Where they are Each dot is a business; driving schools are highlighted.
Share Kind Lancaster Lancashire % United Kingdom Repair shops 34 1,749 1.9 68,661 Car dealers 15 881 1.7 33,928 Fuel stations 14 325 4.3 13,004 Driving schools 8 243 3.3 9,628 Parts stores 6 234 2.6 7,741 Motorcycle shops 6 154 3.9 4,801 Tyre shops 6 210 2.9 7,958 Car washes 3 256 1.2 9,356 Rental & leasing 2 134 1.5 5,568 Body shops 1 159 0.6 5,313 Tuning & customisation 1 61 1.6 2,509 Towing 1 53 1.9 1,708
% = Lancaster / Lancashire
Overture Maps Places (release 2026-10-21.0) · CDLA Permissive 2.0 / Apache 2.0 / CC0
MOT test stations 15 15 garages in Lancaster are approved by DVSA to carry out MOT tests, all of them on cars; 5 also test larger vans up to 3,500 kg and 3 test motorcycles.
Station Address Postcode Classes Ajax Motors 30 Hornbeam Road LA1 5TQ 4 Bay Mot Centre 17 Lune Industrial Estate LA1 5QP 4, 5, 7 Bowerham Garage Ltd Wellington Road LA1 4DN 4 D C Wilson Rutland Avenue LA1 4EA 4 HiQ Tyres & Autocare High Road, Halton LA2 6PS 4 J Howard MOT Centre Rear of 2 Alexandra Road, Skerton LA1 2DE 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 Kwik Fit Thurnam Street LA1 1XU 4, 5, 7 National Tyres and Autocare - a Halfords company Unit 1 Standfast Industrial Estate, Caton Road LA1 3PE 4 Piccadilly Garage Ltd Carr House Lane LA1 1SW 1, 2, 4 Progressive Garage Addle Street, Scotforth LA1 4EQ 4 RM Fisher Ltd Central Garage, Main Road, Galgate LA2 0JL 4 Smith & sons vehicle sales Unit 2E, Smith Green Depot, Stoney Lane, Galgate LA2 0PX 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 Station Garage (Caton) Ltd Greenbank, Caton LA2 9JD 4 Station Garage Caton Lancaster Road, Caton LA2 9QJ 4 Wellington Road Garage Unit 7, Lansil Way, Lansil Industrial Estate LA1 3QY 4, 5, 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
bp 2
HiQ Tyres & Autocare 2
Asda 1
BP 1
Esso 1
GRIDSERVE 1
Gulf 1
Halfords 1
Kwik Fit 1
Moto 1