Built for UK self-employed mechanics

Mobile mechanic software
that runs from your phone, not a desktop.

Quote on the driveway. Take card payment without a terminal. DVLA reg lookup so vehicle details fill in themselves. Free forever for solo mobile mechanics, paid plans from £29 per month if you grow past the free limits.

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Mobile mechanics live on their phone. Bookings come in by WhatsApp, quotes go out by email or link (SMS coming soon), money moves by bank transfer or cash. Most workshop software ignores all of that, because it was built for a receptionist at a desk. Autera was built the other way around: every flow that matters runs in your phone browser, from quoting on the driveway to taking card payment on the spot. The Solo plan is free forever, so you can run a complete mobile mechanic business from a phone without paying a penny until you outgrow it.

FEATURES

What mobile mechanics actually need

Four jobs, all on a phone, all on the road.

Quote on the driveway, accepted in one tap

Type the reg, pull up the vehicle, build the line items. Send the quote as a link (SMS coming soon) while the kettle is still on. Customer accepts in one tap. Job booked.

Card payment without a terminal

Send a Stripe payment link. The customer pays by card or Apple Pay on their phone. Money lands in your bank in two days. No terminal, no contract, no monthly fee.

DVLA lookup from your phone

Reg lookup runs in the same web app. No laptop needed. Make, model, MOT, tax all there before you have lifted the bonnet.

Customer history that comes with you

Every reg, quote, invoice and photo is saved against the customer, so you can pull up what you did last time from the driveway. As you grow onto the Workshop plan, automatic MOT reminders bring that customer base back for repeat work.

HOW IT WORKS

How a mobile mechanic uses Autera, end to end

From the customer message to the next job booked.

1

Customer messages, you reply with a quote

Open Autera on your phone, type the reg, build the quote, send the link. Two minutes from message to quote sent.

2

They accept, you book the slot

Quote-accepted notification on your phone. Tap to book the job into the calendar. Customer sees the date, no further admin.

3

You arrive, do the work, send the invoice

Photos go into the customer record automatically. When the job is done, hit Invoice. Same screen, same phone.

4

Customer pays on the driveway

They tap the payment link, money is yours. You drive to the next job, no chasing, no paperwork pile.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Carbon-copy notebook vs Autera on a phone

The same trade, run the way it should be in 2026.

THE OLD WAY
✕Carbon-copy invoice books in the van
✕Bank transfer details written on the receipt
✕Customer pays "next week" and forgets
✕Lost regs and missing MOT dates
WITH AUTERA
✓Quote and invoice from your phone in two minutes
✓Card or Apple Pay tap, money in bank in two days
✓Automated reminders chase the slow payers
✓DVLA lookup pulls every reg, MOT date never lost
WHY AUTERA

Mobile mechanics deserve software that fits the job.

ServiceM8 was built for tradespeople in general. Garage Hive was built for established workshops with a receptionist. Neither is shaped to a one-person mobile operation that takes payment on the customer drive.

Autera Solo is free forever, runs from a phone, and does every part of the mobile mechanic job without forcing you onto a desktop. The first paid plan only kicks in when you grow into a small team.

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FAQ

Mobile mechanic software FAQ

Want the wider feature list? See the Autera homepage, the pricing page, or compare against ServiceM8.

Workshop software assumes you are at a desk. Mobile mechanics quote from the driveway and invoice from the van. Autera works phone-first: type the reg, build the quote, take payment, all from the same screen with one hand. No laptop, no paper, no chasing afterwards.

Stripe payment links are sent to the customer phone. They tap the link, pay by card or Apple Pay, money in your bank in two days. No card machine, no terminal fee, no contract. If you want a physical reader, Stripe sells a low-cost tap-to-pay one and Autera works with it.

Yes. The Autera web app runs in any modern phone browser; native iOS and Android apps land in Q3 2026. Quote, invoice, payment, photos, customer notes, all from the device in your pocket while you stand by the car.

Send us your existing customer list as a CSV (or even a photo of a notebook page if that is what you have). We import names, regs and historic jobs into your account so you keep continuity. Most mobile mechanics are fully running within an hour.

Yes, completely. 20 jobs, 20 invoices, 20 quotes a month. That covers most one-person mobile mechanic operations comfortably. No card needed to sign up, no time limit, no expiring trial. Upgrade to the Workshop plan only when you grow past those limits.

No. Quotes, invoices and reminders go out under your trading name with your phone number and email as the reply contact. As far as the customer is concerned, you texted them yourself. Most mobile mechanics use this to look more professional than a paper carbon-copy book.

GET STARTED

Run a mobile mechanic business from your phone.

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