Live cameras for tire services

The value for the customer and the owner

A visitor can see how long the visible queue is, whether the entrance is clear and whether there are cars at the bays. That helps them choose when to drive over, rather than relying on an old photograph or a rough estimate over the phone.

The manager gets an at-a-glance view of every site: whether it actually opened, how fast cars are moving through, how busy the equipment is and what condition the yard is in. For a chain, it is a quick way to compare demand and send staff where they are needed most.

Connecting cameras you already have

An IP camera that is already installed can be used if it delivers a stable RTSP stream. For a public page, choose a separate wide field of view covering the entrance or the waiting area; cameras on the till, the store room and internal operations stay private.

There is no need to replace the recorder, buy a capture card or keep a computer running streaming software. What you need is a compatible stream, a reliable network and enough upload bandwidth. The quality of the result is limited by the resolution, the light and the position of the original camera.

What rtsp.me gives you

• The system you haveWorks with existing RTSP cameras, with no surveillance to replace
• Browser and mobileViewing on a computer, smartphone and tablet
• Every siteSeveral bays and branches in one account
• AccessA password for internal cameras and a domain restriction
• ArchiveCloud recording over the period you choose
• AlertsStream monitoring and notifications on signal loss
• PlayerHTML code for the queue page on your website
• VideoSupport for H.264 and H.265 with compatible stream settings

How to start streaming

1. Choose a wide field of view covering the entrance, the waiting area or a bay, with no readable documents and no unnecessary close-ups.
2. Check the camera's RTSP link, the codec, network availability and the stability of the outgoing connection.
3. Create an account at rtsp.me, add the stream and wait for the check.
4. Separate public and internal cameras, then set the restrictions, the archive and the notifications.
5. Take the link or the HTML code and place the player on the page for the branch concerned.

Once it is running, check how it looks in a mobile browser and add the current opening hours alongside it, together with a note that the visible queue is not the same as a guaranteed waiting time.

Fields of view and use cases

• the entrance to the site and whether the way in is clear;
• the general vehicle waiting area;
• car and van bays, without readable paperwork;
• the seasonal wheel storage yard;
• the wheel straightening and balancing area, for internal oversight;
• a mobile tire service at a temporary site;
• overnight perimeter checks in private mode;
• comparing demand across several branches.

A public stream should answer the customer's simple question about the situation on site. Detailed production and security fields of view are meant only for authorized staff.

Live stream from a tire service — example

A live wide shot of a bay shows how busy the lifts are and how long the queue is during the tire change season.

LIVE

Working bay

How busy the bays are and the current queue.

Archive, monitoring and privacy

The archive lets you go back to the visible movement of the queue, the time a vehicle arrived and the state of the yard. Access and the retention period are set in proportion to the purpose, and the recording is used alongside orders and logs rather than instead of them.

rtsp.me monitoring reports when a stream disappears. It helps you spot a power or network failure sooner, but it does not diagnose tire service equipment and cannot recover a missing stretch of recording.

Put up notices about video surveillance and comply with the applicable requirements. Do not publish readable number plates in close-up, faces, documents, payment transactions or neighboring private property; where there is any doubt, public access should be replaced by private access.

Frequently asked questions