Stage 1 remapping in Edinburgh
Private diesel cars in the City of Edinburgh council area fell from 38,167 to 34,481 in the year to June 2026, a drop of 9.7% and the 2nd biggest fall of the 104 largest towns we cover. Diesel now makes up 19.9% of the 173,168 privately kept cars there. For drivers who are keeping a diesel, Stage 1 remapping is a way to change how it drives without changing the car. The remap is a software change to fuel, boost and timing, within the engine's limits, and the gain you notice is mid-range torque. A car with a DPF, AdBlue, EGR or injector fault is repaired before any remap.
Vehicles and driving in Edinburgh
- Privately kept cars in City of Edinburgh
- 173,168: 20% diesel, 64% petrol (council area, June 2026)
- Privately kept vans in City of Edinburgh
- 9,239, 94% of them diesel
- Clean air zone
- Edinburgh Low Emission Zone
- Postcode districts
- EH3, EH2, EH1, EH9, EH10, EH11
- Main roads
- A702, A720, A700, A8, A70, A90, A71, A7
- Population
- About 506,500 (City of Edinburgh)
Driving in and around Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Low Emission Zone covers the city centre, including Tollcross, Queen Street, Picardy Place, Abbeyhill and the Meadows. It applies to cars and vans through penalty charges, with no option to pay to enter. A remap doesn't change a vehicle's emissions standard, so it doesn't change how the zone treats yours. Away from the centre, the A720 and A8 are on the main road list, Dreghorn Services on the A720 is 4.8 km away, and Moto Musselburgh Services on the A1 is 9.5 km. The council area had 9,239 private vans in June 2026, 93.8% diesel. In 2025 MOT tests across EH postcodes, the Ford Transit led the diesel vans and the Volkswagen Golf the cars, with the Land Rover Discovery second.
Who does the remap in Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
Diagnostics before and after, a remap file matched to your vehicle, repair only: no DPF, EGR or AdBlue deletes.
Common diesels in EH postcodes
AdBlue warning on? Repair comes before any remap: AdBlue repair in Edinburgh
Frequently Asked Questions
We check on the phone who can get to you in Edinburgh before anything is booked.
We give you the price on the phone once we know your vehicle.
No. The charge depends on fuel type and emissions standard, and a remap changes neither. It covers the city centre and issues penalty charges to vehicles that do not meet its standards.
Stage 1 remapping near Edinburgh
Distances below are in a straight line.
Sources: DfT VEH0105 (privately kept vehicles), DVSA MOT results 2025 (diesels, by test station postcode area), the zone operator, OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and postcodes.io. Public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 29 October 2026.