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Bodyshops · SMART Repair · Alloy Wheel Refurb
M.G Smith & Co.
M.G SMITH & CO.
Free · 20 questions · 3 minutes

Find where admin time is
going in your bodyshop.

Answer 20 quick questions about how work moves through your shop. I will send back where your time is going and the three quickest things to fix. In your inbox within 24 hours.

3 MIN
To complete
100%
Free
24 HR
Turnaround

What this audit is

Twenty questions about how a job actually moves through your shop — how it gets booked in, who decides what happens next, how approvals are chased, how parts and wheels are tracked, and what has to happen before you can invoice. No sign-up, no card, and nothing is published anywhere.

What you get back

It arrives by email, written by me rather than generated. There is no call unless you ask for one. If you would rather just talk it through, email me directly.

Your progress
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01 · Start Here
Start Here
01 What's your name?
02 What's the name of your workshop or business?
03 Best email to send it to:
04 Phone number Optional
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02 · Your Workshop
Your Workshop
05 What type of operation do you run?
06 How big is your team?
Just me
2–5 people
6–15 people
16–50 people
50+ people
07 Where does most of your work come from?
Insurance & accident work
Retail & private customers
Dealer groups
Trade & fleet
A fairly even mix
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03 · Where the Day Goes
Where Your Day Goes
08 What eats the most time in your workshop right now? (pick all that apply)
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Chasing estimates & quotes
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Getting extra work approved
✓
"Is my car ready?" calls
✓
Booking & inbox admin
✓
Chasing parts
✓
Asking for reviews
✓
Putting the WIP list together
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Invoicing & month-end
09 Roughly how many estimates go out a week, and how many go quiet before you hear back?
10 How do you chase quotes that go quiet right now?
Someone chases when they remember
We set manual reminders
We don't really chase them
Already fairly automated
11 Tried any automation or workshop software before? What happened? Optional
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04 · Your Goals
Your Goals
12 What would make the biggest difference over the next 3–12 months? (pick all that apply)
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More work approved
✓
Fewer status calls
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Faster estimate turnaround
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More Google reviews
✓
Less admin per job
✓
Better dealer & insurer relationships
✓
More capacity without more staff
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A tighter month-end
13 If you could hand one job over tomorrow and never do it again, what would it be?
14 Where do you think this could help your workshop most? (pick all that apply)
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Estimate follow-up
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Additional work approval
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Customer updates
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Inbox & booking triage
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Review requests
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Daily WIP report
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Not sure, help me figure it out
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05 · Your Current Setup
Your Current Setup
15 What do you run day to day? (pick all that apply)
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Bodyshop management system
✓
Estimating software (Audatex, GT Motive…)
✓
Dealer DMS (Keyloop, Kerridge…)
✓
Spreadsheets
✓
WhatsApp & text
✓
Paper job cards
✓
Google or Microsoft 365
✓
Mostly pen & paper
16 How do you track work in progress (WIP)? (pick all that apply)
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A whiteboard
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A spreadsheet
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Management software
✓
Paper job cards
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Walking the floor
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It's a bit scattered
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06 · Budget and timing
Budget and timing
17 What's your monthly budget for automation?
Not sure yet, show me what's possible
Under £500/month
£500 – £1,500/month
£1,500 – £3,000/month
£3,000+/month
18 How soon do you want this in place?
ASAP 🔥
Within 1 month
1–3 months
Just exploring for now
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07 · Final Step
Final Step
19 How did you find us?
LinkedIn post
LinkedIn profile
Referral from someone
Google search
Trade contact
Other
20 Anything else you'd like us to know before we prepare your plan? Optional

🔒 Your answers come straight to me and go nowhere else.
You'll receive your personalised audit within 24 hours.

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You're In!

Your answers are with me.

I will read them and send back the three things costing you the most time, with what I would do about each. Within 24 hours.

In the meantime, follow M.G Smith & Co. on LinkedIn on LinkedIn, where I write about getting time back in a workshop.

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