Class 4 MOTs for cars and light vans at our Bristol Road workshop. Choose a live slot, get a text confirmation, and if anything fails you'll get a photographed quote to your phone — never a surprise at the counter.
MOT fees are set by the government's maximum (£54.85) and are VAT-exempt. Ours are below it, and there are no add-ons.
Cars, vans up to 3,000kg, motor caravans and vehicles with up to 8 passenger seats.
Free slots today are still £45. If the diary's full we'll try to squeeze you in as an urgent MOT.
Fail with us and let us do the repairs, and the retest costs nothing. Had the work done elsewhere? A partial retest is £10 within 10 working days.
Add a service and save the second trip. Book a Bronze, Silver or Gold service alongside your MOT and we'll do both in one visit. Services are priced by engine size — see the comparison.
An MOT is a minimum legal safety and emissions standard — not a service. The tester checks that, on the day, the car is safe to be on the road. They're looking for the point at which something becomes a failure, which is why cars often pass with items you'd still want sorted soon.
Since 2018 every defect gets one of four grades. Knowing which is which tells you what you can and can't do next:
We'll text you an itemised quote with photos of every failed item. Approve what you want us to do — the whole list, or just the fails — and we'll repair it and retest it free of charge. Most fails are back on the road the same or next day. You can also spread the bill with Payment Assist.
Not sure what a fail or advisory means? Ask Lois — she'll explain every item on your certificate in plain English, free.
Up to a month (minus a day) before your current certificate expires. Pass inside that window and the new certificate still runs from your old expiry date, so you don't lose any days. Check your expiry date on gov.uk.
If there's a dangerous defect — no, it must not be driven until repaired. If it's only major defects and your old certificate is still in date, you can drive it but you're legally responsible for it being roadworthy. If your old certificate has expired, you may only drive to a pre-booked repair appointment or retest. Driving without a valid MOT can mean a £1,000 fine, and with a dangerous defect up to £2,500 and points.
Free, if we do the repairs — we sort the retest as part of the job. If you have the repairs done elsewhere and bring the car back within 10 working days, a partial retest is £10.
Something the tester saw that isn't a fail yet but will need attention — worn tyres, light corrosion, a small leak. It's recorded on your certificate and your online MOT history. You don't have to fix it to pass, but it's usually a fail next year. Lois can tell you how urgent yours is.
Just the car and the keys. We look everything up from the registration. If you're leaving it with us, let us know how to reach you — we'll text your result and any quote.
Yes. We're a Gloucester City Council approved taxi testing centre and can do the compliance test in the same visit as your MOT. Taxi test details.
Live slots, instant text confirmation, £45. Or message us and a real person will reply.
