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

BA3 4LX
BA3 4LY
BA3 4NB
BA3 4LN
BA3 4NE
BA3 4LW
BA3 4LP
BA3 4NR
BA3 4ND
BA3 4NP
BA3 4LR
BA3 4NS
BA3 4LU
BA3 4LZ
BA3 4NA
BA3 4SQ
BA3 4NT
BA3 4SH
BA3 4GF
BA3 4LG
BA3 4LF
BA3 4LA
BA3 4LQ
BA3 4SW
BA3 4LL
BA3 4NU
BA3 4LH
BA3 4SG
BA3 4NF
BA3 4GR
BA3 4SP
BA5 3ET
BA3 4LJ
BA3 4NX
BA3 4NQ
BA3 4NG
BA3 4GP
BA3 4PF
BA3 4NY
BA5 3EU
BA3 4LS
BA3 4PD
BA5 3ES
BA5 3ER
BA5 3EP
BA5 3HN
BA3 4SF
BA3 4PH
BA5 3EZ
BA3 4PJ
BA3 4SE
BA3 4UF
BA5 3EX
BA3 4PL
BA3 4SJ
BA3 4UD
BA3 4UE
BA3 4SR
BA3 4BA
BA3 4NZ
BA3 4SD
BA3 4UG
BA3 4UA
BA3 4RU
BA3 4UB
BA3 4BX
BA5 3EY
BA5 3EQ
BA3 4SL
BA5 3EL
BA3 4GW
BA3 4EG
BA3 4PN
BA3 4UQ
BA3 4PW
BA3 4PB
BA3 4FL
BA3 4PP
BA3 4TZ
BA3 4SN
BA3 4BY
BA3 4TX
BA5 3EN
BA3 4UH
BA3 4TY
BA3 4PE
BA3 4UJ
BA3 4BZ
BA5 3EH
BA3 4TP
BA3 4DL
BA3 4UL
BA5 3FE
BA3 4DH
BA3 4TR
BA3 4TU
BA3 4PA
BA3 4DJ
BA3 4TT
BA3 4SA
BA3 4PS
BA3 4FG
BS18 6AJ
BS40 6AJ
BA3 4UR
BA3 4TS
BA3 4US
BA5 3EG
BA3 4DA
BA5 3FF
BA5 3EF
BA3 4TL
BA5 3LB
BA5 3HH
BA3 4DB
BA3 4TJ
BA3 4DQ
BA3 4DD
BA3 4TQ
BA3 4TG
BA3 4PR
BA3 4DR
BA3 4DN
BA3 4TH
BA3 4UY
BA3 4DF
BA3 4TF
BS18 6DA
BA3 4DE
BA3 4DS
BA3 4RY
BA3 4BU
BA3 4PT
BA3 4FN
BA3 4RZ
BA3 4RX
BS40 6AL
BA3 4TE
BS40 6AG
BS18 6AG
BA3 4EH
BA5 3AN
BS40 6AH
BS18 6AH
BA3 4UX
BS18 6AL
BA5 3HA
BS40 6AN
BS18 6AN
BA3 4JF
BA3 5BW
BA3 4DW
BA5 3EJ
BA3 4UN
BS39 5BA
BS18 5BA
BS18 6AQ
BS40 6AQ
BA3 4TD
BA3 4EF
BA5 3ED
BA3 4UW
BA3 4DG
BS40 6DA
BA3 5BS
BA5 3EE
BS18 6AW
BA3 4JR
BA5 3EB
BS40 6AP
BS18 6AP
BS40 6AW
BA3 4GU
BA5 3AS
BA5 3AP
BA5 3AT
BA5 3AR
BA3 5BP
BA3 4JT
BA3 4EQ
BA3 4UU
BS40 6AF
BS18 6AF
BA3 4TW
BA3 4JW
BA3 4JU
BS18 6BU
BS40 6BU
BA5 3DR
BA3 4EJ
BA5 3HE
BA3 5BR
BA3 4JQ
BS40 6AB
BA3 4JG
BA3 4FH
BS18 6AB
BS39 5BB
BS18 5BB
BS40 6BX
BA5 3EA
BA3 4GY
BA3 4HT
BS18 6BX
BS40 6BZ
BS18 6BZ
BS40 6AE
BA5 3DT
BA3 4JP
BA3 4JH
BA3 4TN
BA3 5BA
BA3 4LE
BS18 6AE
BA3 4JS
BS18 6DB
BA3 4DZ
BS40 6DB
BS18 6BY
BS40 6BY
BA3 4LT
BS40 6BT
BA3 5BN
BS18 6BT

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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