The 40 test centres nearest to Newtown, 80 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Newtown first
339 to 345 Ringwood Road, Poole, BH12 3JN
59 Old Wareham Road, Poole, BH12 4QN
48 to 56 Old Wareham Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4QR
9 St Georges Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4ND
384 Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 3LT
582 - 602 Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4LY
Unit 7, Chalwyn Industrial Estate, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4PE
397 to 399 Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4LT
Yarrow Road, Tower Park, Poole, BH12 4QY
10 Yarrow Road, Tower Park, Poole, BH12 4QY
Tower Park, 1 Yarrow Road, Poole, BH12 4QA
Unit B, 87 Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0RH
20a Mannings Heath Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4NQ
54 Seaview Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 3JY
Comptons Yard, Unit 2 Thrush Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4NP
6 Broom Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4NL
10a-10b Broom Road, Poole, BH12 4NL
228 Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0RS
Unit K the Fulcrum, Vantage Way, Mannings Heath Road, Poole, BH12 4NU
33 Victoria Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 3BA
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Halfords Autocentre in Poole (BH12 3JN) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Newtown in a straight line. There are 80 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), 12 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 Newtown 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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