Online appointment software for car businesses
If you own a car service business then your days are probably filled with parts, oil, and tires. With all of the busyness of getting vehicles back on the road, there is hardly any time to organize your bookings and client information.
What does car services management software do?
Car service business software allows you to organize your bookings, manage your schedule, keep your client information, collect payments, contains a product shop, and even has promotional tools.
With so many great features, signing up for Vev’s car services reservation software is a no-brainer!
Don’t get interrupted during a repair, let your customers book themselves.
When to use car services software for your business?
If you are a car mechanic or own a car service business, then you may be interested in using car service business software to help you run the administrative side of your business.
There are many benefits to using this type of software. From bookings and sales to payments and marketing. There are many ways to use this software to help make your business successful.
Still wondering when to use this program?
Here are three great opportunities to use car services business software.
- If You Book Appointments Do your clients need to book appointment for their cars? Then car services booking software may be a great option for you. Allow your clients to book appointments ahead of time so you know their car is headed your way.
- If You Offer Products Some mechanics may offer other types of products that their customers can purchase. If your car shop offers other items or services, then you can create a product shop for your clients to browse.
- If You Service in Multiple Locations If you service cars located in multiple locations, then you may want to consider using car services software. Through this software your clients can book appointments for their cars in locations in which you would have to travel. You can also select your own service radius for your customers to see when booking an appointment.
How to increase your sales using car services software?
Everyone needs a great car mechanic!
But with your busy schedule, it may be hard to work on the increase in sales while you are in the shop working on the latest car project.
Thankfully, car services appointment software can help you out! With many useful features, this software can be your new administrative best friend and even help you grow your sales.
Here are three ways that Vev’s car services business software can help you make more money…
- By Giving Your Customers a Positive Experience Everyone wants a quick, easy, and hassle-free mechanic experience. Help give your customers a positive experience by allowing them to book an appointment with you right from their device.
- By Helping You Stay Focus on What’s Important Instead of worrying about all the small details, let Vev carry the load for you. With prime organization capability, you can focus on getting cars back to the roads!
- By the Use of Promotional Tools When you create a Vev business profile, you’ll gain access to a personalized QR code to help you clients book directly through their smart phone. Place this code on social media or promotional flyers to help spread the word about your car-fixing skills. Also, the built-in CRM will make sure that you never lose track of customer information again!
“Save 2+ hours a week by using a simple appointment system ”
How to get started with car services booking software?
When you sign up with Vev, getting started with car services booking software is easy! Follow these simple steps to get started…
- Create Your Vev Business Page To begin, you’ll need to input some simple business info to get started. With a few clicks, you’ll be ready to start making your page unique… just like that classic car you are working on!
- Personalize Your Page Set your available time slots, booking type, product shop, and business info. This is a great place for your clients to get to know who you are and see your experience.
- Spread the Word When you sign up with Vev, you gain access to your own business QR code. Place this code on promotional flyers or business cards to spread the word about your business.
Run your garage on auto-pilot With your new toolset
Sell
Marketing
Payments
Business
Learn
Software
Auto pilot
Overview
No-shows
Customers
Add your service appointments and more
Decide what you offer at your garage. Add descriptions for your service appointments, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your garage makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Schedule again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to schedule a service appointment again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your clients schedule.
Define your own duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Schedule deadline
Choose till what time clients can schedule a service appointment.
Sell
Add your service appointments and more
Decide what you offer at your garage. Add descriptions for your service appointments, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your garage makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Schedule again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to schedule a service appointment again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your clients schedule.
Define your own duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Schedule deadline
Choose till what time clients can schedule a service appointment.
Marketing
Cover your garage
Add a cover to your header that matches your garage. Impress your clients of your garage even more.
Your own link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your garage up to 40%.
Brand your Vev
Add your logo, show a cover image, customize font styles, and display your address (or not). And everything will get styled in line with your garage. That means your appointment page, dashboard, Wallet passes and even every single e-mail that your clients get looks like you.
Schedule with a QR-code
Include your QR code on flyers, business cards, stickers and other placements in your garage to let your clients schedule service appointments by scanning it on their phone.
Policy
Define your own policy, so your clients know what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Page description
Add a slogan for your page to stand out from other garages. Tell your clients why you're the best garage.
Get reviews from your clients
Word of mouth is the best marketing, and reviews are the digital equivalent of this.
Payments
Scan to Pay
Let your clients scan your QR for you to get paid. Vev will keep track of who has paid for their service appointment so your garage administration is always up to date.
Get paid ahead
Enable your clients to pay ahead for their appointment. Only if you want to, you as the mechanic is in control.
Deposits
Let your clients put down a deposit to get their appointment.
No extra payment devices
No need to fill in the amount again. Or sync, connect and charge that extra device in your garage. Simply use your phone to have clients pay for their service appointments on the spot.
Discounts
It's easy to give your client a discount on their service appointment. Choose a percentage or fixed amount. Whatever works best for your garage.
Upsell
Add a percentage or fixed amount to the price of the appointment, in the simplest way possible for you as a mechanic.
Refunds
Clients who've paid ahead will automatically be refunded when their appointment is cancelled. Yet another thing less to worry about for mechanics.
Payments work out of the box
Payments are set up automatically for you. So you can get paid out of the gate. No need for any set up.
Policy
Define your own policy, so your clients know what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Business
Your overview of service appointments
See exactly who will get what service appointment, and at what time the appointment is due.
Your opening hours
You decide when your garage is open (or closed) for appointments.
Choose a time and date
Let your clients choose what time works for them. You can decide how strict or flexible you want to be with your time.
Add your breaks
Plan when you want a fixed break. Looking for more flexibility? Turn on smart breaks.
Add 'Me time'
Got a personal appointment? With just a tap you can block time off. This way clients can't make an appointment.
Exceptions
Want to open up during public holidays? Or close for a vacation? Your decide when your garage is open.
Schedule deadline
Choose till what time clients can schedule a service appointment.
Make your accountant smile
Export data of your garage on a monthly basis. Including all the information of your appointments. Giving you the information you need.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Ahead of time
Set up your booking horizon, meaning how far in the future clients are able to schedule service appointments.
Define your own duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Notifications for you
When your client make an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Plus, a lot more
There's a lot more coming in Vev+ that will make doing garage even easier. But we keep those under wraps for the moment.
Learn
Your month wrapped up
Every month starts with an overview of last months' appointments cancelations and revenue for your garage. This way you know exactly how your garage is doing.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your garage makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Software
Works on every device
Vev works on phones, tablets, computers and more. If you have internet in your garage then you are good!
Works out of the box
Vev comes loaded with everything needed for your garage right out of the box. And based on your usage it learns and gets better.
Free software updates
Vev gets better every day, and every upgrade is automatically added. No need to upgrade or install. Every month you receive an overview of the updates for your garage.
It's your data
It's your data. The client information is yours. Vev doesn't sell, resell, target or advertise with the data from your garage. Of course not!
Works everywhere
Vev is translated in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. It also supports over 100 currencies.
Auto pilot
Communication made easy
Every appointment, cancelation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your clients. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to the clients of your garage.
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your client receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their service appointment.
Your month wrapped up
Every month starts with an overview of last months' appointments cancelations and revenue for your garage. This way you know exactly how your garage is doing.
Your own link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your garage up to 40%.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Add 'Me time'
Got a personal appointment? With just a tap you can block time off. This way clients can't make an appointment.
Overview
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your garage makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Notifications for you
When your client make an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Your overview of service appointments
See exactly who will get what service appointment, and at what time the appointment is due.
Focus on your clients
Your daily overview of clients. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you schedule again.
Delivery overview
See exactly where and at what time you need to deliver service appointments. Everything shown on an interactive map to make it crystal clear for you!
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Your month wrapped up
Every month starts with an overview of last months' appointments cancelations and revenue for your garage. This way you know exactly how your garage is doing.
No-shows
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your client receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their service appointment.
Policy
Define your own policy, so your clients know what to expect. Works perfectly with payments, deposits and refunds.
Change the time
Clients can change the time of their upcoming appointment as long as the cancelation deadline hasn't passed.
Add to Calendar
Clients can add the appointment to their calendar. This way they receive a notification before their service appointment. The address, travel time and link to their confirmation page can be found in the event details.
Add to wallet
After clients schedule service appointments, they get a pass for their digital wallet. When added they get a notification on their phone at the right time. The pass contains all the details like; date, time, location, total cost, payment details and link.
Communication made easy
Every appointment, cancelation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your clients. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to the clients of your garage.
Client details
For mechanics it's super handy to have all the details of clients at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Cancelation deadline
Decide until what time clients can cancel for free. Whenever a cancelation is made, clients receive a message including a link to schedule their next service appointment with your garage
Client history
See exactly what kind of service appointments your clients had at your garage last time.
Customers
Notes
Add notes about your clients. These notes show up around the appointment, so you can pick up the conversation with your client where you left off last time.
Client details
For mechanics it's super handy to have all the details of clients at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Customer management (CRM)
See your clients in the best way. This lets you build relationships and get more appointments. You can search and find your most valuable clients.
Focus on your clients
Your daily overview of clients. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you schedule again.
Schedule again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to schedule a service appointment again.
Client history
See exactly what kind of service appointments your clients had at your garage last time.
It's your data
It's your data. The client information is yours. Vev doesn't sell, resell, target or advertise with the data from your garage. Of course not!
Get reviews from your clients
Word of mouth is the best marketing, and reviews are the digital equivalent of this.