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AI receptionist for auto detailing shops and mobile detailers
For detailers who cannot answer with a buffer in one hand and wax on the other.
You are three hours into a paint correction in a customer's driveway. Your phone rings in the van. Tactly answers, asks about the vehicle, and books a full interior detail for Friday.
- TactlyThanks for calling Glossworks Mobile Detailing. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How can I help?
- CallerHey, it's Brandon. I need my SUV cleaned inside. Two dogs, lots of hair.
- TactlyOur full interior detail includes pet hair removal. It takes about four hours, and we come to your home within our service area. What's your zip code?
- Caller33155. Friday would be great.
- Booked: Full interior detail, SUV, Fri 9:00 am
- TactlyYou're booked for Friday at 9:00. Please have a parking spot near an outlet.
Can an AI receptionist work for auto detailing shops and mobile detailers?
Tactly is an AI receptionist for auto detailing shops and mobile detailers. It answers while you are working on a vehicle, explains your packages, add-ons and service area from your notes, asks the vehicle type and condition, and books details into your calendar at times that fit the job length. It quotes only prices you have written down. Every call is emailed to you as a summary and transcript.
The problem
Missed calls are missed work.
Detailing is hands-on work. Gloves, chemicals, a running buffer. You cannot stop to pick up, and the customer calling wants a date this week. When it goes to voicemail, they call the next detailer on the map.
Spring cleanup, pollen season and the days before car shows bring a rush of calls. Most ask the same things: what does the full package include, do you come to me, how long does it take. Those answers can come from your notes.
Calls it handles
The calls auto detailing shops and mobile detailers get every day.
Which package?
Interior, exterior, full detail, ceramic coating. Tactly explains what each includes and the prices you list.
Do you come to me?
Your mobile service area, water and power needs, and whether you work at offices. All from your notes.
Booking a detail
It asks the vehicle size and condition and books a slot long enough for the job you chose.
Pet hair and stains
Tactly notes the condition so you can plan, and says extra charges apply only if your notes say so.
Setup tips
What to put in your notes.
Tactly answers only from what you tell it. These are the lines that matter most for auto detailing shops and mobile detailers.
- Write each package with what it includes, how long it takes and any prices you are happy to quote.
- List the zip codes or towns you travel to and what you need on site, like water or power.
- Block calendar time by job length so a ceramic coating never gets squeezed into a one-hour slot.
Plans for auto detailing shops and mobile detailers
Starter
$49/mo
For a solo owner who mostly needs the missed calls covered.
- 100 AI-answered minutes a month
- Then $0.35 a minute
- Every feature included
- Most popular
Pro
$99/mo
For a busy shop that wants nights, weekends and lunch rushes handled.
- 250 AI-answered minutes a month
- Then $0.29 a minute
- Every feature included
Growth
$199/mo
For a team that sends a large share of its calls to the receptionist.
- 600 AI-answered minutes a month
- Then $0.25 a minute
- Every feature included
FAQ
Questions, answered
Can Tactly quote a price from a photo?
No. It cannot see photos. It quotes only the package prices in your notes and takes a message for anything custom.
Will it book jobs outside my service area?
It checks the caller's location against the area you list and takes a message instead of booking if it is outside.
Can it collect a deposit for ceramic coating?
No. Tactly cannot take payments. Collect deposits the way you do today.
Stop sending callers to voicemail.
Set up your receptionist, make a free test call from your own phone, and switch it on when it sounds right.