Services · Mobile app development · Automotive apps
Codeeo provides automotive app development UK dealer groups, aftersales networks, online car retailers and fleet businesses can roll out across many sites at once. We build customer apps, staff tools and admin platforms that draw on official vehicle and MOT data, respect UK consumer and data protection law and work the same in Plymouth as in Inverness.
We have no UK office. Our team of 80+ in Dubai, Riyadh and Karachi works remotely with clients throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, running workshops, reviews and demos by video call. Branch teams test early builds on their own phones and report issues through a shared tracker.
200+ companies servedFrom a first store to an ADX listed developer
Platform capabilities
An app used by one garage can get away with manual workarounds. A platform used by fifty branches cannot. National operators need vehicle details that come from authoritative sources, consistent rules for consent and marketing, payment methods that suit both retail and fleet customers, and an admin layer that lets head office set policy while branches manage their own diaries. They also have to reflect real differences inside the UK: MOT testing in Northern Ireland runs through the DVA rather than the DVSA, several Scottish cities run Low Emission Zones under Scottish rules, and English cities have their own clean air schemes. The capabilities below are the foundations we put in place for multi site operators, whatever brand experience sits on top.
Registration lookups use the DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service for make, fuel type and tax status, and the DVSA MOT history API for test results, advisories and recorded mileage. Both require approved access keys, which we help you apply for in your own name.
Every booking and listing starts from accurate, official data.
Each site sets its own opening hours, bays, technicians and services, while head office controls service definitions and durations. Customers see availability across nearby branches and can move to another site when their usual one is full.
Capacity is filled across the network, not just at busy sites.
Service messages and marketing are kept separate, as PECR requires. Opt ins are recorded with time and wording, preferences are editable in the app, and every campaign checks consent before sending. Data subject requests can be exported from the admin platform.
Marketing reaches more customers lawfully, with records to prove it.
Reservation, part exchange, finance hand off to an authorised lender, contract signing and home delivery, with the pre contract information and cancellation rights that UK distance selling rules require displayed at the right steps.
Remote sales are completed with the right disclosures in place.
Deposits and balance payments by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Open Banking bank transfer, which suits larger amounts and settles directly to your account. Fleet customers can pay on account against monthly statements.
Payment options match the size of the transaction.
When a manufacturer recall or a service campaign affects certain models, head office can target affected customers by vehicle details, send notices, offer booking slots at the nearest branch and track completion across the network.
Recall work is completed faster and evidenced by branch.
Business customers manage vehicles held across several regions, see service and MOT due dates, approve work within set limits and download invoices. Leasing companies can manage end of contract returns and damage assessments from the same portal.
National fleet customers deal with one system, not many branches.
As more drivers switch to electric cars, the app can store battery health reports, software update history and charger installation appointments, explain warranty terms for the battery and route EV customers to branches with trained technicians and suitable equipment for high voltage work.
EV customers are booked into branches that can actually service their cars.
Screens are designed to WCAG 2.2 so disabled customers can book and buy without help, and translation files make it possible to offer Welsh alongside English where you serve Welsh speaking communities, plus other languages your customers use.
Fewer customers are shut out by design choices.
Network wide reporting on bookings, conversion, average invoice value, recall completion, app adoption and customer ratings by region and branch, with exports for your existing BI tools.
Regional managers compare branches on the same measures.
Who this is for
The UK motor trade is structured around large dealer groups holding franchises for several manufacturers, national fast fit and servicing chains, a growing number of online car retailers that sell without forecourts, and leasing and contract hire companies whose customers are other businesses. Alongside them sit thousands of independent garages, many of which belong to garage networks for parts and marketing. Twice a year, the March and September registration plate changes bring a spike in new car sales and handovers that any app has to handle. These are the organisations our national builds are designed for. Each has a different centre of gravity: for some it is the sale, for others the workshop diary or the fleet contract.
Groups representing several brands across many regions need one customer app that still respects each manufacturer's brand rules and data requirements. Car dealership app development UK groups commission usually involves single sign on across brands, stock from the dealer management system, service booking for every site and controls so each franchise's marketing stays separate. We plan peak capacity around the plate change months so handover booking does not fail when it is busiest.
Typical first phase: shared account and service booking.
Retailers selling cars without a physical forecourt live or die on trust and logistics. Car buying and selling app development for them covers detailed condition reports, transparent history from official data, finance through an FCA authorised partner, home delivery slots across the country and a returns process that follows the Consumer Contracts Regulations. We also build the buying side for retailers who source stock directly from private sellers.
Typical first phase: reservation, delivery and returns.
Chains offering tyres, MOTs, servicing and repairs at many locations need fast booking, clear pricing rules set centrally and reminders that bring customers back. Auto service app development for a chain is mostly about the scheduling engine and the reminder logic. MOT reminders must reflect that tests in Northern Ireland are carried out by the DVA, not at your own garages.
Typical first phase: national booking engine.
Contract hire, salary sacrifice and fleet management companies serve employers and drivers spread across the country. Their app connects drivers to approved repairers nearby, lets fleet managers approve work and gives drivers clear guidance on charging, damage reporting and returns. Electric vehicle uptake in company fleets adds charging records, home charger arrangements and battery health tracking to the requirements.
Typical first phase: driver app and approval rules.
Engagement
For national programmes, we start with a paid discovery phase that produces the architecture, rollout plan and a fixed price for the first phase. Cost depends on the number of brands and branches, depth of dealer system integration, sales and finance flows, languages and the level of reporting head office needs. After launch, most clients keep a dedicated team for ongoing features, with a support plan covering fixes and compatibility. We work remotely throughout, by video call, with a named product lead and written decisions after every session. If you already have an app that has grown hard to maintain, we can audit it first and recommend whether to rebuild, refactor or extend, with the reasoning set out in writing so your board can weigh the options.
A defined build with a deadline
We agree what the product has to do, write it down with a price and a date, and build exactly that. Changes are priced before they are made, not discovered on the invoice.
A product that keeps evolving
Named engineers who work your hours, join your standups and stay on the codebase. You direct the backlog; we own the quality of what ships.
Something live that needs looking after
A monthly block of hours for improvements, fixes and the small requests that otherwise wait months. Unused hours carry for a quarter.
Technology
iOS and Android apps from a shared codebase, a web admin platform with role based access for head office, regions and branches, DVLA and DVSA data APIs, Open Banking and card payments, and connectors to dealer management, workshop and CRM systems. Hosting stays in UK or EU regions. Access is logged, and personal data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
01Mobile
02Data and cloud
03Marketing and tracking
Scale, integrations and regulated flows, more than the number of screens.
A national platform has to serve many branches, often several brands, and connect to systems such as dealer management, workshop scheduling, finance providers and CRM. Each integration adds design and testing work. Online sales flows add consumer law requirements, and finance hand offs add FCA considerations. Reporting needs at head office and the number of languages also affect cost. Discovery gives you a fixed price for the first phase and an estimate for later ones, with the assumptions written down.
Schedule a free consultation and get a written recommendation, with costs, before you commit to anything.
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