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

TA6 6PL
TA6 6NP
TA2 8RL
TA2 8RJ
TA6 6PG
TA6 6NW
TA2 8RH
TA7 0DS
TA6 6PF
TA2 8RQ
TA2 8RN
TA2 8RG
TA7 0BN
TA6 6PH
TA6 6PQ
TA7 0BZ
TA6 6PE
TA2 8RW
TA7 0BA
TA7 0BL
TA2 8RF
TA6 6NL
TA6 6NB
TA6 6PT
TA7 0BJ
TA6 6SU
TA7 0BE
TA7 0BW
TA7 0DA
TA7 0BD
TA6 6PB
TA6 6NN
TA7 0BP
TA2 8RP
TA7 0DD
TA6 6SS
TA7 0DB
TA2 8RD
TA7 0BS
TA6 6SW
TA6 6NA
TA7 0BB
TA7 0BY
TA6 6SR
TA7 0BG
TA6 6NJ
TA6 6NR
TA6 6ST
TA6 6PD
TA2 8RE
TA6 6SP
TA6 6TT
TA6 6NS
TA6 6RS
TA6 6NH
TA6 6PA
TA2 8RR
TA6 6TX
TA6 6RT
TA6 6NT
TA6 6SN
TA6 6RN
TA6 6TU
TA6 6NY
TA2 8RB
TA2 8RS
TA7 0BX
TA6 6SL
TA6 6TW
TA6 6LZ
TA6 6TY
TA6 6NX
TA6 6NU
TA6 6NZ
TA6 6SQ
TA6 6NF
TA6 6SJ
TA6 6RP
TA6 6SF
TA6 6RL
TA6 6SB
TA6 6NQ
TA6 6RW
TA6 6SG
TA6 6SH
TA6 6RJ
TA2 8QS
TA6 6RH
TA6 6PU
TA6 6SD
TA6 6SA
TA6 6RZ
TA6 6RR
TA6 6SE
TA6 6LU
TA6 6SZ
TA6 6LY
TA6 6SX
TA6 6LX
TA6 6QW
TA6 6NG
TA7 0DF
TA6 6SY
TA6 6QE
TA6 6QJ
TA6 6TN
TA6 6QH
TA7 0BU
TA6 6QL
TA6 6RY
TA7 0BT
TA6 6TD
TA6 6TB
TA6 6QQ
TA6 6QN
TA7 0DE
TA2 8LS
TA6 6QA
TA6 6TA
TA6 6PX
TA6 6QG
TA6 6PZ
TA6 6QD
TA7 0DG
TA6 6FU
TA6 6TZ
TA6 6RG
TA2 8RA
TA6 6QF
TA6 6QX
TA6 6NE
TA6 6TE
TA6 6TR
TA6 6QT
TA6 6PY
TA6 6XX
TA6 6QU
TA6 6RQ
TA6 6QS
TA6 6QB
TA3 5AQ
TA3 5AD
TA6 6TJ
TA6 6QZ
TA7 0BH
TA6 6UZ
TA6 6WB
TA6 6TQ
TA6 6RB
TA6 6QR
TA6 6RE
TA6 6RA
TA2 8LR
TA6 6TG
TA3 5AE
TA6 6QP
TA6 6TH
TA2 8QP
TA6 6RF
TA2 8QW
TA6 6PJ
TA6 6RX
TA2 8QR
TA3 5AG
TA6 6QY
TA6 6TF
TA5 2AB
TA7 0DH
TA7 0DN
TA7 0DQ
TA6 6RD
TA6 6TP
TA6 6PN
TA7 0DL
TA2 8QZ
TA2 8QT
TA6 6TL
TA6 6PW
TA3 5AF
TA3 5EY
TA3 5AH
TA5 2DQ
TA2 8NP
TA2 8LU
TA5 2BP
TA2 8QU
TA3 5AL
TA5 2EW
TA3 5ER
TA2 8LP
TA2 8NW
TA2 8LW
TA3 5ES
TA2 8QX
TA7 0DT
TA7 0BQ
TA3 5ET
TA6 6PP
TA3 5AJ
TA5 2DG
TA3 5EW
TA3 5EU
TA3 5PE
TA2 8NN
TA7 0DJ
TA3 5EP
TA5 2AD
TA5 2AE
TA6 6FA
TA3 5PD
TA2 8QN
TA3 5EJ
TA6 6DF
TA3 5AN
TA6 6PR
TA7 0DU
TA2 8LL
TA3 5EX
TA2 8LN
TA3 5EL
TA3 5EH
TA2 8NL
TA3 5EQ
TA3 5EN
TA5 2EJ
TA5 2DH
TA2 8NJ
TA3 5AW
TA2 8DA
TA5 2DF
TA7 0DY
TA2 8FJ
TA6 6FL
TA6 6YZ
TA6 6YW
TA6 6YX
TA6 6YU
TA6 6YS
TA3 5PF
TA6 6FF
TA6 6AB
TA5 2FZ
TA5 2FP
TA7 0DX
TA5 2GA
TA2 8FL
TA5 2FE
TA2 8NH
TA2 8LJ
TA2 8FN
TA2 8FQ
TA5 2GB
TA6 6FB
TA5 2EZ
TA6 6TS
TA5 2FF
TA2 8NR
TA6 6EY
TA6 6EZ
TA5 2FG
TA6 6DQ
TA5 2FA
TA6 6EX
TA6 6FE
TA5 2DJ
TA5 2FB
TA6 6FJ
TA6 6FD
TA2 8FF
TA5 2ER
TA6 6PS
TA5 2DE
TA3 5EG
TA2 8FP
TA2 8NS
TA5 2FQ
TA5 2BX
TA6 6FH
TA2 8NQ
TA7 0AR
TA6 6XL
TA6 6FG
TA5 2DB
TA3 5EF
TA5 2EX
TA6 6XN
TA5 2FH
TA5 2BZ
TA6 6WP
TA5 2FT
TA5 2DA
TA5 2EY
TA2 8BP
TA2 8NT
TA5 2FX
TA5 2AA
TA2 8NU
TA6 6WZ
TA5 2AF
TA6 6WS
TA5 2ES
TA6 6WQ
TA6 6XJ
TA2 8LH
TA6 6WU
TA5 2FW
TA6 6WW
TA5 2EU
TA2 8LQ
TA2 8LF
TA5 2BY
TA2 8NX
TA6 6WR
TA2 8FD
TA6 6WT
TA5 2FR
TA5 2GD
TA2 8LT
TA6 6WJ
TA5 2BF
TA6 6XE
TA3 5EE
TA6 6WF
TA5 2FS
TA2 8FG
TA5 2FY
TA6 6WH
TA5 2GE
TA3 5AP
TA2 8NY
TA3 5EB
TA6 6WG
TA6 6XG
TA2 8PG
TA5 2EN
TA2 8NZ
TA3 5ED
TA6 6XF
TA5 2GF
TA5 2GU
TA6 6AA
TA2 8FA
TA6 6XR
TA6 6XP
TA5 2LQ
TA6 6XH
TA2 8PE
TA2 8FB
TA6 6GF
TA6 6XS
TA5 2GW
TA5 2GN
TA2 8BS
TA5 2LL
TA6 6XQ
TA5 2GY
TA5 2GR
TA5 2LN
TA6 6XW
TA2 8NF
TA3 5EA
TA6 6GJ
TA5 2GT
TA5 2GQ
TA6 6GQ
TA6 6GH
TA2 8PN
TA5 2GJ
TA2 8FE
TA5 2GP
TA6 6GL
TA6 6GE
TA6 6FQ
TA6 6GG
TA6 6GR
TA5 2GX
TA6 6XT
TA2 8PQ
TA5 2GS
TA5 2GH
TA6 6GS
TA6 6FS
TA7 0AH
TA2 8JX
TA5 2GL
TA2 8PL
TA3 5DX
TA6 6XU
TA6 6AH
TA2 8PB
TA6 6GB
TA6 6YN
TA2 8HS
TA6 6GN
TA2 8NE
TA5 2EP
TA6 6GD
TA6 6GX
TA6 6UP
TA6 6GT
TA3 5RA
TA6 6YD
TA6 6GA
TA2 8DP
TA6 6GU
TA5 2GZ
TA2 8BN
TA3 5DU
TA5 2GG
TA6 6UR
TA6 6GW
TA6 6FT
TA5 2DL
TA3 5DT
TA2 8PA
TA5 2EL
TA6 6YA
TA3 5DY
TA3 5PG
TA6 6FN
TA6 6YB
TA6 6FX
TA6 6FZ
TA6 6HH
TA6 6HJ
TA2 8BW
TA6 6YY
TA6 6FW
TA2 8PD
TA3 5DZ
TA6 6LQ
TA2 8BJ
TA6 6FP
TA7 0AF
TA5 2JF
TA6 6FY
TA6 6HG
TA6 6YF
TA2 8AY
TA2 8UZ
TA2 8PW
TA7 0AE
TA7 0AP
TA6 6HB
TA6 6HD
TA6 6YE
TA3 5FF
TA3 5FE
TA2 8ND
TA6 6FR
TA7 0AY
TA6 6HQ
TA6 6HL
TA6 6EU
TA6 6DG
TA6 6LF
TA6 6HE
TA6 6LH
TA6 6ET
TA2 8JU
TA2 8DS
TA6 6HA
TA6 6HN
TA7 0AJ
TA3 5QR
TA3 5DW
TA6 6HW
TA2 8NB
TA3 5AR
TA6 6ER
TA6 6EL
TA3 5DS
TA6 6EN
TA6 6UH
TA3 5DR
TA6 6ES
TA6 6LB
TA6 6UY
TA6 6HP
TA3 5QP
TA6 6LS
TA2 8PH
TA3 5BF
TA6 6RU
TA3 5AT
TA6 6HF
TA6 6UQ
TA2 8PP
TA6 6DD
TA2 8BT

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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