Mobile
fitting
Most of what we do happens where your car already is. What we need is three metres of clear space, somewhere dry enough for adhesive to cure, and ground level enough to work on safely.
Where is the car?
Postcode, and whether it is a driveway, a permit bay or a work car park. That decides which van comes and which slot we can offer.
mobile fitting in progress · client photography
The van carries
the workshop
A mobile fit is not a compromised version of a workshop fit. The same glass, the same adhesive, the same preparation. The only things that change are the weather and the parking.
Urethane is stored heated in the van and used inside its shelf life, because a cold or out-of-date adhesive is the single most common cause of a screen that leaks in the first wet week. That is as true on a driveway as it is in a bay.
What we genuinely cannot control outdoors is weather. If it is wet and we cannot rig cover, we move you rather than bond a screen that will fail. We ring before setting off rather than turning up and shrugging.
The one job that cannot be mobile is static ADAS calibration, which needs a level floor and controlled lighting. We check the registration first, so if yours needs it you know before you book rather than on the day.
How the job
actually runs
Postcode checked
Driveway, permit bay or multi-storey. Height limits and space decide which van comes.
Weather watched
We look at the forecast the evening before and ring you if it is going to move.
Space set up
Covers over the interior and the bonnet, and enough room to lift the glass safely.
Fitted as in the bay
Same preparation, same primer, same adhesive, stored warm in the van.
Drive-away time given
In writing before we leave, based on the product and the conditions that day.
Does yours need recalibrating?
Registration and what the damage looks like. You will see whether it can be repaired or needs replacing, whether the camera behind your mirror has to be recalibrated, and how the insurance works.
Resin injected while the damage is still small, about 40 minutes, and the glass stays original.
Your vehicle
Petrol · 2024 · almost certainly carries a forward-facing camera
Recalibration
A repair leaves the glass in place, so the camera keeps its aim.
Most policies cover glass separately, outside your no-claims bonus, and we handle the claim with your insurer so you deal with the excess and nothing else. Vehicle details come from the DVSA record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What comes
with the job
Home driveways
The easiest and most common mobile job there is.
AnywhereWork car parks
Leave the keys at reception and it is done before you come out.
While you workRoadside
Where it is safe to do so and we are not in a live lane.
If safePermit bays
In a bay your permit covers. We work from the pavement side.
With permitFleet yards
Several vehicles in one visit, which is cheaper than one at a time.
BatchedNot multi-storeys
A long-wheelbase van will not clear most height barriers.
Come to usWhat people ask
about this one
How much space do you actually need?
About three metres on the working side, and room to walk round the front of the car. A standard driveway or a parking bay with an empty space beside it is fine.
What happens if it rains?
If we can rig a canopy we carry on. If not, we move you, and you will get a call before we set off rather than after. Adhesive that cures wet is a screen that leaks in November.
Can you come to my office?
Most of our weekday work is exactly that. Leave the keys, tell us roughly where the car is, and we ring when it is finished.
Is a mobile fit as good as one in a workshop?
Same glass, same primer, same adhesive, same preparation. The difference is weather and parking, not quality. The only job that must come to the unit is static calibration.
Where the vans go
Both vans run the whole patch daily. Which one comes to you depends mostly on where the rest of that day's jobs are, not on how far out you live.
