Online booking for MOT's has truly arrived, but garages need much more from their systems in these tough times.

To retain existing customers AND win new business they need a system that can truly market their services, constantly pushing those vital 'extras' - in front of customers.

This is why Clictoc has been developed and tested by a number of UK garages over two years. They needed an online booking service that went far beyond just MOT reminders.

These pilot Garages needed a system that could: Create much needed goodwill with each driver, so they are open to the buying more services from the garage.

The garage provides the driver with a free unique web page, free text reminders and free email reminders all year round for all of the vehicles key dates. All to be presented in the Garage's branding.

The system needed to use clever web technology, secure and password protected. It needs to have its own inbuilt e-marketing system for the garage to run their own fully branded email campaigns. For instance they might choose to run a special offer on winter checks, with special prices to specific drivers within the database.

This is a particularly cost effective method of marketing, as mailing out or phone calling, is so expensive.

And of course, the driver needs to be able to login and make online, realtime bookings through the system.

Built by the same team who built the award winning ClaimWatch system, Clictoc has been thoroughly tested over the last two years by several well known garages across the UK. Customers like it and garages around the UK have been using it for well over a year.

Managing Director, of Clictoc Steve Wheele says, "UK Garages, particularly independents, have been on the back foot with the drivers for years. They know the trust relationship needs much improvement. The goodwill Clictoc generates goes a long way to engender that new trust, and our aim is to enhance loyalty between driver's and their garages."