A shop system where customers never call to ask — and parts never vanish into jobs
Busy shops share the same problems: customers calling for status all day, parts drawn with no job to show for them, and cars finished later than promised. We build systems that connect job cards, vehicle history, parts, and status updates — so every job has an owner, every part has a trail, and customers follow progress themselves on LINE.
- Customers know
- repair status pushed via LINE at every key step
- Parts accounted
- every part tied to a job, every balance real
- They return
- service reminders bring past customers back
- 10+ yrs
- cross-industry experience
Car-in to handover
A system covering car-in to handover and the next visit
Every part is designed to keep jobs moving, parts accounted for, and customers coming back.
Job cards
Open a job with condition photos, work items, and the assigned mechanic — every job on one board.
Every vehicle's history
Plate, model, mileage, and full repair history — on screen the moment the car rolls in.
Quotations & approval
Parts and labor priced clearly, sent for the customer to confirm before work starts — no bill-time surprises.
Parts stock
Every part in or out is tied to a job card — what was used where, what remains, when to reorder.
LINE status updates
Received, in repair, awaiting parts, ready — pushed to the customer automatically. The shop phone goes quiet.
Insurance & claims
Claim jobs separated with the photos and documents each insurer requires, and outstanding claim balances tracked.
Service-interval reminders
Customers reminded when a service or oil change is due — cars return before they break down.
Profit per job
Parts, labor, and actual time per job card — see which work pays and which needs repricing.
A job board + parts notebooks
- Job status lives on a board you must walk to
- Customers must call to learn progress
- Parts drawn with no trail to a job
- Each car's history scattered across old bills
- Nobody reminds customers when service is due
A system connecting every job card
- Every job has a status, an owner, and a due time
- Customers follow progress themselves on LINE
- Every part tied to a job card, fully traceable
- Any car's full history opens in a second
- Service reminders pull routine work back in
Common situations
Situations shops often face, and what changes with a system
Real shop-floor situations, and what the system is designed to help with.
Customers call asking if the car is done — until mechanics drop tools to answer
Every stage pushes to the customer on LINE automatically, from intake to ready-for-pickup. Customers relax without calling, and mechanics work uninterrupted.
Parts keep getting ordered, stock never matches, and profit just fades
Every draw must tie to a job card, so remaining stock is a real number. You see instantly which parts left with no job behind them — and which jobs used more than they were quoted.
The job is delivered and that's the end — nothing brings the customer back
Vehicle history and mileage let the system time each car's service reminder — the message lands right when the car is due, and routine work flows back on its own.
Why busy shops earn thin profit
Why busy shops earn thin profit and lose repeat customers
Most shops are excellent at repair — profit leaks through parts, misjudged hours, and past customers nobody pulls back. A good system closes those leaks without adding work for mechanics.
Request an initial assessmentParts are the biggest cost nobody counts
Small items drawn without records add up to several jobs' worth of lost profit a year. Tying every part to a job card closes that leak at the source.
Phone time is unbillable time
Every status call is a stopped job. Automatic updates give mechanics their hours back for work that earns.
Scheduled service is the steadiest revenue
Interval work is plannable, parts-ready, and clearly profitable compared to emergency repairs. Reminders keep it flowing in.
Vehicle history is why customers stay
A shop that knows every customer's car gives continuous, credible service. History in the system lets everyone in the shop remember on each other's behalf.
FAQ
Questions shop owners ask most
The repair-shop and service-center questions we hear most often.
How is a shop system different from a job board and notebooks?
A board is visible only inside the shop and keeps no history. The system gives every job a status, owner, parts used, and actual hours, updates the customer automatically — and when the job closes, the data becomes vehicle history you use forever.
Our mechanics aren't computer people — will they use it?
Yes. The mechanic side runs on a phone or tablet with taps and photos — a status change takes seconds. Paperwork and pricing stay on the front-desk side.
Insurance claims mean heavy paperwork — how does it help?
Claim jobs are separated, with damage photos, documents, and parts lists in each insurer's required format. You see outstanding balances per insurer — no claim sits forgotten.
We stock thousands of parts — where does stock control start?
Start with high-value or frequently-lost groups — oil, batteries, expensive parts — and make tying draws to job cards the habit. Extend to the full store once that's routine. No need to count everything on day one.
How do service reminders work — do customers need an app?
No app. The system computes each car's due date from its repair history and last mileage, then sends a LINE message as the interval approaches — customers confirm the appointment straight from the message.
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