Where they are Each dot is a business; driving schools are highlighted.
Share Kind Blaydon Gateshead % United Kingdom Repair shops 40 290 13.8 68,661 Car dealers 13 158 8.2 33,928 Fuel stations 8 56 14.3 13,004 Body shops 5 22 22.7 5,313 Car washes 3 42 7.1 9,356 Parts stores 2 24 8.3 7,741 Rental & leasing 2 22 9.1 5,568 Driving schools 1 37 2.7 9,628 Motorcycle shops 1 19 5.3 4,801 Tyre shops 1 40 2.5 7,958
% = Blaydon / Gateshead
Overture Maps Places (release 2026-10-21.0) · CDLA Permissive 2.0 / Apache 2.0 / CC0
MOT test stations 11 11 garages in Blaydon are approved by DVSA to carry out MOT tests, all of them on cars; 4 also test larger vans up to 3,500 kg and 1 tests motorcycles.
Station Address Postcode Classes Alpine Automotive Ltd 7 Vance Court, Blaydon Haugh Industrial Estate NE21 5NH 4 Bells Of Blaydon Garden Street NE21 4AG 4 Blaydon Burn MOT Centre Unit 3, Old Carbon Works, Longridge Road, Blaydon Burn NE21 6JJ 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 Chainbridge Road MOT Ltd Unit 14A Chainbridge Road NE21 5AB 4, 7 Hanover Auto Repairs Ltd Hanover Service Station, Hanover Drive, Winlaton NE21 6BL 4 J D Motors Haugh Lane, Stella NE21 4SB 4 J.A.M Automotive Unit 2 Derwenthaugh Marina, Swalwell NE21 5LL 4 Stones Auto Care Stella Filling Station, Stella Road NE21 4JU 4 Tulips MOT Centre Ltd 10 Vance Court, Transbritannia Enterprise Park, Blaydon NE21 5NH 4, 7 Tyneside Mot And Service Centre Unit 3 Carlington Court, Factory Road NE21 5SE 4, 5, 7 Winlaton Garage Church Street, Winlaton NE21 6AW 4
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
Alpine Automotive Service 1
Esso 1
Northgate Vehicle Hire 1
BP 1
Shell 1