What gets in the way for an auto repair shop
The phone rings while you are under a car
With your hands in an engine, you cannot pick up. The customer calls back later, or books with the fast-fit centre that offers online booking.
Jobs of very different lengths
Between a 30-minute diagnostic and a two-hour service, a paper diary ends up overlapping, or leaving gaps in the day.
Seasonal peaks
When winter tyres go on or come off, and before the holidays, requests all arrive in the same week. Better to let customers see the free slots themselves.
Customers arrive without the right details
Without the model, mileage or symptom, you cannot prepare the parts or the time needed.
How it works with Voxtya
- Start from the “garage” template. Voxtya pre-fills five editable services: oil and filter change, car service, tyres (fitting and balancing), brakes (pads), diagnostic check. Each has its duration, its price (shown or not) and a buffer after it.
- Set how many cars at once. Without a list of mechanics, you set the number of simultaneous appointments (for example 2 if you have two bays and two mechanics). With a team, each mechanic has their own services and calendar.
- Open your workshop hours. One or several ranges a day (for example 8 am–12 pm and 2–6 pm), a slot grid from 5 to 60 minutes, your closing days and how far ahead customers can book.
- The customer books and describes the car. They pick the job and the time, leave their details and, in the free-text field, the model, registration, mileage or the warning light that is on.
- Confirmation and reminder. Automatic confirmation, or manual approval if you want to check the part before accepting. The customer gets an email confirmation then a reminder the day before, with a link to cancel within the notice you set.
Try the example
Try a booking page in appointment mode
Our demo garage, Garage Central Paris, shows the quote request. For appointments, the Salon Eden Paris demo page uses exactly the same mode: pick a service, then a slot, and see how the duration blocks the calendar.
In practice
| Job (editable template) | Duration | Buffer | Price shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil and filter change | 1 h | 10 min | Yes or no, your choice |
| Car service | 2 h | 15 min | Yes or no |
| Tyres (fitting + balancing) | 45 min | 10 min | Yes or no |
| Brakes (pads) | 1 h 30 | 10 min | Yes or no |
| Diagnostic check | 30 min | 5 min | Yes or no |
The “garage” template offered at setup: durations and prices can be changed, other jobs added (air conditioning, MOT preparation…).
Appointment or quote request: the right tool for each need
An oil change or new tyres can be booked directly: the duration is known. A repair that needs pricing (clutch, bodywork, an unexplained noise) is better handled by a quote request: the customer gives the vehicle, describes the problem and adds photos, and you reply with a price. The quote form is included in both the Website and Bookings; the Website + Bookings bundle, at €49 a month, brings together your auto repair shop website, online booking and quote requests.
What Voxtya does not do: it is not garage management software. No repair orders, no parts ordering or stock, no invoicing, no service history per vehicle. It takes your customers’ appointments and puts them in your calendar; your workshop software stays in the workshop.
Where to put your booking link
On your Google listing (appointment link), on your website, in your email signature and on the invoice: a happy customer books the next service without calling. To get reviews when handing back the keys, see Google reviews software for auto repair shops.
How much it costs
Bookings
€29/month
€23/month billed annually
Website + Bookings
€49/month
€39/month billed annually
No commission, no commitment, 30-day free trial (card required, nothing is charged before the trial ends). All prices: Pricing page.
30 days free
Booking software · Auto repair shop
Servicing, oil change, tyres, diagnostics: the customer picks the job, only the slots that fit are shown.
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