GarageHQ

Booking appointments with your garage

When a service, MOT, or inspection comes due, GarageHQ turns the "email the garage and hope for a reply" dance into two clicks from the vehicle's detail page.

1. Open the Appointments section

Scroll to the Appointments section near the bottom of the vehicle detail page. Click Book appointment.

Appointments section with existing appointment and Book button
The Appointments section. Existing bookings list above; Book appointment top-right.

2. Pick a date and reason

The form asks for:

  • Date (required) — date picker, open-ended.
  • Reason — pre-set options: Service, MOT, Tax, Insurance check, Diagnostic, Other. Pick whatever matches.
  • Notes (optional) — anything the garage should know (noises, warning lights, tyres needing replacing).

3. Click Book

Clicking Book appointment does three things in sequence:

  1. Stores the appointment in GarageHQ so it shows on the detail page and on the dashboard.
  2. Sends an email to the garage with the vehicle details, requested date, and your notes. The email is branded as coming from you, with a reply-to address the garage can just hit Reply on.
  3. Attaches a calendar invite (.ics file) so both you and the garage can add it to Outlook/Google Calendar in one click.

Viewing upcoming appointments

All confirmed and pending appointments show in two places:

  • The Appointments section on each vehicle's detail page (that vehicle only).
  • The dashboard card (if one's due soon).

Click an appointment to see the full details, cancel it, or change the date.

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