Web Design for Garages and MOT Centres

What drivers search for

Garage searches are urgent and local: "MOT near me", "cheap MOT Mansfield", "car service while you wait", "clutch replacement cost", "EV servicing independent garage", "engine warning light diagnostic". Most come from phones, often by the side of the road or in a work break. The driver wants to know you do the job, roughly what it costs, when you can fit them in and how to reach you.

So we put booking, price and phone number on the first screen of every service page. Each core service gets its own page: MOT, interim and full services, brakes, clutches, timing belts, exhausts, tyres, air conditioning, diagnostics and EV or hybrid work. A page that explains what a full service includes, how long it takes and what it costs will outrank a single list of services, and it answers the questions your reception team fields all day.

MOT pages and online booking

The MOT is how most independents win a new customer, so the MOT page matters most. GOV.UK sets the maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT at £54.85 and allows test stations to charge less. If you discount, say so plainly with the actual price. The DMCC Act 2024 drip pricing rules, in force since April 2025, mean any compulsory extra must be in the headline price.

We add online booking for MOTs and services. Where your garage management system has a booking module, we connect it so bookings land in your diary. Otherwise we can use a standalone booking tool with time slots per bay. Booking direct through your own site avoids paying a third party for customers who were searching for you anyway. See booking website design for how we set up slots, reminders and deposits.

Linking drivers to the free GOV.UK MOT history check and the GOV.UK MOT reminder service is a simple way to show you are on their side, and it gives people a reason to come back to your site each year.

Credentials: IMI, EV and DVSA branding

Drivers worry about trusting an unknown garage, and more so with electric and hybrid cars. The Institute of the Motor Industry runs the IMI Professional Register, where technicians can be publicly listed. IMI TechSafe recognition within that register covers safety-critical work on electric, hybrid, hydrogen and ADAS-equipped vehicles and requires ongoing CPD to keep. If your technicians hold it, we build a credentials page that names the qualifications and links to the register so customers can verify them.

Be careful with official logos. DVSA's own guidance says its logos are protected by law and cannot be used without permission. Inside your station you display your authorisation certificate and fees and appeals poster as DVSA requires; on the website we describe you as an approved MOT test centre in words and leave official marks out unless you have permission. The same applies to trade association and scheme badges: the CAP Code bars trust marks shown without authorisation.

Prices, reviews and local search

Garages that publish service prices take fewer calls asking for them. We build a prices page you can edit yourself: MOT, service tiers by engine size, common jobs from a set price, and your labour rate if you are happy to show it. Where a price depends on the car, we explain what affects it rather than hiding it.

For local search we set up AutoRepair schema.org markup, a fully completed Google Business Profile with every service listed, and a review request link your team can send after each job. A site that loads fast on a phone also helps; Google counts a Largest Contentful Paint of 2.5 seconds or less as good, and we build to that.

Garage website prices

A small MOT station or mobile mechanic can start on Starter, from £250 + VAT, with up to five pages, click-to-call and Google Business Profile. Most garages choose Business, from £500 + VAT, for a page per service written to rank, schema, booking integration and conversion tracking. Selling tyres or parts online is ecommerce, from £750 + VAT. Booking software and garage management subscriptions are separate. See also web design for tradespeople and our prices.

What you get

• Online booking for MOT, servicing, diagnostics and repairs
• Pages for MOT, servicing, brakes, clutches, tyres, air con, diagnostics and EV work
• Prices page with MOT fee, service tiers and labour rate if you publish it
• Credentials page covering IMI registration, EV qualifications and trade memberships
• Google Business Profile with services, hours and booking link
• Click-to-call and directions fixed on mobile

Prices and how it works

Websites from £250 + VAT, business websites from £500 + VAT and ecommerce from £750 + VAT. Small changes are £45 an hour + VAT. You get a fixed quote before we start.

1. Free chat

   Tell us about your business, who your customers are and what the website needs to do. No charge, no obligation.

2. Fixed quote

   You get a fixed price and a clear list of what is included, in writing, before anything starts.

3. Design

   We plan the pages and design the site around your customers, then share it for your comments.

4. Build and test

   We build it mobile-first, write or polish the copy, set up SEO foundations and test it on real phones.

5. Launch and hand over

   We launch, connect analytics and Search Console, and show you how to update it. You own it all.

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