The 21 test centres nearest to Rockford, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Rockford first
South Gorley, Mockbeggar, Ringwood, BH24 3NL
Forest Corner Farm, Hangersley, Ringwood, BH24 3JN
Kings Arms Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1AH
Unit 1, Ringwood Trading Estate, 99 Christchurch Road, Ringwood, BH24 3BB
Unit 1, 3 Crow Arch Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1PD
156 Christchurch Road, Ringwood, BH24 3AP
Unit 9a, Millstream Trading Estate, Christchurch Road, Ringwood, BH24 3SB
Unit 3, 9 Bessemer Close, Ebblake Industrial Estate, Verwood, BH31 6AZ
Unit 5, Brunel Close, Eblake Industrial Estate, Verwood, BH31 6BA
Southampton Road Garage, Southampton Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1AP
Daggons Road, Alderholt, Fordingbridge, SP6 3AA
4 Albion Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1EL
Ringwood Road, Verwood, BH31 7AD
Unit 4, Verwood Industrial Estate, Blackhill, Verwood, BH31 6HA
Pound Lane, Burley, Near Ringwood, BH24 4EB
Unit 2, Barn Close, Axis 31 Woolsbridge Industrial Park, Wimborne, BH21 6FF
Unit 11, Sandleheath Industrial Estate, Sandleheath, Fordingbridge, SP6 1PA
27 Liberty Close, Woolsbridge Industrial Estate, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6SY
234 Hurn Road, Matchams, Ringwood, BH24 2BT
Unit 1 Lower Common Lane, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6RX
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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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Ibsley Service Station in Ringwood (BH24 3NL) is about 1.0 miles from the middle of Rockford in a straight line. There are 7 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 Rockford 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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