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End-to-end garage management software for Irish workshops
Job cards, quoting, invoicing, purchase orders, parts, scheduling, customer portal, and profitability reports in one system. Built for Irish independents, not adapted from dealership software.
Running a garage shouldn't mean running on guesswork
These are the problems we hear from garage owners and managers every week. If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone.
Admin eats your evenings
Job cards on paper, invoices typed up after hours, parts costs tracked in your head. You're running a workshop during the day and doing data entry at night.
Full ramps, thin margins
Workshop's flat out but there's nothing left at month end. Without purchase orders linked to jobs, you can't tell which work makes money and which quietly loses it.
Growth means more chaos
A second location could also double the spreadsheets, phone calls, and Sunday admin. You need one system across all sites, not more workarounds.
Garage software built for how Irish workshops actually work
Built from conversations with independent garages, fast-fit centres, and multi-site operators across Ireland. This is garage management software designed around the way Irish workshops actually run, not a generic system with an Irish skin.
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Job-to-invoice in one workflow
Book a job, assign technicians, log labour and parts, and generate the invoice from one screen. No retyping, no transferring between systems, no paper trail to reconcile at the end of the week.
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Real margins, not guesswork
Purchase orders link to jobs. Labour hours are tracked against cost rates. You see recorded profit per job, service type and technician instead of relying on an estimate.
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Multi-location from day one
Shared customer database, location-specific job numbering, separate labour rates per site. Run two or three workshops from one login with full visibility across all of them.
One system for your entire operation
Job cards, invoicing, purchase orders, reports, customer portal, and car sales are connected in one system
Digital Job Cards
Full job lifecycle from booking to completion. Technician assignment, labour and parts tracking, checklists, time logging, and printable job card PDFs. Search jobs by number, registration, or customer.
Quotes & Invoicing
Quotes convert to invoices in one click with no retyping. The invoice uses the labour and parts already itemised on the job card. Partial payments, credit notes, and email delivery are built in.
Purchase Orders
Create POs linked directly to jobs. Track what you ordered, from which supplier, and at what cost. Receive items, record payments, and compare recorded cost with the amount charged on the job.
Profitability Reports
Reporting across jobs, revenue, outstanding invoices, technician productivity, VAT, and profit margins. See profit per job, per service type, and per technician, then export to CSV or print.
Customer Portal
Customers log in with a one-time code to check job status and view their job history, invoices, statements, and vehicle information.
Car Sales Module
Track vehicles from acquisition to sale. Log purchase price, preparation costs, and where each vehicle is listed. Manage enquiries, record deposits, and review recorded profit per vehicle.
Connected workflow
Clean records for your accountant
Export structured workshop and financial records for the accounting process your garage already uses, with stable document references and VAT detail for reconciliation.
Quotes and job details carry into invoicing.
Received parts and supplier costs remain linked to the work.
Payments, credits and document activity stay on the customer account.
Exports use the operational records already captured by the team.
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Booking
Customer, vehicle and requested work
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Workshop
Labour, checks, parts and progress
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Approval
Quotes and inspection follow-up
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Invoice
Completed work, VAT and payments
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Review
Margin, accounts and workshop activity
What changes when you switch
The difference between running your workshop on paper and running it on proper garage software
Less retyping
Job cards, quotes, invoices, and purchase orders share the same records, so information carries through the workflow instead of being entered again.
Visible job margins
Labour and parts costs stay attached to each job, making it easier to see where work is profitable and where costs are drifting.
Useful customer self-service
The customer portal gives customers secure access to job status, vehicle history, invoices, and statements without another account password.
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Common questions
How much does garage management software cost?
Motorworks starts from EUR 200 per month excluding VAT, with unlimited users, locations and jobs. We confirm the final subscription and onboarding cost after a demo, based on the setup, migration and support your garage needs.
Can I try Motorworks before committing?
Book a free 30-minute demo and we'll walk through your real workflow, from job booking through to invoicing. You can see how Motorworks fits your workshop before making a decision.
How is Motorworks different from other garage software?
Motorworks is built specifically for Irish independent workshops, not adapted from UK dealership software. It includes Irish VRM lookup via 4tonic and Motorcheck, Eircode support, Irish VAT handling, and purchase orders linked to jobs so recorded costs remain connected to the work.
Can I import data from my current system?
Yes. Import customers, vehicles, parts catalogue, and invoice history from CSV files. We provide migration support to make sure you don't lose any history when switching from your current system.
See it working with your actual workflow
Book a 30-minute demo and follow a representative job from booking through to invoice.
