A plumber in Sydney
OneBookPlus Plumbing
The home page: the name centred over the menu, a dark hero photo, a navy quote button and a grid of services.
Open the OneBookPlus Plumbing site(opens in a new tab)Built for Australian Mechanical Workshops
Every car you've ever touched. One book.
Win the next service before the dealer texts them first.
Customer-vehicle directory, rego & CTP reminders, digital inspections, SMS quote approval, parts and bays, built around the vehicle, not a generic job card. All-in-one for $0 to $69/mo, replaces Workshop Software + MechanicDesk + Xero + your reviews tool.
Free plan. No card required. · GST & ABN built-in · VIN scan + rego reminders · Sign up in 60 seconds
Built and supported in AustraliaOpen a live demo business
Cut $122+/mo from your software stack by replacing Workshop Software + Xero + Mailchimp + a reviews tool with OneBookPlus.
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Reference material for workshops and operators
Founder Guide
Start an Auto Business
8-step founder guide, ABN, GST, MTA registration, workshop fit-out, insurance, pricing, finding fleet clients.
InteractiveWorkshop Labour Rate Calculator
Interactive estimator combining hourly rate, parts markup, sublet, EPA disposal fees, and GST.
ReferenceMotor Trade Licence by State
VIC LMCT, NSW MD/MR, QLD MD licence, SA, WA, state-by-state thresholds and regulators.
Operator GuideVehicle Repair Award (MA000089)
Plain-English MA000089, Stream A/B/C classifications, tool allowance, fares, RDOs.
ReferenceWorkshop Insurance Guide
PL, workers comp, tools, vehicle, professional indemnity, customer-vehicle cover, premium ranges.
Free ToolFree VIN Check & Decoder
Validate any 17-character VIN and decode make, model, engine and safety equipment, no signup.
Free ToolService Due Calculator
When the next service falls due by manufacturer schedule, from current KMs and last service.
Free ToolRego Cost Calculator
Annual registration cost including CTP for every Australian state and territory.
Free ToolRoadworthy / Pink-slip Cost
VIC RWC, NSW eSafety pink slip, QLD Safety Certificate and other state inspection costs.
Free ToolCar Running Cost Calculator
True annual cost of a car from kilometres, fuel, rego, insurance and servicing.
Key takeaways
5- OneBookPlus is workshop management software for Australian mechanics, panel beaters, tyre shops, auto electricians and detailers, replacing stacks like Workshop Software (from $119/mo) and MechanicDesk. Vendor prices verified 2 August 2026. One platform from $0/mo (Free), $29/mo (Starter) or $69/mo (Growth, billed in AUD).
- Every workflow is built around the customer-vehicle history, rego, VIN, make/model, KMs, service log, rather than a generic job. The VIN barcode scanner removes 30 seconds from every new-customer intake and prevents wrong-model service quotes.
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- Rego and CTP green-slip expiry tracking with auto-SMS reminders at 30, 14 and 3 days is the highest-ROI feature, most independent workshops recover 2-4 service bookings per week from customers who would otherwise drift to the dealer.
- State-specific Roadworthy (VIC RWC), pink-slip (NSW e-Safety), Safety Certificate (QLD) and other inspection workflows are available as a free marketplace app. It holds the checklist, the photo evidence and the customer-signable PDF, and the inspection is lodged through your state's own scheme.
- SMS quote approval for mid-job variations (extra brake work, hidden damage) writes back to the job automatically, eliminating the back-and-forth and the invoice-day disputes that cost workshops time and trust.
Everything You Need
Built for How Workshops Actually Work
The day-to-day primitives an Australian mechanical workshop runs on, vehicles, service history, inspections, quotes, bays, parts, invoicing and reviews, on one platform.
Customer-Vehicle Directory
Every car you've ever touched, indexed by rego, owner, make/model, VIN and service history. Scan the VIN once, make, model, year, engine and transmission auto-fill.
Rego & CTP Reminders
Per-vehicle rego expiry tracking with auto-SMS at 30, 14 and 3 days. NSW CTP green-slip expiry alongside. Each text carries a link to book, or your phone number if you have no booking page.
Digital Inspections
Digital inspection: mark each item good, monitor or needs attention, and add a note, a reading or a photo to anything you flag. Tyre tread and brake pads front and rear. Customer gets a tap-to-view link, no app install on their side.
SMS Quote Approval
Tech finds extra work mid-job, you send a one-tap approval link. Customer reviews scope + photos + price and approves on the link, and the variation rolls into the invoice. Invoice-day disputes drop to near zero.
Workshop Bay Scheduler
Hour-by-hour Gantt across every bay and hoist. Drag to reschedule, conflicts highlight in red, capacity tile makes phone-quoting fast: "I can get you in Thursday 10am."
Parts & Stock Reorder
Min/max stock per SKU with supplier mapping to Repco, Bursons, GPC and Bapcor. Auto-emailed POs when stock dips below threshold. Stock-on-hand value rolls up to the dashboard.
GST & BAS Ready
Every invoice carries your ABN and 10% GST. Quarterly BAS summary is one click, labour, parts and supplier expenses all categorised. Scan a supplier invoice and the AI reads the GST off it.
Reviews on Autopilot
When a booking is marked complete, the customer is emailed asking them to rate the visit. A low rating also gets a private form that comes straight to your Reviews page, and every customer is still offered your public review page: your Google listing once you connect and choose it, or your own OneBookPlus review page. On the Growth plan you can also switch on review follow-ups after a job is done or an invoice is paid.
Start free, sign up in 60 seconds
Free plan available · No credit card · Cancel anytime
Website included
A website for your workshop, included.
Every paid plan includes a full website, hosted by us, with nothing extra to buy and no separate builder: your site, its booking page and the tools behind them sit on one plan. The Free plan keeps the booking page and does not have the website.
The AI drafts every page from your own answers about your workshop work, not from your business name, and it does not invent claims. Every page is laid out for a phone as well as a desk. In the Website Studio you edit any section in place, add text, lists and buttons inside it, choose how many cards sit across, and change the look, which keeps your words, your photos and the spacing you set. The booking page is built in and the site's Book buttons go to it. Your first AI build is included with the plan. A later rebuild runs on AI Companion credits, and one that starts fresh replaces your pages, saving a restore point in History first.
Bookings around the clock
Customers book a service or breakdown tow-in at 9pm while you're closed. The booking lands in your dashboard with the rego and reported fault, ready for Monday's bay schedule.
Prices up front
Logbook service from $220. Brake pads + rotors $480. A customer sees the price before they book.
Your services and the area you cover
The AI writes your services and the area you cover from your answers, so when someone searches 'mechanic in [suburb]' there is a page that says what you do and where.
No card needed to start.
The Website Studio's Build with AI at its Plan step, on our plumbing demo: the pages, sections and menu the AI proposed from the answers already on the account, before anything is built. Click it to see it full size, or watch the recording of the build on the homepage.
What each plan holds for workshops
Free
$0
A branded booking page on your OneBookPlus address. No website on this plan.
Starter
$29/mo
A website on your OneBookPlus address, hosted with SSL: 10 pages and a blog. The first AI draft is included.
Plus
$49/mo
Your own domain with SSL, 50 pages and a members area.
Growth
$69/mo
Unlimited pages, and a landing page per suburb from one template.
Your own domain connects on an active paid Plus or Growth subscription, not during the 14 day trial; a trial site lives on your OneBookPlus address. Every published site carries a small “Made with OneBookPlus” credit.
Three businesses, three looks
All three sites were drafted by the AI from the owner's answers, our own site included. It picks one of eight heading and body type pairings and how the cards sit (a fine line, a bold outline, a soft lift or no card), so a plumber's site, a driving school's and ours do not come out alike. Switch the view to see each one on a desktop, a tablet and a phone, click any screenshot to see it full size, or open the live site in a new tab. The plumber and the driving school are our demo businesses, not customers.
A driving school in Donnybrook
OneBookPlus Driving School
The home page: a teal logo and name on the left, an L plates hero and lessons and packages as cards.
Open the OneBookPlus Driving School site(opens in a new tab)
Our own site, built the same way
OneBookPlus
The home page: a serif heading beside a framed photo on pale grey, and no full width hero at all.
Open the OneBookPlus site(opens in a new tab)See it in action
What the job looks like on the bay floor.
Not mockups, the real product screens for a working day in the bay.
Workshop job board
The OneBookPlus job pipeline: every car moves lane to lane from booked in to ready for pickup, so the whole workshop sees what's on the hoists at a glance.
Every customer's history
The customer record: contact details, jobs, invoices and notes on one screen, with their vehicles and service history linked by rego and VIN.
GST invoice, Pay Now link
Labour, parts and sublet itemised with your ABN and 10% GST: branded PDF with a Stripe Pay Now link.
Simple Workflow
From driveway to invoice in four steps
Built around the customer-vehicle history rather than a generic job, everything ties back to the rego.
1
Step 1Scan the VIN
Open the new-vehicle form on your phone, scan the VIN barcode on the door jamb. Make, model, year, engine and transmission auto-fill from the vPIC database.
2
Step 2Quote with photos
Walk around the car with the digital inspection. Mark each item good, monitor or needs attention, and add photos and notes to anything you flag. Send the customer a tap-to-view link before you start.
3
Step 3Approve extras by SMS
Tech finds extra brake work or hidden damage. Send a one-tap approval SMS with photos and price. The customer approves on the link; the variation rolls into the job.
4
Step 4Invoice + service log
Send a GST-compliant invoice on completion. Service log writes back to the vehicle automatically. Logbook reminder schedules forward by KM + time.
Add your first vehicle, Free
Scan your first VIN the day you sign up
Who it's for
Built for every workshop
From a one-bay mobile mechanic to a multi-site smash repair group. OneBookPlus adapts.
Independent Mechanic
One or two bays, 30-50 active customers. Needs vehicle history, rego reminders, GST-compliant invoicing, and a simple bay schedule.
Tyre & Brake Shop
High-volume, fast-turnover. Needs per-wheel tread tracking, rotation reminders, and quick SMS quote approval before fitting.
Panel Beater / Smash Repair
Insurance-led work. Needs every IAG, Suncorp, AAMI, Allianz or RACV claim tracked from quote to assessor approval to return, with photo evidence.
Auto Electrician
Diag-heavy work with hidden faults. Needs the digital inspection with dash-warning capture and customer-friendly fault explanation.
What a four-tool stack costs each month
Named tools, at each vendor’s own cheapest published plan, and ours underneath. Vendor pricing changes, so check each one before you decide.
Workshop SoftwareWorkshop management
$79/moXeroAccounting
$37/moMailchimpCustomer reminders
Not publishedNiceJob / PodiumReviews
$75/moTotal monthly cost$191/mo + Mailchimp
Or use OneBookPlus
$69/mo
Everything in the list above, on one bill.
Start freeNo credit card · Free forever · Cancel anytime
Example walkthrough
Wednesday on the bay floor, key-drop to paid
An illustrative walkthrough of a typical workshop day
You open the bay scheduler on the workshop tablet first thing. The booked cars are laid out against the hoists, and there is a walk-in idling out front. The first logbook service is a repeat customer, so you tap the rego and the whole service history is there: last visit, kilometres, and whatever was flagged as watch next time.
The walk-in is a brake squeal. You scan the VIN on the door jamb and the make, model, year and engine fill themselves in. You walk the car with the digital inspection, work through each wheel, photograph the worn pads and the leaking caliper, and send a tap-to-view quote to the owner's phone with the parts and labour itemised and GST included. She approves it from her desk before you are back in the office.
Mid-morning, part-way through the logbook service, your tech finds a perished CV boot. You send a one-tap SMS approval with the photo and the price. The customer approves it on the link and the variation rolls straight into the job, so there is no argument on invoice day.
Through the day, rego reminders fire automatically to customers due in the next fortnight, each with a link to book. The bookings that come back from them are work that otherwise walks to the dealer.
By knock-off the finished cars are invoiced and some are already paid through the Pay Now link. Parts used come off stock automatically, and a purchase order goes to your supplier when a line drops below its minimum. Every completed booking queues a review request, and at BAS time the GST summary exports in one click.
How we compare
OneBookPlus vs workshop software
How we compare to the tools Australian workshops typically use.
| Feature | OneBookPlus | Workshop Software | MechanicDesk | Xero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer-vehicle directory | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| VIN decoder | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Rego & CTP reminders | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Digital inspection with photos | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SMS quote approval | Yes | No | No | No |
| Workshop bay scheduler | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Parts catalogue + supplier POs | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| GST invoicing + BAS export | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Bank-feed reconciliation | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Google review automation | Yes | No | No | No |
| Free plan available | Yes | No | No | No |
| Price | From $0/mo | $119+/mo | Subscription | $37+/mo |
Built for Australian workshops
Rego
Automated rego and service reminders
VIN
New vehicles added with a VIN scan
100%
GST + ABN compliant on every invoice and quote
$0
Free plan to get started, no card required
Workshop savings calculator
What does your current mechanic software stack cost you?
Adjust the numbers below to match your real monthly spend. The total updates live, and so does what you'd save by replacing the lot with OneBookPlus.
Accounting (Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks)
Xero's cheapest published plan
$/mo
Jobs & quotes (Workshop Software, MechanicDesk, Orderry)
ServiceM8's cheapest published plan
$/mo
Website + hosting (Squarespace, Wix)
Squarespace's cheapest published plan, billed monthly
$/mo
Bookings (Calendly, Acuity)
Calendly publishes US$10/mo. Type what you pay in Australian dollars.
$/mo
CRM (HubSpot, Pipedrive)
HubSpot publishes US$20/mo. Type what you pay in Australian dollars.
$/mo
Email marketing (Mailchimp, Klaviyo)
Mailchimp publishes no ongoing price. Type what you pay.
$/mo
Rows open at the cheapest plan Xero, ServiceM8 and Squarespace publish, verified 2 August 2026. Calendly and HubSpot publish in US dollars and Mailchimp publishes no ongoing rate, so those three rows open at zero for you to fill in rather than carry a converted figure.
Your current stack
$90/mo
= $1,080/year
With OneBookPlus Starter
$29/mo
Replaces everything in the list. One bill.
You save$61/mo
Per year$732
Over 5 years, at current prices$3,660
Free plan available · No card required · Cancel anytime
One day, written by itself, an illustrated day of an Australian mechanic workshop run on OneBookPlus
An illustrated day, not real customer data. Scroll through it from morning to 5pm: the AI receptionist answers and books a missed call, the work runs from the app, the GST invoice is sent on the spot, payment lands and the books balance themselves, a review invite is queued for the next daily run, and the day closes with the ledger already written.
7:15am
While you're opening the bays
The school-run squeal you'd have missed.
Mick's Camry started squealing on the school run. He calls the first workshop on Google, you, while you're rolling up the doors.
AI Receptionist
Answered before the first coffee is poured.
The AI answers in two rings, books the 9:00 am bay and texts a confirmation, before your first coffee.
In the bay
The job card beats him there.
Job card on the workshop iPad: rego, VIN, fault notes. The brake quote is pre-filled from your price book and approved by SMS.
From the service desk
Invoiced from the service desk, not the office.
One tap converts the job to a GST invoice with a pay link. No re-typing, no evening paperwork.
While the next car goes up
Paid, and the parts markup is already in.
Card payment lands, the books update themselves, and $60.91 GST is set aside for BAS.
Reputation on autopilot
The review ask, once the squeal has gone.
Once the booking is marked complete, a review request goes out by email at the delay you set. Nobody has to catch the customer at the counter.
The day closes itself
Six cars out, one booked for tomorrow.
Six cars out the door and one booked for tomorrow. The book did the rest.
$0
collected
0
admin tasks done by AI
0
evenings lost
An illustrated day, not real customer data. AI Receptionist is a $79/mo add-on that needs AI Companion ($25/mo, included on Growth), and AI Companion is what sends the review invite as well. The rest of the day is the app itself.
Workshop pricing
Four plans. All built for workshops.
Start free, upgrade when the bookings justify it. No contracts, no setup fees, no per-bay tax. Cancel any time.
Free
$0/forever
Get your first vehicle in the book today, no credit card.
- 10 invoices/month
- Customer-vehicle directory + VIN scan
- Rego & CTP reminders
- GST + ABN built-in
- Branded booking page
- Mobile PWA (works in the bay)
Starter
$29/mo
Replaces Workshop Software + Xero + your booking and reminder tools.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited invoices, quotes & jobs
- Digital inspections with photos
- SMS quote approval for variations
- Workshop bay scheduler
- Stripe online payments + reminders
- Accounting, P&L & BAS reports
- 3 team members
No card · Drops to Free if you don't upgrade
Our pickGrowing
Plus
$49/mo
Outgrowing the basics, advanced reporting.
Our pick: unlimited contacts and booking pages for $49
- Everything in Starter
- Your own domain, 50 pages, members area, 5 GB media
- Unlimited contacts & bookings
- Advanced reporting & analytics
- Batch invoicing
- Paid memberships: charge customers weekly or monthly, on your own Stripe
- Budget tracking
- 5 team logins
Growth
$69/mo
For busy workshops chasing reviews, reminders and repeat work.
- Everything in Plus
- Parts catalogue + supplier POs
- Reputation Engine (auto Google reviews)
- SMS marketing to your customer list
- Paid add-on: Google Ads dashboard, $99/mo
- Capped-price service plans
- 10 team members
Prices in AUD inc. GST. Online card payments carry Stripe processing fees (1.7% + 30¢ AU cards) plus a 2.5% OneBookPlus platform fee. See the full plan comparison
Already on another tool?
Switching from Workshop Software, MechanicDesk or Orderry?
Switching is designed to fit in a single evening. Export your customers and vehicles as CSV from your current tool, import them into OneBookPlus with the bulk importer, and you're live before the first car rolls in tomorrow.
- 1Export customers + vehicles CSV from your current tool (5 min)
- 2Upload via the bulk importer, rego, VIN and KMs auto-map (10 min)
- 3Set up your service types, labour rate and parts suppliers (15 min)
- 4Cancel your old subscriptions tomorrow morning, coffee in hand
Switch from
Workshop Software
MechanicDesk
Orderry
Spreadsheets
Built-in AI
Can’t get to the phone? Your AI can.
You're under a bonnet or mid-repair, you can't drop the tools for every call, and a missed call is a booking that drives off.
AI ReceptionistAnswers every call + text 24/7 in 10+ languages, books the job into your calendar, and captures the lead. When you want it, your phone rings like a real call, answer in the app to take over. Free AU number included.AI CompanionChases overdue invoices, follows up quotes, asks happy clients for reviews, and texts you a 5pm recap, automatically, in the background.
Incoming
OneBookPlus
AI Receptionist · incoming call
“Car's grinding when I brake, can you look today?”
DeclineAnswer
If you don't answer, the AI books it, Brake inspection · today 3:30pm, and texts a confirmation.
Extend Your Toolkit
Apps for Australian Workshops
Rego reminders, VIN decoder, digital inspections, parts reorder, workshop bays and more, install in a click.
Australian Owned
Built in Melbourne, AU
GST Compliant
ATO-ready from day one
Encrypted & Isolated
TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest, tenant isolation at the database layer, read the security page
Free Plan Available
No credit card needed
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about workshop software for Australian mechanics, panel beaters and tyre shops.
What features does OneBookPlus have for mechanical workshops?
A customer-vehicle directory with VIN decoding, service history per vehicle, rego and CTP expiry tracking with auto-SMS reminders, digital vehicle inspections, SMS quote approval for mid-job variations, workshop bay scheduling, parts catalogue with supplier reorder, mechanic productivity reporting, and GST-compliant invoicing. Every workflow is built around the customer-vehicle relationship rather than generic jobs.
Can I send rego expiry reminders to customers automatically?
Yes. Rego & CTP Reminders is free on every plan. Each customer-vehicle stores the rego expiry date (and NSW CTP green-slip expiry if applicable). SMS + email reminders fire at 30, 14 and 3 days before expiry. Each text carries a link to your booking page, or your phone number if you have no booking page, so the customer can book straight away. Covers every Australian state and territory.
Does the VIN decoder work for grey-import vehicles?
The VIN decoder is backed by the NHTSA vPIC database with AU-market fallbacks for grey imports. For most Japanese, European and US-market vehicles you get make, model, year, variant, engine, transmission, fuel type and kerb weight. Some 1990s and earlier grey imports may still need manual entry.
Does OneBookPlus do roadworthy and pink-slip inspections?
The Roadworthy / Pink-slip Workflow app provides a digital inspection checklist tailored to each Australian state, VIC RWC, NSW pink-slip e-Safety, QLD Safety Certificate, TAS RVI, WA DVS, SA Inspection, NT MVR. Each line item supports photo evidence and pass/fail with a rework note, and every state produces a customer-signable PDF. The checklist, the photo evidence and the signed copy stay in OneBookPlus, and you lodge the inspection through your state's own system as you do now. NSW e-Safety lodgement has to go through TfNSW-accredited software used by an Authorised Inspection Scheme examiner.
Can I track parts stock and re-order from Repco or Bursons?
Yes. The parts catalogue supports min/max stock levels per SKU with supplier mapping to Repco, Bursons, GPC (Burson), Bapcor, Castrol and other AU trade suppliers. When stock dips below the minimum, an auto-generated purchase order is emailed straight to the supplier. The delivery reconciles back to stock when you mark it received.
Is it GST and ABN compliant for an Australian workshop?
Yes. Every quote and invoice automatically calculates 10% GST and displays your ABN. The chart of accounts maps labour, parts, sublet and freight to AU-standard codes. Record a customer payment against an invoice and the receivable clears in the ledger. Quarterly BAS export is one click, GST collected and paid, ready for your accountant. Direct ATO PLS lodgement via the Tax Lodgement app is coming soon.
How does OneBookPlus compare to MechanicDesk or Workshop Software?
OneBookPlus replaces a stack, workshop management, accounting, marketing, reviews, with one platform from $0/mo (Free), $29/mo (Starter) or $69/mo (Growth). MechanicDesk is workshop-only and pairs with separate accounting; Workshop Software starts from $119/mo and bills accounting on top. Vendor prices verified 2 August 2026. OneBookPlus is built around the customer-vehicle history first, with invoicing, accounting, marketing and reviews on the same data, no exports, no double-entry.
What is the best workshop software for a small mechanical workshop in Australia?
The best fit for an independent Australian workshop keeps the customer-vehicle history, parts, invoicing and accounting on the same data rather than running a job tool plus a separate accounting package. OneBookPlus is built that way, VIN service history, rego and CTP reminders, digital inspections, parts re-ordering from AU trade suppliers, GST-compliant invoicing and one-click quarterly BAS, from $0/month. Workshop-specific rivals like MechanicDesk and Workshop Software cover the job side well but bill accounting separately; OneBookPlus bundles it.
Is OneBookPlus a ServiceM8 alternative for mechanics?
Yes, with a workshop focus. ServiceM8, Tradify and AroFlo are general trades and field-service apps, great for dispatching generic jobs, but a car is just another job line and you still add Xero for accounting. OneBookPlus is built around the vehicle: VIN-keyed service history, rego/CTP reminders, roadworthy and pink-slip workflows, parts markup, plus invoicing, accounting, marketing and reviews on one platform. For a mechanic who wants vehicle records rather than generic job cards, it replaces the job app and the accounting tool together.
About the author
Bishal Shrestha
Founder & CEO, OneBookPlus
Bishal spent a decade running digital projects for Australian small businesses before founding OneBookPlus. He writes and maintains these pages, and publishes what OneBookPlus does not do alongside what it does.
Read the founder bioHow this page was researched
The compliance and licensing statements above are taken from the bodies this page links to, including the NSW Government, the Queensland Government and the VACC, so you can read the rule rather than take our word for it. Plan prices come from the OneBookPlus price registry, so the page and the checkout cannot disagree. Everything said about OneBookPlus describes what the product does today, and the page says so where it does not do something.
How OneBookPlus Works for Workshops
Most independent Australian workshops are still run on carbon-copy job cards, a wall planner, and a separate accounting package that never quite agrees with the till. You write the job up by hand, photograph the worn brake pads on your phone, text them to the customer, and then re-key the whole thing into Workshop Software or MYOB at the end of the day. The service history lives in a filing cabinet, so when a regular books in you can't remember what you flagged “watch next time” six months ago, and neither can the customer. Worst of all, when their rego comes due, it's the dealer's reminder that lands, not yours, and the service walks out the door.
OneBookPlus rebuilds the workshop around the vehicle. Scan the VIN once and the make, model, year, engine and transmission auto-fill; every job, photo, inspection and invoice from then on is indexed to that rego. Build a digital inspection on your phone, mark each item good, monitor or needs attention, attach photos to anything you flag, and send the customer a tap-to-view quote they can approve from work. When the tech finds extra work mid-job, a one-tap SMS approval rolls the variation straight into the invoice, so the bill is never a surprise. And the rego & CTP reminder engine fires automatically at 30, 14 and 3 days, bringing the next service back to your bay instead of the dealer's.
Your Daily Workflow
The day starts on the bay scheduler, an hour-by-hour view across every hoist, with conflicts in red and a capacity tile so you can quote a walk-in on the spot: “I can get you in Thursday 10am.” Jobs move from Booked to In Bay to Awaiting Approval to Ready as the day runs. Parts come off stock automatically as they're fitted, and when a SKU drops below its minimum a purchase order fires straight to Repco, Bursons or Bapcor. Every completed job converts to a GST-compliant invoice with your ABN and a Pay Now link, and the customer gets a review request by email once the booking is marked complete. On Growth you can also switch on follow-ups after a job or a paid invoice.
Workshop Costs & Accounting
A customer paying the Pay Now link on an invoice clears that invoice and relieves the receivable, so nothing sits in aged debtors that has actually been paid. Costs go in from the paperwork: drag in the Repco or Bursons PDF, or photograph the docket, and the AI reads the supplier, date, GST and total for you to confirm. Code parts to the job, and fuel, insurance and tooling to their own categories. Come BAS time, the GST summary is already prepared, GST collected on labour and parts, GST credits on purchases, net owing, exportable in one click or shareable with your accountant. Direct ATO lodgement via the Tax Lodgement app is coming soon.
Getting Started
Sign up free, no credit card, no lock-in. Choose “Mechanic” as your business type and OneBookPlus pre-configures workshop service categories (logbook service, brakes, clutch, diagnostics, tyres), an AU chart of accounts, and invoice templates with your ABN. Import your customers and vehicles via CSV from Workshop Software, MechanicDesk, Orderry or a spreadsheet. Most workshops scan their first VIN within ten minutes and have the rego-reminder engine running by the end of the day.
See it with real data
The live demo is a working OneBookPlus account with invoices, quotes and jobs already in it, click around before you decide anything.
Stop hunting through carbon-copy job cards. Start running the workshop.
Join Australian workshops running on OneBookPlus. Free to start, upgrade when you're ready.
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Authoritative sources
Where the regulatory and licensing facts on this page come from
Australian repairers operate under state roadworthy/safety-inspection schemes, the national vehicle-repair award, and Australian Consumer Law. We cite the primary bodies for the claims on this page so you can verify directly.
- VicRoads, Roadworthy Certificate (RWC) , Licensed Vehicle Tester scheme and RWC requirements in VIC.
- Transport for NSW, Vehicle safety inspections (e-Safety / pink slip) , Authorised inspection scheme and e-Safety check in NSW.
- Queensland Government, Vehicle inspections & Safety Certificates , Approved Inspection Station scheme in QLD.
- Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 (MA000089) , Modern award covering workshop employment conditions.
- ACCC, Repair, replace, refund (consumer guarantees) , Consumer guarantees that apply to motor-vehicle repairs.
- Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) , Peak body for the automotive retail, service and repair industry.
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