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 Wiltshire

SP3 5DB
SP3 5DS
SP3 5DR
SP3 5DD
SP3 5DA
SP3 5DG
SP3 5DH
SP3 5DJ
SP3 5DE
SP3 5DF
SP3 5DL
SP3 5DP
SP3 5DN
SP3 5DQ
SP3 5DW
SP3 5LW
SP3 5EL
SP3 5EQ
SP3 5EH
SP3 4BD
SP3 4BB
SP3 4BA
SP3 5EB
SP3 4ED
SP3 4AP
SP3 5EF
SP3 5EE
SP3 5JE
SP3 5JF
SP3 5JQ
SP3 5JG
SP3 5EG
SP3 4AZ
SP3 5ES
SP3 5ED
SP3 5JD
SP3 5TE
SP3 5EJ
SP3 5EP
SP3 5EZ
SP3 5DY
SP3 5EN
SP3 5HG
SP3 5HY
SP3 5BT
SP3 5ER
SP3 5EA
SP3 5HU
SP3 5DZ
SP3 5HB
SP3 5HZ
SP3 5HD
SP3 4AY
SP3 5HW
SP3 5DX
SP3 4BG
SP3 5EW
SP3 5HP
SP3 5HA
SP3 4BQ
SP3 5HN
SP3 5JH
SP3 4BH
SP3 5JJ
SP3 5JL
SP3 5HR
SP3 5JB
SP3 5HS
SP3 5QJ
SP3 5HT
SP3 5JA
SP3 5LP
SP3 5JT
SP3 5JN
SP3 5JW
SP3 5DT
SP3 5HH
SP3 5JU
SP3 5HE
SP3 4AW
SP3 5EY
SP3 5JP
SP3 5HL
SP3 4AR
SP3 4AT
SP3 5JR
SP3 5JS
SP3 5JX
SP3 4BJ
SP3 4AN
SP3 4AU
SP3 4AS
SP3 5RP
SP3 4AH
SP3 5LJ
SP3 4AL
SP3 5JY
SP3 4BL
SP3 4AX
SP3 4AQ
SP3 4AJ
SP3 5RR
SP3 4BP
SP3 4AA
SP3 4BN
SP3 4AG
SP3 4AB
SP3 5JZ
SP3 5LA
SP3 4AF
SP3 5HJ
SP3 5LD
SP3 4AD
SP5 4DL
SP3 5LE
SP3 5LF
SP3 5LB
SP3 5LS
SP5 4DN
SP3 5ET
SP3 5LT
SP3 5LQ
SP3 5LL
SP5 5EU
SP3 5LG
SP3 5LR
SP5 5ET
SP3 4AE
SP3 5NB
SP3 5EX
SP3 5RJ
SP3 5RL
SP5 5ES
SP5 5EY
SP2 0EL
SP3 5NA
SP3 5LU
SP3 5LN
SP5 5EX
SP3 5LX
SP5 5EP
SP5 5EZ
SP5 5HA
SP5 5EN
SP3 5RH
SP3 5RQ
SP2 0EJ
SP5 5EW
SP3 5RS
SP3 5RF
SP5 5EH
SP5 5EL
SP3 5NJ
SP3 5LY
SP3 5TW
SP3 5TL
SP3 5NP
SP5 5EJ
SP3 5RN
SP3 5TH
SP3 5RW
SP3 5TD
SP3 5TQ
SP3 5TJ
SP3 5TN
SP3 5RG
SP5 5EQ
SP2 0ER
SP5 5HR
SP2 0EF
SP5 5DQ
SP3 5LZ
SP5 5HS
SP2 0EN
SP3 5RT
SP5 5DN
SP2 0EP
SP5 5HP
SP2 0EQ
SP2 0EW
SP5 5DL
SP3 5RE
SP3 5QP
SP3 4SQ
SP5 5DW
SP5 5DH
SP5 5DE
SP3 5ND
SP5 5HW
SP5 5HN
SP5 5EF
SP5 5HH
SP5 5QH
SP3 5QR
SP5 5DJ
SP3 5NH
SP5 5DS
SP5 5HJ
SP5 5DT
SP3 5QS
SP3 5QX
SP5 5EG
SP5 5DP
SP5 5HG
SP2 0EG
SP5 5HE
SP3 5QT
SP2 0EH
SP5 5HX
SP5 5HT
SP5 5HL
SP5 5DU
SP5 5HQ
SP5 5DX
SP3 5QU
SP5 5DR
SP3 5QY
SP3 5RD
SP5 5EA
SP5 5EB
SP5 4DH

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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