Garage software for UAE workshops. Bookings, bays and VAT-ready invoices in AED.
Run bookings, job cards, bays, inventory, invoices, payments, customer updates and reports from one connected system, in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and every other emirate.
What changes for a UAE workshop. Tax, currency, language and how customers reply.
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VAT-ready invoices with your TRN
Set your VAT rate once. Add the garage TRN and show it on invoices with the tax breakdown. Business customers can carry their own TRN on estimates and invoices.
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AED from booking to invoice
Currency follows the garage’s country, so estimates, invoices, deposits and payments all show AED.
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Arabic for your team and your customers
Set the dashboard to Arabic and it switches to right-to-left. When the garage language is Arabic, the online booking page gives UAE customers an English and Arabic switch.
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Approvals and updates on WhatsApp
UAE customers expect quick updates and a simple approval link. Estimates and invoices open in WhatsApp with the message and link ready, and you tap send. Service reminders can also go by email on their own.
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Customers can pay before pickup
Connect your own Stripe account and invoices can carry a card payment link. The money goes to your bank account through Stripe.
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E-invoicing deadlines to plan for
Under the UAE e-invoicing rollout, businesses below the large-taxpayer threshold appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 31 March 2027 and go live on 1 July 2027.
Across the Emirates. Same system, local work.
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Dubai: busy workshop districts
Whether you run jobs in Al Quoz, DIP, Ras Al Khor, Deira, Jebel Ali or another high-volume area, service advisors control bookings, estimates, job cards, customer updates and handover in one place. Every job stays visible on its bay instead of in a paper folder.
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Dubai: WhatsApp approvals with an audit trail
Build an itemized estimate with labor, parts, notes and photos, and send it on WhatsApp. Once approved, the same record carries through to the job, the invoice, the payment status and the customer’s history.
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Abu Dhabi: service centers and the shops beside them
Service centers need clear customer updates, bay control, VAT-ready invoicing and reporting across service teams. Each approved job becomes a job card on a bay with an assigned technician, so the team sees what is moving and what is waiting.
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Sharjah, Ajman and the Northern Emirates
AED, VAT and Arabic work the same in every emirate. Run several branches under one organization and switch between them from the garage list.
Heat, sand and traffic. The work UAE roads send you.
The climate keeps demand steady. It also means a workshop without a clear process for bookings, parts and job flow backs up in the busy months.
- Summer heat AC failures, battery wear and radiator stress.
- Sand and dust Air filters, engine wear and paint protection.
- Congested traffic Brake wear, transmission stress and overheating.
UAE workshops it’s built for. Different work, same record.
- Independent workshops moving off paper job cards and spreadsheets
- European, Japanese and 4x4 specialists who back up estimates with inspection photos
- Tire, AC, detailing and fast-service teams with short turnaround jobs
- Fleet and multi-branch operators who need the same job and payment status everywhere
Off WhatsApp, paper and spreadsheets. In four steps.
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Map the workshop
Set up services, bays, technicians, invoice defaults, tax fields and how you message customers.
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Bring your data
Import customers from a CSV file, up to 500 at a time. Add services and parts from spreadsheets.
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Go live on the core
Start with bookings, estimates, job cards, approvals, invoices and payments. Add the rest later.
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Tighten reporting
Once real data flows, review bay use, unpaid invoices, parts movement and technician output.
Booking to paid invoice. The same workflow in every market.
Each stop links to its full feature page. Those pages use US terms, where a job card is called a repair order. The workflow is the same in UAE.
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Booking
Customers pick a slot on your online booking page, day or night. Walk-ins and phone bookings go in the same diary.
Read how it works : Booking -
Inspection
Check the car in with a pre-inspection checklist, photos and video, before any work starts.
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Estimate and approval
Send the estimate link by WhatsApp. The customer approves, holds or declines each line.
Read how it works : Estimate and approval -
Job card on a bay
Approved work becomes a job card on a bay, with a technician, a live timer and hold states for parts or approval.
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Invoice and payment
The invoice fills in from the job and the approved estimate, in AED with VAT. Record full or part payments and the balance updates.
Read how it works : Invoice and payment -
Reports
See what the workshop finished, billed and collected over the period you pick.
Read how it works : Reports
Questions workshops ask
Does autoGMS handle UAE VAT?
For invoicing, yes. Set your VAT rate, add your TRN, and invoices carry the tax breakdown. The Tax Report in the Financial Reports add-on shows VAT collected, VAT paid and the net amount for the period. autoGMS doesn’t file your return, so confirm filing requirements with your accountant.
When does UAE e-invoicing start for a garage?
Under the UAE e-invoicing rollout, businesses below the large-taxpayer threshold must appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 31 March 2027 and go live on 1 July 2027. Check your own dates with your accountant.
How do estimates, invoices and payments work together?
Build an itemized estimate with parts and labor and send it on WhatsApp. When the customer approves, the work becomes a job, then an invoice, without typing it again. Record full or part payments on the invoice.
Does it work for workshops in Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
Yes. AED, VAT, Arabic and WhatsApp work the same in every emirate, and a group with branches in several emirates runs them under one organization.
Is autoGMS available in Arabic?
Yes. Set the dashboard to Arabic and it switches to right-to-left. Documents such as delivery notes follow the garage language, and the online booking page lets customers choose English or Arabic.
Can I run more than one branch?
Yes. Group your garages under one organization and switch between them. The garage list shows bookings, revenue and customers for each branch. Each garage keeps its own dashboard.
Does it replace my accounting software?
No, it connects to it. autoGMS handles workshop billing: estimates, invoices, payments and corrections. Sync invoices and payments to Xero, QuickBooks or Sage with the Financial Reports add-on, or export them to CSV for your accountant.
Be live in 5 minutes. Free. No card, no call.
Add your shop, your services and your labor rate, and your online booking page goes live. It stays free. The full shop system is free for 14 days.