Mobile mechanic
Attend selected faults on site: symptom triage, diagnostics and minor repairs within a safe roadside scope.
Roadside repair when a tow is not the best first answer.
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Many breakdowns don’t need a tow truck. TowMeGH is building a mechanic network so that suitable faults are diagnosed and fixed at the roadside, and workshops receive better-prepared customers. Mechanic registration is open. Register your interest and we will contact you about onboarding in your area.
Two ways to take part
Work at the roadside or in your workshop.
Workshop partner
Be a trusted repair destination. Customers can name a workshop as their preferred destination, and you receive a customer whose problem is already described.
Scope
What belongs at the roadside and what doesn’t.
Safety decides the scope. When a repair is not safe or practical on site, the job escalates to a tow instead of forcing a bad repair.
Suitable for roadside work
- Initial symptom triage
- Diagnostics and warning-light checks
- Minor mechanical or electrical faults
- Work that can be done safely without dismantling
- A clear, safe access position for the vehicle
Escalate to a tow or workshop
- Complex repairs and dismantling
- Fuel-system faults or leaks
- Major electrical faults
- Collision damage or unsafe steering and brakes
- Any location where working is unsafe
How it works
How a mechanic job works.
01
Customer describes the problem
The request captures symptoms, vehicle details, warning lights and location.
02
Triage decides the route
Suitable faults are routed to a mechanic; anything else goes to a tow.
03
You attend or receive the vehicle
Mobile mechanics travel to the customer. Workshops receive the vehicle at the agreed destination.
04
Diagnose and fix within scope
Work stays inside a safe roadside scope, with any change to the plan agreed with the customer first.
05
Escalate if needed
If the fault is beyond a safe roadside fix, the job becomes a tow rather than ending in a failed repair.
06
Close the job with a record
The service is recorded so both you and the customer have a clear history.
Requirements
What we look for in mechanic partners.
Requirements are confirmed during onboarding and depend on whether you work mobile, from a workshop or both.
- Government-issued identification
- Proof of your trade skills, such as certificates, references or an established workshop
- Tools and diagnostic equipment suited to the work you offer
- A workshop address, or a description of your mobile set-up and service area
- Insurance appropriate to your work, where required
- A smartphone with GPS and mobile data, and a mobile-money account for payouts
Standards
How mechanic partners are expected to work.
Stay within scope
Don’t attempt unsafe repairs. Recommending a tow is the right call when a fix is beyond a safe roadside scope.
Be clear about cost
Agree the work and the price before you start, and explain any change before you proceed.
Respect the vehicle
Note existing damage, protect the vehicle while you work and return it in the condition you found it, or better.
Questions
Mechanic questions, answered.
Is the mechanic network open now?
Registration is open. Register your interest and we will contact you about onboarding in your area.
Do I need a workshop?
No. Mobile mechanics can register without a fixed workshop, provided they have suitable tools and a clear service area.
What if a job is too complex for the roadside?
Escalate it. The job can become a tow so the vehicle reaches a workshop safely.
How does payment work?
Details are confirmed during onboarding, and partners register their own mobile-money details for payouts.
Interested?
Register your interest as a mechanic.
Tell us about your skills, tools and area. We will contact you as mechanic onboarding opens.