The wrong hourly cost
Counting only the mechanic’s wage means forgetting rent, energy, tools and the hours you pay for but don’t bill. A two-mechanic workshop with £12,000 of monthly costs really costs £49.46 an hour.
For independent garages
Know what every repair really earns you.
Work out your real costs, test the unexpected and spot risky repairs before you lose your margin.
- 14-day free trial
- Nothing to install
- Alongside your current software
- 30 sto analyse a repair
- 5risk levels, each one explained
- 6unexpected costs tested in one click
- 13repair families recognised
- 0software to replace
The problem
You know what you charge. Not what you keep.
On the quote, everything looks profitable. It is during the job that the margin goes: one more hour, a forgotten part, an underestimated hourly cost. And nobody sees it go.
What you live with today
- Prices are set by feel, without knowing what an hour of workshop time really costs.
- A seized bolt, one more part, an hour too many: the margin melts away, silently.
- At the end of the month, turnover looks good, but there is less left than expected.
- The same repairs always overrun, and nobody makes the connection.
What MecaMargin changes
- Before the job: the real margin, the minimum price and the risk level, in thirty seconds.
- Every unexpected cost tested in one click: you know what the repair can absorb.
- After the job: the gap between planned and actual, explained line by line.
- Recurring mistakes are spotted, with the correction to apply to the next quote.
Your real hourly cost
Rent, energy, tools, unbilled hours: everything is counted.
A verdict in plain words
Not a table to decipher: a sentence that tells you what to do.
Exact, every time
Precise calculations, identical every time, never estimated.
Nothing to install
A browser is all you need: computer, tablet or phone.
Where your margin goes
Three leaks nobody sees
Examples calculated by MecaMargin, for a workshop with two mechanics.
The unexpected
A seized bolt, one more part, an hour too many. On a brake job charged at £1,000, a single part at £180 is enough to drop below a 20% margin.
The mistake that repeats
Underestimating the time on every brake job is not an accident: it is a habit, and it costs you on every repair. MecaMargin spots it and corrects your next quote.
Features
Everything you need to stop working at a loss
Everything is included in the subscription. Nothing unlocks by paying more.
Instant analysis
The margin, the rate and the minimum price appear as you type.
Risk, explained
5 levels, from very comfortable to loss-making, each with the sentence that says why.
The stress test
One more hour, one more part, £200 of unexpected costs: one click, and you see what would be left.
The buffer in hours
How many hours the repair can still absorb before falling below your minimum margin.
Planned vs actual
When you close a repair, the variance is broken down: hours, parts, costs, price. To the cent.
Mistakes that repeat
MecaMargin spots what always drifts, and suggests the correction for the next quote.
A clear dashboard
What you really earn, where you lose, what to watch: in ten seconds.
Your real hourly cost
An assistant works it out in a minute, from your workshop’s costs.
The whole team
One account per mechanic, at no extra cost. Only the owner changes the settings.
How it works
Before the job, and after
On day one, an assistant sets your real hourly cost. After that, three moments, none of which needs any training.
- 1Before the job
Analyse the repair
Enter the price, the hours and the parts: thirty seconds, without changing anything in your invoicing software. MecaMargin immediately shows the margin, the minimum price and the risk level.
- The buffer, in money and in hours
- Every unexpected cost tested in one click
- The cheapest surprise that would tip everything over
- 2After the job
Compare with the actual figures
When you close the repair, enter the hours worked and the parts bought. MecaMargin explains the variance: what comes from hours, parts, costs or price. The total adds up, to the cent.
- The planned margin and the actual margin
- The cause of every loss
- Repairs that drifted, flagged
- 3Every month
Fix what keeps repeating
The dashboard shows what you really earn and where you lose. When a mistake keeps coming back on a type of repair, MecaMargin spots it and suggests the correction for your next quote.
- What each type of repair earns you
- Recurring mistakes, not one-off accidents
- The correction applied in one click
Example“Your last 6 brake jobs took 18% longer. Plan 2.4 h instead of 2 h?”
Try it now
A real analysis, no account needed
This is MecaMargin’s own engine, not an animation: change a figure and everything recalculates.
Try it
Front brake pads and discs
Change a figure: the analysis follows instantly. Minimum margin: 20%.
Comfortable
Healthy margin
This repair can absorb 2.7 h of extra labour or £150 of unexpected costs before falling below your 20% minimum margin.
A single extra part at £180 would push the margin below your minimum.
- Parts £300
- Labour £275
- Other £75
- Buffer £150
What if the repair goes wrong?
Pick an unexpected cost: the gauge shows what would be left.
Five months of activity in a fictional workshop, free to explore. No sign-up.
Why MecaMargin
Four choices we stand by
They explain why the software is the way it is.
Alongside your software, not instead of it
MecaMargin does no quotes, invoices or accounting. You keep your tools; it answers a single question: “Will this repair really make me money?”
Exact calculations, never guessed
Every figure is calculated to the cent, the same way every time, and checked by automated tests with every new version. No hidden estimates.
Your data stays yours
Hosted in Europe, kept separate garage by garage, never sold. Passwords are never stored in plain text.
A real person on the line
A doubt about a setting, a question about a figure: call or message us on WhatsApp, and you talk to someone who knows the software.
Who it’s for
Designed for independent garages
From the one-person workshop to the garage with twenty staff.
The one-person garage
You do everything: the quote, the repair, the invoice. MecaMargin tells you, before you start, whether the price holds.
Workshops of 2 to 20 people
Every mechanic has their own account. You see at a glance which repairs in progress are at risk.
Mechanical and bodywork
Servicing, brakes, timing belts, clutches, air conditioning, bodywork… 13 repair families recognised, to compare like with like.
Pricing
One subscription, everything included
All the features, the whole team, no set-up fees. MecaMargin costs less than one workshop hour a month.
Monthly
€39excl. tax
per month
No commitment: stop whenever you like.
14-day free trial
Start the free trialAnnual
€390excl. tax
per year
That’s €32.50 excl. tax a month: €78 saved over the year.
14-day free trial
Start the free trialIncluded in the subscription
- All the features
- Accounts for the whole team
- The demo garage
- Updates
- Hosting in Europe
- Help setting your hourly cost
- Support by phone and WhatsApp
- English and French, in euros, pounds or dollars
What MecaMargin doesn’t do
Quotes, invoicing and accounting: MecaMargin works alongside your management software, without replacing it. There is nothing to transfer to it.
Prices excluding tax. Billed in euros: at checkout, Stripe can show the amount in your currency.
Questions
What garage owners ask us
Do I need to change my invoicing software?
No. MecaMargin does no quotes or invoices: it works alongside your current software. You only enter the price, the hours and the parts for the repair.
I don’t know my real hourly cost.
Neither do most garages. An assistant works it out in a minute from your monthly costs — wages, rent, energy, tools — and shows you the calculation, so you can check it yourself.
How long does it take per repair?
Thirty seconds for the estimate, the same again when you close it. Only the job and the price are required.
Can my mechanics use it?
Yes, at no extra cost: each has their own account to analyse and close repairs. Only the owner changes the settings.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. MecaMargin opens in the browser, on a computer, tablet or phone. Nothing to install, nothing to update.
Which languages and currencies?
MecaMargin is available in English and French, and each garage chooses its currency: euros, pounds sterling or US dollars. The subscription is billed in euros; at checkout, Stripe can show the amount in your currency.
Is my data protected?
It is hosted in Europe, and each garage only sees its own: this is checked by tests with every new version. Passwords are never stored in plain text, and your data is never sold.
How does the free trial work?
For 14 days, you use the full MecaMargin with no limits. If it’s not for you, cancel during the trial and you pay nothing.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Yes, at any time: the monthly subscription has no commitment.
Who is behind MecaMargin?
MecaMargin is designed and published by MAS_DATA Solution, in Nice, France. When you call, we answer.
Contact
Let’s talk about your garage
Tell us which repairs you do most. We’ll show you MecaMargin with your own figures.
- You write to usBy WhatsApp, by phone or with the form.
- We look at your repairs togetherOn the phone or by video call, with your real prices.
- You start the trial14 days free, with your hourly cost set up with you.
Your next repair, analysed before you start.
14-day free trial, no commitment, nothing to install.