Where they are Each dot is a business; driving schools are highlighted.
Share Kind Chester-le-Street County Durham % United Kingdom Repair shops 35 510 6.9 68,661 Car dealers 17 195 8.7 33,928 Tyre shops 6 69 8.7 7,958 Fuel stations 5 118 4.2 13,004 Body shops 5 31 16.1 5,313 Driving schools 4 74 5.4 9,628 Parts stores 4 44 9.1 7,741 Car washes 3 59 5.1 9,356 Inspection stations 2 5 40.0 567 Tuning & customisation 2 16 12.5 2,509 Auto glass 1 9 11.1 1,523 Motorcycle shops 1 34 2.9 4,801
% = Chester-le-Street / County Durham
Overture Maps Places (release 2026-10-21.0) · CDLA Permissive 2.0 / Apache 2.0 / CC0
MOT test stations 12 12 garages in Chester-le-Street are approved by DVSA to carry out MOT tests, all of them on cars; 6 also test larger vans up to 3,500 kg and 1 tests motorcycles.
Station Address Postcode Classes 2020 Mot & Service Centre Edward Square, Low Chare DH3 3QF 4 A Hedley Motor Engineers Unit 1, Stella Gill Industrial Estate, Pelton Fell DH2 2RG 4, 5, 7 Autobar Bosch Car Service Unit 22, Stella Gill Industrial Estate DH2 2RG 4 Croxdale Fast Fit Autocentre Park Road South DH3 3LS 4, 7 Hett Hills Garage Pelton Fell DH2 2NG 4 Kwik Fit Clarence Terrace DH3 3DG 4 M D Autoservices Pelton Fell Road DH2 2NG 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 M D Autoservices 189 Front Street DH3 3AX 4 Midlands Motor Care Unit 12 Lye Valley Industrial Estate, Bromley Street, Lye DY9 8HX 4 North East Auto Services Spring Service Station, Pelton Lane DH2 2LU 4, 7 Tulips Tyre & Test Centre Unit 15, Drum Industrial Estate, Birtley DH2 1AG 4, 7 Whitehouse MOT Centre Unit 1, Bewick Main, Birtley DH2 1XG 4, 7
DVSA, Active MOT test stations (September 2026) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · classes: 1–2 motorcycles, 3 three-wheelers, 4 cars and vans up to 3,000 kg, 5 vehicles with more than 12 passenger seats, 7 goods vehicles 3,000–3,500 kg
Brands and chains
Esso 2
A Plus Driving School 1
bp 1
Kwik Fit 1
North East Auto Services - Peterlee 1
BP 1
Shell 1