The 25 test centres nearest to Kingston Maurward, 22 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
25 centres · nearest to Kingston Maurward first
Unit 9 Lakeside Industrial Estate, St Georges Road, Dorchester, DT1 1PE
Unit 1-2, Jonson Trading Park, Alington Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 1QB
London Road, Dorchester, DT1 1NE
Alington Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 1EX
88 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, DT1 1PR
Unit 23, Casterbridge Industrial Estate, Dorchester, DT1 1PL
1 - 2 North Square, Dorchester, DT1 1HY
The Grove, Dorchester, DT1 1XU
11 Maumbury Road, Dorchester, DT1 1QW
Millers Close, Dorchester, DT1 1SS
Millers Close, Dorchester, DT1 1SS
Great Western Industrial Centre, Dorchester, DT1 1RD
Unit 14c, Great Western Industrial Estate, Dorchester, DT1 1RD
Unit 4, Great Western Industrial Centre, Dorchester, DT1 1RD
Green Square, The Grove Trading Estate, Dorchester, DT1 1ST
Millers Close, Grove Industrial Estate, Dorchester, DT1 1ST
Unit 1, The Former Bodyworks, The Grove, Dorchester, DT1 1ST
3 Wyvern Buildings, Grove Trading Estate, Dorchester, DT1 1SU
Loscombe Barn Farm Workshop, West Knighton, Dorchester, DT2 8LS
Unit 1, Charminster Farm Industrial Estate, Wanchard Lane, Charminster, DT2 9RP
Before you book
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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Adams Garage (Dorchester) Ltd in Dorchester (DT1 1PE) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Kingston Maurward in a straight line. There are 22 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), 8 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. The nearest council-run centre is Dorset Council, 2.8 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Kingston Maurward 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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