Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a tyre, exhaust or windscreen fitter?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a tyre, exhaust or windscreen fitter (SOC 8145).
You might be able to work in the UK on a different visa. Compare UK work visas.
Based on the UK Immigration Rules and the Skilled Worker visa guide on GOV.UK. This is a summary, not advice about your own situation.
The rules in detail
SOC 2020 code 8145 (Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters) is listed as not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes in Table 6 of Appendix Skilled OccupationsT6 · 29 Oct 26.
Source: Appendix Skilled Occupations and eligible occupations and codes, GOV.UK.| Occupation | Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters |
|---|---|
| Skilled Worker eligibility | Ineligible |
| Going rate | Not applicable |
| Appendix table(s) | Table 6 |
| Immigration Salary List | No |
| Temporary Shortage List | No |
| SOC 2020 group | 81 Process, plant, machine and construction operatives › 814 Assemblers and routine operatives |
Job titles under SOC 8145
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Tyre technicians
- Windscreen fitters
- Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters not elsewhere classified
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (4)
- Tyre and exhaust fitter
- Tyre fitter
- Tyre technician
- Windscreen fitter
What the job involves
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters fit, repair and adjust tyres, exhausts and windscreens on cars, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, including fast-fit service and replacement activities.
Typical tasks
- Carries out inspection and assesses the nature and extent of repair necessary
- Removes wheel, exhaust or windscreen using semi-automatic machinery or hand and power tools
- Separates tyre from wheel and fits replacement tyre using automatic machine or by using a wheel stand and hand tools
- Inflates tyre to correct pressure, refits wheel to axle and balances wheel using balancing machine
- Replaces faulty parts of exhaust and refits exhaust or windscreen to vehicle
Typical entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job, or through training programmes within larger companies. NVQs/SVQs in vehicle maintenance (service replacement) are available at levels 1 and 2.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 8145
Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a tyre, exhaust or windscreen fitter?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a tyre, exhaust or windscreen fitter (SOC 8145). SOC 2020 code 8145 (Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters) is listed as not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes in Table 6 of Appendix Skilled Occupations.
What is SOC code 8145?
8145 is the SOC 2020 code for Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters. Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters fit, repair and adjust tyres, exhausts and windscreens on cars, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, including fast-fit service and replacement activities.
What job titles use SOC code 8145?
GOV.UK lists: Tyre technicians, Windscreen fitters, Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters not elsewhere classified.
Sources
- Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes (GOV.UK, updated 29 April 2026)
- Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (GOV.UK, updated 29 October 2026)
- Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker (GOV.UK, updated 29 October 2026)
- ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups
Compiled by SWC Editorial Team from the sources above. An information summary, not immigration advice. Report an error on this page.