One record for every car
In Motors, every vehicle has one record that the whole team works from. It holds the specification and equipment, the price (or POA), the history, the documents, the MOT history, the photos, the video and the costs. When the car sells, the record stays, so you can look back at what you paid, what you spent and what you made.
Cars, vans, motorbikes, motorhomes and caravans each get the fields that make sense for them. A caravan does not ask for mileage; a van can record its load details.
Know what is ready and what is not
The stock list shows what is advertised, what is reserved, what is in preparation and what has sold. Each car shows what still needs attention: missing photos, a missing price, preparation jobs not done. The “Your day” dashboard brings the cars that need action to the top.
Preparation jobs and checklists
Give every car its preparation jobs: valet, service, MOT, bodywork, photos. Staff tick jobs off on a computer or a phone. Jobs due soon are amber and overdue jobs are red, so nothing sits behind the workshop for a fortnight without anyone noticing.
Less typing
- MOT history lookup: bring in the car’s MOT history.
- Document scanner: photograph a V5C, an invoice or an MOT certificate and Motors reads the text for you, and suggests which car it belongs to.
- Import: bring your current stock across from CSV or XML files, including Auto Trader-style and Spidersnet-style exports.
Photos, video and 360° from your phone
Take photos on your phone and they go to your website and CarBrowse together. Walk once round the car and Motors builds a 360° spin. Turn slowly in the driver’s seat for a 360° inside view. Add a walk-round video. One tick blurs the number plate on photos, the spin and the video. See how it looks on dealer websites.
Costs and profit per car
Record what you paid, then add preparation costs and supplier invoices against the car. Motors works out the profit per car and per month. If a cost is missing, the profit shows as unknown rather than counting the cost as zero, so your figures do not look better than they really are.
Selling the car
Print an A4 sales sheet for the windscreen with a QR code that opens the car’s web page. Share the car to Facebook or Instagram from your phone: Motors writes the post and gathers the photos. When it sells, record the sale, produce the invoice (margin scheme, normal VAT or not VAT registered) and get the customer to sign the handover on your phone.
Price and sold status follow the car
Change a price or mark a car sold in Motors and the change follows the car onto your website and CarBrowse. You do not have to remember to update three places.
What is not connected yet
Stock does not go to Autotrader yet: the Autotrader connection is in testing and will be available once approved by Autotrader. Other marketplaces such as PistonHeads or Car & Classic are not connected yet either; Motors shows which of your cars would be ready, but does not send them. Paid history checks (write-off, outstanding finance, stolen) are not connected yet. See the questions and answers.
Price
Stock management is part of every Motors package, not an add-on: £50 a month for up to 30 vehicles, £80 for up to 70 and £120 for up to 150. No setup fee, no VAT to add. See pricing, or open the demo and look round a full stock list.