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Capabilities

Every GarageOS capability, explained

One page per capability. Pick the feature you care about and see how it works, why it matters and what it looks like in the workshop.

Online booking widget

The online booking widget your customers will actually use

Take garage bookings 24/7 with a mobile-first widget that respects real bay capacity.

DVLA reg lookup

DVLA reg lookup on every booking

Type the reg, get the vehicle — make, model, fuel, MOT date. Auto-filled everywhere in GarageOS.

MOT reminders that bring customers back

Automatic MOT-date reminders by email or SMS — the highest-ROI marketing a garage can do.

Take booking deposits to kill no-shows

Optional card deposits at booking — the single most effective tool to reduce garage no-shows.

Bay allocation that mirrors your real workshop

Assign jobs to real bays with conflict guards, per-bay limits and drag-and-drop rescheduling.

Drag & drop calendar

A workshop calendar you can actually drag

Move jobs between bays, mechanics and times without opening a form.

Digital job cards

Digital job cards that replace the paper folder

Photos, notes, parts, labour and customer approvals — attached to every job.

Photo evidence for every job

Attach before/after photos per job — settle disputes in 20 seconds instead of an argument.

Waiting-parts status

Park jobs in Waiting Parts without losing the slot

First-class Waiting Parts status so long jobs don't vanish from the diary.

Parts on job cards with pricing and markup

Add parts to any job with cost and markup — flows straight to the invoice.

Labour-time lookup

Standard labour times, at your fingertips

Common service labour-times baked in so you can estimate quickly without pulling a manual.

UK-first VAT invoicing built for garages

Invoices that a UK bookkeeper actually accepts — VAT number, breakdown, MTD-friendly.

Stripe payments

Take card payments with Stripe built in

Card and Apple Pay / Google Pay taking via Stripe — no dongle, no extra fees from GarageOS.

Send a payment link from any job

One-tap payment link by SMS or email — customer pays on their phone, status auto-updates.

SMS customers directly from the job

Send SMS updates and reminders from the job without leaving GarageOS.

Email customers directly from the job

Send estimates, invoices and updates by email — logged against the job.

Vehicle history timeline

Every job on a vehicle, on one timeline

Search a reg, see every job, note, photo and invoice — forever.

Service history export

Export a vehicle's service history in one click

PDF service history per vehicle — perfect for warranty claims and resale.

MOT class handling

MOT Class 4 and Class 7 handled properly

Different classes, different durations, different bay rules — all modelled correctly.

Fast Lane — the services that go online

Keep quick, profitable work bookable online; keep heavy work behind a conversation.

Mechanic clock-in

Track mechanic time per job

Clock in and out on a job to record real labour time — flows into pricing and payroll.

Technician assignments

Assign jobs to the right technician

Route jobs to specific mechanics by skill, qualification or workload.

Capacity planner

Plan capacity as bay-hours, not slots

Set daily and per-service capacity to keep bookings inside real workshop limits.

No-show tracking

Track and cut garage no-shows

See your no-show rate, spot repeat offenders and apply deposits where it matters.

Refund handling

Refunds handled without a spreadsheet

Issue partial or full refunds from the job — Stripe reversal and status update in one action.

Subscription billing

Simple subscription billing

One plan, one price, all features — billed monthly or yearly with a free trial.

Daily summary email

The daily summary the owner actually reads

One email a morning: today's jobs, capacity, deposits, no-show risks.

The weekly report your accountant will thank you for

Jobs closed, revenue, average ticket, no-show rate — every Monday.

Audit log for every status change

Who did what, when — for every job, invoice and refund.

Role permissions

Role-based permissions built in

Owner, foreman, mechanic and receptionist roles with sensible defaults.

Run multiple sites in one GarageOS

Per-site diaries, shared customers and central reporting.

Offline mode for when the signal drops

Today's diary cached locally so signal drops don't stop work.

Add GarageOS to your phone home screen

GarageOS installs as an app on any phone — no App Store, no waiting for updates.

Backup & export

Automatic backups and full data export

Your data, backed up daily and exportable at any time.

DVLA MOT history on every vehicle

Pull DVLA MOT history for any reg — advisories, failures, mileage.

VIN decoder for accurate parts lookup

Decode the VIN for exact spec — engine code, gearbox, options.

Tyre-size lookup

Tyre size by registration

Type the reg; correct tyre size auto-fills for fast quoting.

Customer portal

A customer portal that customers actually use

Customers see their booking, estimate and history in one link — no login, no app.

Review requests

Automatic review requests after every job

One SMS after a job asking for a Google review — the highest-ROI reputation you can build.

Simple loyalty for returning customers

Reward returning customers with discounts, priority slots or free basic services.

DVLA reg lookup that fills the vehicle in one tap

Customers enter a reg; make, model, fuel and MOT expiry auto-fill. No typing, no mis-typed VINs.

Customer portal

A customer portal your customers actually use

Customers view upcoming bookings, past invoices and MOT dates from a link — no app to install.

Quote → invoice

Estimate, approve, invoice — one record

Build an estimate, get customer approval by SMS, convert to a job and invoice — with no rekeying.

Walk-in jobs without wrecking the diary

Reserve emergency slots per bay per day so walk-ins are revenue, not interruption.

Service menu builder

Design the service menu customers see online

Configure the exact services shown online, with bay-time, price and optional deposit — per bay type.

Show manufacturer recalls on every vehicle

Surface open manufacturer recalls per reg so you can offer to sort them at the next visit.

Look up the right tyre for the vehicle by reg

One reg tells you the OE tyre sizes for a vehicle so quoting is instant.

SMS & email reminders

Reminders that turn one-off customers into regulars

MOT, service and interval reminders by SMS or email — with one-tap rebook.

Reception kiosk mode

A reception kiosk that captures every walk-in

A locked-down tablet mode for reception check-in and quick booking capture.

No-show tracking

See — and fix — your no-show rate

Track your no-show rate over time, per customer, and take deposits automatically on high-risk slots.

Seasonal capacity

Widen and tighten capacity by season without a rewrite

Change bay hours and slot availability by season — no schedule rebuild, no code.

Waiting Parts aging

Waiting Parts jobs that don't get forgotten

Waiting Parts jobs coloured by age so stuck jobs get chased.

Run multiple workshops from one login

Manage two, three or a small group of workshops with a shared customer database and per-site capacity.

Fleet account invoicing

Consolidated invoicing for fleet accounts

Bill a fleet's head office once a month with a consolidated PDF and CSV.

Customer signatures

Digital signatures for job approval and collection

Capture customer signature on intake and collection — audit-proof and paperless.

Photos on every job

Photo evidence stored on every job

Attach unlimited photos to any job — for damage, wear, insurance or customer explanation.

Warranty tracking

Track parts and labour warranties on every job

Every fitted part carries a warranty date; return visits are checked against it automatically.

Custom fields for the details your workshop tracks

Add custom fields to jobs, customers or vehicles — for keys, insurance references, tyre sizes and anything else.

Bank reconciliation

Reconcile Stripe and bank payouts with your invoices

Stripe payouts land in your bank; GarageOS matches them to invoices so month-end is fast.

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