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MOT reminders
The MOT you already have on the books
An MOT reminder service built into your garage software, not bolted on. Every vehicle you have ever worked on has an MOT date; GarageSphere reads it from DVSA, keeps it current on its own, and reminds the customer before it runs out. The diary fills from work you have already earned.
- MOT dates pulled from DVSA history, refreshed automatically
- Reminders by SMS and email, sent on your schedule
- SMS from 6p. You pay for what you send, nothing up front
Where this fits in the job
- Booking (this page)
- Job card
- VHC
- Parts
- Invoice
- Payment
Retention is cheaper than acquisition
A customer whose MOT you remind them about is a customer who does not go to whoever ranks first when they suddenly remember.
Dates that stay right
MOT dates come from DVSA history and refresh themselves. Nobody has to remember to update a spreadsheet after a test, which is where every manual reminder system quietly fails.
Sent before it matters
Reminders go out far enough ahead that the customer can book with you rather than whoever has a slot the week it expires.
Bookings, not just messages
A reminder links to your online booking page, so the customer can take a slot at the point they read it instead of meaning to ring you later.
How an MOT reminder actually happens
You set it up once. After that it runs on its own.
The vehicle arrives
A registration lookup brings the vehicle in, with its DVSA MOT history attached to the customer record.
The date keeps itself current
When the vehicle is tested, by you or anyone else: the MOT date refreshes from DVSA rather than going stale.
The reminder goes out
SMS or email, on the lead time you choose, in your own wording.
They book
The message links to your booking page, so the reply is a slot in the diary rather than a phone call to return.
DVSA MOT history, refreshed automatically
The MOT date on a customer record is only useful if it is right. GarageSphere reads MOT history from DVSA and refreshes the expiry date on its own, so a vehicle tested elsewhere does not sit in your reminder list with a date from two years ago.
- DVSA MOT history on the vehicle record
- Expiry dates refresh without anyone touching them
- Advisories and past results visible against the vehicle
- Works for vehicles you have never tested yourself
Reminders in your words
Message templates are yours to write. Set the lead time, choose SMS or email, and the reminders go out on schedule without anyone running a mail merge on a Friday afternoon.
- SMS and email, with your own templates
- Lead times you choose, per reminder type
- Service reminders alongside MOT, on the same schedule
- SMS from 6p a message, billed on what you send
GarageSphere is packed full of features
- Online Booking
- Workshop Diary
- Job Board
- Technical Data
- Vehicle Health Check
- Invoicing & Estimates
- Technician Companion App
- Dashboard
Frequently Asked Questions
From DVSA MOT history, read against the vehicle registration. That means the date is the official one rather than something typed in from a certificate, and it covers vehicles that were tested somewhere other than your workshop.
No. MOT expiry dates refresh automatically from DVSA. That is the part that matters, because a manual reminder list is only accurate until the first vehicle is tested somewhere else, and after that it quietly reminds the wrong people at the wrong time.
SMS is charged from 6p a message and you pay for what you send. There is no bundle to buy up front and nothing expires unused. Email reminders are included. See /pricing for the current rates.
Yes. Reminders use message templates you write, so they sound like your workshop rather than like software. You also set how far ahead each reminder goes out.
Yes: the message can link to your online booking page, so the customer takes a slot at the moment they read it. That is usually the difference between a reminder that fills the diary and one that gets read and forgotten.
No, and it is worth being clear about that. GarageSphere is workshop management software: it reads MOT history, tracks expiry dates, sends reminders and manages the booking and the job. The test itself is carried out by your DVSA-approved test centre on approved equipment.
You already have the customers. Remind them.
See how MOT reminders are set up, and what they pull back into the diary.
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- Unlimited users