Garage Invoice Features that every Vehicle Workshop needs

Garage Invoice makes running your workshop easy and efficient, saving you time and effort.
Our vehicle management software offers user-friendly features such as quick invoicing, billing, and inventory management, making it a hassle-free solution for auto repair shops across the UK and Europe.
Garage Invoice - Vehicle Management Software Features

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Paperless invoices generated.
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14.3m

Notifications (email and text messages) sent every year.

98%

98% of our users are satisfied with Garage Invoice!

Invoices

Everything you need for your business' invoicing process

Garage Invoice simplifies your invoicing for vehicle workshops, saving time, ensuring prompt payments, and making customer information management stress-free.

  • Easily personalize your invoices by uploading your own logo to add a professional touch.
  • Customize invoice colours to align with your brand and create a visually appealing document.
  • Include personalized notes on your invoices to communicate details or messages to your clients.
  • Seamlessly incorporate your terms and conditions into the invoice, ensuring clarity and transparency in your transactions.

  • Effortlessly include predefined items with a single click.
  • Automatically populate price, description, and tax fields.
  • Apply percentage or total discounts with ease.

  • Manage your car mechanic workshop efficiently by storing all invoices in one place.
  • Simplify your vehicle management with a quick search feature for easy access to invoices.
  • Organize your workshop's financial records in a unified system for seamless management.
  • Streamline your car repair business by keeping all invoices in a single, accessible repository.
  • Effortlessly refer back to past vehicle service invoices for analysis and record-keeping.

  • Save time and reduce manual effort by automating the generation of repeated invoices.
  • Improve consistency in billing by scheduling and sending invoices at regular intervals.
  • Ensure timely and consistent payments with scheduled recurring invoices.

  • Quickly share invoices with customers through email or text messages.
  • Improve customer experience by sending invoices right to their email or phone.
  • Accelerate the payment process by including a direct link to invoices in emails or SMS.

Quotes

Win more customers with professional looking quotes

Use your computer or phone to quickly create and send quotes. Give instant quotes/estimates for faster decisions from your customers.

  • Create quotes quickly and easily with just a few clicks.
  • Simplify quoting by easily adding pre-defined items, which saves you valuable time.
  • Provide clarity and time sensitivity for quotes in your vehicle workshop by including an expiration date.

  • Enhance efficiency as customers can conveniently accept and sign quotes electronically.
  • Save time and reduce manual effort by enabling automatic conversion of accepted quotes into invoices.
  • Easily revise and resend declined quotes for a second chance at approval.
  • Keep tabs on customer engagement by tracking views and opened quote emails.

  • Centralize your quotes for easy access by keeping them all in one place.
  • Stay organized by tracking quote statuses and expiration dates conveniently.
  • Monitor outstanding quotes to stay on top of pending business opportunities.

  • Customize quotes easily with the option to add personalized Terms & Conditions and customer-specific notes.
  • Add a professional touch to your printouts by including a dedicated space for signatures.
  • Enhance the visual appeal of your quotes with custom text and graphics in the footer.

  • Send polished and professional quotes with ease, no matter where you are.
  • Stay productive on the go with the ability to create and send quotes using any device.
    Garage Invoice works on mobiles, tablets and desktops.
  • Easily share your quotes with customers by sending them via email or text message.

Job Cards

Detailed job cards for any vehicle workshop

Our job cards make it easy to keep track of customers, work, and who's on the job. Simplify your process and work smarter.

  • Keep things organized in your vehicle workshop with easy-to-use job cards.
  • Easily track work progress by assigning and monitoring job cards for each staff member.
  • Boost efficiency by consolidating several tasks into a single job card.
  • Keep an eye on how things are going by using different statuses for your job cards.

  • Improve efficiency by allowing customers in your vehicle garage to easily accept and sign job cards electronically.
  • Save time and minimize manual work by converting accepted job cards into quotes or invoices.
  • Quickly make adjustments and resend declined job cards to your customers.
  • Stay informed about customer engagement by tracking views and opened job card emails.

  • Easily add parts and labour to your job cards in Garage Invoice vehicle management software, making quoting and invoicing quicker.
  • Keep it simple and accurate – include part numbers, descriptions, and prices in your job cards.
  • Provide 'Reported Defect', 'Completed Action' and Technician's Notes on every job card you create.
  • Provide comprehensive information to customers by attaching pictures and videos directly to job cards.

  • Save time and reduce duplication efforts by converting job cards directly into quotes.
  • Streamline invoicing tasks and convert existing job cards to invoices with one click

  • Keep your customers in the loop by sending job cards with vehicle updates directly to their email or phone.
  • Ensure timely responses from customers by implementing automated reminders for pending job cards.

Vehicles

Smart vehicle management for car garages

Make life easy with Garage Invoice—just add, manage, and find your vehicles hassle-free, all in one handy spot.

  • Easily access and review the complete MOT history of a vehicle
  • Keep all essential documents such as job cards, sales records, appointments, and reminders in one centralized location for convenience.
  • Seamlessly manage personal and administrative notes associated with each vehicle.
  • Enhance documentation by attaching pictures, videos, and other relevant documents directly to the vehicle record.

  • Invoice your vehicle work in a snap with a one-click feature – quick and easy!
  • Simplify your billing tasks with a user-friendly one-click feature that covers tasks, expenses, and timesheets.

  • Keep an eye on your vehicle's journey: see if it's In Progress, On Hold, or Finished.
  • Make life simpler for you and your customers by being open about what's happening with the vehicle.
  • Pin your vehicles to the sidebar for easy access and smoother workflow.

  • Easily find the vehicle you need with an advanced search feature.
  • Search effortlessly by various criteria like make, model, registration plate, customer details and even an invoice item line.

Customers

Organize your workshop's customer data with ease

Simplify workshop management: add unlimited customer records with addresses and telephone details. Create custom groups for effortless organization of customer contacts.

  • Easily manage your customer records in Garage Invoice, catering to both individuals and businesses.
  • Keep detailed information on individual customers for personalized service and communication.
  • Efficiently store records of business customers, ensuring accurate and organized data.

  • Get a quick snapshot of your customer's details with an easy-to-use customer overview screen.
  • Stay informed about your customer's financial status with the visibility of their current balance.
  • Improve customer management with a user-friendly system that consolidates all relevant details and sales information on a single screen.

  • Enable your customers to access their financial transactions through a customer finance statement.
  • Print or send statements to them, and filter the period to generate statements for specific time periods.

Enable your customers to access a personalized Customer Portal for a private and secure experience.

They can:

  • Conveniently view and pay invoices online.
  • Keep track of their vehicles, ongoing jobs, and completed tasks.
  • Place orders effortlessly through the online shop.
  • Download finance statements, and stay updated on their financial transactions.
  • View and schedule new appointments.

Expenses

Monitor and control your vehicle garage expenses in real-time.

Keep things hassle-free by easily recording your expenses. Set up recurring expenses, like rent and staff salaries, and attach receipts—all in one convenient place.

  • Link expenses directly to a specific customer as you input them.
  • Ensure accurate reimbursement by automatically including any outstanding expenses in the next invoice.

  • Wave goodbye to cluttered paper receipts.
  • Say hello to Garage Invoice's more efficient and convenient way of managing your financial documents.
  • Access receipts effortlessly for billings, tax filings, and employee reimbursements.

  • Easily record and track billable vehicle expenses using Garage Invoice.
  • Save time and effort by letting the system handle the integration of expenses into invoices.

  • Set up and forget with the system automatically generating recurring expenses as per your chosen frequency.
  • Customize the recurrence period, whether monthly, yearly, or based on your specific preferences.
  • Ideal for handling recurring expenses such as salaries and rent costs.

Appointments

Boost workshop efficiency with online appointments

Tired of the appointment shuffle over calls and emails? Say bye-bye to that! Now, save time – let your customers book online 24/7. Simple, easy, and stress-free scheduling for any vehicle garage and workshop.

  • Provide a seamless booking experience for customers with a user-friendly appointment form.
  • Make it easy for customers to book by putting the form on your website and adding a direct link on your Facebook page. Enjoy getting bookings without any fuss.
  • Ensure accuracy and efficiency by capturing essential details through the customer booking form.

  • Get a clear and organized overview of your appointments with a user-friendly calendar view.
  • Stay informed with an at-a-glance dashboard widget presenting all upcoming appointments.
  • Effortlessly set up recurring appointments, eliminating the need for repeated manual entries.
  • Stay organized by easily searching, viewing, and filtering your appointments.

  • Personalize your scheduling experience by creating your own list of appointment types.
  • Tailor your appointments to specific services like MOT, wheel balancing, service, tyres and more.

  • Improve customer engagement by sending automatic appointment reminders via email or text message.
  • Increase appointment attendance by utilizing automated reminders sent directly to customers.
  • Customize email and text message reminders.

Reminders

Never forget important workshop tasks with Garage Invoice's handy reminders

Garage Invoice lets you easily set reminders for all sorts of things. You can remind yourself about important invoices, tasks, or even to contact a customer. Additionally, you can remind your customers about upcoming vehicle services, MOT expiration, or create your own custom reminders.

  • Keep your customers in the loop by sending timely reminders about upcoming vehicle services, ensuring they never miss an essential maintenance appointment.
  • Garage Invoice takes care of notifying your customers about MOT expiration dates, helping them stay compliant and avoid any last-minute hassles.
  • Tailor your communication to fit your workshop's unique needs. Garage Invoice allows you to create custom reminders, ensuring a personalized touch in every message.
  • Reach your customers where they are comfortable. Whether it's through email or text messages, Garage Invoice provides flexibility in communication channels.
  • Craft messages that resonate with your customers. Customize the content of your reminders to reflect your workshop's brand and engage your clients effectively.

  • Whether it's staying on top of invoices, managing tasks, or maintaining client relationships, Garage Invoice's reminder system serves as a versatile tool to keep you organized and proactive.
  • Keep your to-do list organized and on track. Garage Invoice allows you to set reminders for tasks, making it easier to manage your workload efficiently.
  • Never lose touch with your clients. Set reminders to contact customers for follow-ups, feedback, or any other important communication, fostering strong and lasting relationships.
  • Tailor your reminders to suit your preferences. Garage Invoice enables you to customize the content and timing of your alerts, ensuring they align with your workflow and priorities.

Inventory

Stay in complete control of your inventory levels

Easily keep tabs on your parts, tyres, and workshop supplies all in one place. Manage and track inventory levels effortlessly with Garage Invoice.

  • Garage Invoice's inventory tracking system features a user-friendly interface, making it easy for users of all skill levels to navigate and manage their inventory effortlessly.
  • Streamline the process of adding new items to your inventory with straightforward data entry fields, reducing the time and effort required to maintain an up-to-date inventory.
  • Set up automatic alerts for low stock levels. Garage Invoice helps you stay proactive by notifying you when it's time to replenish inventory, preventing stock outs and ensuring a smooth workflow.
  • Seamlessly link your inventory with invoicing processes. Easily add products to invoices, ensuring accuracy in billing and reducing the risk of errors.

  • Effectively manage inventory across multiple warehouses from a centralized platform, providing a holistic view of stock levels and movements.
  • Gain instant visibility into stock levels across all warehouses, facilitating accurate decision-making and preventing discrepancies or stock outs.
  • Track the exact location of items within each warehouse, streamlining the picking and packing process and minimizing the time spent searching for specific items.
  • Access comprehensive reports and analytics for each warehouse, enabling data-driven insights into inventory performance, turnover rates, and other key metrics.

  • Easily transfer inventory between warehouses to optimize stock distribution, respond to demand fluctuations, and maintain an efficient supply chain.
  • Garage Invoice allows for various stock adjustment types, including additions, deductions, and corrections, providing flexibility in handling different scenarios.
  • Implement role-based access control to ensure that only authorized personnel can make stock adjustments, maintaining data integrity and preventing unauthorized changes.

Reports

Vehicle management software Reports

Stay in the loop about your business success with Garage Invoice. Check out easy-to-understand reports on sales, expenses, and orders to see how well things are going overall.

  • Easily monitor and analyse your garage's sales performance.
  • Access a comprehensive breakdown of individual transactions for a clearer understanding.
  • Identify top-selling services or products to enhance your workshop's efficiency.
  • Run sales reports for specific time frames to track performance trends.
  • Get a snapshot of your workshop's financial health with concise sales summaries.
  • Evaluate the performance of your team members based on sales data.

  • Monitor and categorize customer payments based on ageing periods.
  • Quickly identify and address overdue payments for improved cash flow.
  • Effectively manage outstanding balances by understanding the ageing of customer debts.
  • Utilize customer ageing reports to make informed financial decisions and improve overall business stability.

  • Conduct a thorough analysis of all expenses incurred by the car garage or vehicle workshop.
  • Break down expenses into categories such as utilities, supplies, maintenance, and staff salaries for detailed insights.
  • Compare actual expenses with budgeted amounts to identify areas of overspending or potential savings.
  • Analyse labour costs, overtime, and benefits to optimize staffing expenses.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline operations and reduce unnecessary costs.

  • Monitor the real-time status of parts, supplies, and products in your car garage or vehicle workshop.
  • Quickly assess current stock levels to avoid shortages or overstock situations.
  • Calculate and analyse the cost of goods sold to understand the impact on profitability.
  • Anticipate seasonal variations in demand and adjust stock levels accordingly.

  • Easily export reports from your car garage or vehicle workshop system to Excel or CSV files for versatile data handling.
  • Utilize the flexibility of Excel to manipulate and analyse exported data before importing into accounting software.
  • Effortlessly import cleaned and formatted data from Excel or CSV files into platforms like QuickBooks, Sage, or Xero.

Payments

Record payments faster

Record payments against invoices seamlessly. Embrace flexibility by accepting partial payments through cash, credit/debit cards, PayPal, bank transfers, or create a customized payment mode tailored to your needs.

  • Accept various payment methods, including cash, bank transfers, and manual payments, offering flexibility to customers.
  • Maintain detailed records for each payment method, ensuring accurate financial documentation and accountability.
  • Allow for manual payments, accommodating diverse customer preferences or unique payment arrangements.
  • Provide customers with payment confirmations, instilling confidence in the reliability of your payment processes.
  • Accept partial payments, allowing customers to make payments in instalments for larger transactions.

  • Facilitate secure payments through popular platforms like PayPal and credit/debit cards for customer convenience and trust.
  • Streamline the payment process as it doesn't require any external devices (terminals, payment boxes), reducing operational complexity. Customers can make payments directly on their own devices (mobiles, tablets and laptops).
  • Provide customers with immediate payment confirmation, assuring them of successful transactions.
  • Minimize the need for physical cash transactions, enhancing security and reducing the risk of errors.

Lookups

Free VRM lookups & Postcode lookups

We provide unlimited VRM and Postcode lookups for vehicle workshops at no charge. Users do not need to purchase any credits to access our comprehensive VRM and Postcode lookup. UK and IE only.

  • Quickly retrieve comprehensive information by entering the vehicle registration plate through VRM (Vehicle Registration Mark) lookups.
  • Access a wealth of data, including make, model, year, and other essential details about the vehicle.
  • Obtain the complete MOT (Ministry of Transport) history of the vehicle, including past inspections, results, and expiration dates.

  • Search and validate UK/IE addresses with postcode lookups/eircode lookups.
  • Minimize errors and save time by automatically populating customer addresses based on postcode/eircode information.
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