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

BA4 4AD
BA4 4EP
BA4 4AE
BA4 4EU
BA4 4EZ
BA4 4AA
BA4 4HA
BA4 4AF
BA4 4HB
BA4 4ET
BA4 4HN
BA4 4ES
BA4 4AB
BA4 4ER
BA4 4HJ
BA4 4AQ
BA4 4HD
BA4 4AG
BA4 4HE
BA4 4HW
BA4 4FF
BA4 4EL
BA4 4FA
BA4 4EW
BA4 4HL
BA4 4AJ
BA4 4EN
BA4 4AP
BA4 4HQ
BA4 4EH
BA5 3QA
BA4 4AN
BA6 8ND
BA6 8NB
BA5 3QB
BA5 1QJ
BA4 4ED
BA4 4EB
BA4 4AZ
BA5 3PY
BA4 4NY
BA4 4AX
BA6 8NE
BA4 4EA
BA4 4AU
BA4 4AY
BA4 4DZ
BA4 4BA
BA4 4BN
BA4 4BE
BA5 3RW
BA4 4BB
BA4 4DY
BA4 4DX
BA4 4BD
BA4 4BS
BA6 8NG
BA4 4PA
BA5 3YJ
BA5 3YN
BA4 4BG
BA6 8NX
BA4 4DU
BA5 3PX
BA4 4PD
BA5 3PZ
BA6 8NA
BA4 4BQ
BA4 4BT
BA6 8NF
BA5 3PA
BA4 4DQ
BA4 4BH
BA4 4EE
BA4 4BP
BA4 4BJ
BA4 4DG
BA6 8NQ
BA5 3NU
BA4 4DT
BA4 4PB
BA5 3PR
BA5 3PS
BA5 3PL
BA4 4BL
BA5 3NX
BA5 3PJ
BA4 4DB
BA4 4BY
BA5 3RP
BA5 3PB
BA5 3PD
BA5 3PH
BA4 4BR
BA5 3PE
BA5 3PQ
BA5 3PW
BA4 4DF
BA5 3RN
BA4 4DS
BA4 4DD
BA5 3PP
BA5 3PF
BA4 4DH
BA4 4NT
BA6 8NW
BA5 3QW
BA5 3QQ
BA5 3QP
BA5 3RQ
BA5 3RL
BA5 3RR
BA5 3RA
BA5 3QH
BA5 1QQ
BA5 3QD
BA6 8NN
BA5 3RG
BA5 1FD
BA5 3RF
BA5 3QZ
BA5 3RJ
BA5 3QJ
BA4 4NU
BA5 1FF
BA5 1FL
BA5 1UB
BA5 3PG
BA5 3RE
BA5 3RH
BA5 1UA
BA5 1RF
BA5 1FG
BA5 1UZ
BA4 4HS
BA5 1FA
BA5 3QS
BA5 3QN
BA5 1TA
BA5 1FB
BA5 1FH
BA5 1DJ
BA5 3NS
BA5 1FJ
BA6 8NJ
BA5 1SX
BA6 8NU
BA4 4DR
BA5 1QS
BA5 3QT
BA5 1TY
BA5 3QR
BA5 1WA
BA5 3QY
BA5 1RN
BA5 1WD
BA5 3RD
BA5 1TX
BA5 1QR
BA5 3QL
BA5 1RD
BA5 1WB
BA5 3QU
BA5 3NT
BA6 8NT
BA5 3QX
BA5 1UT
BA4 6UG
BA4 6XN
BA5 1TU
BA5 3RB
BA5 1SQ
BA5 1SS
BA6 8NL
BA6 8NR
BA5 1QP
BA5 1YD
BA5 1QG
BA5 1UP
BA5 1TP
BA5 1WE
BA5 1TW
BA6 8NH
BA5 1UY
BA5 2BG
BA5 1QT
BA5 1UN
BA5 1QN
BA5 1UW
BA5 1UH
BA5 1TR
BA6 8NS
BA5 1QE
BA5 1TH
BA5 1TL
BA5 1XJ
BA5 1XA
BA5 1BN
BA5 1TN
BA5 1FE
BA5 1RE
BA5 1UJ
BA5 1QF
BA5 1TJ
BA5 1UR
BA5 2AU
BA5 1AX
BA5 1UQ
BA5 1UG
BA6 8RT
BA5 1SU
BA5 1SZ
BA5 1UU
BA5 1TF
BA5 2JR
BA5 1SA
BA5 2JU
BA6 8NP
BA5 1RJ
BA4 4FL
BA5 1XL
BA5 1SH
BA5 1TB
BA5 1SP
BA5 1SJ
BA5 2HQ
BA5 1US
BA4 6WA
BA4 6WJ
BA5 1QA
BA5 1TG
BA5 1ST
BA5 1DB
BA5 1RH
BA5 1QZ
BA5 1QH
BA5 1QU
BA5 1SD
BA5 2AZ
BA5 1SW
BA5 2HW
BA5 2GG
BA5 2AN
BA5 1RL
BA5 1SR
BA5 2JX
BA5 1PZ
BA5 1DR
BA5 2HH
BA5 1SL
BA5 3NE
BA5 3HF
BA5 2LJ
BA5 1DA
BA5 1SB
BA5 1SY
BA5 1SG
BA5 2AT
BA5 1TE
BA5 2AS
BA5 1SF
BA5 2HG
BA5 1FN
BA5 3LT
BA5 2HJ
BA5 1RB
BA5 2LB
BA5 1TD
BA5 2DU
BA5 1SN
BA5 2DJ
BA5 2DP
BA5 2HL
BA5 2AX
BA5 2PD
BA5 3NF
BA5 2DN
BA5 1RG
BA5 1TT
BA5 1DS
BA5 2HP
BA5 2AF
BA5 1SE
BA4 4NX
BA5 3ND
BA5 2HB
BA5 2LL
BA5 2AE
BA5 1TZ
BA5 2ZS
BA5 2YW
BA5 2WY
BA5 2ZW
BA5 2YN
BA5 2YU
BA5 3WA
BA5 2ZN
BA5 9BG
BA5 9BH
BA5 9AX
BA5 9BB
BA5 9BE
BA5 9BF
BA5 9BD
BA5 9AY
BA5 9AZ
BA5 9BA
BA5 3WY
BA5 3ZN
BA5 9AJ
BA5 9AS
BA5 9AU
BA5 9AW
BA5 9AT
BA5 9AL
BA5 9AP
BA5 9AR
BA5 3ZQ
BA5 3ZW
BA5 9AB
BA5 9AH
BA5 3ZY
BA5 3ZR
BA5 3ZT
BA5 3WZ
BA5 3YG
BA5 3YQ
BA5 3YS
BA5 3ZJ
BA5 3YR
BA5 3YH
BA5 3YL
BA5 3YP
BA5 3XA
BA5 3XQ
BA5 3YD
BA5 3YF
BA5 3YB
BA5 3XJ
BA5 3WP
BA5 3WT
BA5 3WW
BA5 3WX
BA5 3WU
BA5 3WQ
BA5 3WR
BA5 3WS
BA5 3WN
BA5 2ZY
BA5 2ZQ
BA5 2ZT
BA5 2YX
BA5 2ZP
BA5 3WB
BA5 2ZJ
BA5 2ZL
BA5 2ZE
BA5 2ZF
BA5 2ZH
BA5 2XJ
BA5 2XZ
BA5 2YF
BA5 2YB
BA5 2YE
BA5 2XB
BA5 2WW
BA5 2WX
BA5 2WP
BA5 2WS
BA5 2WU
BA5 2WR
BA5 2WL
BA5 2WN
BA5 2WH
BA5 2WJ
BA5 2UF
BA5 2WB
BA5 2WF
BA5 2WA
BA5 2TZ
BA5 1YN
BA5 2BL
BA5 1YX
BA5 1ZN
BA5 1ZQ
BA5 2AH
BA5 1YP
BA5 1YS
BA5 1YU
BA5 1YW
BA5 1YT
BA5 1YQ
BA5 1YR
BA5 1YH
BA5 1YL
BA5 1YG
BA5 1XU
BA5 1XX
BA5 1XY
BA5 1WW
BA5 1WX
BA5 1WY
BA5 1XD
BA5 1XB
BA5 1WZ
BA5 1WR
BA5 1WT
BA5 1WU
BA5 1WS
BA5 1UL
BA5 1TQ
BA5 1BG
BA5 1BJ
BA5 1JG
BA5 1RA
BA5 2RT
BA5 2AQ
BA5 2HA
BA5 2AG
BA5 1FP
BA4 4FJ
BA5 3NB
BA5 2DL
BA5 2HE
BA5 1TS
BA5 3NG
BA5 2AD
BA5 2DS
BA5 2AA
BA5 2DR
BA5 2RW
BA5 2RA
BA5 2RB
BA5 2RS
BA5 3LU
BA5 3LS
BA5 2SN
BA5 2RP
BA5 2AJ
BA5 2HN
BA5 2AP
BA5 3NQ
BA5 1QD
BA5 1UF
BA5 3NJ
BA5 2EA
BA5 2EX
BA5 2AL
BA5 2RL
BA5 2AR
BA5 2SA
BA5 2RE
BA5 2PB
BA5 2SQ
BA5 2SJ
BA5 2RD
BA5 1QW
BA5 2SG
BA5 2DT
BA5 2AB
BA5 2TY
BA5 1QX
BA5 2SH
BA5 2DX
BA5 2DY
BA5 1UE
BA5 2EY
BA5 2AW
BA5 2RN
BA5 2RJ
BA5 2HF
BA5 3NA
BA5 3LL
BA5 2RF
BA5 2RY
BA5 2RH
BA5 2RG
BA5 3LR
BA5 2PU
BA5 1UD
BA4 4PF
BA5 3NH
BA5 3NL
BA5 2UB
BA5 2PZ
BA5 2SE
BA5 2XU
BA5 2DZ
BA5 2BD
BA5 2UD
BA5 2UA
BA5 2UT
BA4 6TS
BA5 2RX
BA6 8LP
BA5 2RR
BA5 2RZ
BA5 2PA
BA5 2PY
BA5 2ED
BA5 3LN
BA4 4HP
BA5 2US
BA5 1RQ
BA5 2QB
BA5 2XP
BA5 2QD
BA5 2QA
BA5 2XW
BA5 3LJ
BA5 3LP
BA5 1RT
BA5 2PS
BA5 3NN
BA5 2PX
BA5 2QJ
BA5 2EZ
BA5 3LQ
BA5 2QE
BA5 2HU
BA5 2XX
BA5 2RQ
BA5 2HD
BA5 2SF
BA5 2ET
BA5 1QL
BA5 2UR
BA5 2UN
BA5 2PQ
BA5 3AF
BA5 2HS
BA5 2XR
BA5 2PE
BA5 2DE
BA5 3HS
BA5 2ER
BA5 2XE
BA5 2UL
BA5 2PT
BA5 2UW
BA5 2XY
BA5 2UE
BA5 2PN
BA5 2PR
BA5 2PP
BA5 2PH
BA5 2PL
BA5 3LW
BA5 2YG
BA5 2ZA
BA5 2YD
BA5 2UG
BA5 2BE
BA5 2PF
BA5 2BA
BA5 2UX
BA5 2EB
BA5 2UQ
BA5 3DS
BA5 2HT
BA5 2LF
BA5 2XF
BA5 2UP
BA5 2PJ
BA5 2ES
BA5 2XS
BA5 1QY
BA5 2XN
BA5 3FD
BA5 3LG
BA5 2LA
BA4 4HR
BA5 2WT
BA5 2WE
BA5 2WD
BA5 2XT
BA5 2UU
BA5 2EP
BA5 2UJ
BA5 3HU
BA4 5FF
BA5 3HR
BA5 2EF
BA4 6UF
BA5 3JA
BA5 2UH
BA5 2SU
BA5 2QF
BA5 2EQ
BA5 2UZ
BA5 2BB
BA5 2EU
BA5 2XD
BA5 2PG
BA5 3JB
BA6 8LW
BA5 3JD
BA5 2SZ
BA5 2DW
BA5 2XL
BA5 3LF
BA5 3FA
BA5 2TW
BA5 2UY
BA5 3HY
BA5 2EN
BA5 2BS
BA5 2BY
BA5 2SS
BA5 2DD
BA5 3DY
BA4 6TR
BA5 2EE
BA5 3DJ
BA5 2BZ
BA5 2TD
BA5 2QL
BA5 3JF
BA5 2BQ
BA5 3JE
BA5 2LD
BA4 5XZ
BA5 2XG
BA5 2EW
BA5 2TN
BA5 3HP
BA5 1NE
BA5 2LQ
BA5 2BH
BA5 2DB
BA5 2EL
BA5 3HT
BA5 2ST
BA5 2LH
BA5 2SX
BA5 2SY
BA6 8LN
BA5 2ZR
BA5 3YE
BA5 3HW
BA5 3JL
BA5 2YQ
BA5 2YR
BA5 2YT
BA5 2YS
BA4 4JB
BA5 2EG
BA5 2ZD
BA5 2ZB
BA5 2WG
BA5 2WQ
BA5 2WZ
BA5 3HZ
BA5 2EH
BA5 2DF
BA5 3YA
BA4 5XX
BA5 2DA
BA5 2BX
BA5 2TL
BA5 2XH
BA5 2LG
BA5 2QW
BA5 2BJ
BA5 3JN
BA5 3DN
BA5 3FB
BA5 2BT
BA4 4JA
BA6 8JS
BA5 3JH
BA5 2XQ
BA5 2TA
BA5 2EJ
BA5 2TJ
BA5 3DW
BA5 3JG
BA5 2BN
BA5 3BW
BA5 2TE
BA5 2TS
BA4 5HF
BA5 2NN
BA5 3DL
BA4 4LP
BA5 3DH
BA5 2QX
BA4 4PG
BA5 2BU
BA5 3JU
BA5 2QN
BA5 2TT
BA5 2HX
BA5 3JZ
BA5 3BL
BA5 3JR
BA4 5GL
BA4 5XN
BA5 3BJ
BA4 5XY
BA5 2TR
BA5 2BR
BA4 5HZ
BA5 3HJ
BA5 3DF
BA4 5GB
BA5 2TP
BA5 3DQ
BA5 2DQ
BA5 2DH
BA5 3JT
BA5 3DE
BA4 5TB
BA4 5TA
BA5 2BW
BA5 2FW
BA4 5JT
BA5 2BP
BA5 2LE
BA5 2TF
BA5 3JQ
BA4 5TD
BA5 3JJ
BA5 3HL
BA5 3JW
BA5 2JD
BA5 2TG
BA4 5GE
BA6 8LT
BA5 2DG
BA5 2NJ
BA5 2TB
BA4 5XL
BA5 3DZ
BA5 3JY
BA5 2YP
BA5 2YJ
BA5 2YZ
BA5 2FL
BA5 3LH
BA5 3LA
BA5 3LE
BA5 2FN
BA4 5TE
BA5 3JX
BA5 2FX
BA5 3QF
BA5 2NR
BA5 1RW
BA5 2FF
BA4 5YR
BA4 5UW
BA5 2FJ
BA4 5GH
BA5 1ND
BA4 5GA
BA5 2QR
BA4 5SP
BA5 3HX
BA5 3QE
BA5 2HY
BA4 5GG
BA4 5ST
BA5 2JB
BA5 2FB
BA5 2FY
BA4 5JS
BA5 3JS
BA4 5TG
BA6 8PA
BA4 5UH
BA5 3QG
BA6 8LF
BA5 2QS
BA5 2NP
BA5 2FH
BA4 5SW
BA5 2FT
BA4 5XH
BA5 3HG
BA5 2FD
BA5 2LX
BA5 2NL
BA5 2FE
BA6 8LR
BA4 5TQ
BA5 2FG
BA5 1LY
BA5 2GF
BA5 2FZ
BA4 5XQ
BA4 5UQ
BA4 5UN
BA4 4NR
BA4 5WS
BA4 5SX
BA4 6UE
BA5 3NP
BA4 5GF
BA5 2NW
BA4 5XR
BA4 5WW
BA4 5XJ
BA4 5WX
BA5 2FS
BA5 3DX
BA5 2FP
BA4 5UG
BA5 1NQ
BA6 8LJ
BA5 2LW
BA4 5UE
BA5 2FQ
BA5 3DG
BA4 5UU
BA4 5SU
BA5 2GA
BA4 5GD
BA4 6UA
BA6 8JW

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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