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Answering service for auto body
and collision shops.

An AI answering service that handles estimate calls the way your estimator would. It answers on the first ring 24/7, qualifies the damage, and texts the customer for photographs during the call — so nobody quotes a repair they have not seen.

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Why do collision shops lose estimate calls?

A collision customer calls from the roadside, shaken, wanting to know if you can take the car. Your front desk is with someone. By the time you ring back, they have booked with the shop that answered.

30–50

calls a day at a busy shop, and not one of them arrives with a photograph attached

Most

estimate calls cannot be quoted at all without seeing the damage first

After hours

callers who have just been hit reach voicemail, and never call back

What does the agent ask a collision caller?

Three things happen in a single conversation, with no human in the qualification loop:

01

It answers in your shop’s name

Any hour, first ring. It qualifies the incident: what was hit, how bad it looks, whether any airbag deployed, whether the car is drivable, and which insurer is involved.

02

It texts for damage photos mid-call

A direct link goes out while the customer is still talking — front, side, and a close-up of the impact. No app to install, no email thread. They reply to a text.

03

Your estimator opens a finished lead

Photographs, contact details and a damage description, organised before the callback. Your estimator gives a realistic range on the first call, and nobody drives out to look at a bumper.

Does it actually work?

The same system runs live for two New Jersey businesses today. Across an eight-day measured deployment it handled 85 inbound calls with zero missed, including 11 that arrived outside business hours — calls that had previously gone to voicemail.

Read the full case study, method and limitations →

Which areas does this cover?

The tristate area, with both live deployments in Bergen County, New Jersey:

The agent confirms the caller’s location during the call and checks it against your service area before anyone commits to a visit. It handles calls in English and Spanish.

Common questions

Can an answering service handle collision estimate calls?

A message-taking service cannot, because an estimate call is worthless without the damage in front of you. This agent qualifies the incident and collects photographs during the call, so the estimator opens a lead with pictures instead of returning a call blind.

Does it give the customer a price?

No. The agent captures and qualifies only. It never quotes a repair, never estimates a timeline, and never commits your shop to anything. Pricing stays with your estimator, who now has photographs to price from.

What about insurance calls and adjusters?

It records which insurer is involved and whether a claim has been opened, and passes that through in the summary. It does not negotiate with carriers or handle claim paperwork.

Does it work for after-hours and weekend calls?

That is where most of the value sits. Collisions do not happen on a schedule, and a caller who reaches a real conversation at nine at night rarely keeps shopping.

Other trades we answer for

Antique & Estate Buyers

Jewelry & Coin Buyers

Restoration Contractors

Furniture & Consignment

Auction Houses

Luthiers & Instrument Repair

Stop quoting blind.
Start with photos.

Live in 14 days. No engineering, no new equipment. Trained on what you buy from day one.

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