The 40 test centres nearest to Dudsbury, 39 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Dudsbury first
236-240 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9AR
1482 Wimborne Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH11 9AA
1 Library Road, Ferndown, BH22 9JP
1143 Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, BH11 9JY
554 Wimborne Road East, Ferndown, BH22 9NQ
441 Wimborne Road East, Ferndown, BH22 9NA
Blue Zone, Business Park West, Bournemouth Airport, Christchurch, BH23 6NW
Unit 3, 452 Viscount Road, Aviation Business Park, Bournemouth International Airport, Hurn, Christchurch, BH23 6NW
140 Magna Road, Bear Wood, Bournemouth, BH11 9NB
Cobham Road, Ferndown, Wimbourne, Dorset, BH21 7PT
54 - 64 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3JU
3 to 5 Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 3AE
2 - 4 Glenville Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4EF
506 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9BB
18 Haviland Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 7RG
1a Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 7PE
Unit 7 Lindbergh Road, Fernside Park, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 7SP
Dominion Road, West Howe, Bournemouth, BH11 8LH
Unit 21 Elliott Road, West Howe Industrial Estate, Bournemouth, BH11 8JU
Unit 6, Canford Business Park, Magna Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AP
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Simon Hartwell Limited in Ferndown (BH22 9AR) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Dudsbury in a straight line. There are 39 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 11 centres within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Dudsbury as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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