The 40 test centres nearest to Purewell, 33 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Purewell first
Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 7LQ
Unit 2, Penton Business Park, Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1EZ
Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1EZ
1 Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1DL
7b Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3PH
Unit 1, Groveley Road Business Centre, Groveley Road, Christchurch, BH23 3HB
67 - 69 Somerford Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3QA
Units 1 & 2, 143-147 Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3PY
141 Somerford Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3PY
11 Avon Trading Park, Reid Street, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BT
Unit 11 Airfield Industrial Estate, Airfield Way, Christchurch, BH23 3PE
Priory Motor Works, Station Approach, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LJ
Unit 2, Beaver Industrial Estate, 8 Airfield Road, Christchurch, BH23 3TQ
Unit 11, 7 Airfield Road, Christchurch, BH23 3TQ
Unit 24, Airfield Road, Christchurch, BH23 3TQ
39 Mill Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JY
Unit 19 Somerford Business Park, Wilverley Road, Somerford, Christchurch, BH23 3RU
Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch, BH23 4SB
20 Bailey Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2BN
6 Bailey Drive, Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BN
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31.5% of cars in BH postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Horizon Motor Co Ltd in Christchurch (BH23 7LQ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Purewell in a straight line. There are 33 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), 4 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 Purewell 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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