Posts tagged “Shop Policies”
Practical guides for auto repair shop owners: answering every call, filling your bays, getting estimates approved, getting paid faster and earning more reviews.
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Auto Repair Shop Insurance: Coverage Types and Costs
Which policies an auto repair shop needs, garage liability vs garagekeepers (legal liability, direct primary, direct excess), workers' comp rules that vary by state, published median premiums and a broker question checklist.
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Mechanics Lien in Auto Repair: A Shop Owner's Guide
The legal basics of the mechanic's (garage keeper's) lien: what it covers, when you can hold a car, how the lien is …
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Auto Repair Shop Storage Fees: Rules and Rates
How much a mechanic can charge for storage, when it can start, where to disclose it, and what California, Florida and Rhode …
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Abandoned Vehicle at a Repair Shop: What to Do
What to do when a customer won't pick up a car from your shop: the paper trail, contact attempts, when storage starts, …
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Parts Markup Matrix for Auto Repair: Build and Check It
How a parts markup matrix works, the margin and markup math, an example matrix, how to check your real parts margin, and …
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Auto Repair Estimate Laws by State: 10-State Guide
Written estimate, authorization and over-the-estimate rules in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Maryland and Connecticut, from the …
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Fleet Accounts for Auto Repair Shops: How to Win Them
How an independent shop wins and keeps fleet accounts: who to approach, how fleet management networks approve and pay, the terms to …
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Auto Repair Warranty Policy: Template and Terms
A copy-ready auto repair warranty policy, the terms repair networks publish, what the FTC says about written warranties, and a comeback process.
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Shop Supplies Fee in Auto Repair: Rules and Rates
How to set a shop supplies fee from your own consumables spend, which states restrict or require disclosure of it, and how …
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Auto Repair Diagnostic Fee: Should Your Shop Charge?
How to set an auto repair diagnostic fee from your labor rate, whether to credit it toward the repair, what state rules …