Airdrie Mobile Services , Scotland - South West | ClickMechanic

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(156 ratings)

  • 20 years professional experience

  • 485 completed bookings

  • Active since June 2020

Qualifications

  • IRTEC Accredited / Qualified Technician Accredited

Airdrie Mobile Services , Scotland - South West | ClickMechanic

Derek S
I have a 5 Star rating with over 420 completed Jobs with all Happy Customers, I’ve been a mechanic of 20 years since leaving school and I thrive on cars it’s not only my work but my hobby, I enjoy everything about vehicles and followed the footsteps of my family, all of which there is 8 mechanics in my family, I carry out anything at all and problem solve on the spot along with I have all the diagnostic machines to get you the correct answer and have you back on the road, if I can’t fix at the side of the road I will take your car on my recovery truck or on trade plates back to my garage In Airdrie ML69SE so you will never be stuck, thanks Derek.
Lewis
4th March 2026
Volkswagen Golf Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Derek was brilliant help me out and told me what was good and some hints at the same time that helped me out and reasured me that it was a good car and I wasn't getting scammed.

Joseph
4th March 2026
Citroen C5 Aircross MOT with collection & delivery
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Co2 Sensor
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No complaints, friendly in his communication.

Picked up promptly and delivered back earlier than quoted

Ciaran
3rd March 2026
Vauxhall ADAM Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Derek was top tier, kept me up to date before the viewing, and was happy to accomodate my concerns when going to view this car.
Phoned me after to go over all the main points of issue/interest with the car.
Sent a slew of pictures which was very thorough and great to see as I could judge a lot about the car through the details of these.

Would highly recommend.

Matthew
2nd March 2026
Mazda Mazda6 Battery replacement (vehicles with stop/start system)
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Thanks for all your help getting my battery changed really happy with the service!

Andrew
28th February 2026
Mercedes-Benz Vito Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Mechanics opinion of the vehicle and its history I found was based on the owners comments rather than own investigation.
Definitely a tick box exercise, a lot of boxes ticked on the job sheet didn’t match with the true condition of the vehicle and being told the vehicle drives spot on just doesn’t cut it for me unfortunately. £200 waisted on this inspection I will use AA or RAC in future for full transparency.

Reply from Derek:

Wow I’m shocked at this review I really am guys, out of the 420 jobs I’ve completed on here and five star reviews I have this is my first one that I just couldn’t please at all no matter what I done for this man, first of all I went far and beyond for this customer, it was a pre purchase check and after sending this customer 50+ pictures which I do off my own back for all my customers as on the report it allows you 4 pictures and also after 2 hours on the pre purchase check and back and forth liaising with my customer and the seller of the vehicle, apparently being Scottish I wasn’t allowed to say and I quote “the van drives spot on” I mean come on the van drove more than spot on but I’m sorry I ended up a mechanic and not an English teacher as I’m rubbish with words my friend, This customer I went above and beyond for and because he took several days to respond to the seller the seller then sold the vehicle to another Customer and I got the brunt of it I am only assuming, I’m very saddened with this bad review to be fair but what can I say there’s always going to be that one customer we will never please no matter what we do for them, I feel I was treated badly from this customer and he spoke to me with harsh words on the phone for doing my job and he said he would end my career, I wish you all the best sir with your van hunting,

Please take the opportunity to open a dispute via click mechanic,

Yours sincerely Derek .

Duncan
27th February 2026
Mitsubishi Shogun Alternator replacement
Alternator belt replacement
Main alternator cable dismantle and replace
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Derek was absolutely fantastic my car broke down just a day before I went on holiday Derek picked it up fixed it and dropped it back off before I got home cant thank him enough 🙂

Margaret
26th February 2026
Nissan Note Battery replacement (vehicles without stop/start system)
MOT with collection & delivery
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Absolutely lovely and helpful thank you very knowledgeable. He was very respectful of my needs.

Katie
20th February 2026
Renault Twingo Battery replacement (vehicles without stop/start system)
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Great, Derek was on time and provided a one hour window when confirming the booking and the call 30 min before arriving. He provided good quality parts and was done in 10 mins.

Kirsteen
19th February 2026
Toyota iQ Battery jump start
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Delighted to meet Derek (last time we only spoke on the phone.) He was pleasant, friendly and had the job done very quickly. I shall definitely ask for him on any future occasion.

Nathaniel
17th February 2026
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Derek did a great job on inspecting my v8 c63. He is knowledgeable and did a thorough enough check to assess any potential fault and found one which was highlighted and able to get resolved before my purchase. Also great aftercare service ! Top bloke !