Repair recommendations

Turn findings into clear repair recommendations

A health check only creates work when the recommendation is understandable and priced. Vehicle HealthCheck Pro helps garages attach repair recommendations, timing and customer totals to Amber and Red findings.

Garage repair recommendations are the proposed jobs that follow an inspection finding — what should be done, how soon, and what it will cost the customer.

Vehicle HealthCheck keeps those recommendations inside the health-check report so evidence, advice and price stay connected.

Findings without priced recommendations stall

Customers hear that something is worn, then wait for a separate quote conversation that may never land cleanly.

  • The finding and the quote live in different places.
  • Labour and parts are explained inconsistently.
  • Urgent work is hard to separate from monitor items.
  • There is no structured approval against the original recommendation.

Recommendations attached to the inspection

On Pro, Amber and Red findings can carry recommended work the customer can act on.

  • Describe the recommended repair in plain language.
  • Set timing such as book soon or urgent.
  • Build a customer price from labour and parts.
  • Edit recommendations before the report is sent.
  • Collect approvals against those recommendations online.

Labour, parts and customer total

Demo pricing uses fictional figures on a Parkside Motor Works inspection item.

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From Red finding to priced recommendation

  1. Record the finding — Status, note and photo evidence on the item.
  2. Add the repair — Recommended work and timing on Pro.
  3. Price it — Labour and parts create the customer total.
  4. Send — Customer receives the recommendation in the report.
  5. Decide — Approve individual repairs or request a callback.

Recommendation details that matter in a garage

Timing

Separate monitor-style guidance from work that should be booked soon or treated as urgent.

Transparent totals

Customers see a clear price built from labour and parts.

Editable before send

Advisers can refine recommendations while the report is still a draft.

Linked approvals

Pro online decisions refer back to the recommended work on the report.

Benefits for commercial follow-through

For garages

  • Faster path from inspection to quoted work.
  • More consistent recommendation wording across the team.
  • Clearer Pro metrics around recommended and approved work.

For customers

  • Recommendations tied to the finding they just reviewed.
  • Prices presented in context, not as a surprise later.
  • Choice to approve some work and discuss the rest.

Example: urgent suspension recommendation

Pro garage · health check during service

A Red Steering / Suspension finding is supported with photos. The adviser adds a recommendation to replace the control-arm bushing and ball joint, with labour and parts totalled for the customer.

The customer approves that repair online and declines a separate monitor item until the next visit.

Repair recommendation FAQs

Are recommendations available on Basic?

Recommendations, labour, parts and customer pricing are Pro features. Basic focuses on digital inspections, evidence, history and PDF report delivery.

Can recommendations be changed before sending?

Yes. Recommendations and pricing can be edited while the report is still being prepared.

Does Vehicle HealthCheck invoice the customer?

No. It helps you present recommended work and collect a decision. Invoicing remains in your existing garage systems.

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