Workshop Management

Replace Your
Spreadsheets.
Today.

Built by a bodyshop owner who was sick of managing amendments in Excel. ControlIQ tracks every job, every amendment, and every penny — automatically.

The problem

"I was running two massive spreadsheets to track amendments and cash. Every morning I'd spend 30 minutes just updating rows. Moving things around. Hoping I hadn't missed a job."

Sound familiar? If you're running a busy insurance bodyshop, you know the pain. Dozens of live jobs. Insurers that take days to authorise. Amendments that slip through the cracks. Cash that's impossible to track.

ControlIQ was built to fix exactly that. It replaces your amendments spreadsheet and your cash control spreadsheet with one system that updates itself. No more manual sorting. No more copy-pasting between tabs. Just open it and you know exactly where everything stands.

Live amendments

Every job. One screen.

Active / Not Ready Yet12
SSA-2847Aviva
£4,2003d
SSA-2851Admiral Michelle
£2,7501d
Booked Out / To Be Amended8
SSA-2839Direct Line
£5,100£6,4007d
SSA-2842Allianz
£3,8005d
Amended / Awaiting Authority5
SSA-2830AXA
£7,200£9,10012dCHASE

The 5 stages

Jobs move automatically.
You never drag a row again.

Stage 1

Active / Not Ready Yet

Job is in repair, refit, or QC. Not finished yet — no amendment to write until the work is done.

Stage 2

Booked Out / To Be Amended

Vehicle's been QC'd and is ready to collect or already collected. Amendment needs writing and sending for authority.

Stage 3

Amended / Awaiting Authority

Amendment sent to the insurer. Waiting for them to authorise the extra. Auto-chased after 2 days.

Stage 4

Off Site / Awaiting Authority

Vehicle collected but authority still outstanding. Chase flag goes red so nothing slips.

Stage 5

Ready To Invoice

Fully authorised. Swipe to finish, invoice it, and it moves to the archive automatically.

Features

Built for the way
bodyshops actually work.

Live Job Control

Every job flows through 5 clear stages — automatically. No dragging rows. No manual sorting. The data decides where each job sits.

Live Amending

Lock a job while you're writing the amendment so nobody else touches it. Any team member can see who's working on what and unlock when done.

Cash Control

Your monthly cash position at a glance. Bank balance, card machine, retention, overdraft, overheads — all in one view with material costs auto-linked from COSTLY invoices.

To Pay / Weekly Obligations

Track every weekly payment — PAYE, wages, supplier accounts. Mark as paid and it deducts from the linked expense line automatically. Unpaid items roll over.

Chase Alerts

If an insurer hasn't responded in 2 days, it's flagged red. If a vehicle needs chasing off-site, you'll know instantly. Nothing slips through.

Parts Loans Tracker

Track every parts loan against every job. Amounts automatically deducted from your pipeline totals so the numbers are always right.

Expense Linking

Link weekly payments directly to overhead lines. When you mark a payment as paid, Cash Control updates instantly — no double-entry.

Reports & Export

Finished job summaries, insurer breakdowns, CSV export. Know how the shop is performing — not just how busy it feels.

Monthly Rollover

On the 1st of each month, your figures carry forward automatically. Adjust as needed. No copy-pasting between spreadsheets.

Why switch

What changes when you use ControlIQ.

BEFORE

Updating spreadsheets every morning

AFTER

Open it and everything's already up to date

BEFORE

Guessing which jobs need chasing

AFTER

Red flags tell you exactly who to chase

BEFORE

Not knowing your cash position until month end

AFTER

Real-time cash view with material costs auto-linked from invoices

BEFORE

Manually tracking who owes you and what you owe

AFTER

To Pay tab shows every weekly obligation with paid/unpaid status

BEFORE

Two people accidentally editing the same job

AFTER

Live Amending locks prevent conflicts — see who's working on what

BEFORE

Switching between 3 different spreadsheets

AFTER

Everything in one system — amendments, cash, obligations, on any device

Your spreadsheet is
holding you back.

See how ControlIQ replaces it in 20 minutes. No commitment.

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