Stage 1 remapping in Antrim
For 29.9% of working residents in the Antrim settlement, the trip to work in the 2021 Census was 10 km or more, against 25.6% across Northern Ireland. That count only covers work within Northern Ireland, and census day fell in a lockdown, when commuting was lower than usual. With the M2 and M22 both on the town's road list, Stage 1 remapping makes most sense for a commuter's diesel at motorway pace, where more mid-range torque means overtaking without working the engine hard. Nothing is bolted on: the change is made to the engine's fuel, boost and timing settings in software, within its limits.
Vehicles and driving in Antrim
- Privately kept cars in Antrim and Newtownabbey
- 77,420: 43% diesel, 47% petrol (council area, June 2026)
- Privately kept vans in Antrim and Newtownabbey
- 5,531, 98% of them diesel
- Drive to work (2021)
- 63.8% of working residents drive a car or van to work (Northern Ireland: 62.7%)
- Long commutes (2021)
- 2.4% travel 30 km or more to work (Northern Ireland: 5.8%)
- Households with two or more cars or vans (2021)
- 32.6% (Northern Ireland: 40.7%)
- Postcode districts
- BT41
- Main roads
- M22, M2, A6, A26, A57, A522
- Population
- About 25,600 (Antrim and Newtownabbey)
Driving in and around Antrim
Temple Patrick Services on the M2 is 12.7 km from Antrim, Lisburn Services on the M1 25.2 km and Glenshane Tourist Services on the A6 35.7 km. The town sits on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, and the A6, A26, A57 and A522 are among its other main roads. Ballyclare is 14.1 km off and Ballymena 16.8 km. In the 2021 Census, 63.8% of working residents drove to work, a little above the Northern Ireland figure of 62.7%, while 22.9% of households had no car or van, against 19.5%. Across the Antrim and Newtownabbey council area, 43.4% of privately kept cars were diesel at the end of June 2026, below Northern Ireland's 52.7%. A car with a DPF, AdBlue or EGR fault is repaired before any remap.
Who does the remap in Antrim
An independent mobile technician from our national network does the remap at your home or workplace, booked and managed by us. Call with your reg and postcode and we'll tell you straight whether we can cover Antrim.
Diagnostics before and after, a remap file matched to your vehicle, repair only: no DPF, EGR or AdBlue deletes.
AdBlue warning on? Repair comes before any remap: AdBlue repair in Antrim
Frequently Asked Questions
We check on the phone who can get to you in Antrim before anything is booked.
We give you the price on the phone once we know your vehicle.
Stage 1 remapping near Antrim
Distances below are in a straight line.
Sources: DfT VEH0105 (privately kept vehicles), Census 2021 (NISRA) for Antrim settlement (taken in lockdown), OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and postcodes.io. Public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Northern Ireland settlement figures are approximated from small areas; workers exclude full-time students and distance bands count work within Northern Ireland only. Updated 30 October 2026.