Customer and vehicle identity
Keep VIN, year, make, model, tag, state, and related customer details together.
Automotive repair software
Connect each customer, vehicle, repair, part, and invoice.
850 Work gives automotive repair businesses optional vehicle tools for VIN decode, tag records, customer vehicles, jobs, parts, labor, estimates, invoices, inventory, warranties, and service history. Plate lookup depends on a connected provider; tag records can still be saved without it.
Daily work
What this workflow needs to keep connected
Parts and labor
Use separate part and labor lines with internal cost, customer price, hours, and technician cost.
Repair history
Tie concerns, service notes, jobs, documents, and warranties to the customer and vehicle.
Parts catalog
Search previous items and learn new non-labor parts with category, cost, price, and on-hand quantity.
Simple process
A practical job-to-payment workflow
- Find the customer and select or add the vehicle.
- Decode the VIN when available, then enter or skip the plate number.
- Record the concern and create the repair job.
- Add parts and labor with internal costs kept private.
- Generate the estimate or invoice and retain the service history.
Why the details matter
Built around records the business will need later
VIN decode can identify basic vehicle information. It does not automatically provide every OEM part number. Accurate part fitment still depends on a connected parts catalog or supplier source and technician verification.
Direct answers
Frequently asked questions
Can 850 Work decode a VIN?
Yes. The optional automotive module can decode basic VIN data and connect the vehicle to the customer record.
Can it look up a license plate?
Plate lookup requires a connected provider. A shop can still save the plate number and state as a tag record when no provider is connected.
Does VIN decode guarantee the correct part number?
No. VIN data helps identify the vehicle, but exact part fitment requires a parts catalog or supplier source and human verification.
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