Mobile Brake Repair at Your Door
Got worn pads, scored discs or a spongy pedal? We replace brakes properly on your driveway across Soham, Ely, Newmarket and Cambridgeshire. A published labour rate, quality parts, all makes and models.
Your brakes are the one thing on your car you really can't put off. Worn pads, scored discs, a soft pedal or a grinding noise only get worse, and more expensive, the longer they're left, and worn brakes are one of the most common MOT failures. A mobile brake repair sorts them at your home or work, so there's no driving on dodgy brakes across town to a garage and no waiting around.
We replace brake pads, discs, fluid, wear sensors and sticking calipers on all makes and models, using quality parts, and we publish our labour rate up front, which most garages won't do until you've already handed the car over. Based in Soham, we cover Ely, Newmarket, Cambridge and the villages in between.
Pads, discs & everything around them
Brake pads, discs, fluid, wear sensors and sticking calipers, all replaced properly at your home or work.
Quality parts, priced up front
Good-quality or genuine pads and discs to suit your car, with the parts cost confirmed before we start.
A published labour rate
£80 an axle for pads, £100 an axle for pads and discs, plus parts. It's the number most garages keep behind a quote.
Safe and MOT-ready
Brakes done to standard, so you're safe on the road and won't get pulled up at the next MOT.
Transparent pricing
Our brake labour is a flat, published rate per axle (a pair of wheels, front or rear). The £20 call-out and parts go on top, and we confirm the full, all-in price before any work starts.
| Job | Our labour | Parts |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pads (per axle) | £80 | Pads, by make & model |
| Pads + discs (per axle) | £100 | Pads + discs, by make & model |
| Brake fluid change | £80 | Fluid, about £10 to £15 |
An axle is a pair of wheels, front or rear, which is how brakes are normally done. So front brakes means both front wheels. Send us your reg and we'll come back with the exact all-in price. Free, no obligation.
Why you shouldn't put brakes off
Brakes are wear items. Leaving them doesn't save money, it costs more and puts your safety at risk:
Worn pads wreck discs
Run pads down to the metal and they score the discs, turning a cheap pad change into a pricier pads-and-discs job.
It's an MOT failure
Worn or uneven brakes are a straight MOT fail, and advisories only get worse the longer they're left.
Stopping distances grow
Tired brakes and glazed pads mean a longer stop, which is exactly what you don't want in the wet or an emergency.
Far cheaper caught early
A pad change now is a fraction of the cost of discs, calipers and a failed test down the line.
Sound like what you need?
Get a free, no-obligation quote today. A £20 call-out, same-day slots most weeks, and a clear price agreed before any work starts.
Signs your brakes need attention
Noticed any of these? It's worth getting your brakes checked. We'll take a look and give you a straight, free quote.
Squealing or screeching when you brake
Usually the wear indicator on the pads letting you know they're near the end of their life. Time for a pad change.
Grinding or a metallic scraping
Often means the pads are worn right down and metal is contacting the disc. Don't drive far, as this damages the discs quickly.
A soft or spongy brake pedal
Can point to old brake fluid or air in the system. A brake fluid change usually sorts it, and we'll check for you.
Vibration or judder through the pedal
Typically warped or unevenly worn discs. You'll feel it most under firmer braking from higher speed.
The car pulls to one side when braking
Often a sticking caliper or uneven pad wear. Worth sorting quickly, as it affects how safely the car stops.
A brake warning light on the dash
Could be low pads on some cars, low fluid, or a sensor fault. We'll plug in and tell you exactly what it is.
What affects the price
Whatever your car, the price is agreed with you up front and in writing: a £20 call-out, then a clear quote for the work. No hidden fees, no surprise on the bill.
- Which corners, front, rear or all four
- Pads only, or pads and discs together
- Make and model, parts prices vary quite a bit by car
- Whether the fluid, a sensor or a caliper also needs doing
The same job, without losing your day
Same tools, same quality parts, same standard, done at your home or work instead of a workshop. It is James who turns up, every time, so you are not explaining the car to someone new. Where a job genuinely needs a ramp he'll tell you straight, but most of what a garage does, we do on your driveway.
Why mobile works£20
flat call-out
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written quote
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makes & models
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Mobile Brake Repair across Cambridgeshire
Based in Soham and mobile across the region, Ely, Newmarket, Cambridge and the villages in between.
Mobile brake pad replacement, at your house
Brakes are one of the jobs mobile does properly. They need the wheel off and the car supported safely, not a ramp, so there's no reason to drive anywhere. We come to your driveway or your work car park, fit the pads, clean and grease the carriers, and bed them in before we leave. Fitting is £80 in labour per axle, or £100 if the discs are going on at the same time, plus the £20 call-out and the parts for your car.
Front or rear, and why fronts go first
Front pads usually wear about twice as fast as rears, because the front brakes do most of the stopping. Plenty of cars go through two sets of fronts for every set of rears. If you only need one axle done, you only pay for one. Rear pads on many newer cars need the electronic parking brake wound back first, which is why some places won't touch them on a driveway. We can do it.
Can you come out the same day?
Often, yes. Brakes are the job we'll shuffle the diary for, because a grinding noise isn't something to leave for a fortnight. Ring rather than filling in the form if it's urgent and you'll get a straight answer about when we can be there. We work Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm.
We don't skim or machine discs
Worth saying, because people search for it. Disc machining needs a lathe and it's a workshop job. It has also fallen out of favour: modern discs are thinner to start with, and skimming takes them closer to the minimum thickness for a fix that doesn't last. If your discs are lipped, scored or warped we'll quote you new ones, which on most cars costs little more than a skim would have.
Mobile Brake Repair, your questions
Tell us what your car's doing
A clear price agreed before anything is booked. No obligation, no pressure.
We reply within 48 hours, and if it's urgent it's quicker to ring or send a WhatsApp. There's a flat £20 call-out and then a clear price for the work, agreed before anything starts. Nothing to pay up front, no cancellation fee, and you settle up once the work is done, by card, cash or bank transfer.