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Hi Clu,
unfortunately it’s not possible at all to be a mobile tattooist in the UK. The tattoo artist would have to be a registered artist in every town they work in.
Also, to work as a registered artist, you need to be in a registered tattoo studio.The catch-22 is, that if you don’t have a studio, you cannot be a registered tattoo artist. Furthermore, it’s not possible to make sure that every place you tattoo at meets the requirements set out by the council EHO.
Regardless from the qualifications you may have, you cannot be certain that the environment you tattoo in is safe and clean. Another impediment would be insurance, as you will not get public liability insurance or treatment cover if you are tattooing from peoples homes.
So, in conclusion, if you want to work legally as a tattoo artist in the UK, you need to work in a registered tattoo shop.
Barber DTS