Mobile tyre fitters keep the UK moving by repairing and replacing the tyres of motorists up and down the nation.

This is a role that comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility as you will be tasked with ensuring your clients have tyres that are safe, road worthy, and legal before sending them on their way.

You will also be dealing with those who are stuck in potentially very difficult and stressful situations and a calm professional presence is required at all times.

To be successful as a mobile tyre fitter there are a few key skills that you need to possess, alongside your extensive knowledge of cars, tyres, and having undergone the appropriate training.

In this article we will look at some of the skills that are possessed by all great mobile tyres Glasgow professionals, helping you to decide if this is indeed a path that you might wish to go down in the future.

Knowledge

It goes without saying, although we are going to say it anyway, that you need an extensive knowledge of tyres to be successful as a mobile tyre fitter.

This includes knowledge on the benefits of each different tyre brand, the benefits of things such as different pressures, tread patterns, and speed ratings and which tyres are best for each season and different driving conditions.

You must also be aware of what makes a tyre roadworthy so you can make a decision under pressure about whether a tyre needs to be replaced or if it can be repaired.

Safety Focus

You must be fully committed to learning and implementing health and safety advice given regarding the condition or tyres and be an expert in explaining these to your customers.

You will have to go through training such as REACT to hone your health and safety knowledge. You will have to use heavy equipment and powerful tools throughout the course of your daily work and maintain a steadfast commitment to road safety at all times.

Time management

When your stuck at the roadside with a flat tyre, half an hour feels like forever. Whilst for most in in the service industry, a short delay, whilst annoying, is not the end of the world, it is a big deal in the mobile tyre world.

Mobile tyre fitters must be efficient and effective in their work and ensure that they meet any deadlines or appointments that they make.

The whole point of mobile tyre fitting is that it is incredibly convenient for customers but this only works if you are there in the time and place that was previously agreed. Otherwise they would be better off simply taking their vehicle into the local garage.

Physical fitness

You need a certain level of physical fitness to thrive as a mobile tyre fitter as you will be on the move all day lifting, bending, kneeling, and manoeuvring. This is certainly not a job for someone who doesn’t want to get their hands dirty or is scared of hard work.