🔧 Built for UK garages & MOT centres

Mechanics on the floor.
No call missed in the office.

RingDesk answers every call to your garage — MOT bookings, service enquiries, fault queries, and pricing questions — so your team can focus on the cars, not the phone.

Works with your existing garage number
Garage Hive & GarageSoft integration
24/7 — including evenings and weekends
TG
Live call — Thornton's Garage
RingDesk Garage Reception AI
Live
TG
Good morning, Thornton's Garage — how can I help you today?
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Hi, I need to book my car in for an MOT please. It's due at the end of the month.
TG
Of course — can I take the registration number so I can check the vehicle details?
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Yes, it's BD21 KJF.
TG
Thanks. We have slots available Wednesday morning or Friday afternoon — which would suit you better?
200–600
calls per month received by a typical busy garage
£4,800
average annual revenue lost to missed MOT and service booking calls
67%
of calls to garages are missed while mechanics are with customers
24/7
coverage including Saturday mornings when call volume peaks
🔔

Call our demo garage — right now

Call Thornton's Garage and experience RingDesk exactly as your customers would. Book an MOT, ask about servicing, get a pricing estimate.

📞 01473 943336

Answered 24/7 · Standard UK call rates · Thornton's Garage is a fictional demo business

What it handles

Every call your garage receives,
handled

From MOT bookings while your team are under a car, to pricing queries out of hours — RingDesk covers every common reason a customer calls your garage.

🔧 Booking calls (while your team are on the workshop floor)
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MOT booking

Takes the vehicle registration, confirms the vehicle type, checks available slots, and creates the booking. Reminds the customer of what to bring and the expected turnaround.

Fully handled + booking created
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Service booking

Books routine servicing appointments — interim, full, or major service — and clarifies the difference for customers who aren't sure what they need.

Fully handled
🛞

Tyre fitting

Takes the tyre size or vehicle registration, checks stock or advises the customer to bring the car in for an assessment, and books a fitting appointment.

Fully handled
⚠️

Diagnostic booking

When a customer describes a fault or warning light, the agent captures the symptoms, books them in for a diagnostic, and sets the right expectation about cost and time.

Fully handled + symptoms logged
💷 Pricing & enquiry calls

MOT pricing

Instantly answers your standard MOT price and any current promotions. Explains what's included and what happens if it fails.

Fully answered from price list
🛠️

Service pricing

Gives indicative pricing for common service types based on your configured price list and vehicle category.

Fully answered
💡

Common fault queries

Answers frequent questions about warning lights, brake pads, tyres, and common issues — without giving technical advice that requires a qualified mechanic.

Answered + booking offered
⏱️

Parts and wait times

Explains typical turnaround times for common jobs and whether same-day service is available.

Fully answered
🔴 Smart escalation
🚨

Urgent / breakdown

Any customer calling with a breakdown or urgent safety concern is immediately transferred to your workshop manager or mobile mechanic number.

Always escalated immediately
⚖️

Insurance or legal queries

Calls relating to accidents, insurance claims, or legal matters are routed to the appropriate person — the agent never advises.

Always routed to the right person
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Complex technical issues

Detailed technical queries that require a qualified mechanic's opinion are escalated immediately with a call-back arranged.

Escalated + call-back arranged
Garage management integrations

Connects to your garage
management system

RingDesk integrates directly with the UK's leading garage management systems, so every booking flows straight into your diary — no manual entry.

Garage Hive
Fastest growing

Garage Hive is the UK's fastest-growing cloud garage management system, trusted by hundreds of independent garages. RingDesk integrates directly to book MOTs, services, and diagnostics straight into your Garage Hive diary.

  • Live booking creation in Garage Hive
  • Vehicle lookup by registration
  • Job type and technician assignment
  • Works with Garage Hive's customer portal
GarageSoft
Established system

GarageSoft is a well-established workshop management system used by independent garages across the UK. RingDesk creates bookings and logs enquiries directly in GarageSoft via its API.

  • Booking creation with full vehicle details
  • Customer record matched or created
  • Job sheet generated automatically
  • Works with GarageSoft's invoicing and diary
Motasoft
MOT specialists

Motasoft is popular with MOT-focused garages and tyre centres. Its integration with RingDesk enables MOT appointment booking from every phone call, with vehicle details pre-filled from the registration lookup.

  • MOT booking with DVLA registration check
  • Slot allocation from Motasoft diary
  • Reminder messages sent to customers
  • Integrates with Motasoft's workflow
AutoWork Online
Cloud-based

AutoWork Online is a cloud-based workshop management platform designed for independent garages. RingDesk connects to create bookings, look up vehicle history, and log customer enquiries automatically.

  • Appointment booking from phone calls
  • Vehicle service history lookup
  • Customer record creation
  • Works with AutoWork's invoicing and EPOS
MyGarage / TechMan
Comprehensive

TechMan is a comprehensive workshop management system favoured by multi-bay garages. RingDesk's integration with TechMan enables full booking creation and customer management from every inbound call.

  • Multi-bay booking management
  • Technician availability and assignment
  • DVLA reg lookup integration
  • Full job sheet creation on booking
Standalone / manual
No system needed

No management system? No problem. RingDesk captures all booking details and sends an instant email and SMS to your workshop manager with everything they need to confirm the appointment.

  • Vehicle reg, name, job type, and preferred time captured
  • Instant email and SMS to your team
  • Full transcript in RingDesk dashboard
  • Works from day one — no setup required
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Also checks the MOT database — RingDesk can look up a vehicle's MOT expiry date from the DVLA API and proactively remind customers when they call for other reasons.

Vehicle data retrieved instantly from the DVLA open API. No extra setup required.

DVLA MOT lookup Registration plate capture Instant email summary UK GDPR compliant
Why garages choose RingDesk

Every missed call is a booking
that went to the garage down the road

Garage customers call 3–4 garages when they need work done. The first one to answer gets the job. RingDesk makes sure that's always you.

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Catches calls on the workshop floor

When your team are all under a car or on the lift, RingDesk answers immediately — capturing the booking before the caller rings your competitor.

📊

Know what your customers need

Full call analytics show your most-requested services, busiest booking times, and most common questions — helping you staff and stock appropriately.

🚗

Loyal customer retention

Garage customers are creatures of habit. RingDesk ensures the experience of calling your garage is always professional, fast, and consistent.

💷

ROI in the first week

One MOT booking captured from a call that would have gone unanswered covers more than a month's RingDesk cost.

Thornton's Garage — This week
Live
MOT — BD21 KJF, Ford Focus
Wed 9am
Booked
Service pricing query — full service cost
Price list
Answered
Tyre fitting — 205/55R16
Fri 2pm
Booked
Brake query — warning light
Thu 10am
Booked
MOT fail retest — KL19 MNP
Mon 8:30am
Booked
Getting started

Live in under an hour — no IT project required

No hardware. No new number. No disruption to your workshop. Your garage number stays exactly where it is.

1

Forward your garage number

Set conditional call forwarding so RingDesk answers when your line is busy or unanswered. Your number stays the same — customers call the same number they always have.

2

Configure your garage agent

We load your services, pricing, opening hours, and the name of your team. The agent knows your MOT price, your service rates, and your typical turnaround times.

3

Every booking confirmed, every caller helped

MOTs booked, services confirmed, faults triaged — while your team focus on the workshop floor.

Pricing for garages

Pricing for garages

Most garages on the Standard plan. Start free for 14 days.

Pay As You Go
30p/min

No monthly fee. Pay for the minutes you use - ideal for low-volume or seasonal businesses.

  • Billed per second, 30s minimum
  • 1 venue, 1 number
  • All industry templates
  • Call transcripts
  • Smart call transfer
  • Email support
Start free trial
Starter
£49/mo

Simple monthly allowance for small businesses with regular, predictable call volumes.

  • 300 minutes per month
  • 1 venue, 1 number
  • All industry templates
  • Call transcripts
  • Smart call transfer
  • Email support
Start free trial
Pro
£199/mo

High-volume or multi-site businesses that need capacity, control, and dedicated support.

  • 1,800 minutes per month
  • Multiple locations & numbers
  • All industry templates
  • Call transcripts
  • Advanced analytics
  • Dedicated onboarding & SLA support
Start free trial

All plans include a 14-day free trial. Prices shown ex-VAT. View full pricing →

Start your free trial

Answer every call.
Fill every bay.

Start a 14-day free trial today — no credit card, no commitment, no new number needed.

Or call our demo garage right now to experience it as your customers would.

Your garage number unchanged
Live in under an hour
Garage Hive & GarageSoft integration
UK GDPR compliant