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How to hire a mobile spray tanner in the UK
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.

Mobile spray tanners need no licence anywhere in the UK. Here is what to check for a home visit, what to ask, and what to do if it goes wrong.

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THE 60-SECOND VERSION

Hiring a mobile spray tanner in five steps

  1. Check insurancePublic liability that covers home visits.
  2. Clear a spaceAbout two metres square, near a socket.
  3. Ask about the tent and fanA pop-up tent and extractor to contain overspray.
  4. Agree travelIn the price or extra.
  5. Prepare your skinShave a day before and exfoliate the night before.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Check before you book

No register applies

There is no register to search for mobile spray tanners in any of the four UK nations, and no licence to show. The council licences that do exist are for tattooing and piercing, not for the work of a mobile spray tanner.

Ask to see their training for this exact treatment, and confirm their insurance.

Insurance that covers the spray tan at home

Cover is treatment-specific: one mobile spray tanner's policy may include the spray tan at home but not home visits, another the reverse. Public liability insurance is what pays if you are hurt.

Ask who insures them, and whether the spray tan at home is named on the cover.

Trader status under the Consumer Rights Act 2015

A mobile spray tanner who trades, not a friend doing a favour, owes you reasonable care and skill under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 — and a spray tan at home done badly gives you the right to a redo or money off.

See whether the profile carries the trader badge before you pay, and screenshot what was agreed. legislation.gov.uk →

Cancellation rights for a home booking

A mobile spray tanner booked online, by phone or at your door is covered by the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013: 14 days from booking to cancel, and if you asked for the spray tan at home sooner you pay for what was done.

Ask the mobile spray tanner for the cancellation terms in writing. legislation.gov.uk →

VAT

A spray tan at home is standard-rated at 20% when the mobile spray tanner is registered. Registration is required above £90,000 of taxable turnover, and VAT must then be shown separately on the receipt for each tan.

Ask the mobile spray tanner whether they are VAT-registered, and if so for the VAT number on the receipt. gov.uk →

“Are you insured for home visits?”

A good answer: Yes, with the insurer named — a mobile spray tanner's cover should include your home.

“How do you contain spray tan overspray?”

A good answer: A pop-up tent with an extractor and floor protection.

“Which spray solution do you use?”

A good answer: A named solution, and a patch test offered.

“How much space do you need?”

A good answer: A clear area, near a socket, and the mobile spray tanner tells you how big.

“What is your travel charge?”

A good answer: A figure before the visit.

“Can you tan several people at one visit?”

A good answer: Yes, with a price each.

“What if the spray tan is streaky?”

A good answer: A fix within an agreed time.

Getting the quote right

  • The tan per person and the solution
  • Travel charge and minimum booking
  • Group prices
  • Cancellation terms, including 14 days for a home booking
  • Who actually attends: the mobile spray tanner you booked, or a colleague for a group booking, and whether they are employed or subcontracted
  • The tanner's VAT number if registered, with VAT apart from each tan and the travel

Walk away if

  • No tent or floor protection
  • No insurance for home visits
  • A travel charge added on the day
  • A solution they cannot name
LOW
£50
TYPICAL
£55
HIGH
£85

What a mobile spray tanner costs: £50–£85 per session

Mobile spray tanners price per session and per person, with travel set by distance. Mobile Spray Tan price guide →

Guide prices compiled by the Locufy team from published Irish and UK provider price lists and 2026/27 cost guides. Updated 2026.

KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR? NOW FIND ONE

Mobile spray tanners near you, with the badges that matter shown

ID checked, trader status and one score from every review — on the card, before you message anyone. Nearest first. No account needed to look.

Or post the job free and let them come to you.

  1. Set upTent, extractor and floor sheet up near a socket.
  2. Skin prepBarrier cream on hands, feet and dry areas.
  3. SprayAn even application inside the tent.
  4. DryA short dry before loose clothes.
  5. Pack downEquipment packed and the room checked by the mobile spray tanner.

Pop-up tent
A portable booth that contains overspray.
Extractor
A fan that pulls overspray away.
Overspray
Mist that drifts beyond the body.
Barrier cream
Cream that stops patchy colour.
Off-premises contract
A booking made away from the trader's premises — 14 days to cancel.
Travel charge
The fee for coming to you.

AFTER

When the job is done

Keep the bookingPrice, travel and solution.
Check the roomFloor and walls free of overspray.
Shower when toldFor that solution.
Leave the reviewLocufy only takes reviews from people who booked. If the spray tan at home is not right, use the make-it-right step first so the mobile spray tanner can put it right before the review goes up.

STEP 1Tell the mobile spray tanner, in writingSend a message setting out what went wrong with the spray tan at home and what you want. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, work done without reasonable care and skill can be redone free or the price reduced.
STEP 2Use the make-it-right step on LocufyGive the spray tan at home under four stars and we ask whether to send it to the mobile spray tanner first; we follow it through with them, and then you review.
STEP 3No regulator — Trading StandardsNo body licenses a mobile spray tanner, so a spray tan at home dispute you cannot settle goes to Trading Standards through the Citizens Advice consumer helpline (0808 223 1133) in England and Wales, Advice Direct Scotland (0808 800 9060) or Consumerline in Northern Ireland (0300 123 6262).
STEP 4Small claims, if it comes to moneyIf the mobile spray tanner will not refund or redo the spray tan at home, you can claim without a solicitor: up to £10,000 on the small claims track in England and Wales, up to £5,000 under simple procedure in Scotland, and up to £5,000 in the small claims court in Northern Ireland.

Hiring a mobile spray tanner: questions people ask

No. Nothing in UK law licenses or registers mobile spray tanners, which is why training, insurance and their own work are what you check before a spray tan at home.

You can ask for the spray tan at home to be done again at no cost, and if that fails or is impossible, for a reduction that can go up to the full price (Consumer Rights Act 2015).

£50–£85 per session, typically around £55. Travel, the solution, group bookings and London rates decide it. What pushes it up or down is set out in the mobile spray tan price guide; search your town above to compare mobile spray tanners.

You normally get 14 days: the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 cover a spray tan at home booked at a distance or away from the trader's premises. Ask for it sooner and you pay for whatever was done.

It can without protection. Ask the mobile spray tanner what they put down.

Tell them in writing and ask for their insurer's details; public liability covers damage.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. gov.uk — tattoo, piercing and electrolysis licence (England and Wales), with London's Special Treatments Licence
  2. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 49 — reasonable care and skill
  3. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 54 — your rights when a service falls short
  4. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 30 — cancellation period
  5. gov.uk — VAT rates
  6. nidirect — small claims process (Northern Ireland)
  7. GOV.UK — Register for VAT: when to register