On The Ramp - The Independent Automotive Garage Owners Podcast.24 Apr

Life of a Mobile Tech with The Norfolk Tech

This episode is sponsored by Castrol and The Race Group.

To learn more about Castrol Service, please visit: https://www.castrol.com/en_gb/united-kingdom/home.html

Jordan from JLK Vehicle Solutions, better known online as The Norfolk Tech, joins us to share how a Covid redundancy pushed him into self-employment and how he's built one of the healthier mobile businesses in the UK.

In this episode, Jordan breaks down why the trade undercharges, what it really takes to run a mobile business day to day, the value of community for solo operators, and why he's been willing to talk openly about burnout.

00:00 – Introduction

02:15 – Redundancy during Covid

06:10 – Six weeks to self-employed

08:45 – Building the business on Facebook

19:20 – A typical day on the road

22:35 – Why the trade undercharges

33:00 – Sponsored Segment

38:00 – Getting scammed, security, and working on driveways

53:00 – Diary management and parts

01:06:00 – The mobile tech community

01:10:00 – Talking openly about burnout

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