The 25 test centres nearest to Stour Row, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
25 centres · nearest to Stour Row first
Arnolds Garage, Sherborne Causeway, Shaftsbury, SP7 9PX
Back Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LF
West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RJ
Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PP
Bell Street, Shaftsbury, SP7 8AR
Unit 21, Brickfields Business Park, Gillingham, SP8 4PX
Unit 46-47, Brickfields Business Park, Gillingham, SP8 4PX
Unit 3, Brickfields Industrial Estate, Gillingham, SP8 4JH
Bittles Green, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, SP7 9NX
Unit 1, Old Market Centre, Gillingham, SP8 4QQ
Station Road Garage, Station Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QA
Unit 4 Longmead Industrial Estate, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PL
Unit 3 and 4, Nddc Units, Longmead Industrial Estate, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PL
7 Longmead Industrial Estate, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PL
Unit 3 & 4, 25b & C Longmead Ind Estate, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PL
16a Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ
17c Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QJ
The Workshop, Stour Motors, Queen Street, Gillingham, SP8 4DY
Unit 31 Applins Farm, Farrington, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8RA
Cann Common, Shaftesbury, SP7 0EB
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33.4% of cars in SP postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Fairview Vehicle Services in Shaftsbury (SP7 9PX) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Stour Row 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), 2 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 Stour Row 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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