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VIN & plate scanning

Add vehicles faster — scan the VIN or license plate

Point your phone at the VIN barcode or the license plate and AutoSoftWay fills in the year, make and model for you. Works right in your mobile browser and in the AutoSoftWay app.

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Vehicle information form filled in from a scanned VIN: plate, year, make and model
Scan VIN dialog showing the detected 17-character VIN with a Use this button
Vehicle list cards with plate, make, model, year and CARFAX history link
  • VIN barcode or license plate
  • Year, make & model filled in
  • Mobile browser or app
How it works

From the car to the system in seconds

Scan to add vehicles faster and get to work quickly. No more typing 17 characters with greasy hands — or fixing the one you got wrong.

  1. Tap the camera

    Next to the VIN or license plate field when you add a vehicle.

  2. Point and scan

    At the VIN sticker on the door jamb, dashboard or registration — or upload a photo.

  3. Check and confirm

    AutoSoftWay shows what it read. Tap Use this, or try again.

  4. Vehicle filled in

    Year, make and model are populated for you — just save.

Scan VIN dialog with the detected VIN ready to use
Scan the VIN

Point the camera. Get the VIN.

The camera reads the VIN barcode and shows you exactly what it detected before anything is saved.

  • Door jamb, dashboard or registration — scan whichever is handiest.
  • Upload a photo instead if the camera can't get a clean read.
  • Confirm before it's used — tap Use this, or Try again.
Vehicle Information form with VIN, license plate, year, make and model filled in
Auto-fill

The vehicle fills itself in

Once the VIN or plate is in, AutoSoftWay looks up the vehicle and populates the form for you.

  • Year, make and model populated automatically.
  • Scan the license plate with the same camera button.
  • Fewer typos — the right vehicle on every estimate and invoice.
Vehicle list with plate, make, model, year, CARFAX history and client
Your vehicle list

Every car in the shop, ready to work on

Scanned vehicles land in your vehicle list, linked to the client and ready for the next estimate or work order.

  • Plate, make, model and year at a glance.
  • CARFAX history one tap away.
  • Start a job on the vehicle right from its card.
Wherever you are

Nothing to install — unless you want to

Sign in to AutoSoftWay from your phone's browser and scanning is already there. Prefer an app? It's in the AutoSoftWay app too.

Mobile web

Open your browser, sign in, and manage the shop from anywhere — clean, fast and easy to use.

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AutoSoftWay app

Work orders, inspections, invoices and vehicles on iPhone and Android.

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Same data everywhere

A vehicle scanned at the car is on the counter computer the moment you save it.

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Stop typing VINs

Scan the barcode or the plate and get back to the car. Your team saves time on every check-in.

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Already on AutoSoftWay?

Sign in from your phone, open Vehicles, add a vehicle and tap the camera next to the VIN.