Garages: schedule car drop-offs with online booking

A garage day goes well when cars arrive in a steady flow and the workshop knows what's coming. Phone bookings during the morning rush pull a mechanic off a car. With Book, drivers book a drop-off time on your own booking page, by type of job, and each drop-off window takes only as many cars as you can handle.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations, places and prices are examples: set your own.

A drop-off window with several places lets four cars arrive between 8:00 and 9:00 for a day's servicing. Set the places to how many cars you can work on that day. Each online booking takes one place, and a full window leaves your page. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date.

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email. Ask for the registration, make and model, mileage and any warning lights or noises. You can order parts before the car arrives.

Say in each description when the car will be ready, such as from 17:00 the same day, and call the driver when it's done. For longer jobs, book the collection yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; with their email, the driver gets a confirmation with a calendar file.

If you have a key drop box, explain it in the description. Don't ask for alarm or garage codes in the note.

Drivers can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the booking from your list, across services if needed. If a part arrives late, call the driver yourself, since Book doesn't email clients about changes. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.

Book doesn't track repairs, order parts, take payments or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: with several bays, create services per bay. See the guide on mobile or workshop services. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.