Mobile tyre fitting cost in Scotland is usually around £60 to £90 for a budget tyre supplied and fitted, £85 to £130 for a mid range tyre, and £110 to £220 for a premium tyre. Puncture repairs typically run £25 to £50. Where your job sits depends on your tyre, your location and the time. We confirm your figure on the phone before the van leaves. Call 07955 533000.
That is the short version. Now here is the honest, longer version, written by the people who actually load the vans at Polmadie and drive them out to you.
We have been fitting tyres at kerbsides, driveways, car parks and lay-bys across Scotland for years. In that time the single most common question we get on the phone, before anything else, is not “how fast can you get here”. It is “how much is this going to cost me”. Fair enough. Nobody enjoys paying for a tyre. What people really fear is not the price. It is not knowing the price.
So let us take that off the table.
Mobile Tyre Fitting Prices in Scotland at a Glance
Below is what mobile tyre work generally costs across Scotland in 2026, based on published prices from operators in Glasgow, the Central Belt and the wider UK market. Our own work sits inside these ranges.
| Service | Typical Scottish market range |
|---|---|
| Budget tyre supplied and fitted | £60 to £90 |
| Mid range tyre supplied and fitted | £85 to £130 |
| Premium tyre supplied and fitted | £110 to £220 |
| Run flat supplied and fitted | £130 to £280 |
| Van or 4×4 tyre supplied and fitted | £90 to £200 |
| Puncture repair | £25 to £50 |
| Wheel balancing, per wheel | £7 to £15 |
| TPMS sensor replacement | £40 to £90 |
| Locking wheel nut removal | £45 to £60 |
| Emergency out of hours callout, where operators charge one | £49 to £100 |
You will notice we have not printed one fixed price per row for ourselves, and that is deliberate. No two callouts are the same job. A repair on a driveway in Rutherglen at two in the afternoon and a van tyre on the M74 at two in the morning involve different work, different tyres and very different distances. A single number on a website would be wrong for most of the people reading it.
So we price each job on what it actually is, and we do it before you commit to anything. The figure we quote you on the phone is the figure you pay.
What Is Included in That Price
When we quote you a fitted price, that is the whole job. It covers the tyre itself, the labour to fit it, a new valve, wheel balancing on our on-board balancer, torquing the nuts to the manufacturer’s setting, and taking the old tyre away for disposal.
Worth knowing: at a chain like Kwik Fit, fitting, balancing, a valve and disposal are listed separately at around £20.50 per tyre, on top of the tyre price and on top of a mobile appointment fee of up to £30. When you compare quotes, always check whether you are comparing a tyre price or a job price.
What Is Not Usually Included
We would rather tell you now than at your gate.
- Alloy wheel damage or refurbishment
- Four wheel alignment, which needs a ramp and a rig
- A replacement TPMS sensor if the sensor itself has failed, rather than just the service kit
- Sourcing an unusual or performance size that is not held in stock
None of these get added quietly. If one applies, you hear about it on the phone.
What Affects the Cost of Mobile Tyre Fitting in Scotland?
Two drivers can ring us twenty minutes apart and get two very different numbers. Here is why.
Tyre Size, Load Rating and Speed Rating
A 15 inch tyre for a Corsa and a 20 inch tyre for a Range Rover are not remotely the same product. Bigger rims, lower profiles and higher speed ratings all cost more to buy in.
Vans are their own case. A Transit needs the correct load index, not just the correct size, because it is carrying weight all day. Fitting a car rated tyre to a loaded van is both unsafe and, frankly, something no fitter worth their ticket will do.
Budget, Mid Range or Premium Brand
Budget names like Landsail sit at the bottom. Mid range brands such as Nexen, Falken and Avon sit in the middle. Michelin, Continental, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Goodyear and Dunlop sit at the top, and come with manufacturer warranties.
Independent cost guides put budget tyres at roughly £45 to £70 per tyre before fitting, mid range at £75 to £120, and premium anywhere from £120 upwards depending on size. The gap between a budget and a premium tyre on the same car is often £50 or £60. On a wet Scottish road in February, that £50 buys you a shorter stopping distance. We will tell you honestly when the cheap option is fine and when it is a false economy.
Run Flats and Specialist Tyres
Run flats have a reinforced sidewall that holds the car up after a loss of pressure. That construction costs more to make, so it costs more to buy. It also means run flats usually cannot be repaired once they have been driven on flat, because the sidewall has already taken the load. Expect a higher number, and expect a replacement rather than a repair.
Time of Day and Day of the Week
This is where the market splits. Some Scottish operators add an emergency surcharge of around £49 for out of hours work. Others advertise no premium at all for evenings, nights, weekends or bank holidays.
Here is the thing worth noticing. Almost every operator that publishes clear prices closes at six in the evening. Almost every operator that claims round the clock cover publishes no prices at all.
We work all night, so the hour is one of the things we account for when we quote. What we will not do is spring it on you. Whatever the time of day does to your figure, you hear it on the call, not at the kerbside with the card machine already out.
Where You Are in Scotland
A job in Glasgow city centre and a job in a lay-by on the A9 north of Perth are not the same job. One is fifteen minutes from our base at Polmadie. The other is a serious drive each way.
We cover both. We just will not pretend they cost the same, because that would mean either overcharging the city or refusing the Highlands. Distance based pricing, explained upfront, is the fairer way round.
Extras Like TPMS, Locking Wheel Nuts and Disposal
Modern cars bring modern complications. A TPMS sensor replacement is a common add-on once a sensor battery dies, typically five to seven years in. Locking wheel nut removal sits at around £45 to £60 in the Glasgow market and is needed more often than you would think, usually when a used car was sold on without its key.
Is Mobile Tyre Fitting More Expensive Than a Garage?
Straight answer: per tyre, usually a modest premium. Total cost, often less. Here is the comparison people never actually sit down and do.
| Garage visit | Mobile fitting | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre price | Similar, sometimes slightly lower | Similar, sometimes a small premium |
| Fitting fee | Charged separately, around £20 per tyre at the chains | Usually built into the fitted price |
| Your time | One to three hours, plus travel | Zero, you carry on with your day |
| Fuel, parking or taxi | £5 to £30 | None |
| Driving on a damaged tyre | Often unavoidable | Never necessary |
| Out of hours availability | Rare | 24 hours a day |
| Waiting room | Yes | No |
The Hidden Costs of Driving to a Garage
A courier who loses three hours has lost far more than the difference between a mobile quote and a garage quote. A parent who takes a half day off work has paid for that tyre twice. And the cost nobody prices in is the drive itself. Running a car on a flat, even for two miles, can destroy a tyre that was repairable and chew the edge of the alloy at the same time. We have seen a £35 repair turn into a £180 tyre and wheel bill over a short drive to a garage.
That is the real maths.
Real Jobs, Real Prices
Numbers in a table are one thing. Here is what they look like on an actual job.
A driveway in Bishopbriggs, 7.40am on a Tuesday. A Vauxhall Astra with a flat rear tyre, two kids in the hall waiting for school. The driver had clipped a kerb the night before and there was a clear bulge in the sidewall, which meant no repair was possible. Ever. A bulge is structural damage and no honest fitter will patch one.
We took the size, 205/55 R16, over the phone. The van already had a mid range tyre in that size on board. Fitted on the driveway, balanced on the on-board balancer, torqued to setting, old tyre taken away.
One mid range tyre, supplied and fitted, which is the £85 to £130 band. She was quoted the total on the phone at twenty to eight and paid exactly that figure on the driveway.
School run was a few minutes late. Not a morning lost.
A slip road near Charing Cross, 2.15pm on a Friday. A Ford Transit Custom, loaded, blowout, driver mid drop schedule with no usable spare. We told him to get out of the van and behind the barrier while we were en route, which matters more than people realise on a live slip road.
Fitted a van rated tyre with the correct load index, balanced and torqued at the roadside.
One van tyre, supplied and fitted, which sits in the £90 to £200 band depending on size and load rating. Quoted before we left, paid at the roadside, no difference between the two numbers.
He rescheduled two drops instead of writing off the day. For a working van, standing still is almost always the bigger number.
Mobile Tyre Fitting Costs Across Scotland
Glasgow and the Greater Glasgow Postcodes
Our base is 100 Jessie St, Polmadie, G42 0PG, so Glasgow is home turf. We cover every postcode from G1 to G84, including Paisley, Rutherglen, Clydebank, Bearsden, Bishopbriggs and East Kilbride.
City jobs are our fastest and our most competitively priced, simply because the van is rarely far away. Around the M8 and the Clyde Tunnel approaches we plan the route with traffic in mind, which is why we quote 30 to 45 minutes rather than a fantasy figure.
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire
Hamilton, Motherwell, Wishaw, Kilmarnock and Ayr are all regular runs for us, mostly straight down the M74 or out on the M77. Pricing here is broadly in line with Glasgow, with a small allowance for distance on the outer edges.
Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth, Stirling and Falkirk
The wider Central Belt and the east coast are covered, including Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth, Stirling and Falkirk. Be realistic about timing. Edinburgh at rush hour is not Glasgow at eleven at night. We will give you an honest arrival window on the call rather than a number designed to win the booking.
Aberdeen, Inverness and the Highlands
This is where mobile fitting stops being a convenience and starts being the only sensible option, particularly if you are stranded in a remote part of Scotland.
A lay-by on the A9 north of Perth, late Sunday afternoon in November. A Nissan Qashqai with a puncture, no spare wheel, only a sealant kit in the boot. The nearest open garage was a long way off and it was going dark.
We came out, inspected the damage, and found it sat in the central three quarters of the tread with a sound casing. So we repaired it properly to the British Standard, BS AU 159, rather than selling a tyre that did not need selling.
A puncture repair, which is the £25 to £50 band, with the distance from Glasgow factored in and stated on the call before we set off. He knew the number and the arrival time before he agreed to wait.
Home the same evening. On the A9 and A82, where garages are scarce and daylight is short in winter, that call is worth making early rather than late. We also cover Aberdeen and Inverness on the same basis.
Common Worries About Mobile Tyre Prices
Will the Price Change When the Van Turns Up?
No. We confirm the price on the phone before the van moves. The number you agree is the number on the card machine. If something genuinely different is found at the vehicle, for example a second damaged tyre you had not spotted, we tell you and you decide. Nothing gets added without a conversation.
Are You Charging Me More Because I Am Stuck?
This is the fear behind almost every price call we take, and we understand it. It is exactly why we publish ranges and quote before dispatch. A price given while you are standing at the side of a road is a price you cannot compare. A price given on the phone is one you can.
Do You Charge a Callout Fee?
Practice varies across Scotland. Some operators charge £30 to £60 as standard and waive it on two or more tyres. Some add an emergency surcharge of around £49. Some charge nothing at all within their core area.
We roll everything into one total rather than reading you a list of separate line items, and that total covers the callout, the tyre, the fitting, the balancing and the disposal. You hear it once, on the call, and it does not move. Read more on whether mobile tyre fitters charge a callout fee.
What If You Do Not Have My Tyre Size?
Most of the time the size is on the van before we leave Polmadie, because we ask for it on the phone. When it is a rarer size, we say so honestly and give you a sourcing time rather than turning up and shrugging. You should never be waiting at a roadside for a van that was never going to be able to help.
Can I Pay by Card?
Yes. Card at the vehicle, contactless included. Nobody should be hunting a cash machine in the dark.
Need a price right now? Call 07955 533000 or message us on WhatsApp. We answer 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and we typically reach Glasgow jobs in 30 to 45 minutes. You get a fixed price before the van leaves.
How to Get an Accurate Quote in Under a Minute
Have these four things ready and we can give you a firm number almost immediately.
- Your registration. It tells us the vehicle and the likely fitment.
- The tyre size from the sidewall. It looks like 205/55 R16 91V. The first number is the width in millimetres, the second is the profile as a percentage of that width, R16 is the rim diameter in inches, and 91V is the load index and speed rating. Read it off the damaged wheel, not a different one, because some cars run different sizes front and rear.
- Your postcode or a precise location. For a roadside job, a marker post number or a what3words location is gold.
- Whether the car is drivable and where it is parked. A driveway, a car park and a live carriageway are three different jobs.
If you cannot safely get out to read the sidewall, do not. Stay put, give us the registration, and we will work it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does mobile tyre fitting cost in Scotland? Expect roughly £60 to £90 for a budget tyre supplied and fitted, £85 to £130 for mid range, and £110 to £220 for premium. Puncture repairs are usually £25 to £50. Where your job lands depends on your tyre, your location and the time, and we quote the exact total before we set off.
Why do you not publish one fixed price per tyre? Because the job varies too much for a single number to be honest. Your tyre size, the tier of tyre, whether it needs a repair or a replacement, how far we travel from Polmadie and the time of day all move it. The ranges above are real, and a two minute phone call turns them into your exact figure.
Do mobile tyre fitters charge a callout fee? Some do, some do not. Across Scotland a standard callout runs £30 to £60, often waived when you buy two or more tyres, with emergency surcharges of around £49 at some operators. Always ask whether the quote you have been given is the total.
Is mobile tyre fitting cheaper than Kwik Fit? It depends what you count. Kwik Fit charges up to £30 for a mobile appointment slot plus around £20.50 per tyre for fitting, balancing, a valve and disposal, on top of the tyre. Once you add your travel and your time, a fitted mobile price is often level or better.
Does mobile tyre fitting include wheel balancing? Yes. Our vans carry an on-board balancer, so wheel balancing is part of the fitted price. It matters. A wheel a few grams out of balance produces a steering wobble that shows up around 50 to 70mph, which is exactly the speed you sit at on the M74.
How much does it cost to fit a tyre I bought myself? Fit only work is priced per tyre rather than as a supplied and fitted job, and typically lands in the £20 to £40 range across the market. Ring us with the size and your postcode for your figure. Check the tyre is the correct size and load rating before it arrives.
Do you charge more at night or on a Sunday? Out of hours pricing varies widely in Scotland, from no premium at all to a surcharge of around £49. The hour is one of the things we account for when we quote you, and whatever it does to your total, you hear it on the call. We would rather you knew at 2am than found out afterwards.
How much does mobile tyre fitting cost for a van? Van tyres generally run £90 to £200 supplied and fitted, because they need a higher load index and stronger construction. A commercial tyre on a Transit or Sprinter is a different product from a car tyre in the same rim size, and priced accordingly.
Can you fit tyres on a motorway hard shoulder? Only in limited circumstances and only with the correct safety measures in place. On the M8, M74 and M77 the safest outcome is often recovery to a safe location first, and Police Scotland or Traffic Scotland may be involved. Get out of the vehicle, behind the barrier, and call us. We will tell you honestly what can and cannot be done.
How long does mobile tyre fitting take? Around 20 to 30 minutes per tyre once we are with you, plus travel. Our typical arrival across Glasgow is 30 to 45 minutes. Most single tyre jobs are finished and paid for within the hour from the moment you ring.
Do you cover the Highlands, and does it cost more? Yes, we cover the Highlands and rural Scotland. Distance is factored into the price and we tell you the figure and the realistic arrival time before you commit. On the A9 and A82 a mobile fitter is frequently the only option available, particularly on a Sunday or overnight.
Get a Fixed Price Before the Van Leaves
You should never have to guess what a tyre is going to cost you, and you should never drive on a damaged one to save money.
Call 07955 533000 or send us a WhatsApp message. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and bank holidays, covering Glasgow, the Central Belt, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and rural Scotland from our base in Polmadie. Certified technicians, fully equipped vans, premium tyres with manufacturer warranties, and a 5.0 rating from 66 Google reviews.
Tell us the size and the postcode. We will tell you the price. Then we will come and sort it.
