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As of 4 November 2026, 32,693 vehicle repair & detailing companies are based in United Kingdom; 75 are hiring right now and Birmingham has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 32,693
- Hiring now
- 75 · 9 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- General auto repair garages · 12,004
- Top city
- Birmingham · 228
- Parent market
- Automotive · 55,596
Vehicle repair & detailing in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| General auto repair garages | 12,004 | 37% |
| Auto body & paint shops | 3,004 | 9% |
| Tire fitting services | 2,832 | 9% |
| Car detailing | 2,550 | 8% |
| Vehicle technical inspection centres | 2,501 | 8% |
| Mobile mechanics | 2,307 | 7% |
| Roadside assistance & towing | 1,948 | 6% |
| Car wash & valeting | 1,870 | 6% |
| Ecu remapping & chiptuning | 1,371 | 4% |
| Other vehicle repair & detailing | 1,354 | 4% |
| Classic vehicle restoration | 1,202 | 4% |
| Engine & transmission specialists | 1,163 | 4% |
| Auto electronics & diagnostics | 970 | 3% |
| Vehicle adaptation specialists | 960 | 3% |
| Motorcycle repair workshops | 926 | 3% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 6,763 · 2 |
| 2-10 employees | 24,868 · 33 |
| 11-50 employees | 882 · 22 |
| 51-200 employees | 137 · 12 |
| 201-500 employees | 27 · 2 |
| 501-1000 employees | 8 · 2 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 7 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 1 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 228 | 1% |
| Glasgow | 225 | 1% |
| Bristol | 202 | 1% |
| London | 185 | 1% |
| Sheffield | 160 | 0% |
| Leeds | 139 | 0% |
| Nottingham | 134 | 0% |
| Rode | 133 | 0% |
| Liverpool | 105 | 0% |
| Leicester | 101 | 0% |
| Bradford | 97 | 0% |
| Reading | 91 | 0% |
The biggest vehicle repair & detailing companies in United Kingdom
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The stack of vehicle repair & detailing in United Kingdom
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32,693 vehicle repair & detailing companies are based in United Kingdom; 75 are hiring right now and Birmingham has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/automotive/united-kingdom/vehicle_repair_and_detailing)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Vehicle repair & detailing in United Kingdom: questions
How many vehicle repair & detailing companies are there in United Kingdom?
32,693 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Automotive → Vehicle repair & detailing → leaf niches such as general auto repair garages, auto body & paint shops, tire fitting services. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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