ADAS Calibration Pricing. From £162 Per System.
You pay per system calibrated. Prices are fixed across the UK network, set by which systems need calibrating, not by your make or postcode. Every quote is confirmed in writing before work starts.
- Same prices at every centre in the 80+ UK network.
- A diagnostic scan, when your job needs one, is priced and itemised separately. No hidden lines.
- Quote confirmed in writing before any work runs.
Prices per system, at a service centre
These are the network rates. Every price is per system, shown inc VAT with the net figure alongside. Your total is confirmed on the phone and in writing before anything is booked.
Calibration — per system
After a part was replaced (includes coding to your vehicle)
- When your job needs a diagnostic scan, it's £54 inc VAT (£45 +VAT), always itemised as its own line. It shows which systems were live before work started.
- Two or more systems in one visit: the highest-priced system is full price, each additional system is 35% off at a centre. Front camera and front radar together come to £267.30 inc VAT (£222.75 +VAT).
- On mobile trade visits only: if the technician attends and the calibration can't be completed, a sensor fitted misaligned for example, a call-out fee of up to £72 inc VAT (£60 +VAT) applies.
- Mobile calibration is available for garages and bodyshops with workshop conditions. Ask us.
How we compare to the main dealer
Same OEM procedure on both sides. Different price, different wait, different paperwork experience.
ADAS Line network
- Per system, from £162 inc VAT, every rate listed on this page
- Written quote before any work runs
- Often within the week, depending on centre availability
- Nearest of 80+ accredited UK service centres
- Manufacturer-compatible diagnostic tooling
- Certificate to manufacturer tolerances, the same standard dealers issue
Main dealer
- £300 to £900 in quotes customers have shown us
- Inspection fee often charged separately
- Bookings often one to two weeks out
- Single dealer location
- Brand-locked manufacturer platform
- Certificate accepted, same standard
What happens if calibration can't be carried out
Sometimes the car can't be calibrated on the day. Three cases cover most of it.
The diagnostic finds the component itself is at fault and needs replacing before calibration is possible. The part isn't available, either discontinued or out of stock. Or the dashboard warning turns out to be something else, like a voltage event after a battery swap.
You still pay for the diagnostic pre-scan at £54 inc VAT, because that's the work that found the answer. Nothing is charged for a calibration that didn't run. If a technician attends your own site and can't complete the job, a call-out fee of up to £72 inc VAT (£60 +VAT) applies. That only comes up on mobile visits for trade customers. It doesn't apply when you drive to a service centre.
The diagnostic findings get written up either way. You leave with something to show whoever fixes the actual cause. Your assigned centre confirms the specifics when they take the booking, so no surprises on the day.
Real pricing scenarios we see
Five common patterns, with how the quote actually looks for each.
Most common case. Your windscreen company fitted new glass last week. The forward camera shifted with it. Front Assist, or your make's equivalent like Pre Sense, CMBS or PCS, is flashing on the dashboard.
Drive the car to the assigned service centre. The calibration runs in around two hours on the ramp. You leave with the certificate, issued by the centre on completion.
Front camera calibration is £162 inc VAT, plus the diagnostic pre-scan at £54. You get the total in writing before you book. No extras unless we find a second fault, and that gets quoted in writing too.
You came in thinking calibration. The pre-scan finds a component-level fault on the radar. An internal sensor error, or a dead unit, rather than an alignment problem.
We tell you in writing exactly which part is at fault and what happens next. Once the replacement is fitted, by your garage or a workshop near you, the calibration and coding side is fixed and quoted up front.
Part and fitting costs vary by make and model, so they're quoted case by case. The calibration side is fixed: front radar after replacement is £232.80 inc VAT, and that includes coding the new module to your car.
One visit. One certificate covering the calibration at the end.
Comes up most often after a battery swap, a jump start, or a long spell off the road. The dashboard lights up with what looks like an ADAS fault. The pre-scan shows it's a voltage event the systems haven't reset from, or a software update needed elsewhere on the car.
No calibration runs, so nothing is charged for one. You pay the diagnostic pre-scan at £54 inc VAT, which is the work that found the answer.
You get a written diagnostic finding documenting what was actually wrong. Take it to whoever sorts the cause. Usually a battery shop, an auto-electrician, or back to your main dealer for the software side.
The diagnostic confirms a component needs replacing. But the part is discontinued, out of stock, or on a long lead time from the supplier.
Calibration can't run without the working part on the car. You pay the diagnostic pre-scan at £54 inc VAT and nothing else. Your centre confirms that when they take the booking, so you know before the visit.
You leave with the written diagnostic. Most parts suppliers and other workshops accept it as confirmation of what needs sourcing.
The body shop finished the panel work. The car came back with several ADAS warnings firing together. DISTRONIC, Active Brake Assist, Blind Spot Assist, Lane Keeping, all flagging at once.
Single visit. Every affected system is calibrated against the manufacturer-spec procedure, and you get one certificate covering all of them.
Each system is priced on its own. In one visit the highest-priced system is charged in full and every additional system is 35% off at a service centre, with the diagnostic pre-scan at £54 on top. You get the itemised total in writing before you book.
Insurance-funded repair customers can have the certificate addressed to the insurer or body shop. The centre invoices the body shop directly if the work is being claimed.
Booking and payment
You pay the service centre directly when the calibration finishes. Card is standard. Some centres accept bank transfer, and trade accounts can be invoiced.
Prices on this page show the inc-VAT figure first, with the net price alongside. The certificate is issued by the centre on completion. If a follow-up part or visit is needed, you get the written quote before any work runs.
Get your price confirmed in writing
Submit your number plate and what's been done. We come back with the price per system, the nearest accredited service centre with the right equipment, and the soonest available slot. No commitment until you confirm.
- Quote in writing before booking.
- Pre-scan and calibration itemised in your quote. Calibration certificate on completion.
- You pay the service centre on completion.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Most workshops in our network accept card payment on completion. Bank transfer is available at most. Trade accounts can be invoiced if the workshop offers them. Confirm at booking.
Cash isn't a standard option. You pay the workshop directly, not us.
Prices on this page are shown both ways. Front camera calibration is £162 inc VAT, which is £135 plus VAT. The inc-VAT figure is the one you pay.
Trade customers buying through a VAT-registered company get a VAT invoice for the records.
The calibration certificate documents the post-job readings against the manufacturer's tolerances at the time of the visit.
Most workshops in our network offer a recheck window if the same fault recurs shortly after the visit, at no fee. Specifics on the window length and what's covered get confirmed at booking. Faults caused by subsequent damage or work done elsewhere aren't covered.
Yes. Accounts handling several calibrations a month can move to a trade account with VAT invoicing and consolidated billing.
The per-system rates are the same UK-wide, so what changes is the billing and the routing, not the price list. Send the typical volume and the makes you run when you enquire, and we'll match you to centres that suit that profile.
Mobile calibration needs workshop conditions: a level floor, clear space around the car, and controlled lighting. Driveways and car parks don't qualify. So mobile is for garages and bodyshops, and private customers come to one of the 80+ service centres instead.
If you're a garage or a bodyshop, send the registration and the work address when you enquire. We'll tell you whether a mobile attend is possible and what it costs.
We don't fit windscreens. That's a separate trade. The standard sequence is windscreen first, then calibration straight after, often the same day or the next.
Many windscreen companies book the calibration with us directly. Send the registration and the date the glass is being fitted, we'll book the calibration to follow within the right window.
Three reasons. First, dealer workshop subscriptions to the manufacturer diagnostic platform (ODIS for VAG, ISTA for BMW, XENTRY for Mercedes, etc.) are real overhead in the thousands per year, passed on to the labour rate.
Second, dealer hourly rates are set against the brand's positioning rather than the procedure cost.
Third, dealer bookings often sit a week or more out, so the rate is also clearing a backlog.
Our accredited network carries the same compatible tooling at network pricing. Same OEM-spec result, same paperwork standard, and typically much shorter lead times.