Mobi-Tech Automotive

08/04/2026

I'm really sorry Graham forgot to put a voice message saying we were away from work We had a lovely Easter holiday to Cape Verde. Graham is back to it today and I'm back in the office from lunchtime. Hopefully I'll get through any messages and voicemails by the end of day. Teresa x

21/11/2025

If someone is looking for a cheep runabout.

Cash on Collection.

16/09/2025

Many Moons ago as a 16 year old, Graham started an apprenticeship with Bridge Garage, Thirsk, this started a long career in the motor industry. Since becoming self employed in 2012, Graham ambition was to have an apprentice and to give a young person the same opportunity. Going from mobile to unit based involved investing in the business. The ambition of an apprentice was still there and thanks to a government grant, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund applied through North Yorkshire Council, this was something we could do sooner rather then later. Our project Apprentice ready was approved for funding, a massive help in getting the business to a place where employing an apprentice was a reality. The money was put towards purchasing equipment to ensure our unit was at a place where an apprentice could work safely and moving the business forward to be more productive. The main expenditure was on a 2nd Ramp installation. A ramp that is capable of lifting larger vehicles and providing a work area for the apprentice.

North Yorkshire Council has been exceptional in there help with us growing our business, we rent our well maintained unit through them at an affordable rate, with someone at the end of the phone if there's any issues. We couldn't thank them enough in there help with our business.

Mobi-Tech Automotive is now in a position to introduce our Apprentice Alfie doing four days with us and day release at collage. Also Declan who helps on a Friday for work experience. Both doing their studies at Middlesbrough Collage.
If the help that Middlesbrough Collage has given us is the standard of training, the lads will do really well.

13/03/2025

Mobi-Tech Automotive will hopefully be taking on an apprentice to start day release in September 2025. After considering the providers available we have decided to Use Middlesborough College. The Course would be:
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
We would be looking at hiring someone at the beginning of June, there is flexibility with this if GCSE haven't finished. You'll do a couple of weeks trial and if we are all happy we'll sign you up for the apprenticeship. You would need to have achieved level 4 or higher in English and Maths before starting your apprenticeship at College.
Hours would be 37.5 including the day at collage Monday - Friday.
If you could send, email, drop off your CV if interested before Tuesday 25th March we are hoping to meet and interview those interested on Saturday 29th March.
[email protected]
Unit A Lumley Close
Thirsk Industrial Park
YO7 3TD

28/01/2025

Exciting news!!!!! Over the next few weeks the garage is going to be really busy with some equipment getting updated and a 2nd ramp being installed. The 2nd ramp is going to be suitable for bigger vehicles that struggle to fit on our standard ramp.
I've managed to book in the installer and Electricians to complete the work by the middle of February.
We have be sucessful in having some of the costs to be met through a grant. I do have a full page telling me how to acknowledge where this grant has come from so when we've completed the work and recieved the grant I will acknowledge them in the correct way.
Part of our succesful application for this grant is because we want to take on an Apprentice. We are in the really, really early stages of how we are going to go about this, but we want to hopefully be in a position to offer the opportunity at the start of the next academic year. I will give more information on this when we've got further in with the process.

28/01/2025

I really need to make an effort to update more often. A late Happy New Year to all our customers, you have kept us extremely busy. I seem to have quite a bit of news to share I'll start with the news that nobody wants to hear.
From February 1st our MOT rates will be going up and will be inlign with the test station we use. We don't add any aditional cost for the class 4 MOTs, for taking them and waiting with the vehicle so we believe it still offers a good value service. So MOT costs will be £54.85 from the 1st February 2025.
We will also be increasing our Labour rates from the 1st of March, this will allow us to honour all current bookings and estimates at the old rate, and to the couple of really organised customers we have booked in for March we will also honour the estimates at the original rate.
Finally on the last bit of not so great news a request, we do offer a seven day period to settle invoices and the vast majority do pay within this period or within an agreed period. But there is a percentage that don't. Please say beforehand, Please stick to our agreements, Please keep us informed. And the person that is 300 days into not settling there bill hang your head in shame.

I'll share our exciting news in the next post x x x

12/09/2024

25/06/2024

Just realise not posted in 6 months. Our move to being Garage based has been really good, the home is now mainly a home although we do have some drop off and pick ups from there it seems to suit those wanting somewhere safe to drop off night before, and also for those needing to collect after work. Graham being the sole mechanic is incredibly busy so the diary is quite often booked up a couple of weeks in advance, although we always try to fit in regulars with anything needing to be sorted sooner.

25/06/2024

One of our customers gave us a copy of their daughters cook book as a thank you for helping her out. Really looking forward to trying some of these recipes they look amazing 😍 X x

17/10/2023

From 1st December Mobi-Tech Automotive will be going VAT registered. The threshold for turnover hasn't risen with inflation for the past 5 years, the cost of parts rising has meant it's now impossible for us to remain under the threshold. Any work before the 1st December is without VAT so those of you thinking of more costly jobs being done November is the time to do it.

10/09/2023

Good afternoon everyone I hope everyone is keeping well, we may of been quiet on here recently but have been extremely busy. The good news is we've moved the workshop from the house to a unit on thirsk industrial estate, which we've settled into and is working well. It's nice having motor parts at the unit and not in the hall way 😊.
The bad news despite our best efforts to keep cost down for our customers by not going VAT registered it looks very likely that in the near future we will have to. The cost of parts in the last couple of years have gone up significantly and with the turnover limit being frozen the past few years it is pushing us towards the threshold. Currently we are still not VAT registered and have allowed ourselves time to consult with an accountant and to give proper notice, this is just a heads up.
So can anyone recommend an accountant that deals with small buisnesses? And to hold our hand through the process 🤣