MOT management for UK garages. Catch every expiry before it lapses.

Track MOT expiry dates, pull official DVSA records by reg, send reminders and turn upcoming MOTs into bookings, all from one screen.

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  • AB12 CDE Overdue (12 days)
  • XY67 FGH Due in 5 days
  • LM19 KTR Due in 21 days
  • PR70 NWA Due in 48 days
  • GH21 BXE Valid
  • VK15 OPD Needs DVLA

MOT work gets missed when expiry dates live in spreadsheets. Four ways it slips.

  • Missed expiry dates

    Manual lists make it easy for due and overdue MOTs to slip past the front desk.

  • Slow vehicle checks

    Checking MOT status and history one vehicle at a time slows advisors down.

  • Scattered reminders

    Calls and messages are hard to track when they sit apart from the customer and vehicle record.

  • Failed tests lose context

    Defects and advisories need to stay with the vehicle after a failed MOT.

One screen for every MOT. From expiry date to booking.

See due and overdue MOTs

Four counts at the top
Total vehicles, overdue, due in the next 30 days, and missing MOT data.
Filter and search
Filter to Due Soon, Overdue or Missing Data. Search by customer, plate, make or model.
List or calendar
Sort by expiry date, or see expiries by month, week or day with a Next Expiry button.

Check MOT status by registration

DVLA vehicle details
Make, model, colour, year, engine size, fuel type, MOT status and expiry, and tax status.
DVSA MOT history
Every test with its date, pass or fail result and mileage, and each item classed advisory, minor, major or dangerous.
One sync for the garage
Refresh MOT Data updates every UK vehicle with a plate in one go.

Send MOT reminders

Automatic by email
Set the weeks before expiry and it goes out on its own. UK garages with the Branded SMS add-on get SMS reminders the same way.
Written for you
The message carries the customer’s first name, the plate and the expiry date.
Overdue gets its own wording
If the MOT has expired, the message says so and asks them to book.
One tap on WhatsApp
WhatsApp opens with the message ready. Review it, change it if you like, and send.

Book the MOT from the dashboard

Pre-filled booking
Name, phone, vehicle and registration fill in, with the MOT service selected.
Pick the slot
Choose the date, time and bay, and submit without leaving the page.
Everything linked
Click any row to open the customer’s profile with their history, vehicles and bookings.

What the customer gets. A plain message on WhatsApp.

Upcoming
Hi Sarah, your vehicle AB12 CDE MOT expires on 15 Mar 2026. Book your MOT with us today!
Overdue
Hi James, your vehicle XY67 FGH MOT expired on 02 Jan 2026. Book your MOT today to stay road legal!

Where it stops. Better to know now.

  • UK vehicles only. The dashboard shows UK-registered vehicles linked to your customers, and your garage must be set up as a UK location.
  • WhatsApp reminders take one tap. Email reminders, and SMS with the Branded SMS add-on, go out on their own a set number of weeks before expiry. WhatsApp opens with the message ready, and someone on your team sends it.
  • DVSA data can lag. A new test can take a few hours to a day to reach DVSA records. Cars under three years old have no MOT history yet.
  • Full history updates on Refresh. Expiry dates refresh from the DVLA every night. Press Refresh MOT Data for the latest DVSA test history.

The MOT is one job. The rest of the workflow is the same.

Each stop links to its full feature page. Those pages use US terms: a job card is a repair order there, and labour is labor. The workflow is the same for a UK garage.

  1. Booking

    Customers pick a slot on your online booking page, day or night. Walk-ins and phone bookings go in the same diary.

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  2. Vehicle health check

    Check the car in with a vehicle health check: tyres, brakes and 12 more systems, with photos and video, before any work starts.

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  3. Estimate and approval

    Send the estimate, parts and labour line by line, as a WhatsApp link. The customer approves, holds or declines each line.

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  4. 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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  5. Invoice and payment

    The invoice fills in from the job and the approved estimate, in GBP with your VAT rate. Record full or part payments and the balance updates.

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  6. Reports

    See what the workshop finished, billed and collected over the period you pick.

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MOT questions

What does MOT management in autoGMS do?

It tracks MOT expiry dates for your customers’ UK vehicles, pulls MOT status and history from DVSA, shows what is due and overdue, sends reminders by email on its own, or on WhatsApp with one tap, and books the MOT.

How does the DVSA lookup help the front desk?

Advisors see MOT status, expiry date, past results, mileage and advisories for a registration without switching to another site.

Can customers book from an MOT reminder?

The reminder asks them to book with you. You can edit the message before sending, for example to add your online booking link. When they reply, book the MOT from the dashboard with the form already filled in.

What happens if a vehicle fails its MOT?

The DVSA history shows the failed test with each defect and advisory, classed minor, major or dangerous. Open the customer’s profile from the row to plan the repair.

Do electric vehicles need an MOT?

Yes. They need their first MOT at three years old and one every year after that. The dashboard tracks them like any other vehicle.

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