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

TA4 3NF
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TA4 3QU
TA4 3DD
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TA4 3BY
TA4 3DL
TA4 3BP
TA4 3BX
TA4 3JQ
TA4 3BT
TA4 3HS
TA4 3AQ
TA4 3RU
TA4 3AG
TA4 3BU
TA4 3BS
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TA4 3YD
TA4 3YP
TA4 3YH
TA4 3YJ
TA4 3LB
TA4 3JE
TA4 3AF
TA4 3HR
TA4 3LJ
TA4 3YU
TA4 3YT
TA4 3YL
TA4 3BW
TA4 3YG
TA4 3YR
TA4 3AS
TA4 3UD
TA4 3BN
TA4 3WG
TA4 3WE
TA4 3WF
TA4 3WL
TA4 3WJ
TA4 3WD
TA4 3AU
TA4 3LL
TA4 3AL
TA4 3LU
TA4 3AN
TA4 3AB
TA4 3BL
TA4 3YQ
TA4 3YS
TA4 3AT
TA4 3LH
TA4 3UA
TA4 3AE
TA4 3DJ
TA4 3HL
TA4 3AX
TA4 3NH
TA4 3LW
TA4 3AW
TA4 3NP
TA4 3BJ
TA4 3LE
TA4 3JD
TA4 3NS
TA4 3HT
TA4 3AP
TA4 3AZ
TA4 3NJ
TA4 3NN
TA4 3LN
TA4 3JL
TA4 3BH
TA4 3NL
TA4 3QX
TA4 3HX
TA4 3JF
TA4 3NT
TA4 3NR
TA4 3AY
TA4 3BE
TA4 3PJ
TA4 3NX
TA4 3AD
TA4 3HU
TA4 3NU
TA4 3NW
TA4 3RA
TA4 3PB
TA4 3PQ
TA4 3BQ
TA4 3NY
TA4 3PE
TA4 3PH
TA4 3PG
TA4 3PA
TA4 3BG
TA4 3AR
TA4 3BD
TA4 3NZ
TA4 3PF
TA4 3LY
TA4 3AH
TA4 3BA
TA4 3PD
TA4 3BB
TA4 1QW
TA4 1QJ
TA4 3RB
TA4 3HY
TA4 1NZ
TA4 1NU
TA4 3HZ
TA4 3JN
TA4 1QN
TA4 1PD
TA4 1PB
TA4 1PE
TA4 3LP
TA4 1DB
TA4 3JG
TA4 1DP
TA4 1NY
TA4 1JQ
TA4 1NT
TA4 3JW
TA4 1JG
TA4 1NX
TA4 1JF
TA4 3LT
TA4 3QZ
TA4 1HX
TA4 1DG
TA4 1LX
TA4 1JL
TA4 1JH
TA4 3DN
TA4 1JJ
TA4 1HY
TA4 1JE
TA4 1HZ
TA4 1DQ
TA4 1GQ
TA4 1GY
TA4 1JD
TA4 3DW
TA4 3DP
TA4 3ED
TA4 1GG
TA4 1DF
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TA4 3RD
TA4 1LT
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TA4 3QY
TA4 3JP
TA4 1DW
TA4 1DE
TA4 1JB
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TA4 1DD
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TA4 3JB
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TA4 3JT
TA4 1BL
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TA4 1DJ
TA4 1DR
TA4 3JS
TA4 1DS
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TA4 1DU
TA4 1DT
TA4 3SG
TA4 1DY
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TA4 1PJ
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TA4 1PQ
TA4 3SQ
TA4 1ZX
TA4 1BZ
TA4 3PL
TA4 3RN
TA4 1DZ
TA4 1JA
TA2 6PW
TA4 1DH
TA4 3ER
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TA4 1WR
TA4 1WB
TA4 1WA
TA4 1RG
TA4 1PH
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TA4 1YY
TA4 1RW
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TA4 3LA
TA2 8AR
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TA4 1AX
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TA4 3HA
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TA2 6PN
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TA4 1BX
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TA4 3EZ
TA4 1BU
TA4 1PG
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TA4 3SP
TA4 1QF
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TA4 3JZ
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TA4 3RG
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TA4 3EB
TA4 1LD
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TA4 3DT
TA4 3RL
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TA4 1RE
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TA4 1YT
TA4 1YX
TA4 1YW
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TA4 1LG
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TA4 3DH
TA4 1PW
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TA4 1PR
TA4 1LH
TA4 1BT
TA4 1LB
TA4 1LR
TA4 1HU
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TA4 1JT
TA4 1QU
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TA4 1PN
TA4 1RB
TA4 3RQ
TA4 3EF
TA4 1JX
TA4 1PL
TA4 1QZ
TA4 1PT
TA4 1LJ
TA4 1QX
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TA2 6PL
TA4 1JS
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TA4 1AR
TA4 1LW
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TA4 1JU
TA4 1BS
TA4 1PA
TA4 3RH
TA4 1LN
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TA4 3HB
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TA4 1JY
TA4 1JZ
TA4 1LS
TA4 1LP
TA4 3PN
TA4 1LU
TA4 1JN
TA4 1JW
TA4 4BT
TA4 1AP
TA4 1BQ
TA4 1PY
TA4 2TW
TA4 1RD
TA4 3RJ
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TA4 1AW
TA4 3DY
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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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