Stop Working for a Flat Salary.
Start Earning Per Dispatch.
A standard mobile tyre technician salary sits at around £35k. A single out-of-hours emergency callout pays £150–£190+. The maths is straightforward.
No commission. No monthly fees. No tie-in.
The earnings comparison
Standard fleet technician salary
~£35,000/yr
~£16.80/hr
Fixed. No overtime rate after-hours.
Out-of-hours emergency callout
£150–£190+
Per single job
100% yours. Average job takes 45–60 mins on site.
How to go independent in 5 steps
- 1
Register your van (2 minutes)
Submit your mobile number, tyre specialisms, and coverage area. No interview, no DBS, no annual licence. You go live as soon as your details are verified.
- 2
Set your zones and availability
Choose the postcodes you'll cover and toggle online when you're ready to accept jobs. You have full control — no minimum hours, no penalty for offline days.
- 3
Receive job alerts directly to your phone
Each alert contains the vehicle reg, tyre size, customer location, and estimated job value. Claim the jobs that work for you and ignore the rest.
- 4
Quote your price and head to the customer
Call the customer, agree your total price for tyre and fitting, submit it via the portal. Once they approve, your GPS goes live and you head straight there.
- 5
Collect 100% of what you charged
Payment from the customer goes directly to you on site — card reader, bank transfer, or cash. Rescue Fitter charges the customer a platform dispatch fee separately. Zero deduction from your rate.
Common myths — debunked
❌ "You need a franchise to get independent work"
✓ Reality: Rescue Fitter gives you a direct dispatch feed with no franchise fee, no royalty, and no minimum sales target.
❌ "You'll struggle to find customers starting out"
✓ Reality: Our platform broadcasts emergency jobs to you — no marketing spend, no SEO, no cold calling. Customers come to the platform in distress and need someone fast.
❌ "Out-of-hours isn't worth the hassle"
✓ Reality: Out-of-hours callouts command £150–£190+ per job. A single Sunday evening run of two jobs can match a full weekday fleet shift.
What you need to get started
- ✓A commercial van fitted with tyre mounting & balancing equipment
- ✓Relevant tyre fitting experience (minimum 1 year recommended)
- ✓Trade accounts with at least one local wholesale tyre depot
- ✓A UK mobile number to receive dispatch alerts and customer calls
Why fitters earn more here
Legacy phone brokers take a 40 % slice before the fitter sees a penny. Rescue Fitter charges the customer a flat dispatch fee — and nothing more.
Legacy phone broker
Middleman earns 40 % of every job. Fitter earns less, customer pays more.
Rescue Fitter
Flat £50 dispatch fee billed to the customer out-of-hours (£25 daytime). Fitter keeps 100 % of the agreed tyre + labour rate — collected on site.
Fair Price for Customer, Maximum Profit for Fitter.
Smart suggested pricing — built on our full rate matrix
Every job alert includes a suggested price auto-calculated from four live variables. The platform builds a highly profitable baseline — you maintain complete flexibility to adjust the final quote on-site.
Add-on fees built into the suggested quote
The suggested price is advisory only. Call the customer, discuss the job, and submit your own final figure via the Fitter Hub. There are no rate caps and no race-to-the-bottom auction — each dispatch is single-claim.
15-minute no-show protection
Arrive on site, trigger the geofenced countdown, upload one photo. The platform automatically captures the pre-authorised dispatch fee — and you receive guaranteed compensation for your fuel and time.
Daytime no-show
£20
Guaranteed compensation captured automatically from the pre-authorised dispatch fee. Covers your travel time and fuel for any wasted daytime journey.
Out-of-hours no-show
£35
Higher compensation for evening, night, and weekend callouts — reflecting the true cost of an out-of-hours journey that did not convert.
How to trigger a no-show claim
- 1Arrive at the customer's location and start the 15-minute countdown in the Fitter Hub.
- 2If the customer is absent after 15 minutes, upload a timestamped photo of the location.
- 3The platform captures the pre-authorised dispatch fee and automatically adds the compensation to your Pending Payout ledger. Once your photo is quickly verified, the funds are cleared for payout — no chasing the customer required.
Turn Off-Duty Calls into Passive Cash
Fully booked? Finished for the day? Send your unique referral link to the caller — we handle the job, you get paid. Commission is automatically credited to your account based on when the job runs.
Daytime booking
£10
Per job booked via your link during standard daytime hours.
Out-of-hours booking
£20
Per job booked via your link during evening, night, or weekend hours.
Driver calls you
You're off-duty or fully booked.
Send your link
One tap — your unique tracking URL via WhatsApp or SMS.
Earn £10 or £20
They book; commission credited automatically based on time of day.
No cap on referral earnings. No minimum dispatch requirement to stay enrolled in the affiliate programme.
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