The 40 test centres nearest to Ripley, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Ripley first
Ringwood Road, Sopley, Christchurch, BH23 7BE
Salisbury Road, Winkton, Christchurch, BH23 7AR
Bransgore Garage, Ringwood Road, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8JQ
197 Burley Road, Thorney Hill, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8DF
234 Hurn Road, Matchams, Ringwood, BH24 2BT
204a Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LP
39 Mill Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JY
11 Avon Trading Park, Reid Street, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BT
Priory Motor Works, Station Approach, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LJ
Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch, BH23 4SB
Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 7LQ
Beaulieu Road, Christchurch, BH23 2EA
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
Units 1 & 2, 143-147 Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3PY
141 Somerford Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3PY
20 Bailey Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2BN
6 Bailey Drive, Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BN
Unit 2, Penton Business Park, Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1EZ
Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1EZ
Before you book
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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Sopley MOT Centre in Christchurch (BH23 7BE) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Ripley in a straight line. There are 6 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), none of the centres within 3 miles are approved, so try the area page.
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 Ripley 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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