If you run an MOT station and you’re not using MOT reminder software in 2026, you are leaving thousands of pounds on the table every single year. Here’s the case, in plain numbers.
The Maths Of A Missed MOT
The average UK MOT plus typical advisory work is worth around £180. If a station does 30 MOTs a week and loses 15% of repeat customers because reminders were missed or late, that’s 4–5 missed MOTs per week — over £35,000 in lost annual revenue.
Automated MOT reminder software brings the vast majority of those customers back.
What Good MOT Reminder Software Does
- Pulls MOT due dates automatically from DVLA when a vehicle is added
- Sends an SMS reminder 30 days before MOT due
- Sends a follow-up at 14 days, and a final at 7 days
- Includes a direct booking link
- Stops sending the moment a booking is made
- Logs every reminder for audit purposes
See our dedicated MOT garage software page for full feature detail.
Why SMS Beats Email For MOT Reminders
UK SMS open rates sit around 95% within 5 minutes. Email sits around 20% within 24 hours. For something as time-sensitive as an MOT, SMS wins every time. SeSar includes unlimited SMS as standard — no per-message credits.
Compliance Benefits
Beyond revenue, automated MOT management software keeps a clean audit trail of every reminder sent, every MOT booked, and every result recorded. That makes DVSA visits far less stressful.
Implementation Is Faster Than You Think
A station moving onto SeSar’s garage management system typically has automated MOT reminders running within 48 hours of go-live. Existing customer data imports in bulk, DVLA sync runs overnight, and the first reminder batch goes out the following morning.
For broader context, see 10 ways garage management software increases profitability.
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