See the whole day
Know what is booked, active, waiting and ready without walking the workshop for updates.
Workshop management for independent UK garages
Run the workshop from one clear desk.
HoodHero brings bookings, customers, vehicles, jobs, quotes, invoices and proof into one focused browser workspace—so a busy small garage can move faster without losing the record.
- UK small garage beta
- Works in your browser
- Built for independent teams
Already a Garage Pro or eligible Lifetime member? Use your existing HoodHero account.
Cut repeat admin
Carry the same customer, vehicle and job context through each stage instead of re-entering it.
Build customer trust
Explain the work with clear quotes, professional documents and a stronger proof trail.
Keep the history
Make the next visit easier with the customer, vehicle and previous work already connected.
One connected workflow
From first call to clean handover.
The Mechanic Desk follows the work the way an independent garage actually handles it. Each stage builds on the last, so the useful detail stays with the job.
- 01
Book the work
Capture the customer, vehicle, concern and appointment once, then carry that context into the job.
- 02
Plan the day
See booked, active, approval and completion stages together so the next priority is obvious.
- 03
Inspect and diagnose
Record findings, technician notes, vehicle context and supporting evidence against the right job.
- 04
Build the quote
Turn the work identified into a clear, consistent customer quote without starting again elsewhere.
- 05
Complete and prove
Track completed work, preserve proof and create a professional record of what the workshop delivered.
- 06
Invoice and retain
Issue the final document and keep the full customer and vehicle history ready for the next visit.
Workshop overview
See every job moving through the day.
See bookings, active work, approvals and completed jobs together, with the next priority clear at a glance.
The Mechanic Desk
The operational tools a small garage reaches for every day.
HoodHero is deliberately focused: enough structure to run a professional workflow, without the implementation weight and feature sprawl of an enterprise platform.
Run the workshop
Keep the day visible and the team aligned.
A live operational view replaces scattered notes, separate diaries and repeated status checks.
Workshop board
Follow every job through booked, in-progress, approval, completion and collection stages.
Diary and appointments
Plan incoming work, preserve the original customer concern and convert accepted bookings into jobs.
Job ownership
Assign responsibility, surface timing and make it easier for a small team to know what happens next.
Know the work
Give every vehicle a history, not another loose note.
Customer, vehicle and job context stays connected from first contact through future visits.
Customer and vehicle records
Keep contact details, vehicles, notes and previous work linked in one searchable history.
UK vehicle context
Use registration, VIN and available MOT context to reduce re-keying and understand the vehicle sooner.
Focused AI assistance
Use the job and vehicle context already captured to draft clearer notes and practical next steps faster.
Connected job record
Open one record and get the whole story.
Keep the customer, vehicle, concern, technician findings, notes and proof connected, so every handoff starts with the full story.
Move work to money
Make the customer handoff as professional as the repair.
Create a consistent trail from recommendation to quote, proof, invoice and business reporting.
Quotes and invoices
Build customer-ready documents from the job, track their status and generate professional PDFs.
Proof packs and records
Keep findings, photos, notes and completed work together for a clearer, defensible handover.
Business visibility
Review job value and profitability context, maintain your workshop profile and export accounting data.
Professional handover
Turn workshop detail into a confident customer handover.
Carry identified work into clear customer documents, with the proof and status ready beside the job.
Useful at every handoff
One job record. Different views of the same truth.
The owner, front desk and workshop should not have three versions of what is happening. HoodHero keeps the operational context together while each person focuses on their part.
Owner-manager
See the business without chasing the workshop.
Check what is booked, stalled, awaiting approval or ready to invoice from one operating view.
Front desk
Answer customers with the full context in front of you.
Move from appointment to vehicle history, job status and documents without searching across systems.
Technician
Keep the job brief, findings and proof connected.
Work from the same record the front desk sees and leave a useful trail for approval and handover.
Growing small team
Create a repeatable process before admin becomes the bottleneck.
Give new team members a clear workflow without introducing heavyweight enterprise software.
Start without a software project
Your HoodHero account opens the same workshop in the browser.
There is no separate enterprise sales process. Join through the mobile app, then sign in to the Mechanic Desk with the same account and begin setting up the workshop.
- 1Get HoodHero on mobile
Create the account your workshop will use.
- 2Choose Garage Pro or Lifetime
Purchases and restores currently happen through Apple or Google.
- 3Open the Mechanic Desk
Sign in at app.hoodhero.co.uk and create your workshop profile.
Before you move the first job
Mechanic Desk questions.
Who is the Mechanic Desk designed for?
The current UK beta is designed for independent garages and small workshop teams that need a clearer way to organise customers, vehicles, jobs and customer documents.
Do I need to install workshop software?
No. The Mechanic Desk runs in a modern desktop browser. Sign in with the same HoodHero account used in the mobile app.
How do I get access?
Garage access is currently available to eligible UK Garage Pro and Lifetime members. Purchases and restores take place through the HoodHero mobile app.
Does HoodHero replace my accounting package?
Not in the current beta. HoodHero manages operational job records, quotes and invoices and can support accounting exports; it is not a full bookkeeping, tax or payroll system.
Can customers pay through HoodHero?
Web checkout and customer payment processing are not part of the current beta. HoodHero focuses on the workshop workflow and professional customer documents.
Can I still use HoodHero for diagnosis and repair guidance?
Yes. HoodHero keeps its vehicle-aware diagnostic and repair capabilities alongside the garage workflow, so captured context can support the work rather than sit in a separate tool.
Here for your own car?
Jax still puts a practical AI mechanic in every driver’s pocket.
Diagnose symptoms, understand likely costs and follow vehicle-aware repair guidance in the HoodHero mobile app.
Bring the next job into focus
Less chasing. Better records. A more professional workshop.
Existing eligible member? The HoodHero Mechanic Desk is ready in your browser.