Digital inspections · MOTOR-grade workflow

Find more work.
Sell it instantly.

Photos, video, markup, and traffic-light ratings — straight from the bay to the customer’s phone. They approve front pads, defer rotors, “remind me” on the air filter — and approved items land back on the job before the tech puts the tablet down.

workshop1.app / inspection / 2019-honda-civic
Live · Customer viewing
Bay 2 · Mike · 2:14 PM
2019 Honda Civic LXABC-123 · 78,402 km
Brake pads — front + rear4mm front · 5mm rear · service dueYellow
Tires — LR cords showingRecommend pair replacement · alignment afterRed
Battery12.4V · 540 CCA · healthyGreen
Engine air filterHeavily loaded · replace at next serviceYellow
01 · LF pad
02 · LR tire
03 · air filter
Ready to send — 4 findings, $612 recommendedLast sent: just now · SMS to Jordan
Workshop1 · Mike’s Auto
Inspection for your Civic
Front brake padsApprove
LR tireDecline
Air filterLater
BatteryOK
Approved total$284
Category benchmarks · Tekmetric, AutoVitals, Workshop1 pilots

The work you find — sold the same day.

+21%
Avg ARO uplift with DVI vs. without
76%
Customer approval rate on annotated photos
<3 min
To walk a full inspection on a tablet
0
Dropped inspections — works fully offline
What it does

A walkaround that ends with the work already approved.

Single-tap ratings, native camera, per-line approvals, and templates your service advisor can edit without opening a support ticket.

Tap-fast checklists

Green · Yellow · Red — one tap each.

Single-tap ratings on every item. Canned findings sit as chips so techs never type the same note twice. Designed for gloves, dirty hands, and bright workshop lighting.

Pads < 4mmRotor scoringTire wear — innerTire wear — outerCV boot tornCoolant lowAir filter loadedCabin filter loadedWiper streakingBattery < 12.2VBulb out — LROil leak — valve cover
Photos · video · markup

Camera opens in under a second.

Native capture — no browser lag. Annotate with arrows, circles, and text right on the photo. Short videos for the things a still can't show. All resized on-device before they leave the bay.

0:14LR tire · 03
Per-line approval

They approve front pads, decline rotors.

Customer opens the SMS, taps Approve / Decline / Later on each finding. Approved lines auto-add to the job — no advisor re-keying, no all-or-nothing estimates.

Front brake pads + rotorsApprove$284
LR tire — pairDecline$328
Engine air filterLater$48
Wiper bladesApprove$34
Templates per service

Different walkaround per job — without IT.

Oil change, full inspection, pre-purchase, EV-specific. Edit checklist items and canned findings inline — two-minute change, no support call, no spreadsheet import.

Multi-point — standard32 items
Oil change12 items
Pre-purchase inspection58 items
EV battery & HV21 items
How it works

Inspect · Send · Approve.

Three taps for the tech. One link for the customer. Zero re-keying for the advisor.

01

Inspect

Tech opens DVI on the tablet, picks the template, walks the car. One tap per item, native camera for photos, short clips for the stuff a still can't show.

Single-tap traffic-light ratingsCanned findings as chipsPhotos + video + markup
02

Send

Tap once. The customer gets an SMS link to a clean, mobile-first report — with the photos, the markup, and a price next to each finding.

SMS or email · one transportBranded customer viewReal-time desktop sync to advisor
03

Approve

Customer taps Approve / Decline / Later on each line. Approved items auto-add to the job, declined items log a reason, deferred items schedule a follow-up.

Per-line approve / declineAuto-sync to repair orderDeferred work scheduled
The loop

From bay to billed — without leaving the inspection.

Every leading competitor brags about their DVI loop. Workshop1 closes it tighter: findings, approval, and job lines all live in one record. No re-typing, no “forward this estimate.”

  • Tech opens DVI on the tablet — template auto-loads for the booked service.
  • Snaps + rates brake pads (yellow), tire (red), battery (green), air filter (yellow). Photos with arrows.
  • Customer SMS link — report opens on phone in 2 seconds.
  • Customer approves CV axle + brakes, declines tire, defers air filter.
  • Approved items auto-add to the job as line items — advisor sees the new total instantly.
See a real walkaround →
TriggerTech opens DVI · Bay 2
CapturePhotos + ratings on 4 items
SendSMS link to Jordan
CustomerApprove 2 · decline 1 · defer 1
SyncApproved items → job lines
Trust & safety

Built to hold up — in court, in the workshop, in the wild.

Customer-signed approvals.

Every approve / decline carries a timestamp, IP, and the exact report version they saw. Exportable for warranty disputes and insurer audits.

Photos + video stored 7 yrs.

Inspection media is retained on encrypted storage with the job record. No silent deletion, no “upgrade for archive.” Yours, on demand.

Works offline. Syncs later.

Wi-Fi drops mid-walkaround? Keep going. Photos, ratings, markup, the customer report — all captured locally and synced the moment you’re back online.

Templates customisable to your shop.

Your services, your checklist items, your canned findings — editable in two minutes from the app. No support tickets, no professional services SOW.

Questions shop owners ask us

Honest answers.

Stop losing the work you find.
Starting next week.

Walk a car with Workshop1 DVI in 30 minutes — on your tablet, on your templates, with one of our team in the bay alongside you. If it’s slower than what you run today, we’ll buy you lunch.