GREASE / WORKSHOP SYSTEM / ZA

Fix the car.Grease handles the paper.

Digital job cards, quotes your customers approve on WhatsApp, and a VAT invoice out the door the day the car leaves. Built for South African workshops.

R1 499 / MONTH · PER WORKSHOP · UNLIMITED STAFF · EX VAT

Job cardJC-2026-0347

Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD-6

CA 184-221 · Lindiwe Mokoena · 184 320 km

Authorised
BookedChecked inQuote sentAuthorisedIn progressInvoiced
  • Brake service, front (1.5 h labour)R 975,00
  • Brake pad set, front (Ferodo)R 1 240,00
  • 2 × Brake disc, frontR 1 890,00
SubtotalR 4 105,00
VAT (15%)R 615,75
TotalR 4 720,75

Approved on WhatsApp

Lindiwe signed the quote at 14:32

  • Quotes approved in writing
  • VAT invoices, same day
  • Runs on the phones you own
  • Your data stays yours (POPIA)

01 / The job

One car, booked to banked.

The job card carries the whole story. Every step feeds the next, so nothing gets lost between the front desk and the floor.

  1. Booked

    The call goes straight into the diary. A slot and a bay, not a sticky note.

  2. Checked in

    Odometer, photos, and the customer's complaint in their own words.

  3. Quoted

    Built from the job card, priced from your parts list, VAT done.

  4. Approved

    The quote goes to the customer on WhatsApp. They tap approve. You have it in writing.

    Approved 14:32
  5. Repaired

    Mechanics tick the checklist on their phones. No prices in sight.

  6. Paid

    One tap turns the job card into a VAT invoice. Record cash, card, or EFT.

Hi Sipho, your quote from MK Auto is ready. Tap to view and approve: grease.co.za/q/x7f2
MK

MK Auto Repairs

Quote Q-2026-0102

  • Major service, 90 000 kmR 2 850,00
  • Cambelt kit (incl. tensioner)R 1 895,00
  • Coolant flushR 450,00
Total incl. VATR 5 974,25

Sign here to authorise the work

Approve quote

Approved and signed 09:26

02 / The yes, in writing

Your customers answer WhatsApp in minutes. Your quotes should live there.

Your customer gets a normal WhatsApp message with a link. They open the quote, sign with a finger, and tap approve. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.

The moment they approve, the job card flips to authorised and the signed record is pinned to the job. The "I never said yes to that" conversation is over before it starts.

Sent 09:12 · Approved 09:26 · 14 minutes

No approved estimate, no charge. That is the CPA.

Grease gives you the approval, timestamped and signed, on every job. It protects the customer and it protects you.

03 / The kit

Everything the front desk and the floor need. Nothing they don't.

Two very different jobs, one system. The front desk gets the paperwork. The floor gets big buttons and no prices.

Front desk

TimeVehicleStatus
07:30Hilux 2.8, brake judderChecked in
09:00Polo Vivo, 60 000 km serviceBooked
10:30Ranger 3.2, clutchWaiting parts
  • Quotes and invoices

    Both are built from the job card, so the numbers always agree.

  • Customers and vehicles

    Search by phone number or registration. Every past job on one history.

  • Reports

    Revenue, outstanding invoices, and parts margin. No spreadsheet.

Workshop floor

JC-2026-0347

Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD-6

  • Pads replaced
  • Discs skimmed
  • Fluid flushed
Start job
Add photo

Mechanics see the work, never the pricing.

  • Digital job cards

    The whole job on one screen: status, checklists, photos, notes.

  • Photos and voice notes

    Snap the worn part, speak the note. Evidence lands on the quote.

Brake pad set, front (Ferodo)

12 11 · pulled to JC-2026-0347

Every part on the job card. Every job card on the invoice.

INV-2026-0518 · sent 15:47

The invoice goes out the day the car leaves, not on Friday night.

04 / Spec

The boring details, in writing.

The things you would ask before trusting a system with your workshop. Answered like a spec sheet, because that is what it is.

Money
Integer cents, VAT at 15%. The same maths on the quote, the invoice, and the PDF, so they can never disagree.
Data
Stored securely and covered by POPIA. Export your customers, vehicles, and invoices any time. Never sold.
Power
Cloud based and phone first. Load shedding takes the office PC, not your job cards.
Staff
Unlimited. Every mechanic, every advisor, every front desk login. No per-user fees, ever.
Lock-in
None. Cancel any time and take your data with you.

05 / Price

One plan. Everything included.

R1 499

per workshop, per month, ex VAT

  • Every feature included. No add-on tiers.
  • Every staff member included. No per-user fees.
  • Cancel any time and take your data with you.

One unbilled part a week costs more than that. It works out to about R50 a day.

06 / Straight answers

Before you ask.

The questions every owner asks, answered without the sales voice.

"My paper system works fine."
It does, until a card goes missing or a customer says they never approved the work. Run Grease alongside your book for two weeks and keep whichever one still has all its job cards.
"R1 499 a month is a lot."
One part that never reaches an invoice costs more. It works out to about R50 a day, with every mechanic and advisor included and no per-user fees.
"My mechanics won't use software."
The mechanic view is a phone screen with big buttons: see the job, tick the list, photograph the worn part. No typing, and no prices anywhere on their screen.
"Will customers actually approve on WhatsApp?"
They already live there. It is a link in a normal WhatsApp message: nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
"Where does my customer data go?"
Stored securely, covered by POPIA, never sold. Export your customers, vehicles, and invoices any time.

Get the paperwork off your desk.

Register today. The front desk is running by tomorrow morning.

R1 499 / month · unlimited staff · ex VAT