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Service Workshop

Car service reminders on WhatsApp

Stop losing 40% of scheduled services to forgotten dates. A 4-touch WhatsApp reminder cadence, in-chat slot booking and job-card photo approval — built for the OEM workshop and the multi-bay independent garage alike.

  • 4-touch cadence
  • In-chat slot booking
  • UTILITY-class pricing
  • DMS odometer trigger

Key things to know

  • 4-touch reminder cadence

    -30d, -7d, -1d, morning-of. UTILITY templates, all pre-approved, all measurable.

  • In-chat slot booking

    Buyer picks workshop, service type and slot inside WhatsApp Flow. Lands directly in DMS.

  • Odometer-based trigger

    Push odo reads from DMS / service-bay tablet; reminders fire at 9K, 19K, 29K km automatically.

  • Job-card photo approval

    Advisor sends 3–5 photos + itemised estimate; customer taps APPROVE / CALL. Cuts turnaround 40%.

People also ask

Q.When should I send car service reminders on WhatsApp?

30 days before due, 7 days before, 1 day before, then the morning of. This 4-touch cadence lifts service-bay show-up rate from ~55% to 80%+ vs SMS-only reminders.

Q.Can the customer book the slot directly from the reminder?

Yes — embed a WhatsApp Flow with date + workshop + service-type picker. Booking lands in your DMS in real time with no advisor in the loop.

Q.What service category does Meta classify this under?

UTILITY. Reminders are transactional — ₹0.13/msg in India vs ₹0.78 for MARKETING. Major cost saver at scale.

Q.How do I trigger reminders by km, not just months?

Push odometer readings from your DMS or the service mobile app into LandinChat. Trigger fires at 9,000 km for a 10,000-km service, etc.

Q.Can the workshop send job-card photos and estimate approval?

Yes. The service advisor sends photos + itemised estimate inside chat; customer taps APPROVE or CALL. Speeds turnaround by 40% and cuts disputes.

Q.Does this work for two-wheelers and commercial vehicles too?

Yes — same flow, different intervals. 2-wheeler runs on 3-month / 3,000-km cadence, CVs on monthly + load cycles.

80%+
Show-up rate
30–40%
Workshop revenue lift
₹0.13
Cost per reminder
−40%
Service turnaround
Overview

Service revenue you're already leaving on the table

An average mass-market dealership workshop misses 20–40% of due services every month — customers forget, SMS reminders go unread, and follow-up calls reach voicemail. At a typical ₹6,000 average service ticket that's lakhs of leaked revenue per outlet per quarter.

WhatsApp reminders work because they're read (98% open vs 22% SMS), they're actionable (one-tap booking instead of 'call us'), and they cost a fraction of SMS at UTILITY rates. Pair that with photo-based job-card approval and the workshop runs faster and gets paid sooner.

Capabilities

Built for serious growth teams

4-touch reminder cadence

-30d, -7d, -1d, morning-of. UTILITY templates, all pre-approved, all measurable.

In-chat slot booking

Buyer picks workshop, service type and slot inside WhatsApp Flow. Lands directly in DMS.

Odometer-based trigger

Push odo reads from DMS / service-bay tablet; reminders fire at 9K, 19K, 29K km automatically.

Job-card photo approval

Advisor sends 3–5 photos + itemised estimate; customer taps APPROVE / CALL. Cuts turnaround 40%.

Payment + invoice

One-tap Razorpay / UPI link. GST tax invoice auto-fires on success.

AMC + PUC + insurance bundle

Same engine handles AMC renewal, PUC expiry and insurance — one inbox, one customer view.

How it works

Get live in days, not months

  1. 1

    Sync vehicle + odo data

    Webhook from DMS or service-bay tablet so reminders trigger at the right time.

  2. 2

    Approve UTILITY templates

    Use our pre-built service template set; approval usually under 60 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add slot-booking Flow

    Drop in the WhatsApp Flow for date / workshop / service-type picking.

  4. 4

    Enable photo + payment

    Turn on job-card photo upload, estimate approval and one-tap UPI.

Use cases

What teams ship with this

OEM workshop (Maruti / Hyundai)

Periodic 10K/20K/30K cadence, free-service recall, AMC upsell.

Independent multi-brand garage

DIY odometer entry, custom service-type list, photo-based estimate approval.

Two-wheeler workshop

3-month cadence, accessory upsell on every visit.

Commercial vehicle service

Load-cycle + monthly cadence, fleet manager dashboards, driver-comms.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Recover the service revenue you're leaking

Connect LandinChat to your workshop's DMS in 48 hours and start running the 4-touch cadence on every car in your service base.