The 12 test centres nearest to Alweston, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
12 centres · nearest to Alweston first
Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, DT9 5NA
Unit 3a Riverside Works, Gas House Hill, Sherborne, DT9 3NH
Sherborne Business Centre, East Mile Lane, Sherborne, DT9 3DP
Western Ways Yard, Bristol Road, Sherborne, DT9 4HR
Castletown Way, Sherborne, DT9 4EA
Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5AU
Unit 1 Wyvern Buildings, 10 Glovers Close, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5ER
Pillar Box Lane, Beer Hackett, Sherborne, DT9 6QP
Unit 8, Pulham Business Park, Pulham, Dorchester, DT2 7DX
Units 5 & 6 the Old Sawmills, Middlemarsh, Sherborne, DT9 5QW
Station Yard, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9 6LH
Kings Stag Mill, Kings Stag, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AU
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32.6% of cars in DT postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Bishops Caundle Services in Sherborne (DT9 5NA) is about 1.9 miles from the middle of Alweston 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), 1 centre 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 Alweston 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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