Onelios is a free website builder for auto repair shops: the AI drafts the site from your shop name, trade and city, you edit and publish it, and it keeps quote and appointment requests in one inbox and publishes reviews your customers write.
Researched by the Onelios team at KCF LLC (about us) from the primary sources listed at the end of this page. Checked . A summary to help you check your own rules, not legal advice.
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What Onelios does for you
- Your website: Answer three questions: your shop name, what you do and your city. The AI drafts a headline, a line under it and your service lines for you to read, edit and publish. Generation time varies.
- Your own words: What you type in the editor, the line under your headline and a line for each service, is published as you typed it. That is where your diagnostic fee, estimate policy and any registration number go.
- Requests: Quote requests, and appointment requests once you save your hours, are kept in one inbox. An email alert to you is attempted each time, and replying to it reaches the customer when they left an email address.
- Reviews: Pick a customer who left an email address and Onelios emails them a private link. They write the review themselves and it appears on your site. Email only, no text messages.
- Monday email: The quote requests, bookings and new reviews that came through your site that week, what happened on your account, three suggestions and one thing worth your time. Phone calls and walk-ins are not counted.
What do drivers check before choosing an auto repair shop?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) tells drivers to get recommendations, compare warranty policies, look for current certifications such as an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) seal, ask about experience with their make or model, find out about any diagnostic charge, and get a written estimate saying the shop will contact them for approval before going past a set amount.
Most of those are questions your website can answer before anyone calls. Put your diagnostic charge on your Diagnostics line and say whether it comes off the bill when the customer goes ahead: the FTC notes that many shops charge for diagnostic time, and California's Bureau of Automotive Repair warns drivers that taking a car apart to give an accurate estimate may be charged even if they do not go ahead with the repair. Put your estimate policy in the line under your headline. Say whether you charge labor at a flat rate per job or by the time actually worked, since the FTC explains both to drivers. And name the makes you know best.
Certifications need the same care. The FTC tells drivers to check that certifications are current, and reminds them that a certificate on its own does not guarantee good or honest work. ASE certifies individual technicians, and each certification is valid for five years, so list only current ones. The ASE Blue Seal of Excellence is a separate recognition for the whole shop: ASE requires at least 75% of the technicians doing diagnosis and repair to be certified, with every area of service you offer covered by at least one of them, and charges $235 to apply and $65 a year to renew. Say “Blue Seal” only if your shop holds it.
One credential is the law rather than a choice. The EPA says anyone who repairs or services a vehicle's air conditioning for payment or barter must be trained and certified under section 609 of the Clean Air Act through an EPA-approved program. If you do A/C work, add it as a service and say there that your technicians are certified.
Onelios leaves this part to you. The AI is instructed not to add prices, credentials, guarantees or years in business that you did not give it, and it can still make mistakes, so read every line before you publish. What you type yourself in the editor, the line under your headline (up to 240 characters) and a line for each service (up to 220), is published as you typed it. If you later ask the AI to reword the site, check that your fee and numbers are still there.
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What do state rules say an auto repair website must show?
In California, the Bureau of Automotive Repair says every online ad must include your business name and phone number as registered with the bureau and your automotive repair dealer registration number, and that your website must show them where customers can easily find them. Other states set their own rules, so check yours before publishing.
The bureau gives your contact page, or the footer beside your address, as examples, cites section 3371.2 of the California Code of Regulations, and asks for each location's details when an ad lists more than one. Onelios has no separate field for a registration number. Enter your business name and phone exactly as registered, and type the number into the line under your headline on your homepage, where it is published as you typed it. The site footer does not show a registration number, and service pages do not repeat it, so ask the bureau whether that placement is enough for your shop.
Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says anyone paid to repair other people's vehicles must register with it, with some exemptions, and that registered shops must include the registration number in advertisements, announcements or listings in any newspaper, magazine or directory. Its page does not mention websites, so ask the department whether that rule covers yours. The same page says a shop must get the customer's approval before going over the estimate by more than $10 or 10 percent, whichever is greater, and that for a repair over $150 the customer chooses between a written estimate, being notified if the cost passes an amount they name, or no estimate. A shop cannot force them to waive their right to an estimate.
New York's DMV tells drivers to look for the green and white “Registered State of New York Motor Vehicle Repair Shop” sign outside and the registration certificate inside. It says a shop must give a written estimate when asked, may charge a reasonable fee for it with labor billed at no more than its usual hourly rate, and may not charge more than the estimate without permission. A captioned photo of your sign in your gallery shows it before anyone drives over. California tells drivers they are entitled to an estimate first, to authorize repairs before work starts, to be contacted if more problems turn up, and to get replaced parts back if they ask.
Other states differ. Before you publish, read what your own state's consumer protection or motor vehicle agency says about repair shop advertising. Onelios cannot check it for you.
Can an independent shop tell customers their new-car warranty stays valid?
Yes, if you say it the way the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) does. Its consumer page says drivers do not have to use the dealer for repairs or maintenance to keep a warranty in effect, and that it is illegal for a dealer to deny coverage because routine maintenance or repairs were done by someone else.
The same page, dated April 2024, says a warranty stays in effect when aftermarket or recycled parts are used, and that the manufacturer or dealer must prove such a part caused the damage before refusing coverage. Stay inside that wording. Coverage for a damaged part can still be refused if a defective or badly installed part caused the damage, and a warranty that promises free work lets the dealer or manufacturer choose where that free work is done.
The FTC also tells drivers to keep records of oil changes, tire rotations, belt replacement, new brake pads and inspections, in case they need to show the car was maintained. A completed repair order from every visit, which the FTC tells drivers to ask for, gives them that record. Your oil changes and maintenance line is the place to say so, in your own words.
How do customers book an auto repair appointment, and what reaches me?
On an Onelios site, once you save your days, hours and time zone, customers request a start time, leave a name and a phone number or email, pick the service and can add a note. Each request is saved in your inbox for you to confirm. An email alert is attempted each time; check the inbox anyway.
Two limits matter for a shop. There is one appointment length for the whole business, and once a start time is requested it is held for every other customer, however many bays you run, so it works best as a drop-off time with the bays planned by you. And there is no year, make, model or mileage field: the car's details arrive only if the customer types them into the note.
Replying to the email alert reaches the customer directly when they left an email address. Once your own email address is verified, you can also send the confirmation by email to a customer who gave one; for a phone-only customer, the inbox offers a ready-written text to send from your own phone. Outside calendars and overlapping jobs are not checked, and Onelios sends no reminders and no text messages. Quote requests reach the same inbox without a time attached. The full list of what Onelios does and does not do is on its What it does page, and the price is on the homepage.
Website builder or shop management software?
Shop management software runs the repair side; a website is where new customers find and contact you. Tekmetric lists its Start plan at $199 a month billed monthly, with digital inspections, inventory and invoicing, and a Marketing add-on at $345 a month per shop for online booking, reminders and reviews (read September 23, 2026). Onelios costs nothing right now.
Tekmetric's own websites page says Tekmetric Marketing gives a shop a website with online booking, so if you already pay for shop software, ask whether a website is included before adding another. Onelios covers only the front of the business: the website, the quote and appointment inbox, email review requests, email campaigns and the Monday email. It has no digital vehicle inspections, repair orders, parts ordering, invoices, payments or staff logins, sends no text messages, and runs alongside whatever you use for repairs.
General website builders, read on their own pages the same day: Wix's guide to auto repair websites, dated September 22, 2026, says a Wix site can cost as little as $17 a month and puts a designer-built site at $1,000 to $10,000 or more. Durable's pricing page lists a $0 plan, marked “Private preview” in the domain row of its feature table, with Launch at $25 and Grow at $49 a month billed monthly. Onelios publishes your site free on an Onelios address and connects a domain you already own at no charge. We do not sell domains.
Built for auto repair work
Your site starts with these services listed — ask for a full page for any of them:
- Diagnostics
- Brakes
- Oil changes and maintenance
- Tires and alignment
- Engine and transmission
- Pre-purchase inspections
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Common questions
Is there a free website builder for auto repair shops?
Yes. Onelios costs an auto repair shop nothing right now, from building and publishing the site to connecting a domain you already own and using every tool, and no card is asked for. We do not sell domains. A small “Site by Onelios” line stays at the bottom of the free site, and current pricing is on the Onelios homepage.
Will my auto repair website show up on Google?
Not while it is on the free Onelios address, which is kept out of Google on purpose. Once it is on a domain you own it can appear in Google, though Google decides whether and when. Onelios does not measure or promise search positions.
Where do I put my diagnostic fee and estimate policy?
Type them yourself in the site editor: the fee on your Diagnostics line, with whether it comes off the bill if the customer goes ahead, and your estimate policy in the line under your headline. What you type is published as you typed it. The AI is instructed not to add a price you did not give it.
Where does my California or Florida repair shop registration number go?
Onelios has no separate field for it. Enter your business name and phone exactly as registered, and type the number into the line under your headline on your homepage. The site footer does not show it and service pages do not repeat it, so check with your state agency that this placement meets its rule.
Can customers tell me about their car when they book?
In the note, yes. The booking and quote forms ask for a name, a phone number or email, the service, and “Anything else we should know?”. There is no year, make, model or mileage field, so the car's details arrive only if the customer types them.
Can two cars be booked for the same time?
No. There is one appointment length for the whole shop, and once a start time is requested it is held for every other customer, however many bays you have. Requests wait for you to confirm them, and outside calendars are not checked.
Can I add a page for a make I work on a lot?
Yes. Type a title such as “Subaru repair” in the editor and the AI writes a page with an intro, what's included, common questions, a “Request a quote” button and a link back to your homepage. It goes live straight away, so read it and remove it if anything is wrong.
Does Onelios do digital inspections, repair orders or text reminders?
No. Onelios has no digital vehicle inspections, repair orders, parts ordering, invoices, payments or staff logins, and it sends no text messages; review requests go by email only. Keep your shop management software for the repair side.
Sources
- FTC — Auto Repair Basics (page dated August 2012), read
- FTC — Auto Warranties and Auto Service Contracts (page dated April 2024), read
- California Bureau of Automotive Repair — Your rights in auto repair, read
- California Bureau of Automotive Repair — Sign, license display and online advertising requirements (CCR § 3371.2), read
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services — Motor Vehicle Repair, read
- New York DMV — Know your rights in auto repair, read
- EPA — Section 609 technician training and certification programs (updated June 25, 2026), read
- ASE — Blue Seal of Excellence program, read
- ASE — Frequently asked questions (certification valid for five years), read
- Tekmetric — Pricing, read
- Tekmetric — Website development for auto repair shops (part of Tekmetric Marketing), read
- Durable — Pricing, read
- Wix — How to make an auto repair website (dated September 22, 2026), read
- Onelios — What it does and does not do, read
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