Mobile car body repairs at your home or workplace

Choose the repair your car needs

• Plastic bumper repairs for suitable scuffs, scratches, cracks and splits.
• Car dent repairs for localised dents and damaged body panels.
• Car scratch repairs for paint scuffs, chips and deeper scratches.
• Alloy wheel refurbishment for assessed cosmetic wheel damage.

A mark can involve more than one material. For example, a scraped bumper corner may combine paint damage with a distorted plastic surface, while a dent may also have broken the paint. Show the entire area in your photographs so the assessment covers the complete job.

What a SMART repair involves

SMART means Small to Medium Area Repair Technology. The repair concentrates on the affected area where that is suitable, rather than automatically replacing or refinishing an entire component. Preparation, shaping, colour matching and coating application are chosen for the individual repair.

Localised does not mean cosmetic damage can be ignored around a safety-related part. Tell us about impact damage close to a lamp, parking sensor, camera, panel joint or mounting. We assess the repair scope and do not describe structural or mechanical work as a routine SMART repair.

Read our guide to the SMART repair service for the differences between a local repair and a larger panel refinish.

From photographs to a finished repair

Send a clear photograph of the whole damaged panel or wheel, followed by a close-up and a view from an angle. Include your vehicle details and the postcode where you want the repair carried out. Tell us about previous repairs, missing parts or damage close to lights, parking sensors and trim. This helps us assess more than the visible mark.

We assess the likely repair method and confirm the scope, price and arrangements before booking. Photographs are useful for an initial assessment; the technician also checks the damage in person. If that inspection reveals a different problem, we explain the options before proceeding.

1. Assess and prepare: inspect the damage, clean the area and protect surrounding parts.
2. Repair and refine: reshape or fill suitable damage, then prepare the surface for the agreed finish.
3. Match and refinish: where painting is needed, use the vehicle colour information and assess the existing finish.
4. Inspect and hand over: check the repair and explain curing, cleaning and aftercare.

Preparing your repair location

Please arrange safe, reasonably level parking with enough space for your car and our repair van. We need access to a suitable electricity supply; the existing service guidance asks for a power point within approximately 50 metres. Tell us before booking if you only have on-street parking, a shared car park or restricted access.

A mobile shelter can help protect the work area, but access and weather still need to be suitable for a controlled repair. We confirm arrangements for your address rather than promising that every job can proceed in every condition. If the vehicle is at work, obtain the site owner’s permission for the repair and the space it needs.

Mobile repair coverage

Our service pages cover Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and other listed locations. Appointment availability and the suitability of the work are checked against your postcode.

• Greater Manchester repairs
• Merseyside coverage
• Liverpool SMART repairs
• Leeds SMART repairs
• Chester repairs
• Warrington repairs

For trade preparation, see dealership repair support. If a vehicle is due back to a leasing company, see lease car body repairs before deciding what to repair.

How mobile car body repair costs are assessed

Your quote depends on the size and depth of the damage, the number of affected panels or wheels, the finish and the repair method. A light surface scuff is a different job from a split bumper, a sharp crease or corrosion beneath a wheel coating. An accurate assessment is more useful than a price based on the name of the service alone.

Ask for the total price, including any applicable VAT, and confirmation of the work included. We discuss whether a local repair, a larger refinish or a workshop assessment is appropriate. We do not assume that replacing a part is unnecessary until its condition has been assessed.

Experience, repair examples and guarantees

Smart Auto Repairs has provided mobile vehicle repair services since 2004. Our work covers privately owned cars, vehicles prepared for dealerships and lease-return cosmetic damage. You can inspect examples of completed work and customer reviews before requesting a quote.

Our published guarantee information describes two years on body paint, one year on alloy wheel repairs and a lifetime workmanship warranty. Coverage depends on the work carried out and the applicable conditions. Ask us to confirm the guarantee for your repair, particularly where there is existing corrosion or a specialist wheel finish.

Frequently asked questions