What the plate unlocks
- ✓DVLA VES — make, colour, fuel, year, engine
- ✓DVSA MOT History — model, MOT expiry, test history on the job
- ✓Autofill on damage claims and staff New Job
- ✓24-hour cache per lookup — soft-fail to manual entry if the API is down
Platform
Shipping today in the UK: intake to invoice, MOT intelligence, workshop control, and a branded customer experience. Not a bolted-on job board — a customer-facing garage OS. International markets are next; get familiar with the stack early.
Number plates & MOT
Enter a UK registration and RepairDashboard looks up vehicle details and MOT history so staff aren’t retyping make/model or guessing expiry.
Damage evidence arrives with the claim — plate lookup fills vehicle + MOT so estimators aren’t retyping.
One plate = one platform alert. Due email (free) and optional SMS bring customers back with your Basic MOT price and a book-slot CTA.
Custom slug, logo, hours, specialisms, branch colour & map — customers feel like they’re on your site.
Damage intake with photos, quote, book, mid-job additions, EST/INV PDFs, Stripe-ready billing.
Clock on/off, finish wizard, ready-for-collection notify, progress photo audit trail.
Week board, skill requirements, staff absences, soft capacity warnings.
Managers see live P&L; staff can be limited to hours and parts — not your markup.
Branded email/SMS templates, url.gd short links, channels & test sends.
Action filters, recent decisions, guest approve/decline loops without the chase.
Period filters plus Excel / Xero CSV for managers (plan-gated).
Branches with their own public page, vanity SMS codes, and staff scope.
For their customers
Branded tracking links and SMS keep owners in the loop without a garage login wall.
Printable slip, expiring secure token, live job status — hand it over at drop-off.
Matches the garage (and branch) look — not a generic multi-tenant waiting room.
Printable slip, expiring secure token, live status — no password required.
Public “track my vehicle” by plate with clear access tiers.
Quote accept, mid-job extras approve/decline, MOT slot booking.
Post-collection follow-ups and public star aggregates on the garage profile.
Reminders with price + book CTA keep the diary fed year-round.