Run a Garage or Workshop on Zeyto: The Operator's Guide

A practical operator's guide for the people who run a garage or workshop day to day on Zeyto Garage Pro. It is a 41-page PDF organised by role, by routine and by what to do when something goes wrong, with a companion Word file of 13 printable forms and checklists.

What is inside:

• The flow of one car on one page, from first call to gate pass.
• Who does what: owner, service advisor, technician, parts person and cashier, with the screens each one uses and a day for each role.
• Setting up the shop: company and TRN, rates, bays, technicians, catalogue, users and the rules to decide first.
• The one-form check-in, then estimates, extra work and approval proof, with the approval rules and the proof options.
• Job cards, the technician clock, holds, what each job state allows, advances and corrections.
• Parts and stock, purchasing, supplier bills and returns, and the setting for selling more than the stock.
• Billing and 5% VAT, payments, credit notes and the Correct this invoice flow.
• Counter day close with cash over and short, receivables, hand-over and the gate pass.
• Reports and controls, users and permissions, backups and data safety.
• Daily opening and closing checklists, a weekly owner review and a month-end checklist.
• Fifteen common mistakes with fixes, and a first 30 days plan.
• 23 worked examples with example figures (all arithmetic checked) and 27 short exercises with answers at the end of the chapters.

The Word file garage-forms-and-checklists.docx has 13 forms you can print or edit: paper check-in sheet, approval record, hold log, parts slip, counter day close sheet, credit note request, hand-over checklist, daily opening and closing lists, weekly owner review, month-end checklist, user access review, backup log and a 30-day tracker.

Who it is for: owners, managers, advisors, foremen, technicians, parts staff and cashiers of UAE garages and workshops that use, or are about to use, Zeyto Garage Pro.

What it is not: it is not a software manual for every screen (the free Zeyto Academy garage lessons cover screens in more detail), not a car repair course, and not tax, legal or accounting advice. UAE VAT is mentioned only as 5% and the basic deadlines; for your own position check with your accountant or the FTA for your case. E-invoicing is mentioned only as being on the Ministry of Finance roadmap. Companies and figures in the examples are fictional. No results are promised, and where a screen can differ by version the guide says to check the screen in your version. It does not state Zeyto Garage prices: see the Zeyto website for current prices.

Requirements: a PDF reader and a program that opens Word files (.docx). Zeyto Garage Pro is needed to follow the screens, but the routines and checklists work on paper too.

Written November 2026