We have been contacted to sign up but have decided against it for as peter says they are just trying to make money off our backs.
we run a busy workshop and they want us to collect & deliver, wash & hoover, do mots at 39.00 plus servicing at a lesser rate that we charge now.
If you sign up to this sort of thing you run he risk of your existing customers taking them up on there offer via the web and you losing out. And there is no guarantee of extra work, they are just trying to build a network.
no information should be left in the vehicle advertising the fact that you repaired the car, so in my opinion this is a bad thing.
you are far better off advertising your services at a realistic price for the effort that you put in and retaining a good customer base for yourself, NOT giving your services cheap so someone else can earn off your back.
If you are any good a this job you would have like many of us invested in diagnostic kit, and lots of training so why give this away, and if you have not then the extra work if any will be short lived.
If the motor trade in general did this we would not have insurance company's dictating to us how much we can and cant charge.
The Dragon was i believe Deborah Meaden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/dragons/deborahmeaden.shtml
If you are prepared to work for this sort of company for less money than normal, then sell your services local at a cheaper rate or consider a special offer changing monthly.
ATB
Nev