Questions
The things people ask before they book
If your question is not here, call us. We would rather answer it now than have you find out on the day.
Do you have a shop I can come to?
No, and that is deliberate. We are fully mobile. Everything happens at your home, your workplace, a job site, a parking lot or the roadside. There is no address to drive to and no waiting room to sit in.
What does a call actually cost?
Every job is a service call fee, plus labour, plus parts.
- Emergency roadside flat change: $99 service call, then $75 per hour with a one hour minimum, plus parts.
- Emergency battery jump: $99 service call plus a $49 hook-up fee.
- Scheduled on-site tire change or repair: $75 service call plus $25 per tire, plus parts.
Parts means tires, patches, plugs, valve stems and disposal. You see the whole number before you confirm the booking.
Why is there a minimum of one hour?
Because the drive is the real cost. A twenty minute wheel change fifty minutes away still takes most of two hours out of the day. The one hour minimum on hourly work is what makes it possible to quote a fair rate rather than padding the call fee for everyone.
How much space do you need?
For scheduled work, five feet of clear space on all four sides of the vehicle. A normal driveway, a yard, or a parking space with an empty bay either side is fine. A car wedged into a garage or boxed in between two others cannot be worked on safely.
Emergency roadside is different. On the shoulder we work with whatever is there.
Why an arrival window instead of a time?
One call might be in Lansing and the next downriver. Traffic across Southeast Michigan is the single thing nobody can promise to the minute. A two hour window we actually keep is worth more to you than a precise time we miss, which is the same reason the glass companies work this way.
Where do the tires come from?
From our distributor, ordered when you book. Because there is no warehouse, you get current distributor stock rather than whatever a shop happens to have sitting on a rack. You can search by your tire size on the site any time, day or night, and see the price fitted.
How do I pay?
Pay online when you book, or tap a card on the reader in the van when the work is done. Cash is fine too.
What area do you cover?
Southeast Michigan: south of Saginaw, east of Lansing, down to the Ohio line. That covers Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Washtenaw, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, St. Clair and Lapeer counties, and out to Jackson, Lenawee, Shiawassee and eastern Ingham. Outside that, ask anyway. For a large job we will usually still make the drive.
What are your hours?
Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm. That is it. We are not a 24 hour service and we do not work weekends, so if you are stuck outside those hours you will need a tow or a roadside plan. Inside them, call and we will get to you as fast as the schedule allows.
Still deciding
Have a look at the rates
Every job is a service call fee, plus labour, plus parts. The full rate card is on one page.
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