For garages and mechanics

Websites for garages and mechanics

When a warning light comes on or the MOT is due, drivers look for a garage nearby that they can trust and that can fit them in. We build you a site that answers all three in seconds, live in 24 hours, then look after it for £99 a month.

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What customers look for

What drivers look for in a garage

Few people enjoy choosing a garage. Make it easy with straight answers.

Can you fit me in?

How soon you can take a car, whether you do while-you-wait jobs, and a quick way to book or call.

Do you do MOTs?

Only test centres approved by the DVSA can carry out MOTs. If you're one, say so up front and show how to book.

What will it cost?

Fixed prices for MOTs and services if you offer them, and how you quote for repairs.

Do you know my car?

The makes you specialise in, and whether you work on hybrids and electric cars.

Can I trust you?

Membership of schemes such as Trust My Garage, the Good Garage Scheme or The Motor Ombudsman, if you belong, and real reviews.

Getting there and back

Opening hours, where you are, courtesy cars, collection and delivery: the practical things that decide it.

An example page outline

The pages a garage website needs

Where most garage and mechanic sites start. Add your specialisms and drop what you don't do.

  1. HomeWhat you do, the area you cover, your hours and a button to call or book.
  2. MOT testingBooking, what's checked, retests, and a link to GOV.UK's free MOT history check.
  3. ServicingInterim and full services, and how you look after cars still under warranty.
  4. Repairs and diagnosticsBrakes, clutches, suspension, exhausts and warning lights.
  5. Tyres, batteries and air conThe quick jobs drivers search for.
  6. Hybrid and electricOnly if you work on them, with your technicians' qualifications.
  7. PricesThe fixed prices you're happy to publish.
  8. About and reviewsYour team, how long you've been going, the schemes you belong to and real reviews.
  9. Contact and bookingAn enquiry form, your number, your hours and directions.
Sample site. Redwood Autos is a made-up business, built to show how a site for a garage is laid out. The name, number and details are placeholders.
Sample site

A sample garage site

The shape of the home page we'd build you. The garage here is made up.

  • Call and Book an MOT buttons where drivers look first.
  • A headline that says what you do and where.
  • Your MOT approval and the schemes you belong to in the trust line, only if true.
  • MOTs, servicing and diagnostics up front, each with its own page.
  • Opening hours for every day, marked up so search engines can read them.
The details

The details that matter for garages

What helps a driver pick you over the garage down the road. We only show what you tell us is true.

MOT approval

If you're a DVSA-approved test centre, say so clearly. Your MOT page can link to GOV.UK's free MOT history check so drivers can see their car's record.

Cars under warranty

Drivers with newer cars worry about their warranty. If you service to the manufacturer's schedule, explain how.

Hybrids and EVs

If your technicians are trained to work on high-voltage systems, for example to an IMI TechSafe standard, say so: it matters to EV owners.

Schemes and memberships

Trust My Garage, the Good Garage Scheme, The Motor Ombudsman or the RMI: show the ones you belong to, and never one you don't.

Booking

Upkept doesn't run a booking calendar, so your Book button goes to the booking tool you use, or to your phone.

Built for search

Your site is marked up for search engines with what you do, your phone number, your hours and where you are.

Change it by chat

Things garage owners ask their site to do

No editor and no waiting for a web designer. Type what you want, see a preview of exactly what will change, and tap approve. Nothing goes live until you say so, and any change can be undone.

Beyond the website

Getting more work from your website

Small habits that keep the ramps busy.

  • Link your website from your Google Business Profile, with matching hours.
  • Give MOTs, servicing and your specialisms their own pages.
  • Publish the prices you're happy to fix.
  • Show real reviews, with your customers' permission.
  • Put your web address on invoices and on your MOT reminders.
One price

£99 a month, everything included

The build, hosting, security, backups and unlimited changes. No setup fee. A 12-month initial plan, then month to month.

Upkept

£99/month

No setup fee · 12-month plan, then rolling monthly

  • A complete, professionally designed website
  • Built and live within 24 hours
  • Hosting, domain, SSL, security & daily backups
  • SEO built in, plus your Google listing kept in step
  • Unlimited changes, just ask
  • Monthly report & real UK support
Need a domain? Add a new web address from £12/year, billed with your plan and set up for you. Already own one? Bring it at no extra cost.
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FAQ

Garages ask us

Can customers book an MOT on the website?

Your Book buttons can go to the booking tool you already use, or ring you. Upkept doesn't run a booking calendar itself, and your number sits at the top of every page.

Can the site link to the MOT history check?

Yes. Your MOT page can link to GOV.UK's free MOT history service, which shows a vehicle's past MOT results.

Do you build websites for mobile mechanics?

Yes. A mobile mechanic's site focuses on the area you cover, the jobs you can do on a driveway and how to book.

Can I show my prices?

Yes, as a price table for MOTs, services and common jobs. Change any price by asking.

I already have a website. Can you move it?

Yes. Bring your domain at no extra cost and we'll handle the move. If your old site has content worth keeping, we use it as the starting point.

How much does a website for a garage cost?

Upkept is £99 a month with no setup fee, on a 12-month initial plan, then month to month. Our cost guide compares that with DIY builders and one-off builds. Read the website cost guide.

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