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 South Gloucestershire

GL9 1HZ
GL9 1EE
GL9 1HU
GL9 1HT
GL9 1JD
GL9 1JA
GL9 1JQ
GL9 1HX
GL9 1HY
GL9 1JW
GL9 1JB
GL9 1JE
GL9 1HS
GL9 1JF
BS17 6RU
BS37 6RU
BS17 6EJ
BS37 6EJ
GL9 1JG
BS37 6RP
BS17 6RP
BS17 6RR
BS37 6RR
BS37 6SF
BS17 6SF
BS37 6SL
GL9 1HR
BS17 6SL
BS37 6SG
BS17 6SG
SN14 8HZ
BS37 6RX
BS37 6SP
BS17 6RW
SN14 7AT
BS17 6SE
BS37 6SE
BS17 6SD
BS37 6SN
BS37 6SD
BS17 6SN
BS17 6RQ
BS37 6RQ
GL9 1JL
BS37 6RW
BS37 6SQ
BS37 6WG
BS37 6WH
BS37 6WQ
BS37 6WZ
BS17 6SQ
SN14 7AU
BS37 6RN
BS17 6RN
BS17 6RJ
SN14 7PB
BS37 6RA
BS37 6RH
BS17 6RH
GL9 1EZ
BS37 6RG
BS17 6RG
BS37 6RJ
BS17 6SJ
SN14 8JA
BS37 6SJ
BS17 6NA
BS37 6NA
GL9 1HB
BS37 6NG
BS17 6NG
SN14 7AS
BS37 6NQ
BS17 6NQ
SN14 8JD
BS37 6NB
BS17 6NB
SN14 8JB
BS37 6LZ
BS17 6LZ
GL9 1HA
SN14 7JL
BS37 6NE
BS17 6NE
BS17 6LY
BS37 6LY
BS17 6NF
BS17 6SH
BS37 6NF
BS37 6LX
BS17 6LX
BS37 6SB
BS37 6SH
SN14 8JE
SN14 7PA
SN14 8HY
GL9 1EY
BS17 6RX
BS37 6RL
BS17 6RL
SN14 8JG
BS17 6SB
BS37 6RZ
BS37 6LU
SN14 8HQ
BS17 6LU
SN14 8HF
BS17 6QZ
BS37 6QZ
BS17 6RZ
SN14 8HW
SN14 8ET
SN14 8ER
BS17 6LS
SN14 8HG
BS37 6LT
BS17 6LT
SN14 7JH
BS37 6LS
SN14 8JF
BS37 6LR
BS17 6LR
SN14 8HN
SN14 7JJ
SN14 8HD
BS37 6RY
BS17 6RY
SN14 8HB
SN14 8HX
SN14 8HA
SN14 8ES
BS37 6LW
BS17 6LW
SN14 8EU
SN14 7JQ
SN14 8LJ
BS37 6PZ
BS17 6LP
BS37 6LP
BS37 6LN
BS17 6QY
BS37 6QY
BS17 6LN
SN14 8EX
BS17 6LL
SN14 8HE
SN14 8HU
BS37 6LL
SN14 8EZ
BS37 6LH
BS17 6LH
BS37 6LJ
BS17 6LJ
GL9 1HP
BS37 6NH
BS17 6NH
SN14 8HH
SN14 8JQ
SN14 7AP
BS37 6QA
SN14 8JH
BS37 6DY
BS17 6QA
GL9 1HW
BS17 6PZ
GL9 1HN
SN14 7JG
SN14 8LF
SN14 7LX
BS17 6NL
BS37 6NL
BS17 6EA
BS37 6EA
SN14 7AR
GL9 1HL
SN14 7JE
SN14 7LY
GL9 1HD
BS37 6DF
BS17 6NJ
BS37 6NJ
BS17 6DY
BS17 6NN
BS37 6NN
BS17 6DT
BS17 6DS
BS37 6DS
BS37 6DT
BS17 6DF
GL9 1JH
GL9 1HH
BS17 6QB
BS37 6QB
BS37 6SA
SN14 7PD
GL9 1HF
BS17 6YB
BS17 6YD
BS17 6YA
GL9 1JN
BS37 6DR
BS17 6DR
BS17 6DL
BS37 6DL
SN14 7LU
BS17 6NW
BS37 6NW
SN14 7PF
BS37 6NP
GL9 1HG
BS17 6DG
BS17 6NP
BS37 6DG
BS37 6DD
BS17 6DD
GL9 1JJ
BS37 6LQ
SN14 7PE
GL9 1HQ
BS17 6LG
BS17 6DN
BS37 6DN
BS17 6LQ
BS37 6DJ
BS37 6LG
BS17 6DJ
GL9 1HE
BS17 6PX
SN14 7LT
BS37 6DE
BS17 6DE
BS37 6DU
BS17 6DU
SN14 7AN
SN14 8PW
BS37 6DX
BS17 6DX
SN14 8NW
BS37 6NR
BS17 6NR
SN14 8TB
BS37 6DP
BS17 6EL
BS37 6LF
BS17 6LF
BS17 6DP
BS37 6EL
BS37 6LE
BS17 6LE
SN14 8TA
BS17 6SA
SN14 8BF
SN14 7NT
BS17 6HS
BS37 6JY
SN14 8NF
SN14 8LN
BS37 8RR
BS17 6EH
SN14 7LS
BS37 6DZ
BS17 6DZ
BS37 6DQ
BS17 6DQ
SN14 8LY
SN14 8LW
SN14 8NE
BS37 6HU
SN14 7FE
BS17 6HU
BS37 6YL
BS37 6YD
BS37 6YG
BS37 6YE
BS37 6YB
BS37 6YW
BS37 6YN
BS37 6BF
BS17 6ER
BS37 6EH
BS37 6RE
BS37 6BW
BS37 6AF
BS17 6YE
BS17 6YF
BS17 6PR
BS17 6RF
BS17 6RE
BS17 6ES
BS17 6BF
BS17 6BW
BS17 6BP
BS17 6BB
SN14 8TD
SN14 8LX
BS37 6LA
BS17 6LA
BS37 6LD
BS17 6LD
SN14 8NG
SN14 8NH
BS17 6DH
BS17 6NS

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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