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Every bay.Every minute.

Appointments by bay, a 26-point inspection with traffic lights, timers on every task, a board on the wall, and reminders that bring the car back at the right km.

Service centres

What hurts today. What changes.

  • Bays double-booked

    Appointments by bay with opening hours and a daily limit. Double booking is warned, or refused if you choose.

  • Inspections on paper

    A checklist on the phone: pass / attention / fail, tyre tread in mm, brake pads in %, a photo per item, sent to the customer's page.

  • Upsell by guesswork

    Attention and fail items become recommended work in one click; declined work comes back on the next visit.

  • No idea who is fast

    Technician hours planned against actual, send-backs and comebacks per technician.

  • The floor shouts

    A floor TV board: plates, technicians, promised times, overdue in red, waiting for parts.

  • Cars don't come back

    Service reminders by date and by km, estimate follow-ups, campaigns that count who booked.

  • Finished cars block the bays

    Storage after work, when you switch it on: counted by the night after the free days, up to a maximum, waived by a manager when the delay was yours.

The lap

How a job runs.

  1. 01

    Booked

    Online or by phone, into a bay; a reminder the day before.

  2. 02

    Arrived

    “Arrived” opens the job card and the check-in.

  3. 03

    Inspected

    Traffic lights, measurements and photos; recommended work in one click.

  4. 04

    Approved

    The customer approves on the job page.

  5. 05

    Done and reminded

    Delivered, and the next service planned by date and km.

The floor

The board on the wall.

Plates, technicians, promised times, overdue in red, waiting for parts.

Floor Sample branch

14:52

Checked in 2

7SMG042

SUV · Sam

18:00 in 3 h 5 min

9LAP005

Hatchback

17:30 in 2 h 35 min

On hold · customer

In progress 3

8GTR998

Hatchback · Leo

16:30 in 1 h 38 min

6PIT311

Sedan · Noah

14:35 overdue 17 min

8BOX774

SUV · Max

19:00 in 4 h 8 min

Waiting for parts

Quality check 1

7RPM260

Coupe · Leo

16:00 in 1 h 8 min

Ready 1

9GRD118

Sedan · Mia

14:30 ready

Today's arrivals 15:30 8APX402 · 16:00 7DRF519 · 17:15 9TRK733 · 18:00 6LMN847
The floor screen, by stage. Overdue in red. Sample data

Inspection

Green. Amber. Red.

The ready-made 26-point checklist, or your own.

Standard multi-point inspectionSample data

Under the bonnet

  • Engine oil level and condition
  • Coolant level
  • Brake fluid levelDark: change due
  • Battery (12 V) voltage12.5 V
  • Drive belts

Tyres and brakes

  • Tyre tread, rear left2.1 mm
  • Front brake pads28 %
  • Brake discs and drums

Lights, wipers and horn

  • Exterior lights and indicators
  • Wiper bladesStreaking

Tyre tread, mm

6.8FL
6.5FR
2.1RL
3.6RR

Brake pads

Front28 %
Rear64 %
Battery12.5 V

4 items need attention

Recommend all work found, waiting for the customer's yes

Every minute on the board

Workshop: tasks, inspections, bays, floor board

Work is split into tasks with Start / Pause / Done timers, checked with traffic-light inspections, booked into bays and shown on a screen on the wall.

More in features

  • Tasks and timersStarter

    Approved services become tasks with planned hours. Start, pause, done; one running timer per person. An advisor can time a mechanic who has no login.

  • Technician hoursStarter

    Planned against actual hours per person, My Tasks, a workload board.

  • Quality check send-backStarter

    Send a job back from quality check: the task to redo is reopened and send-backs are reported per technician.

  • On hold, and whyStarter

    Waiting on the customer, a supplier, the insurer or your side, with days counted. Time lost waiting on the customer is not counted against the shop.

Only approved work is done

Estimates and approvals

Each line of the estimate is approved or declined, with how, by whom and when. Only approved lines are worked and invoiced.

More in features

  • Approval per lineStarter

    In person, by phone, by message or on the customer's job page, recorded with who and when.

  • Standing approvalStarter

    Asked at check-in: ask for each item, approved up to an amount, or fix everything. Work found below the amount goes ahead; above it, the line waits for the customer.

  • Work found and work addedStarter

    Each line keeps where it came from: the estimate, found during the work, or added by the customer. More work later stays on the same job card, on a further invoice.

  • Stage checksStarter

    No work before an approved line, no “ready” with tasks open, no delivery without the reading and the invoice. A workshop manager can move it anyway, with a reason.

Bring them back

Customers, reminders and campaigns

Enquiries, follow-ups on estimates, service reminders by date and km, and campaigns that count who booked.

More in features

  • EnquiriesGrowth

    From walk-ins, phone, your website form, WhatsApp, referrals and campaigns; book an appointment or open the job card from them.

  • Estimate follow-upsGrowth

    Work waiting for approval and work declined are followed up after the days you set, with a call reminder for the advisor.

  • Service reminders by date and kmGrowth

    The next service is planned at delivery; due by the date or the day the km is reached at the car's own average.

  • CampaignsGrowth

    Pick customers by brand, model, fuel, last visit, odometer or services had; count sent, clicked and booked; unsubscribe respected.

Scan it onto the job

Parts and stock

Parts and consumables are issued to the job card by scanning, with cost and margin per job.

More in features

  • Parts per jobGrowth

    Issue and return by barcode or reference, with who and why; “Issue approved parts”; a part used without approval goes to the estimate.

  • Job cost and marginGrowth

    Labour from timer hours at each person's cost, parts at cost, margin per job card for managers.

  • Shop suppliesGrowth

    A fixed or % charge on labour with a cap, once per job card.

  • Stock per branch and vanBusiness

    Branch parts stores and service vans, lots and serials scanned, reorder rules, van refills.

Storage that pays

Storage charges

When you switch it on for a branch (it is off until you do): a car left after the work is done, or brought in only to be stored, is charged by the night, and the customer is told before charges start.

More in features

  • Storage after workStarter

    Free days after the car is ready (3 by default, counted by the night), then a daily rate, or the rate for the vehicle's category, up to a maximum if you set one.

  • The customer is toldStarter

    A message the day before free storage ends, with the daily rate, and another when charges start. Their job page shows it growing.

  • Waived, with a reasonStarter

    When the delay was the shop's, a workshop manager waives storage or takes days off; the reason is recorded on the job card.

  • Storage job cardsStarter

    A car brought in only to be stored: checked in with the usual photos, readings and signature, shown as “Stored”, charged by the day or by the month.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Can we change the inspection checklist?

Yes. Sections and items are yours: lights, measurements with limits, choices, notes; per vehicle type or service, with a default for the branch.

Does the floor board need a login on the TV?

No. It opens from a private link you can replace; it shows a first name only if you allow it.

Can customers book online?

Yes, from their job page link or their vehicles page. Closed days and full days are refused.

Book a demo

Ready to start it up?

Thirty minutes, on a video call or at your workshop. Bring your messiest job card; we'll run it through.

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