Built for UK independent garages

Garage management software
for UK independent workshops.

One tool for the whole workshop. Quotes, jobs, invoices, MOT reminders, DVLA lookup and same-day Stripe payments, in a mobile-first app you can run from the front desk or the bay. Free forever for solo mechanics, paid plans from £29 per month.

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Most garage software in the UK was either built for big multi-site groups (and priced like it) or generic trade software bolted on for cars. Autera is the third option: built specifically for UK independents and MOT centres, mobile-first, hosted in the UK, and shaped around the actual workflow of a small workshop. Replace your spreadsheets, paper job cards and WhatsApp quotes with one tool that handles every stage from booking to paid.

WHAT AUTERA COVERS

What Autera covers, end to end

Four pillars. Each links through to a deeper page if you want the detail.

Jobs, quotes, invoices in one place

A job in Autera carries all the way through. Build a quote, customer taps Accept, the quote becomes a job, parts and labour land on the invoice, customer pays via the payment link. No copying between systems.

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MOT reminders that bring customers back

Every car you have ever serviced needs another MOT in twelve months. Autera knows when, sends the email automatically (SMS coming soon), and pauses if the customer has already booked in. The single biggest source of repeat work most workshops are leaving on the table.

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DVLA lookup baked in

Type a registration once. Make, model, year, fuel, engine size, MOT expiry and tax status fill in automatically. Linked to every customer, every job, every invoice. No retyping, no V5 documents to chase.

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Same-day payment, no card terminal

Send the invoice by email (SMS coming soon) with a Stripe payment link. Customer taps once, pays by card or Apple Pay, money in your account in two days. Skip the card-terminal contract entirely.

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PLANS

Sized for the four most common UK garage shapes

Pick the plan that fits today. Move up when you outgrow it. No re-implementation, no data migration, no contract renegotiation.

Free forever

Solo mechanics

5 to 25 jobs a month, working from a van or single bay. Want professional quotes and invoices without monthly fees.

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£29/mo Starter

Small workshops

1 to 3 technicians, single bay, 50 to 100 jobs a month. Need branded invoices, unlimited DVLA, and Xero or QuickBooks export.

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£79/mo Workshop (+£12/mo per mechanic beyond 6)

Established garages

4 to 8 technicians, multiple ramps, 200+ jobs a month. Need MOT reminders, ADAS certificates, vehicle health checks (VHC), per-job time tracking, parts inventory.

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From £79/mo + £49/site

Multi-site groups

Multiple locations under one account at £49/mo per extra site. Add it on Workshop, or go Multi-Bay for unlimited technician seats, priority support and white-glove migration.

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MIGRATION

How a UK garage moves to Autera

Most workshops are running on Autera within 48 hours of sending us the export.

1

Sign up free

No card needed. Solo plan is free forever; paid trials are 14 days, also no card needed.

2

We migrate your data

Send us a CSV from your existing software (or a spreadsheet). We map, deduplicate and reconcile. Sandbox link to spot-check before go-live.

3

Run it the same week

Most garages are fully on Autera within 48 hours of sending the export. Run side-by-side with old software for as long as you want.

4

Cancel old software when ready

No pressure on the cutover. Pay only for the period you actually overlap. We do not charge for migration assistance.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Spreadsheets, paper and WhatsApp vs one tool that does the lot

The difference between busy and profitable.

BEFORE AUTERA
✕Excel or paper for jobs, invoices and customers
✕WhatsApp quotes, no audit trail
✕Phoning customers in the gaps between jobs
✕Card terminal contract with monthly fees
✕V5 documents in a folder somewhere
✕MOT due dates kept in a spreadsheet that nobody updates
WITH AUTERA
✓One workshop platform from quote to paid
✓Quotes accepted in one tap, all logged
✓Automated MOT reminders bring customers back
✓Stripe payment link, no card terminal needed
✓DVLA reg lookup pulls every vehicle detail
✓MOT expiry visible on every customer record, syncs from DVLA
UK-BUILT

UK-built, UK-hosted, UK-supported.

Autera is built and run by FrameLogic Limited, a UK company, with all customer data stored on UK infrastructure and backed up daily. UK GDPR compliant, no per-seat charges, no implementation fees, no contracts. We answer support emails personally because there are no support tiers to hide behind.

If you are weighing Autera against a US import or a legacy UK player, the calculus is simple: it is the only option built for UK independents from scratch, and the only one with a free Solo tier you can use forever.

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FAQ

Garage management software FAQ

More questions? See the full FAQ, the pricing page, or compare against Garage Hive, ServiceM8 or MAM.

Garage management software is the system a UK workshop uses to run the day. It tracks jobs from booking to invoice, holds the customer and vehicle history, manages quotes, sends invoices with a payment link, schedules MOT reminders, looks up reg plates against DVLA, and keeps the parts inventory in one place. Replaces spreadsheets, paper job cards and the WhatsApp threads most independents grow into.

Autera covers the full workshop loop: quotes the customer accepts in one tap, jobs with photos auto-filed, invoices that go out with a Stripe payment link customers tap on their phone, MOT reminders that bring repeat work back automatically, DVLA reg lookup that fills vehicle details for you, and inventory that decrements as parts are used. Workshop tier and above add ADAS PAS 1880 calibration certificates and per-job time tracking.

Solo: free forever (1 user, 20 jobs and 20 invoices per month, plenty for a one-man-band). Starter: £29 per month (3 mechanics, 100 jobs, unlimited invoices). Workshop: £79 per month (6 mechanics, unlimited jobs, inventory, ADAS). Multi-Bay: £149 per month (unlimited mechanic seats, priority support). Running more than one location? Add extra sites for £49/month each on Workshop or Multi-Bay. No setup fees, no contracts, cancel any time.

Garage Hive is built on Microsoft Dynamics, charged per named user, and aimed at established workshops who can absorb implementation fees. ServiceM8 is a generic trades platform with a "now for garages" page tacked on. MAM is 30 years of legacy and weight. Autera is web-first, mobile-friendly, charged per workshop with users included, set up the same day, and includes UK-specific features (DVLA, MOT, GDPR done properly). Free Solo means a sole-trader can use the same product as a 10-bay shop.

No. We do CSV-based migration from Garage Hive, ServiceM8, MAM, TechMan, Excel or any system that can export. Email us your export, we map it to Autera and reconcile, you get a sandbox to spot-check, then go live. Most UK garages are running on Autera within 48 hours of sending us the file.

All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, stored on UK-based infrastructure, backed up daily with a 30-day recovery window. We are fully GDPR compliant and never sell or share your data. Autera is built and run by FrameLogic Limited (Co. 17193146), a UK company, with all customer data processed under UK GDPR Article 28.

Yes. Autera runs in any modern browser including Safari on iPad and Chrome on Android tablets. Native iPad and Android apps land in Q3 2026. Most independents we work with use a mix: laptop on the front desk, tablet by the ramp, phone for quoting on the driveway.

GET STARTED

Run your UK garage on software built for it.

Sign up free, type your first reg, send your first paid-by-link invoice on the next job through the door.

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