Card and contactless, at your vehicle, paid after the work is done, on the figure agreed on the call. That is the whole policy, and the rest of this page explains why the order of it matters.
Nobody actually asks us “what payment methods do you accept”. The real version is “you do take card, aye?”, usually from someone standing in the rain in Glasgow at ten at night with a flat tyre and no cash on them. Sometimes it comes from a driver who has been caught out before, and you can hear it in the way they ask.
So here is the answer, fast. Yes, we take card at the vehicle, contactless included. Payment comes after the work, not before. And the part that matters more than the card machine: the figure you are given on the phone is the figure the machine will show.
The Short Answer: Card and Contactless, at Your Vehicle, After the Work
We take card at the vehicle, contactless included, and payment is taken after the work is finished rather than before. No deposit is needed to send a van. The total is agreed on the call before the van moves, and nothing is added at the roadside. Anything else is agreed on the call.
To unpack that. The card machine comes to you, wherever the car is. Your driveway, your work, the hard edge of a retail car park at midnight. You pay once the tyre is fitted, balanced, torqued and checked, and not a minute earlier.
No deposit is taken to send a van. Not for a night job, not for bad weather, not for distance. And anything beyond card and contactless, whatever it is, gets agreed on the call so you know before anyone moves.
The Part That Matters More Than the Card Machine: One Figure, Agreed Before the Van Moves
Some callers ask twice whether the figure is final. They are not being difficult. Someone, somewhere, once told them one number on the phone and a different one at the kerb, and they have not forgotten it.
Here is how our sequence runs, in order. You call, or you WhatsApp a photo of the tyre sidewall plus your postcode. We confirm the size and the job. You get one total on the phone, and that total includes any distance element. Then, and only then, the van moves. Nothing is added at the roadside.
The order is the point. A price quoted before anyone is committed is a price you can walk away from. A price quoted after your wheel is already off is not really a quote at all. We built the job the first way round on purpose, and it is why the total is agreed before the van leaves Glasgow.
One honest note. Genuine extras exist, and there are exactly four: run-flat tyres, rims over 18 inches, TPMS sensor replacement and locking wheel nut removal. Genuine extras are established on the call, not at the roadside. If one applies to you, it is inside your total before the van moves.
Why we do not take a deposit to dispatch
No deposit is taken to send a van. The reasoning is simple. A deposit moves the risk onto you before anything has been done for you.
It also removes a whole category of grief. If a job cannot go ahead for any reason, you are not chasing anyone for a refund, because you have not paid anything. You hold your money until the work in front of you is finished. That arrangement keeps everyone honest, us included.
What “including any distance element” means
Travel is priced into the single figure agreed on the call. It does not appear later as a separate line, a surprise mileage charge or a “fuel supplement” at the end, which is also why there is no separate callout fee on our jobs.
Where a callout element is quoted separately at all, it is quoted as a range up front, on the phone, before you commit. It is never discovered afterwards. Whatever shape your quote takes, the test is the same: one total, known before the van moves, whether it is a routine fit or an emergency callout in Glasgow.
What Happens at the Vehicle, Step by Step
The payment moment makes most sense in context, so here is the whole job in the order it happens.
| Stage | What happens | Money changes hands? |
| The call | Quick questions confirm tyre size, location and the issue | No |
| The quote | One total given, including any distance element | No |
| Dispatch | A fully equipped van leaves with new tyre stock and a clear arrival time | No |
| On arrival | The tyre is inspected to decide repair or replacement | No |
| The work | Fitting, balancing on the van’s on-board balancer, pressure checks | No |
| The check | Full safety check with wheel torque verification | No |
| Payment | Card at the vehicle, contactless included | Yes, now |
You get a clear arrival time rather than a vague estimate, the wheel goes back on torqued to manufacturer specification, and the card machine only comes out after that final check is done. Seven stages, and money appears at exactly one of them, the last.
Cash, Bank Transfer and Other Payment Methods
What we publish is card at the vehicle, contactless included, because that is what works everywhere we work, from a driveway to a dark lay-by.
Anything outside that, cash, bank transfer, a phone wallet or an account arrangement, is agreed on the call rather than assumed. That is not evasion. It is the same principle as the price. You ask when you book, you get a straight answer, and you know exactly where you stand before the van moves.
So if paying a particular way matters to you, say so on the call. It takes ten seconds, and it means nobody is standing at a fitted wheel having a conversation that should have happened on the phone.
Business, Fleet and Van Customers
For a sole trader, a van off the road is not an inconvenience. It is a day’s income gone. We see it often, and the priority on those jobs is always the same: arrival time first, fitting second, paperwork sorted around both.
The payment mechanic does not change for a business. One total is agreed on the call before the van moves, whether the vehicle is a car, a van, a 4×4 or a commercial vehicle, and our mobile tyre fitting in Glasgow covers all four. Anything about invoicing, purchase order references or account terms is arranged on the call rather than assumed from a web page.
That call is also where a business asks for whatever its bookkeeper needs. Tell us on the phone and the paperwork side is settled before the van leaves, so the driver at the vehicle can just get back to work when the wheel is torqued.
Paying for Someone Else’s Car
Two situations come up constantly, and almost nobody publishes an answer to either.
A parent paying for a student or a family member
The person who calls and the person standing at the car do not have to be the same person. A parent at home can give the details, agree the total and settle the arrangement on the call, while the driver waits with the car in Glasgow.
One piece of practical advice from jobs like this: make sure the driver knows the agreed figure. It saves an awkward moment at the vehicle, and it means both of you know nothing has been added.
A company paying for an employee’s vehicle
The same principle covers a business paying for a staff member’s car or a company van. The total is agreed with whoever is paying, the reference or paperwork side is arranged on the call, and the employee at the vehicle just needs to be there for the fitting. Nothing about the job changes; only the name on the arrangement does.
What a Receipt Should Show
A proper receipt for a mobile tyre job should record the vehicle, the tyre size and specification fitted, what the price covered, and the total paid.
Worth knowing what should not be on it. One fitted price covers the tyre, removal and fitting, wheel balancing on the van’s on-board balancer, a new valve or TPMS service kit, torquing to manufacturer specification and taking the old casing away. Those are inside the figure, so a receipt should not be sprouting separate surprise lines for them.
If you need a VAT receipt for a business claim, ask for it on the call when you book the job, so the paperwork is right the first time rather than fixed afterwards.
Warning Signs When a Fitter Wants Money Up Front
We have been doing this for over 20 years, and there are patterns worth passing on. Not about anyone in particular. Just the signs that a payment conversation is about to go badly for the driver.
Be careful when a figure will not be given until someone has seen the car. When a deposit by transfer is wanted before any van moves. When nobody will confirm whether the callout or distance charge sits inside the total. When a price is quoted as “from” with no upper end, even when you ask directly. And when payment is demanded before the work is finished.
The defence is four questions, and they work on anyone:
- What is the total?
- Does that include everything?
- When do I pay?
- Do you take card at the vehicle?
A straight operation answers all four in one breath. We expect to be asked them too, and this page is our answer in writing: one total before the van moves, everything included, pay after the work, card at the vehicle. If you are still weighing up the service itself, is mobile tyre fitting any good covers that side of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you take card payments at the roadside?
Yes. Card is taken at the vehicle wherever it is, contactless included, at the roadside, on a driveway or in a workplace car park. The machine comes to you, so a night breakdown does not need cash or a trip to anywhere.
Do I pay before or after the tyre is fitted?
After. Payment is taken once the tyre is fitted, balanced, torqued to manufacturer specification and the full safety check with wheel torque verification is done. Nothing is paid up front, and no deposit is needed to send a van.
Do you take a deposit before sending a van?
No. No deposit is taken to send a van, day or night. The total is agreed on the call before the van moves, and you pay by card at the vehicle after the work is finished. Your money stays with you until the job is done.
Do you take cash?
Card at the vehicle, contactless included, is what we publish. Anything else, including cash or bank transfer, is agreed on the call rather than assumed, so mention it when you book and you will have a straight answer before the van moves.
Can someone else pay for my tyre fitting?
Yes. A parent, partner or employer can call, agree the total and settle the arrangement on the call while you wait with the car. Make sure the driver at the vehicle knows the agreed figure, so everyone can see nothing has been added.
Can the price change when the van arrives?
No. The total agreed on the call is the total you pay, and it includes any distance element before the van leaves Glasgow. Genuine extras like locking wheel nut removal are established on the call, not discovered at the roadside. The same applies to a puncture repair, where whether the tyre can be repaired is confirmed by inspection and discussed with you before any work starts.
Get Your Total First, Then Pay When the Job Is Done
The routine takes two minutes. Call or WhatsApp 07955 533000 with a photo of the tyre sidewall and your postcode. You get one total on the call. The van comes to you, the work is done and checked, and then you pay by card at the vehicle, contactless included.
We are 24/7 Mobile Tyre Services, family run with fully certified technicians, based at 100 Jessie St, Polmadie, Glasgow, working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in all weather.
