8145 — Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters

What this occupation covers

Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters fit, repair and adjust tyres, exhausts and windscreens on cars, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, including fast-fit service and replacement activities.

Typical duties

carries out inspection and assesses the nature and extent of repair necessary

removes wheel, exhaust or windscreen using semi-automatic machinery or hand and power tools

separates tyre from wheel and fits replacement tyre using automatic machine or by using a wheel stand and hand tools

inflates tyre to correct pressure, refits wheel to axle and balances wheel using balancing machine

replaces faulty parts of exhaust and refits exhaust or windscreen to vehicle

Entry routes and qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job, or through training programmes within larger companies. NVQs/SVQs in vehicle maintenance (service replacement) are available at levels 1 and 2.

Sponsorship information

Ineligible. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.

DBS assessment

No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.

Find this code and estimate salary

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Annaizu is independent of ONS, the Home Office and DBS.