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

BA22 7AF
BA22 7AD
BA22 7AE
BA22 7AG
BA22 7AQ
BA7 7NU
BA22 7AA
BA22 7AB
BA7 7HF
BA7 7HE
BA22 7AX
BA7 7FW
BA22 7BA
BA7 7EX
BA7 7EY
BA7 7EZ
BA22 7AZ
BA7 7JD
BA7 7ET
BA7 7ES
BA22 7AS
BA22 7BB
BA22 7AY
BA7 7NJ
BA22 7AH
BA7 7EB
BA22 7AP
BA7 7NH
BA7 7NY
BA22 7AR
BA22 7AJ
BA7 7EW
BA7 7EP
BA7 7EL
BA7 7FD
BA7 7EN
BA7 7ER
BA7 7EJ
BA22 7AN
BA22 7AW
BA7 7EH
BA7 7EG
BA22 7AL
BA7 7ED
BA7 7NZ
BA22 7AU
BA7 7BA
BA7 7EQ
BA7 7EE
BA7 7BB
BA7 7HD
BA7 7EF
BA7 7NW
BA7 7ND
BA7 7BD
BA7 7EA
BA7 7BE
BA7 7JU
BA7 7FG
BA7 7BH
BA7 7BQ
BA7 7BG
BA7 7BX
BA7 7YL
BA7 7YQ
BA7 7YP
BA7 7YH
BA7 7YR
BA7 7BF
BA7 7BU
BA7 7DU
BA7 7BJ
BA7 7BW
BA7 7BN
BA7 7NL
BA7 7BR
BA7 7FB
BA7 7AJ
BA7 7BL
BA7 7DE
BA7 7BS
BA7 7BY
BA7 7DY
BA7 7AD
BA7 7AB
BA7 7AL
BA7 7AH
BA7 7HS
BA7 7AX
BA7 7DH
BA7 7DQ
BA7 7WX
BA7 7WW
BA7 7WU
BA7 7WT
BA7 7WD
BA7 7WA
BA7 7WG
BA7 7WE
BA7 7BP
BA7 7WF
BA7 7YZ
BA7 7YT
BA7 7YU
BA7 7YG
BA7 7WY
BA7 7WB
BA7 7YE
BA7 7YD
BA7 7XQ
BA7 7XN
BA7 7WZ
BA7 7AA
BA7 7AG
BA7 7NX
BA7 7BZ
BA7 7AN
BA7 7AF
BA7 7DZ
BA7 7NN
BA7 7YB
BA7 7YW
BA7 7YN
BA7 7AT
BA7 7DR
BA7 7YJ
BA7 7YS
BA7 7YF
BA7 7AW
BA7 7DW
BA7 7DA
BA7 7AE
BA7 7AQ
BA7 7AS
BA7 7AP
BA7 7DN
BA7 7FR
BA7 7DP
BA7 7DG
BA7 7DS
BA22 7BG
BA7 7AR
BA7 7NQ
BA7 7BT
BA7 7DD
BA7 7AY
BA7 7AU
BA7 7HL
BA7 7NS
BA7 7HP
BA7 7HR
BA7 7DF
BA7 7HG
BA22 7BH
BA7 7DJ
BA7 7AZ
BA7 7NP
BA7 7DT
BA7 7HW
BA7 7HT
BA7 7EU
BA7 7HA
BA7 7GB
BA7 7DB
BA7 7FE
BA7 7JT
BA7 7NA
BA7 7HQ
BA7 7HN
BA9 8DW
BA7 7DL
BA7 7HX
BA7 7HU
BA9 8DL
BA7 7JF
BA9 8DQ
BA7 7HJ
BA7 7HY
BA22 7BE
BA7 7JE
BA7 7HH
BA7 7HZ
BA7 7LL
BA9 8DG
BA7 7JA
BA7 7JG
BA7 7LB
BA7 7DX
BA7 7NG
BA22 7BQ
BA7 7LU
BA9 8DN
BA7 7LD
BA7 7LA
BA7 7LT
BA7 7JZ
BA7 7JX
BA7 7JQ
BA7 7LX
BA7 7PH
BA7 7LS
BA7 7LE
BA7 7HB
BA7 7LP
BA7 7JH
BA7 7JS
BA7 7LF
BA9 8DJ
BA7 7LJ
BA9 8DP
BA7 7LH
BA7 7NR
BA7 7PA
BA7 7JL
BA7 7LG
BA7 7JN
BA7 7LQ
BA7 7JY
BA7 7LY
BA7 7PB
BA7 7JJ
BA22 7BU
BA7 7JW
BA22 7BX
BA7 7NT
BA7 7JP
BA22 7BY
BA9 8DY
BA7 7PG
BA7 7JR
BA7 7LR
BA7 7JB
BA7 7PD
BA22 7BD
BA7 7NB
BA7 7PQ
BA22 7BZ
BA7 7PJ
BA9 8DH
BA22 7BP
BA7 7LW
BA7 7LN
BA7 7PE
BA22 7DA
BA22 7DD
BA7 7NF
BA22 7DB
BA9 8DE
BA9 8DF
BA7 7LZ
BA22 7DX
BA7 7NE
BA22 7BJ
BA22 7BL
BA9 8DZ
BA22 7LZ
BA22 7DQ
BA22 7DE
BA7 7PF
BA7 7PW
BA22 7DG
BA22 7DY
BA22 7DF
BA22 7DH
BA22 7DL
BA22 7DP
BA22 7BS
BA22 7DW
BA22 7DJ
BA4 6QF
BA4 6QQ
BA7 7QA
BA4 6QG
BA22 7DN
BA22 7BN
BA22 7DU
BA9 8JH
BA22 7DS
BA9 8JJ
BA22 7DR
BA9 8JW
BA9 8BZ
BA22 7BW
BA7 7PN
BA9 8JN
BA22 7LY
BA9 8JL
BA9 8DX
BA7 7PZ
BA7 7PL
BA9 8DA
BA9 8JS
BA22 7LW
BA22 7LR
BA10 0PL
BA22 7LH
BA22 7DT
BA22 7FE
BA22 7BR
BA9 8BY
BA22 7LX
BA10 0PW
BA10 0PG
BA4 6PZ
BA4 6QA
BA10 0PE
BA10 0PF
BA10 0PN
BA10 0PQ
BA9 8BX
BA7 7PY
BA9 8BU
BA10 0PH
BA4 6PY
BA4 6QB
BA10 0PT
BA10 0PJ
BA10 0NY
BA10 0PD
BA10 0NZ
BA10 0NT
BA22 7ET
BA10 0NX
BA9 8JP
BA22 7EU
BA4 6PX
BA10 0NU
BA9 8JB
BA9 8JQ
BA9 8JG
BA10 0NR
BA10 0PP
BA7 7PP
BA7 7PX
BA10 0NW
BA22 7EL
BA10 0NP
BA22 7LN
BA22 7EQ
BA4 6NX
BA10 0NN
BA9 8JE
BA4 6PT
BA7 7PR
BA22 7ED
BA4 6PU
BA22 7EJ
BA22 7LQ
BA22 7LP
BA9 8EF
BA10 0PR
BA7 7PS
BA9 8EB
BA22 7LG
BA22 7EG
BA4 6NF
BA10 0PU
BA22 7EF
BA9 8JF
BA22 7EN
BA10 0PS
BA10 0DD
BA22 7LL
BA4 6NG
BA10 0PX
BA22 7EE
BA4 6PS
BA22 7EW
BA7 7PT
BA22 7ER

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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