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Marketing Delivery has launched a digital tool to help dealer workshops identify and target customers whose vehicle MOT is due soon.
MOT Box helps users maximise aftersales retention as they prepare for record volumes of MOT tests this autumn.
MOT Box can cross-check a workshop’s customer database against more than 30 million MOT records held by the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). It automatically identifies customers in the workshop’s database who own a vehicle over three years old with an upcoming MOT due date. It produces a data extract at the click of a button, helping dealers target potential MOT customers with reminders and aftersales marketing messages in a GDPR-compliant way.
The firm claims the tool could have a significant impact on conversion rates. Marketing Delivery surveyed motorists across the UK and found that 60% were more likely to book aftersales work with a workshop that sends them a timely reminder ahead of a service or MOT due date.
“Following record vehicle sales in March 2017 and several months of MOT extensions during the coronavirus lockdown period, autumn 2020 will see more MOTs due in the UK that at any time in history,” comments Jeremy Evans, managing director for Marketing Delivery. “This new tool is part of our strategy to help workshops of all shapes and sizes to retain valuable MOT custom and maximise service bay utilisation.”
“Data is increasingly important to the effective operation of a modern workshop, and MOT Box helps businesses maintain and leverage up-to-date aftersales records to improve their bottom line.”
The tool integrates directly with their dealer management system (DMS). DMS integration means dealers and workshops using MOT Box can easily review and augment records with MOT dates and scheduled servicing due dates, for all customer records on file. It also enables workshops to issue automated MOT or service reminders to customers at set intervals to help instigate and manage aftersales custom.
Additionally, MOT Box can be tailored for those dealers and workshops who operate a standalone or manually updated MOT database, helping them draw on the latest DVSA MOT data to help them identify and attract more aftersales custom.