YY
BA9 9ZR
BA9 9ZZ
BA9 9YZ
BA9 9ZN
BA9 9ZP
BA9 9WY
BA9 9XY
BA9 9YL
BA9 9YX
BA9 9XZ
BA9 9WZ
BA9 9XQ
BA9 9WW
BA9 9WT
BA9 9WB
BA9 9WD
BA9 9WA
BA9 8YG
BA9 8ZQ
BA9 8ZR
BA9 8YA
BA9 8YE
BA9 8YF
BA9 8YD
BA9 8WX
BA9 8WZ
BA9 8XQ
BA9 8WY
BA9 8WU
BA9 8WW
BA9 8HU
BA9 8WA
BA9 0AQ
BA9 0AS
BA9 0AT
BA9 0AR
BA8 0ZQ
BA9 0AJ
BA9 0AN
BA9 0AP
BA9 0AL
BA9 0AB
BA9 0AG
BA9 0AH
BA8 0YL
BA8 0YN
BA8 0YF
BA8 0YJ
BA8 0YD
BA8 0YE
BA8 0WZ
BA8 0YA
BA8 0WY
BA8 0WX
BA8 0WE
BA8 0WW
BA8 0WB
BA8 0WD
BA8 0TR
BA8 0WA
BA10 0YJ
BA10 0XN
BA10 0BD
BA9 9JJ
BA9 9HD
BA9 9JL
BA9 9JW
SP8 5AZ
BA9 9NT
BA9 9YW
BA9 9YJ
BA9 9YN
BA9 9EX
BA9 8HP
BA9 9FB
BA9 9RL
BA9 9JP
BA9 8YB
BA9 8BJ
BA9 9QL
BA9 8HH
BA9 9NX
SP8 5JB
BA9 9JN
SP8 5BH
BA9 9LB
BA9 9ET
BA9 9EU
BA9 9LH
BA9 9LA
BA9 9RN
BA9 9PD
BA9 9NU
BA9 9DH
BA9 9DJ
BA9 9PB
SP8 5BQ
BA9 9HE
BA9 9LP
BA9 9EW
BA9 9DX
BA9 9LD
BA9 9AU
BA9 9DR
SP8 5DH
BA9 9DL
BA9 9AX
BA9 8BH
BA9 8HD
BA9 9RA
BA9 9LL
BA9 9AT
BA9 9EN
BA9 9DY
BA9 9LJ
BA9 9AY
BA9 9RY
BA9 9SB
BA9 9AB
BA9 9FD
BA9 9AZ
BA9 9AA
BA9 8BG
SP8 5FD
BA9 9DU
SP8 5FE
BA9 9SD
BA9 9AL
BA9 9EZ
BA9 9TA
BA9 9YE
BA9 9QG
BA9 9BD
BA9 9BA
BA9 9FJ
BA9 9NB
BA9 9AE
BA9 8BL
BA12 6PB
BA9 8NH
BA9 9DN
BA9 9AP
BA9 9DZ
BA9 9QP
SP8 5DA
BA9 9AG
BA9 9SG
BA9 9EY
BA9 8BE
BA9 9BB
SP8 5BB
BA9 9ES
BA9 9ND
BA9 9JA
BA9 9AJ
BA9 9AH
BA9 9DW
SP8 5BG
SP8 5AS
BA9 9SA
BA9 9AF
BA9 9AW
BA9 9EA
SP8 5DL
BA9 8HR
BA9 8HL
BA9 8BW
BA9 9SE
BA9 9AD
BA9 9SQ
BA9 9DB
BA9 9EL
BA9 9RJ
BA9 9SF
BA9 8HB
BA9 9AQ
BA9 9EJ
BA9 9AN
BA9 9EH
BA9 9EG
BA9 9FE
BA9 9FG
BA9 9NA
BA12 6PA
BA9 9QA
BA9 9DP
SP8 5BA
BA9 9EP
BA9 9QD
BA9 9FF
SP8 5BD
BA9 9ER
BA9 9EQ
BA9 9SH
BA9 9AS
SP8 5BE
BA9 9RZ
BA9 9RW
BA9 9BQ
BA9 9BG
BA9 9BN
BA9 9DA
BA9 9ED
BA12 6PD
BA9 9SJ
BA12 6PU
BA9 9EB
SP8 5AX
BA9 9DQ
BA9 9BS
BA9 9BR
BA9 9BH
BA9 9DT
SP8 5AY
BA9 9BP
BA9 9BW
BA12 6PE
BA9 9EE
BA9 9DS
BA9 9BL
BA9 9BT
BA9 9JD
BA9 9BJ
BA9 9YH
BA9 9YQ
BA9 9EF
BA9 9XJ
BA9 9XN
BA9 9TD
SP8 5DB
BA9 8BN
SP8 5PD
BA9 9AR
BA9 9DD
BA9 9QY
BA9 9NS
BA12 6PH
BA12 6PF
BA9 9DG
BA9 9BZ
BA9 9QB
BA12 6PT
SP8 5PW
BA12 6PY
SP8 5AU
SP8 5DD
BA9 9RP
SP8 5PN
SP8 5DF
BA9 8HX
SP8 5DN
SP8 5PS
BA9 9BY
BA9 9RR
SP8 5DE
SP8 5PP
SP8 5AT
BA9 9RQ
BA9 9FQ
BA12 6NF
SP8 5PR
SP8 5AR
SP8 5PB
BA9 8HY
SP8 5YG
BA9 9SP
BA12 6NT
BA9 9RU
SP8 5AP
BA9 9DE
BA12 6PL
SP8 5DG
BA12 6NE
BA9 8AA
BA9 9QQ
SP8 5AW
BA12 6PN
BA9 9RS
BA12 6PW
BA9 9BX
BA9 9FZ
BA9 9FY
BA10 0LP
BA12 6NW
BA9 9FX
BA12 6NN
BA9 9DF
BA9 9BU
BA9 9RT
SP8 5AN
BA9 9GA
BA12 6NS
SP8 5AJ
BA12 6PZ
BA12 6NQ
BA9 9RX
BA12 6NG
BA12 6PJ
BA12 6NX
SP8 5AL
BA12 6ND
BA9 9QZ
BA12 6PQ
SP8 5AH
BA12 6PG
BA12 6NA
BA12 6NR
SP8 5DQ
BA12 6NU
BA12 6QA
BA9 8AB
SP8 5PA
BA12 6NP
BA9 8JR
SP8 5NW
SP8 5NP
BA12 6NL
SP8 5HZ
BA12 6NJ
BA12 6NB
BA12 6NZ
BA12 6NH
SP8 5PT
SP8 5AQ
BA9 8HZ
BA9 8BA
BA12 6PX
BA12 6NY
BA9 8BR
SP8 5AE
BA12 6LY
BA12 6LZ
SP8 5NY
SP8 5HY
SP8 5AG
BA9 8JA
BA9 8AD
BA9 8BP
BA10 0NJ
BA12 6LP
BA10 0LR
BA10 0LN
BA12 6QB
BA12 6LW
SP8 5NX
BA12 6LN
BA12 6LJ
BA9 8BD
BA8 0ES

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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