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

BS28 4QJ
BS28 4QH
BS28 4PT
BS28 4QF
BS28 4QP
BS28 4QR
BS28 4QE
BS28 4PU
BS26 2PZ
BS28 4QB
BS28 4JT
BS26 2PJ
BS26 2PP
BS26 2PH
BS28 4QA
BS26 2PL
BS26 2PG
BS26 2PQ
BS28 4PW
BS28 4JP
BS26 2PB
BS28 4JS
BS28 4QS
BS26 2NH
BS28 4QD
BS26 2LT
BS26 2PD
BS28 4JU
BS26 2LU
BS26 2LX
BS28 4PN
BS28 4PP
BS28 4JL
BS28 4PR
BS26 2PA
BS28 4JX
BS28 4QT
BS26 2NA
BS28 4JY
BS26 2NJ
BS26 2NG
BS28 4JZ
BS26 2NB
BS26 2NU
BS26 2ND
BS26 2LS
BS28 4HL
BS28 4HW
BS28 4HN
BS26 2LW
BS26 2NQ
BS28 4JQ
BS28 4HS
BS28 4QU
BS28 4LZ
BS28 4JA
BS26 2NL
BS26 2NN
BS26 2LH
BS26 2NW
BS28 4JF
BS28 4ET
BS28 4JG
BS26 2NS
BS26 2LN
BS28 4HA
BS28 4HB
BS28 4JW
BS28 4HD
BS26 2NP
BS28 4HE
BS26 2NR
BS28 4JE
BS26 2QU
BS28 4NH
BS28 4NJ
BS28 4HF
BS26 2LF
BS26 2JU
BS28 4NZ
BS28 4EP
BS26 2LE
BS28 4EJ
BS28 4AE
BS28 4AX
BS28 4NL
BS26 2LD
BS28 4AU
BS28 4BL
BS28 4AY
BS28 4NY
BS28 4NQ
BS28 4NN
BS28 4AF
BS28 4NP
BS28 4NB
BS28 4AS
BS28 4AT
BS26 2QZ
BS28 4EL
BS26 2LB
BS28 4AN
BS28 4AZ
BS28 4AG
BS28 4BB
BS28 4NS
BS26 2QY
BS28 4AR
BS28 4NG
BS28 4NU
BS28 4EQ
BS28 4NR
BS28 4EH
BS28 4AW
BS26 2LA
BS28 4DG
BS28 4DJ
BS28 4DL
BS28 4AQ
BS28 4HG
BS28 4BF
BS28 4NW
BS28 4AA
BS28 4ZN
BS28 4ZX
BS28 4YB
BS28 4YG
BS28 4YJ
BS28 4YE
BS28 4WG
BS28 4WZ
BS28 4EN
BS28 4DP
BS28 4NT
BS28 4AD
BS28 4AB
BS28 4BS
BS28 4AP
BS28 4YF
BS28 4YH
BS28 4AH
BS28 4AL
BS28 4NA
BS28 4EG
BS28 4EF
BS28 4EE
BS28 4ED
BS28 4AJ
BS28 4NX
BS28 4ND
BS26 2PS
BS28 4EB
BS28 4ZJ
BS28 4YA
BS28 4YD
BS28 4WY
BS28 4WE
BS28 4WB
BS28 4ZR
BS28 4YL
BS28 4BZ
BS28 4BN
BS28 4EA
BS28 4BA
BS26 2QX
BS28 4DQ
BS28 4BP
BS28 4BD
BS28 4DR
BS28 4DD
BS28 4DA
BS28 4NF
BS28 4DF
BS28 4BY
BS28 4DU
BS28 4DB
BS28 4DT
BS28 4BE
BS28 4HH
BS28 4NE
BS28 4PA
BS28 4BW
BS28 4BH
BS28 4BG
BS28 4BJ
BS28 4BQ
BS28 4DE
BS26 2JS
BS28 4DZ
BS26 2QW
BS28 4PH
BS26 2QQ
BS28 4BX
BS28 4DY
BS28 4DX
BS28 4BT
BS28 4DS
BS28 4DH
BS26 2QN
BS26 2QP
BS28 4PB
BS28 4UW
BS26 2JW
BS28 4DN
BS27 3EH
BS28 4UN
BS26 2QJ
BS28 4SA
BS26 2QL
BS28 4BU
BS28 4UT
BS28 4UL
BS26 2JN
BS28 4XH
BS28 4PD
BS28 4XD
BS26 2QH
BS26 2QG
BS26 2JG
BS28 4DW
BS28 4UJ
BS28 4UR
BS28 4XE
BS26 2JQ
BS28 4UP
BS26 2JF
TA9 4NS
BS26 2SH
BS28 4XQ
BS26 2JB
BS28 4XF
BS26 2YB
BS26 2FB
BS26 2HQ
BS26 2BF
BS26 2AL
BS26 2YE
BS26 2DZ
BS26 2JD
BS26 2JE
BS28 4SB
BS28 4UG
BS28 4UY
BS28 4UX
BS28 4UH
TA9 4NR
BS26 2DX
BS28 4UQ
BS28 4UZ
BS28 4WX
BS28 4WD
BS28 4WA
BS28 4XG
BS26 2QD
BS26 2JL
BS26 2QA
BS27 3UD
BS26 2SQ
BS27 3ED
BS27 3DZ
BS26 2BH
BS28 4TP
BS28 4XN
BS26 2AZ
BS27 3FH
TA9 4NU
BS26 2DY
BS26 2BD
BS26 2JA
BS26 2DT
BS26 2RE
BS26 2DU
BS26 2FH
BS26 2BB
BS26 2DS
BS27 3DY
BS28 4TR
BS27 3FG
BS26 2RD
BS26 2BJ
BS26 2SG
BS26 2BA
BS26 2BY
BS26 2BE
BS28 4XW
BS26 2BG
TA9 4NP
BS26 2DJ
BS26 2BZ
BS27 3DG
BS27 3EB
BS26 2EJ
BS26 2AH
BS26 2AB
BS26 2DH
BS26 2AY
BS28 4SD
BS26 2RF
BS26 2BQ
BS26 2HR
BS26 2FL
BS26 2SF
BS27 3DR
BS26 2FG
BS26 2DB
BS26 2HP
BS26 2BL
TA9 4NQ
BS27 3XS
BS27 3GB
BS26 2JH
BS26 2AA
BS26 2DQ
BS26 2AR
BS27 3EL
BS26 2ZX
BS26 2ZW
BS26 2ZU
BS26 2ZN
BS26 2ZQ
BS26 2YQ
BS26 2YR
BS26 2YN
BS26 2YL
BS26 2YH
BS26 2YD
BS26 2XB
BS26 2XN
BS26 2WY
BS26 2WQ
BS26 2WJ
BS26 2WX
BS26 2WW
BS26 2WU
BS26 2WT
BS26 2WS
BS26 2WR
BS26 2WE
BS26 2WP
BS26 2WN
BS26 2WL
BS26 2WH
BS26 2WF
BS26 2WG
BS26 2WD
BS26 2WB
BS26 2HA
BS26 2FF
BS26 2FJ
BS26 2EW
BS26 2ET
BS26 2EN
BS26 2AQ
BS26 2YP
BS26 2YG
BS26 2WZ
TA9 4NH
BS27 3EA
BS27 3EF
BS26 2AD
BS26 2AF
BS27 3XP
BS26 2RG
BS26 2AS
BS26 2RN
BS27 3FF
BS26 2EH
BS26 2FE
BS26 2AG
BS27 3FB
BS26 2DD
TA9 4NW
BS26 2AP
BS26 2AJ
TA9 4NN
BS26 2BW
TA9 4PJ
TA9 4PH
BS26 2BN
BS26 2AT
BS26 2FD
BS26 2DA
BS27 3GA
BS26 2EQ
BS27 3EJ
BS27 3EW
BS27 3ET
BS27 3EY
BS27 3EX
BS27 3EP
BS26 2EF
BS27 3EE
BS26 2AE
BS26 2BX
BS27 3XR
BS27 3DP
BS26 2AU
BS27 3DS
BS27 3XJ
BS27 3DF
TA9 4NT
BS26 2BU
BS27 3XY
BS27 3XL
BS26 2EG
TA9 4NG
BS26 2DF
BS27 3DU
TA9 4NF
BS26 2EE
BS27 3XN
BS27 3XQ
BS26 2BT
BS26 2SA
TA9 4NL
BS26 2AN
BS27 3AT
BS27 3AX
BS26 2BS
BS26 2PE
BS27 3DT
BS26 2ED
BS27 3DW
BS27 3RD
BS26 2RQ
BS26 2SE
BS27 3RL
BS27 3AH
BS28 4TJ
BS26 2BP
TA9 4RW
BS26 2RR
BS26 2EL
BS26 2SB
BS26 2DE
TA9 4NE
BS27 3AU
BS26 2DG
BS27 3AP
BS26 2EB
BS27 3AR
BS27 3XT
BS27 3AS
TA9 4ND
BS26 2DL
BS27 3DJ
BS27 3AL
BS27 3AJ
BS27 3AY
BS26 2ES
TA9 4NB
TA9 4NJ
BS26 2AW
BS27 3AQ
BS26 2DR
BS27 3DN
TA9 4NA
BS27 3XW
BS28 4TN
BS26 2AX
BS27 3XU
BS27 3DX
BS27 3AG
BS26 2HG
TA9 4LZ
BS27 3BJ
BS27 3BS
BS27 3AN
BS26 2EP
BS28 4TW
BS26 2JJ
BS27 3HW
BS27 3RE
BS27 3HN
BS26 2SD
BS27 3HT
BS27 3ZB
BS27 3EN
BS27 9AL
BS27 3WW
BS27 3WQ
BS27 3YE
BS27 3YF
BS27 3YY
BS27 3XZ
BS27 3XX
BS27 3ZQ
BS27 3YZ
BS27 9AN
BS27 3ZW
BS27 9AR
BS27 9AQ
BS27 3WT
BS27 3XG
BS27 9AH
BS27 9AJ
BS27 3WL
BS27 3AF
BS27 3WA
BS27 9AP
BS27 3WR
BS27 3YQ
BS27 3YT
BS27 3ES
BS27 3ZA
BS27 3ZX
BS27 9AG
BS27 9AD
BS27 3ZU
BS27 3ZN
BS27 3WZ
BS27 3WU
BS27 3WS
BS27 3WN
BS27 3WD
BS27 3LT
BS27 3YX
BS27 3WP
BS27 3YW
BS27 3BF
BS27 3WB
BS27 3DL
BS27 3BW
TA9 4LY
BS27 3AE
BS27 3AZ
BS27 3AW
BS26 2RH
TA9 4LX
BS27 3AD
BS27 3EQ
BS27 3AB
BS26 2SN
TA9 4PB
BS27 3HB
TA9 4LU
TA9 4LT
BS27 3HD
BS27 3AA
BS26 2ER
BS27 3RB
BS27 3JY
BS26 2SL
TA9 4NY
BS27 3RF
BS27 3RJ
BS27 3HA
BS27 3HZ
BS28 4SH
BS27 3RP
BS26 2DN
BS27 3RA
BS27 3BN
BS27 3FL
BS27 3HQ
BS27 3NZ
BS27 3BA
BS27 3BD
BS27 3HP
BS27 3HF
BS27 3BH
BS27 3JX
BS27 3HJ
TA9 4LS
BS27 3NB
BS27 3HL
BS27 3RH
TA9 4LR
BS27 3NA
BS27 3HR
BS27 3NJ
TA9 4NX

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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