Mobile car battery testing and fitting

Drivers with a flat battery, busy commuters, small businesses with fleets of vans or utes, and car dealers or rental yards.

You buy batteries wholesale and sell them at a markup, with a fitting or call-out fee on top. Fleet clients can give repeat work.

• Basic car electrical knowledge
• Safe lifting and handling of batteries
• Friendly, reliable customer service

• Public liability insurance, and check whether you need product liability cover for the batteries you sell
• Used batteries are hazardous waste, so check how your state or territory requires them to be stored and recycled
• Modern cars may need the battery registered with the car's computer, so check what you can and can't do before taking on newer models
• Roadside work can be unsafe, so plan how you will work near traffic
• Check whether you need an ABN and when GST registration applies

Startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $12,000, depending on your van or ute, testing equipment and how much opening battery stock you carry. These are estimates, so get your own quotes first.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how many call-outs you get, battery prices and the area you cover. The estimate assumes from about 15 hours a week, and revenue is not the same as profit.

Check public liability insurance and whether you need product liability cover for batteries you sell. Used batteries are hazardous waste, so check how your state or territory requires them to be stored and recycled. Also check whether you need an ABN and when GST registration applies.