The 39 test centres nearest to Talbot Heath, 72 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Talbot Heath first
Unit 1-2 Alder Hills Trading Park, Barter Road, Poole, BH12 4BJ
Unit 2f, Sharp Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4BG
Unit 15 - 16 Cortry Close, Poole, BH12 4BQ
Unit 17 Cortry Close, Sharp Road, Poole, BH12 4BQ
7 Gorsecliff Road, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 4HA
49 Withermoor Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 2NU
26 Newtown Business Park, Ringwood Road, Poole, BH12 4AG
42 Withermoor Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 2NZ
2 - 4 Glenville Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4EF
82 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AN
9 Jameson Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 2QD
400 Poole Road, Branksome, Poole, BH12 1DD
Durley House, Leyland Road, Poole, BH12 5HA
7 Denmark Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 1PB
725 Wimborne Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 2AX
543 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5AD
7 & 8 Lyon Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HF
573 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5BA
516 Wallisdown Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8PT
512 - 514 Wallisdown Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8PT
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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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Protyre Poole Barter Road in Poole (BH12 4BJ) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Talbot Heath in a straight line. There are 72 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 Talbot Heath 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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