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RS Mechanics, mobile vehicle repairs

The way we work

A mechanic who comes to you

No garage, no drop-off, no arranging a lift home. We work on the vehicle where it already is — your drive, your workplace car park, or the side of the road if that is where it has stopped.

What a mobile mechanic actually is

The same work a garage does, done by a mechanic who brings the tools and the parts to the vehicle. Not a diagnostic-only service, and not a breakdown patrol — proper servicing and repair work, done on site.

For most jobs the vehicle never needs to move. Servicing, brakes, batteries, suspension, diagnostics, exhausts and a good many clutches all get done where you parked it.

The exceptions are worth being straight about: anything needing a ramp, wheel alignment, or the MOT test itself. We will tell you before we come out rather than after we arrive.

Why people use one

  • You keep your day

    Getting a car to a garage and back is usually the expensive part, and it has nothing to do with the work itself.

  • It happens where you are

    On the drive while you work from home, or in the car park while you are inside at your desk.

  • You can see what is going on

    If something needs replacing we can show you the old part rather than describe it down the phone.

  • Roadside and home-start

    If it will not start, that is one call — no arranging recovery to a garage first.

What we can do at your address

Anything marked "book online" has slots you can pick right now. The rest need a quick word first.

Everything we do

Where we come out to

Norwich, North Norfolk, South Norfolk and Suffolk, working out of Norwich. Online booking runs to about 30 miles from base, though the edge of that is softer than it sounds — if you are just outside, ring us.

Check your postcode

Put your postcode in and we'll tell you straight away.

How it works — the usual questions

What can actually be done at my house?

Most of it. Servicing, brakes, batteries, diagnostics, suspension, exhausts, clutches on a lot of vehicles, and general repairs. What we cannot do at your address is anything needing a ramp, a wheel alignment rig or an MOT bay — and we will tell you when that is the case rather than turn up and find out.

Do you need power or water?

No. Everything comes with us. If a particular job does need a socket we will say so when you book, so it is never a surprise on the day.

What if it rains?

Most work carries on. Some jobs should not be done in the wet — anything where water could get into a system that needs to stay dry — and where that is the case we will move it rather than rush it and cause a problem.

Can you come to my workplace?

Yes, and a lot of our servicing happens exactly that way. We just need permission to be in the car park and enough space around the vehicle.

Where do the parts come from?

We supply them. New or good-quality used, whichever suits you and the vehicle, and we will price both if there is a choice worth making.

How is it priced?

By the job and the vehicle. We agree it with you before anything starts — nothing gets done and then charged for afterwards. Give us the registration and what needs doing and you will get a proper figure rather than a range.

Will it invalidate my warranty?

Servicing away from a main dealer does not invalidate a manufacturer warranty as long as the schedule is followed and the right parts and oil grades are used. That is what we do, and the service book gets stamped.

Need a mechanic who comes to you?

Book a slot online, or ring and speak to the mechanic who will be doing the job.

Broken down or won't start? Ring rather than book — roadside work can't wait for a slot.

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