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Quote and invoice app for mobile mechanics in Ireland

The van is the office. Quote the repair in the driveway, split parts and labour so the customer sees what they are paying for, and log the warranty before you drive off. Free up to 20 jobs a month.

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No card needed. Professional is €15 a month for two users, Team €25 for four.

A brakes and battery quote in euro in the Chippie app for a job in a customer's driveway, with photos of the old and new brakes

Key takeaways

  1. Parts and labour on separate lines on every invoice, so the customer sees the part, the price and the hours.
  2. Repairs quoted on the spot in the driveway, a line for each part, with photos of the worn ones.
  3. Warranty terms logged on the job at handover, so a call weeks later has an answer.
  4. Each customer keeps every quote, job and invoice, so the second booking starts with the first.

How a mobile mechanic's job runs in Chippie#

Front brakes and a battery in a driveway in Cork: priced, fitted, invoiced and paid, before the next address.

  1. Quote in the driveway

    Pads, discs, battery and labour itemised on the phone, so Conor sees the part, the price and the hours before he agrees.

  2. Approved becomes a job

    The quote turns into a job carrying its invoice, with no retyping.

  3. Plan the run

    Every job is on the map with its address, so you can see where the day's calls are. A photo of the worn disc goes on the job.

  4. Warranty and invoice at handover

    Warranty on parts and labour goes in the job notes as you hand the keys back. Complete the job and the invoice is itemised the way it was quoted.

  5. Paid

    Paid by transfer to the account on the invoice, or in cash, and you mark it paid before the next driveway.

Quote #13Job #11Invoice #11

Conor Ryan

Model Farm Road, Cork

Pending quote Accepted Ready In progress Pending Sent Paid

Description

Front brakes and battery, done in your driveway. Replace front brake pads and discs on the 2017 Corolla, bleed the brake fluid, and fit a new battery with a charging system test. Old parts shown to you and taken away. Road test included.

Photos

Worn front disc New discs and pads on

Line items

  • Front brake pads€55.00
  • Front brake discs€110.00
  • Battery€135.00
  • Brake fluid and bleed€30.00
  • Labour, two hours€190.00

Total€520.00

Synced to Xero

Warranty is where mobile mechanics get caught, because the promise is made in a driveway and the call comes weeks later. Writing it on the job at handover takes thirty seconds and settles the whole conversation.

What Chippie does for mobile mechanics#

  • Parts and labour, plainly. Front discs and pads, a battery and 2 hours' labour are three lines, not one total. The customer sees the part, the price and the hours, which is most of what a payment row is about.
  • Warranty logged at handover. Put the warranty on parts and labour in the job notes when you hand the keys back. When they ring in six weeks you can see what is still covered.
  • The day on a map. Every job sits on the map with its address, so you can book a day across the county as a sensible run rather than a zig-zag.

What changes when the paperwork moves to the phone#

What changes, job by job
  The old way With Chippie
Quoting Handwritten in a driveway, and it looks it Itemised on the phone in a couple of minutes
What the customer sees A total, and a conversation about it Parts and labour on separate lines
Warranty A promise nobody wrote down Terms logged on the job at handover
Invoicing Caught up on at the end of the week Sent the moment the job is done
Your day Booked in the order the calls came in Every job on the map, so you can plan the run

Mobile mechanics: your questions#

Can I split parts and labour on an invoice?
Yes, as separate lines on every invoice, with VAT at your rate if you are registered.
Can I record warranty terms against a job?
Yes, in the job notes at handover. When the customer rings back you can see what you promised on the parts and on the labour.
Can I see what I did for a customer last time?
Yes. Each customer keeps every quote, job and invoice. Put the make and registration in the job's description and the car is named on every document for that job.
Can I plan my day by location?
Yes. Every job carries its address and shows on the map, and the calendar shows the day, so you can put the calls in a sensible order.
Does Chippie handle Irish VAT?
Yes. Set your country to Ireland and every quote and invoice is in euro, with your VAT number and VAT at 23%. Mostly on 13.5% work? Change the rate on the Tax tab in Settings. Not registered? Answer No to "Are you registered for VAT?" there, and no VAT line is shown.
Does Chippie work with Xero?
Yes. On Professional and Team, Chippie sends your customers, invoices and payments to Xero, and an invoice paid in Xero shows as paid in Chippie.
Does Chippie work with no signal?
Yes. Your week's visits and the jobs and quotes you have opened stay on the phone. With no signal you can open them, change prices and lines, add photos, get your customer's signature and send the quote. It all goes through when the phone is back in range.

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One user and 20 jobs a month are free, with no end date.

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