The history of gold coast mobile mechanics  autoking

AUTO KING’S history is almost one of those 'happened by accident' stories. 

It was July 2007. Business partners Peter Hill and Jay Luckie bought a small second hand Citroen Berlingo van, had it sprayed black and added some eye catching green, black and silver signage.  

Their first mechanic was hired, and for the next six months AUTO KING served the Gold Coast doing ONLY mobile safety certificates.

People seemed to like the convenience of having a mechanic go to them. Growth was rapid and two new mechanics and vans joined the fleet. 

All was going well until the day a customer complained. 

The complaint took Pete and Jay completely by surprise. Not so much the actual complaint, but the fact they hadn't thought about it sooner. 

Here’s what happened next.

One day, while getting a mobile safety certificate, a local builder complained that he was sick of the hassle of dropping his ute at a mechanic in the morning and then being without it all day. All his work tools were in the ute and it meant without them he lost a whole days work and wages.

It was like a light came on at exactly the same time for Pete and Jay. 

On the spot they offered to service the builders ute at the job site where he worked. They gave him a quote. He said yes. They got excited. And then they wondered what to do next.

There was no way the small vans they were using could fit all the tools needed for servicing. 

On top of that, the current mechanics were flat out doing mobile safety certificates. 

It was bite the bullet time for Pete and Jay.

With no van and no mechanic they booked the builder in for a service in two weeks time. The plan was that in the fourteen days before they had to do the service they would hire a mechanic and buy a nice big Toyota Hiace van to carry all the tools. 

Even though they were sick with nerves about taking such a risk so early in the business, they figured there were only two possible outcomes. It would work or it would fail. 

With this comforting thought in their heads each night as they hit the pillow they vowed to have a crack anyway.

They did. It worked.  And now with eight vehicles on the road and Pete, Jay, Alana, Reece, Blake, Jason, Nick, Rob, Wayne, Jimmy and Steve on the team, it appears that the accidental Gold Coast mobile car servicing business really has struck a chord with busy people who are short on time . 

Pete and Jay have always had an UPFRONT PRICING POLICY. You can get a quote over the phone and then ring around to check if it’s fair. If your car is overdue for a service phone the boys now on 5528 4133 and they’ll call back in 5 minutes with a free quote.

HOW TO BECOME A LICENSED CONTRACTOR WITH AUTO KING

Done enough time for a boss? Want to do your own thing and still be paid weekly!
Then it's time run your own business as a licensed AUTO KING contractor.

How it Works:
You supply a van or rent one of ours, pack your tools in, check your jobs on your very cool new iPhone and off you go. The only thing you need to concentrate on is giving great service to customers by being on time and doing the best job you can mechanically.
And we will do all the stuff that tradesmen hate..


What do we do:
BAS, GST, TAX, ADMIN, BOOKINGS, QUOTING, ORDERING, PHONE ANSWERING, JOB SCHEDULING, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE, INSURANCE,ADVERTISING, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, BRANDING, INDUSTRY RESEARCH, NEGOTIATE GROUP BUYING DISCOUNTS, TRAINING, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, COLLECT BAD DEBTS,
AND BEST OF ALL SERVICE THE CUSTOMERS WHEN YOU WANT A HOLIDAY.

How much money can you make?
That is up to how hard you like to work. But we can give you an example based on our hard working licensees. In the past one of our hardest working licensees has received contractor payments in excess of $2000 for the week. In saying that he has also received contractor payments of say $700 for the week when he either worked less, it was quieter or he had unfinished jobs carry over to the next week.

What to do next.
If you have your own tools, the desire to work hard, be your own boss and still be paid weekly
then click here and send us a message from the Contact page of this web site.

We stick to our quotes.

We will never EVER, charge you more than the price we have quoted. What we quote you on the phone BEFORE we start is what you pay.

No changes to your day

Forget the old way of dropping your car off at a workshop and being without it all day. No more trying to organise a lift to work, or paying for a cab or waiting for a courtesy bus that just makes you late anyway. Just tell us what time you want us to come to your work or your home to service your car and we will!

Upfront Pricing

Call us right now and we will give you a fixed price over the phone. You can then ring around and compare our price before you book your service or repair.

Call now for a free quote and put us to the test!

(07) 5528 4133