CAA Atlantic has launched a mobile service in Halifax, Nova Scotia through Otto, a mobile automotive services company.

Calling it “an evolution of CAA Atlantic’s seasonal mobile tire program,” Otto offers a variety of automotive services seven days a week, bypassing visits to a garage.

“Backed by the trustworthy reputation of CAA, Otto offers a clean and convenient alternative to purchasing new tires, changing seasonal tires and repairing damaged tires. Otto also offers storage for seasonal tires and replacement service for batteries and wipers. Over time, Otto hopes to offer additional mobile services and expand to other Atlantic Canadian cities,” says information from CAA Atlantic.

“We are thrilled to introduce Otto to the HRM,” said Martyn Sibbald, chief innovation officer at CAA Atlantic. “Convenience is the name of the game when it comes to service nowadays, and people are busier than ever, so they’re looking for companies that can give them back time – whether that’s having food delivered to your door, or having new tires installed in your driveway.”

CAA members save the $25 convenience fee for booking the service, but otherwise the service is open to any motorists in the area.

Otto says its mobile service vans are equipped with “the same high-end tire changing equipment found in most garages.”

Additionally, the company makes note of the fact that it uses a battery system to provide power to the equipment rather than a gas-powered generator and says too that it’s the first provider of its kind to do so.