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

BA9 8HY
BA9 8HZ
BA9 8HX
BA9 8HR
BA10 0NJ
BA9 8HH
BA10 0NH
BA9 8HD
BA10 0LW
BA9 8HP
BA9 8JA
BA9 8HL
BA10 0NF
BA9 8HF
BA10 0LN
BA10 0NG
BA9 8HE
BA9 8HJ
BA9 8HB
BA9 8HG
BA9 8HA
BA9 8JD
BA9 8HQ
BA9 8HW
BA10 0NQ
BA9 8HN
BA10 0LR
BA9 8JF
BA9 8JR
BA10 0LP
BA9 8JE
BA9 8EU
BA9 8ET
BA9 8YB
BA9 8BJ
BA10 0NE
BA9 8BH
BA9 8JQ
BA9 8JG
BA9 8JB
BA9 8ES
BA10 0LA
BA10 0EX
BA10 0ND
BA10 0LQ
BA9 8EY
BA9 8JP
BA10 0NL
BA9 8EX
BA10 0DX
BA10 0NB
BA9 8BQ
BA9 8BW
BA10 0DR
BA10 0BS
BA10 0YF
BA10 0YB
BA10 0EH
BA9 8BD
BA9 8BG
BA9 8BN
BA10 0BU
BA9 8BE
BA10 0NA
BA9 8BL
BA10 0NS
BA10 0HX
BA10 0BZ
BA10 0BR
BA10 0JD
BA9 8JS
BA10 0EZ
BA10 0NZ
BA10 0EG
BA10 0EF
BA9 8JN
BA10 0ED
BA10 0EB
BA10 0HG
BA10 0EY
BA9 9JD
BA10 0EU
BA10 0EE
BA10 0DU
BA10 0BY
BA10 0HH
BA9 9DQ
BA10 0BT
BA9 9BD
BA9 8JL
BA10 0BP
BA10 0HY
BA10 0HF
BA10 0EQ
BA10 0HQ
BA10 0HJ
BA10 0EA
BA10 0BX
BA9 9DG
BA10 0ET
BA9 9LZ
BA9 9DB
BA9 8JW
BA10 0HE
BA10 0HA
BA9 9BA
BA10 0BE
BA10 0NU
BA10 0HB
BA10 0AA
BA10 0DL
BA10 0JB
BA9 9DD
BA10 0DA
BA10 0AE
BA10 0JU
BA10 0JA
BA10 0NY
BA10 0AG
BA9 9NX
BA10 0AX
BA10 0YD
BA10 0YH
BA10 0YG
BA10 0XQ
BA10 0WZ
BA10 0WX
BA10 0WY
BA10 0WU
BA10 0WW
BA10 0AB
BA9 9BL
BA9 9AZ
BA9 9NT
BA9 9JR
BA10 0LB
BA9 8JJ
BA10 0AD
BA10 0AN
BA9 9BS
BA10 0AH
BA10 0EP
BA9 9BE
BA10 0AS
BA10 0AT
BA10 0HP
BA10 0AQ
BA9 8NG
BA10 0HZ
BA10 0ES
BA10 0EL
BA10 0DE
BA10 0LG
BA10 0AW
BA9 9AR
BA9 9AY
BA10 0DF
BA10 0HN
BA10 0NN
BA10 0DW
BA10 0HW
BA9 9SA
BA10 0DD
BA10 0AJ
BA9 8JH
BA10 0NP
BA9 8BA
BA10 0DS
BA9 9NA
BA10 0HD
BA10 0AL
BA10 0AP
BA9 9AX
BA10 0EN
BA10 0EW
BA9 9NU
BA10 0LD
BA9 9QB
BA10 0BB
BA9 9AH
BA9 9LF
BA9 9BR
BA10 0DT
BA10 0JJ
BA9 9NN
BA10 0BQ
BA9 9NW
BA9 9JY
BA10 0PF
BA9 9DA
BA10 0AR
BA10 0DN
BA9 9NB
BA10 0NW
BA9 9LY
BA9 8YA
BA8 0WZ
BA9 8YD
BA9 9ZN
BA9 9ZR
BA9 9ZZ
BA9 9ZP
BA9 9YL
BA9 9YY
BA9 9YZ
BA9 9YX
BA9 9WZ
BA9 9XY
BA9 9XZ
BA9 9XQ
BA9 9WT
BA9 9WX
BA9 9WY
BA9 9WW
BA9 9WA
BA9 9WB
BA9 9WD
BA8 0YD
BA9 8ZR
BA9 8ZQ
BA9 8YG
BA9 8YF
BA9 8YE
BA9 8WZ
BA9 8XQ
BA9 8WY
BA9 8WX
BA9 8WU
BA9 8WW
BA9 8HU
BA9 8WA
BA9 0AS
BA9 0AT
BA9 0AR
BA9 0AQ
BA9 0AN
BA9 0AP
BA9 0AL
BA9 0AJ
BA9 0AG
BA9 0AH
BA9 0AB
BA8 0ZQ
BA8 0YN
BA8 0YL
BA8 0YJ
BA8 0YE
BA8 0YA
BA8 0WY
BA8 0YF
BA8 0WX
BA8 0WW
BA8 0WE
BA8 0WB
BA8 0WD
BA8 0WA
BA8 0TR
BA10 0YJ
BA10 0XN
BA10 0BD
BA9 9NP
BA10 0DP
BA10 0LF
BA10 0DY
BA10 0EJ
BA10 0PE
BA10 0BG
BA9 9LT
BA9 9NE
BA10 0HL
BA10 0DG
BA9 9JE
BA10 0HT
BA9 9AS
BA9 9AT
BA10 0PQ
BA10 0ER
BA9 9JS
BA9 9NS
BA9 9JB
BA9 9DE
BA9 9JH
BA9 9AU
BA9 9LE
BA9 9BP
BA9 9BB
BA10 0BH
BA10 0NT
BA9 9TA
BA9 9PB
BA10 0AU
BA9 9AQ
BA9 8NQ
BA9 9LX
BA10 0JH
BA9 9NR
BA9 9JT
BA9 8BP
BA9 9LU
BA9 9JW
BA10 0BA
BA9 9JU
BA9 9FL
BA9 9JG
BA9 9JA
BA10 0AZ
BA9 9JN
BA9 9NJ
BA9 9LP
BA9 9JQ
BA9 9JL
BA9 9JZ
BA10 0DZ
BA9 9NF
BA9 9LG
BA9 9BQ
BA9 9LB
BA9 9BT
BA9 9JF
BA9 9SP
BA9 9GZ
BA9 9LN
BA9 9LL
BA9 9AP
BA9 9JJ
BA9 9NY
BA9 9LQ
BA9 9JP
BA9 9BZ
BA9 9LA
BA9 8EZ
BA9 9LH
BA10 0DH
BA10 0NR
BA9 9BN
BA10 0HU
BA9 9DF
BA9 9BW
BA10 0HR
BA9 9AL
BA9 9LD
BA9 9LJ
BA9 9AB
BA10 0PH
BA9 9AW
BA10 0PD
BA10 0LE
BA10 0DQ
BA9 9LR
BA10 0AY
BA9 9DJ
BA9 9DH
BA10 0PG
BA10 0NX
BA9 9LS
BA9 9AE
BA9 9AA
BA10 0BJ
BA9 9BH
BA9 9BX
BA9 9NL
BA10 0BL
BA9 9BG
BA10 0DB
BA9 9NH
BA9 9AN
BA10 0BN
BA9 9DR
BA9 9AF
BA9 9BY
BA9 9LW
BA9 9YQ
BA9 9YH
BA10 0PT
BA9 9DL
BA9 9QD
BA9 9FB
BA9 9DX
BA9 9PA
BA9 9QA
BA9 9QR
BA9 9JX
BA9 9NG
BA10 0AF
BA9 9GY
BA9 9NZ
BA9 9QP
BA9 9AG
BA10 0DJ
BA9 9EP
BA9 9BJ
BA9 9FH
BA9 9HS
BA9 9NQ
BA9 8BY
BA9 9HW
BA9 9ER
BA9 9HT
BA9 9ED
BA9 9BU
BA9 9YU
BA9 9YS
BA9 9YR
BA9 9YP
BA9 9YG
BA9 9FW
BA9 9YT
BA10 0PJ
BA9 9RH
BA9 9FN
BA9 9AJ
BA10 0JZ
BA9 9HD
BA9 9FF
BA9 9HB
BA9 9ZQ
BA9 9FG
BA10 0QA
BA9 8LA
BA9 9GA
BA9 9HN
BA9 9YE
BA10 0QP
BA9 9FZ
BA9 9HU
BA9 9DY
BA9 9YJ
BA9 9YW
BA9 9YN
BA9 9HH
BA9 9FT
BA9 9SH
BA9 9DZ
BA9 8BR
BA9 9AD
BA10 0HS
BA9 9HF
BA9 9RY
BA9 9HE
BA9 9RG
BA9 9FP
BA9 8DA
BA9 9FE
BA10 0JY
BA7 7NE
BA9 9FJ
BA9 9DN
BA9 9RE
BA9 9SJ
BA9 9HQ
BA9 9FR
BA9 9HX
BA9 9RF
BA9 9FD
BA7 7LZ
BA9 9HG
BA9 9DU
BA9 9EQ
BA9 8LE
BA9 9RZ
BA9 9FQ
BA9 9FS
BA9 9EA
BA9 9EL
BA9 9DW
BA9 9EN
BA9 9FY
BA9 9ND
BA9 9EG
BA9 9RD
BA9 9HL
BA9 9HJ
BA9 9YD
BA9 9HR
BA9 9HY
BA9 9EW
BA9 8LF
BA9 9HZ
BA9 9FX
BA9 9EU
BA9 9RQ
BA10 0QE
BA9 9RS
BA9 9ES
BA9 9EH
BA9 9HP
BA9 9HA
BA9 8BT
BA9 9EX
BA9 9RJ
BA9 9RR
BA9 9RU
BA9 9EY
BA9 9EB
BA9 8BS
BA9 9RL
BA9 9GD
BA9 9EE
BA9 8LD
BA9 9RP
BA9 9EF
BA9 9PE
BA9 9RW
BA9 9RX
BA9 9ET
BA9 9EZ
BA9 9EJ
BA10 0PL
BA10 0BW
BA9 8BU
BA9 9RT
BA7 7NF
BA9 9RN
BA9 9SB
BA9 9DS
BA9 9PF
BA9 9XN
BA9 9XJ
BA9 9DT
BA9 9TD
BA9 9SQ
BA9 9SD
BA9 8LN
BA9 9SF
BA9 9DP
BA9 9SG
BA9 8AA
BA9 9RB
BA9 9SE
BA10 0JT
BA9 9PJ
BA7 7NB
BA10 0JF
BA10 0YE
BA9 8LP
BA9 8AD
BA12 6YD
BA12 6YG
BA9 8LG
BA9 8BZ
BA9 8LW
BA9 8LQ
BA9 9PQ
BA10 0QB
BA7 7LY
BA10 0JE
BA9 8LB
BA9 8AB
BA9 8LR
BA10 0JL
BA9 8LS
BA9 9PG
BA10 0PZ
BA9 8LL
BA7 7LN
BA10 0PN
BA9 9PH
BA9 8BX
BA10 0PY

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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