Digital health checks that sell the work for you.
The phone call to explain why a car needs work is one of the biggest time drains in a busy garage, and one of the easiest places to lose a sale. AutoChain's Digital Vehicle Health Checks replace it entirely: a guided, smart check your technician runs on any device, then sends straight to the customer to approve with a single touch.
- No credit card required
- Set up in minutes
- Cancel anytime
From independent bays to multi-site groups, built for the way you work.
Get started freeOne smart check, from the ramp to the customer's phone
Your technician carries out a guided, smart VHC on whatever device is to hand, whether that's a desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile, flagging each item as green, advisory or urgent as they go. Real measurements go in the way a technician actually works: brake pad thickness in millimetres, tread in millimetres, tyre pressures in psi, wear in percentages.
Full tyre and braking reports capture every corner of the vehicle, with tread depth, tyre condition and pressures front to rear plus pad and disc wear on every wheel, and photos and notes can be attached to any item to show the customer exactly what the technician is seeing. If you have a HaynesPro subscription it's baked straight in, so minimum thicknesses, tolerances, torque settings and manufacturer wheel and tyre sizes are pulled through automatically and the technician never stops to look anything up.
And because every garage works differently, the custom VHC builder lets you tailor the whole check to your business. Add your own sections and items, reorder them, and build different checks for different jobs, from a quick tyre and brake safety check to a full service inspection, so the right VHC is always a tap away.
When the check is done, the front desk, service advisor or business manager sends it to the customer by SMS or email, or prints it for the counter, with a live authorisation link built in (SMS delivery uses your SMS credits). The customer sees exactly what needs doing, with the urgent items marked, and accepts or declines each one with a single touch. Everything they approve drops straight onto the job card, so the technician can pick the tools back up and carry on. Less time on the phone, more time on the ramp.
Everything built-in, nothing extra
Every capability below is part of your AutoChain subscription. No hidden add-ons, no extra fees.
- Works on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile
- Record measurements in mm, %, psi and more
- HaynesPro tolerances, torque settings & tyre sizes built in (with a HaynesPro subscription)
- Photo upload and notes on every check item
- Full tyre reports covering tread depth, condition and pressures
- Full braking reports covering pad and disc wear front to rear
- Custom VHC builder to tailor checks to your business
- Different VHCs for different jobs, so the right check is always ready
- Pre-select advisory and urgent work items as you go
- Send checks by SMS, email or print (SMS credits required)
- Live authorisation link so customers accept or decline in one tap
- Approved work drops straight onto the job card
See exactly what your customer receives
This is a real AutoChain health check report: a clear status summary, a costed list of recommended work, and every inspection point graded with measurements and photos. It's what lands on your customer's phone the moment the check is done.
Download a sample VHC report (PDF) Real report, 6 pages. Vehicle details anonymised.
Up and running in minutes
No training course needed. Built for busy garages.
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Start a check on any device
Open the vehicle and begin a guided health check on desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile. The same smart VHC works wherever you are, whether that's under the car, at the desk or on the forecourt.
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Record readings with HaynesPro built in
Enter measurements in millimetres, percentages, psi or whatever the item calls for. HaynesPro supplies the minimum thicknesses, tolerances, torque settings and manufacturer tyre and wheel sizes automatically, with no separate lookup.
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Add photos, notes and full reports
Attach photos and notes to any item, and complete full tyre and braking reports covering tread depth, condition and pressures on every wheel plus pad and disc wear front to rear, so the customer sees the evidence, not just a verdict.
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Flag advisory and urgent work
Mark each item green, advisory or urgent and pre-select the work items that need quoting. The system builds the customer-facing report as you go.
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Send by SMS, email or print
The front desk, advisor or business manager sends the completed check to the customer by SMS or email with a live authorisation link, or prints it for the counter. They review the findings and accept or decline each item with one touch, with no phone call needed. SMS delivery uses your SMS credits.
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Approved work flows into the job
Everything the customer approves drops straight onto the job card as a quote, so the technician can carry on with the work without re-entering anything.
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The real impact on your garage
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Less time on the phone
Instead of ringing round to explain and justify every advisory, you send one link. The customer sees the evidence and decides, so your team spends less time selling and more time on the tools.
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Sell more work, without the hard sell
A clear digital report with urgent items marked and real measurements does the convincing for you. Customers approve work they can actually see the need for, and approval rates climb.
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Faster checks with HaynesPro built in
Minimum thicknesses, tolerances, torque settings and tyre sizes are pulled through automatically, so technicians never stop to look up a spec. The check flows without interruption.
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Photos turn advisories into approvals
A photo of a worn pad or a split tyre, backed by a measurement and a note, is far more persuasive than a description over the phone. Full tyre and braking reports give the customer the whole picture and the confidence to say yes.
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A VHC built around your business
The custom builder lets you design the exact checks your garage carries out, with your sections, your items and your order, and build different VHCs for different jobs, from a quick safety check to a full service inspection. The right check is always ready rather than forcing technicians into one generic template.
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Work on any device, anywhere in the workshop
Desktop at the desk, tablet on the ramp, phone on the forecourt: the same smart VHC runs on all of them, so technicians record findings where the work actually happens.
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A defensible record on every vehicle
Timestamped measurements, photos and a logged customer authorisation mean there is never any doubt about what was advised, what was approved and what was declined.
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No re-keying between check and job
Approved items flow straight from the health check onto the job card. Nothing is typed twice, nothing gets missed, and the technician can pick up exactly where the check left off.
Run your garage smarter from today
Join 80+ UK garages, from single-bay workshops to multi-site groups, already streamlining jobs, customers, MOTs and online bookings with AutoChain from £69.99/mo + VAT.
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