Websites for garages and MOT centres
When the MOT is due or a warning light comes on, drivers search on their phone and ring the first garage that looks reliable and clearly says when it's open. I build simple websites for independent garages and MOT centres around York that make that call, or a booking request, as easy as possible.
What drivers want to see
- The services you actually do: MOTs, servicing, diagnostics, tyres, brakes, clutches, air con, whatever applies. Nothing you don't.
- Prices where you can give them. Your MOT price and "from" prices for an interim or full service. Even a rough guide gets more calls than "ring for a quote".
- Opening hours, including Saturday mornings and the latest time to drop a car off.
- Practical details: where to park, whether there's a key drop for early drop-offs, and whether people can wait while the work is done.
- A big phone number that calls you with one tap.
MOT and service booking requests
A booking request form lets customers ask for an MOT or service at 10pm, when they finally remember, instead of trying to catch you between jobs. It asks for the registration, make and model, what they need, a couple of preferred days and a mobile number. Each request arrives in your email, and you confirm by phone or text.
Because it's a request rather than an instant booking, you stay in control of the diary: no double bookings and no slots you can't actually do. If you already use garage software with its own online booking, I link to that instead.
For reminders, I can add a link to the free GOV.UK service that texts or emails drivers before their MOT runs out, plus a line inviting customers to ask you for a reminder too.
Reviews: real ones, in the right place
Most drivers read Google reviews before they trust a garage with their car. I won't put made-up reviews or home-made star badges on your site. Star ratings you add to your own site don't show in Google's results anyway. Instead I add a clear "Read our reviews on Google" link, and give you a short link and a QR code to print for the counter or your invoices, so happy customers can leave a review in a few seconds. If a customer is happy for you to quote them, their words can go on the page too.
Hours and holiday closures you change yourself
Every site comes with a simple admin panel, so you can change opening hours, prices or a notice like "Closed for bank holiday Monday" from your phone. On the care plan I also send you a reminder before Christmas and bank holidays, so the site and your Google Business Profile say the same thing.
What it costs
- Quick fix, £60. Fixes to the site you already have, including Wix, Squarespace or WordPress: correct hours and prices, a tap-to-call button, a booking request form.
- Refresh, from £250. Your current site rebuilt with a new look and moved to hosting with no monthly fee. Same web address.
- New site, from £350, half up front and half when it's live. For a garage with no website, or only a Facebook page.
- Care plan, £45 a month. I keep the site running and backed up, and help when you're stuck. No contract, and my first 10 clients get the first 3 months free.
Your domain stays in your name and costs about £10 a year. There's a full breakdown on how much a website costs in York.
I live in Easingwold and study in York, and I'm happy to call in at the garage when it suits you. I cover Easingwold, Tadcaster, Selby, Pocklington and the villages in between.
Or run the instant website check on your garage's site first.