DVSA test station VTS-PENDING · Hambridge, Somerset
Book your MOT in Hambridge from £45
Enter your registration to see when your MOT runs out and book a slot online. DVSA-approved test station, open six days a week, free retest within ten working days.
Fixed prices, VAT included
The price we quote is the price you pay. If we find anything else, we ring you with a photo and a price first.
Approved by the DVSA
We are an authorised MOT test station, tested and audited by the DVSA. Class 4 and Class 7, done on site.
No unnecessary work
If something can safely wait, we will tell you and put it on the report instead of quoting for it.
- Class 4 MOT
- £45Class 4 MOTMaximum permitted fee £54.85
- Ramps on site
- 3Ramps on siteTwo MOT bays, one repair bay
- Years in Hambridge
- 17Years in HambridgeTrading since 2009
- Free retest
- 10 daysFree retestWithin 10 working days of a fail
Why choose us
A local garage that explains what it is doing
We have been servicing and testing cars on Kiln Lane since 2009. Four technicians, three ramps, and around 900 vehicles a year.
An MOT here costs £45. The most a garage is legally allowed to charge for a Class 4 test is £54.85, and plenty charge it. We do not, because the test is not where a garage should be making its money.
Dave opened the place in 2009after eleven years at a main dealer, where the monthly target for “additional work identified” was the thing that finally made him leave. The whole business is built around not doing that.
Our services
Servicing and repairs
Everything we offer is carried out on site by our own technicians. All prices include VAT and fitting.
MOT testing
Class 4 and Class 7 MOT tests, carried out on site by DVSA-approved testers, with a free retest within ten working days.
£45.00
Car servicing
Interim, full and major services to manufacturer schedules, stamped in your book or logged digitally, without invalidating your warranty.
£129
Diagnostics and fault finding
Manufacturer-level diagnostic equipment and the time to use it properly, for warning lights and faults that a code reader will not solve.
£54
Brakes
Pads, discs, calipers, handbrakes and brake fluid, measured against the manufacturer's wear limits rather than guessed at.
from £129
Tyres and wheel alignment
Tyres from budget to premium, fitted and balanced, with four-wheel laser alignment to stop the new ones wearing out the same way.
from £65
Clutch and transmission
Clutch replacement, dual-mass flywheels, gearbox oil changes and driveshaft work on manual and automatic vehicles.
from £549
Air conditioning
Regas, leak detection and repair for both R134a and R1234yf systems, with the separate equipment each gas legally requires.
£69
Cambelts and timing chains
Timing belt, tensioner and water pump replacement at the manufacturer's interval — the one service where being late destroys the engine.
from £389
Suspension and steering
Shock absorbers, springs, bushes, ball joints and track rods — the parts that fail quietly and turn into MOT advisories.
from £219
Batteries and electrics
Battery testing and replacement including AGM and EFB stop-start types, plus alternator, starter and wiring faults.
from £95
Exhausts and emissions
Exhaust repairs, catalytic converters, DPF cleaning and emissions failures, including the diesel tests that catch most people out.
from £119
Hybrid and electric vehicles
IMI-qualified high-voltage work: servicing, brake systems, coolant, and battery health reports for hybrids and full EVs.
£169
The MOT
What is checked in an MOT test
An MOT checks that your car meets the legal minimum safety and emissions standards on the day of the test. It is not a service, and it does not include an oil change.
Advisories are items the tester found wearing but not yet bad enough to fail. Every advisory ever recorded on your car is on the DVSA database, and you can see them all with a free registration check.
The five areas checked
- Brakes
- Pads, discs, pipes, and efficiency on the roller tester
- Steering & suspension
- Play in joints, shock absorbers, springs and bushes
- Tyres & wheels
- Tread depth, sidewalls, load rating and wheel security
- Lights & visibility
- Headlamp aim, every lamp, wipers, washers and screen damage
- Structure & emissions
- Corrosion near mountings, exhaust, and emissions to your engine's standard
4.7 out of 5 · 10 reviews
What our customers say
★★★★★5 out of 5
“Failed on a corroded brake pipe. They rang me before doing anything, sent a photo of it, and told me what it would cost. £96 and it passed the retest the same afternoon. The main dealer had quoted me £340 for the same job last year on a different car.”
★★★★★5 out of 5
“Van is my livelihood so I cannot have it sat about. Booked Tuesday, in and out Wednesday morning before eight thirty. They also spotted a split CV boot and did it while it was up on the ramp rather than making me come back.”
★★★★★5 out of 5
“I had been told by somewhere else that a hybrid had to go to Toyota. Not true. They did the service, showed me the brake caliper they had stripped and greased, and explained why EVs and hybrids eat calipers. First garage that has ever explained anything to me instead of just handing me a bill.”
Find us
Where to find us
We are on Kiln Lane Trading Estate, five minutes from the A378. Free parking outside, and a key safe by the office door if you need to drop off before we open.
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00 – 17:30
- Saturday
- 08:00 – 12:30
- Sunday
- Closed
