Send a question about your own car — fault code, warning light, symptom, MOT advisory or garage quote — and get a written reply from a qualified UK mechanic within 6 hours, 24/7 (overnight 10pm–7am excluded). One-off pricing: £14.99 single question, £24.99 3-question pack, £29.99 5-question pack, £19.99 Faster Reply (within 1 hour), £19.99 Full Diagnostic & Reply. No subscription, money back if Bob can't help.
What you get for £14.99
A written answer about your own car from Bob, a qualified UK mechanic with 32 years on the tools running a DVSA-approved workshop in Birnam, Perthshire. Not a chatbot, not a forum thread, not a template — a reply written after reading your registration, mileage, fault codes and description.
Replies come back within six hours, day or night, excluding the overnight window between 10pm and 7am. If Bob cannot help with your question, you get your money back.
Pricing
Single question: £14.99. Three-question pack: £24.99. Five-question pack: £29.99. Faster Reply within one hour: £19.99. Full Diagnostic and Reply: £19.99.
There is no subscription and nothing renews. Packs do not expire, so you can save the remaining questions for the next time something goes wrong.
The questions worth asking
Is this garage quote fair? Send the quote, the registration and the mileage and you will get an honest read on whether the price and the work are reasonable for that job.
What is this noise or warning light? Describe when it happens and what makes it worse, include any fault codes, and you get the likely causes in order with what to check first.
Should I buy this car? Send the registration before you view it and get the MOT history, advisory pattern and known model weak points read by somebody who works on them.
Is this MOT advisory urgent? Advisories vary from ignore-it-for-a-year to fix-it-this-week, and knowing which is which saves real money.
How to get the best answer
Include the registration, the mileage, any fault codes you have read, and exactly when the problem happens. Cold or hot, braking or accelerating, over bumps or on smooth road — those details are what turn a general answer into a specific one.
Photos and short video clips help enormously, especially for noises, leaks and warning lights. Send them and Bob will use them.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to ask a mechanic online?
£14.99 for a single question with a written reply within six hours. Packs are £24.99 for three and £29.99 for five.
How quickly will I get a reply?
Within six hours, 24/7, excluding the overnight window between 10pm and 7am. Faster Reply within one hour is £19.99.
Is this an AI chatbot?
No. Every answer is written by Bob, a qualified UK mechanic with 32 years on the tools.
What if you cannot help?
You get your money back. If a question genuinely needs the car in front of a mechanic, we will say so rather than guess.
Can you check whether a garage quote is fair?
Yes, and it is one of the most common questions we get. Send the quote, the registration and the mileage.