An empty driveway at 8am
The customer forgot and drove the car to work. That's your morning gone and fuel wasted. An automatic text the day before confirms the booking, or gives them the chance to move it before you set off.
For mobile mechanics
Book it. Text them. Fix it. Get paid.
Put the job in your diary and TradePlanr texts the customer the day before, so the car's on the drive and the keys are ready when you pull up. Then quote, sign off extra work, invoice and take a card payment before you leave.
Free to start · No card · No download needed — works in your browser
Sound familiar?
The bits of mobile work that cost you more than the job does.
Customers who only call when it breaks
Servicing is only repeat work if they remember it's due. TradePlanr texts them when it comes round again, with your booking link, so they book you rather than the next name on Google.
"You never said it'd be that much"
Prices agreed over the phone turn into arguments on the drive. Send an itemised quote for parts and labour that they accept on their phone, and get extra work signed off before you fit the new discs.
Parts receipts all over the van
Factor receipts in the door pocket, online orders in your email. Snap each one against the job it's for, and see what every job actually made once the parts are paid for.
Built for working off the van
Everything on your phone, working from the customer's drive, a car park or the side of the road.
SMS reminders straight from your diary
Day-before confirmations and service-due reminders go out automatically from the jobs in your diary, branded as your business. You don't have to remember to send them.
Let customers book you
Share your free booking page and customers request a slot with their address, a description of the car and what's wrong, and a preferred date. Accept it and it lands in your diary as a job.
Quotes and extra work, signed for
Itemised quotes accepted with a digital signature, plus variations for the extra work you find once the wheel's off. The customer acknowledges them on your screen and they go straight onto the invoice.
Invoice and get paid on the drive
Turn the finished job into an invoice in under a minute and let the customer pay by card from the link. The money goes to your bank via Stripe and the invoice marks itself paid.
Your service sheet, digitally
Build your own job sheet or checklist, or photograph the paper one you already use and let AI rebuild it (a Pro feature). Fill it in on site, get it signed, and send it as a branded PDF.
Send the job to whoever's going
Share a job by link and the other mechanic gets the address, notes and photos on their phone, with no account needed.
Want the full tour? See everything the TradePlanr app does or check what it costs.
Running more than one van?
Book every job into the business diary, so customers get their reminders from you, then share each job by link with the mechanic doing it. They get the address, the notes and the photos without a phone call.
On the Team plan, every mechanic gets the full app and you see everyone's calendar in one view. It's £9.99 a month for the first seat, then £4.99 a month per extra seat, set up in your browser.
What it doesn't do yet is live van tracking, timesheets or automatic dispatch. If you need those, we'd rather tell you now.
Common questions
Will it really text my customers automatically?
Yes. Once a job is in your diary, TradePlanr sends the customer a text the day before, and a rebooking reminder when annual work comes round again with your booking link in it. The texts are branded as your business. You can edit the message, change when it sends, or turn reminders off on any job. Reminders are part of Pro and come with a yearly allowance of texts, with top-up packs if you send a lot.
Can I send jobs out to the other engineers?
Yes, in the way most small firms actually work. Book the job in your diary so the customer's reminders go out from your business, then share it by link with whoever's going. They get the address, notes and photos on their phone without needing an account. If they work for you, the Team plan gives every member the full app and lets you see everyone's calendar in one view, at £9.99 a month for the first seat, then £4.99 a month per extra seat. There's no live van tracking, timesheets or automatic dispatch, so if you run a big fleet that needs those, we're not the right fit yet.
Can I record the reg, mileage and what I found?
Yes. Notes and photos are kept against every job, and a custom form lets you set up a job sheet with the exact fields you want, such as reg, mileage, work done and advisories, with tick boxes and signatures. TradePlanr doesn't look up vehicle details from the reg, so you type them in.
Do I need a website?
No. Your booking page is hosted for you at your own link and branded with your logo, with call, WhatsApp and email buttons. Put it in your Google Business Profile, socials and texts.
What does it cost?
It's free to start with no card. You can set up your diary, booking page, quotes and invoices before you pay anything. Pro is £9.99 a month or £99.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, and covers SMS reminders, sending documents and card payments. You can cancel any time.
Worth ten minutes when you’ve got them
Stop driving to empty driveways
Start free in your browser or on your phone. There's no card needed, and you can have tomorrow's customers in the diary tonight.