Web site to offer bidding for car repair service for insurance companie - repost

1. Front page – Tabs to Contact us, log in, Auction, News update from members and us. Space for advertising banners, which we will fill. Space for hot News stories. Space for Hot auction offers. 2. Contact us – all the usual + feed back form 3. Log in – members area to be able to access auction site, forum?, give feed back, FAQs, interact with site 4. Auction area (Already own software called Rain works, would prefer generate our own). Auction items will be repair jobs, which have been estimated and pre approved by an insurance company. All details are to be entered by us. Fields to include: • Pictures of vehicle x 5 • Vehicle Index Number • Vehicle Vin Number • Vehicle Type by Manufacturer and model • Description of repair (Brief) • Approved estimate with no value • Downloadable approved estimate file with no value From these details current members will be allowed to bid the lowest price they are willing to be paid to do the work as a blind bid system. (Reducing the cost to the insurance company and helping to fill the workshops when they need work). Each vehicle will be open to bid on for one day from 12.00 – 12.00 and winning bidder will be advised on completion of auction. 5. News page to update from members and our approved input. Business principle: • Save money for Insurance companies • Where = Internet based solution based in London. The company's body shop and surveyor network will be geographically distributed and automated through an interactive website platform. • Why = Assist work providers to save money on admin while developing new workshop relationships and saving insurance companies money. To assist garages and workshops to fill their unused workshop hours. • What = Web based reverse auction site • When = The site will be finalized and available for beta testing by the end of June 2013 with a view to full launch in January 2014 • How = Use of web based Auction site and unique customer tracking solutions. Benefits to Insurance companies: • Reduced cost of repair • Rapid turn around • Reduced admin – communication through WEB site reducing human interactions using unique customer tracking software • Pre approved garages / estimating system • Access to our garage database and existing network to sell insurance schemes and further marketing opportunities • Repair network available for resale to other networks • Cost saving using Green products – Carbon reduction EPA etc. • Create a unique integrated alliance between work shop and work providers • Use of our factoring facilities to facilitate speedy payments to workshops while crating a window of payment for the insurance companies. • 90 % key to key closure within 30 days Benefits to third Party work providers: • As Above + • Ability to approach more insurance and third party customers to source extra work Benefits to End Customer: • Quality assured service • 3 year warranty • Loan car if required • Door to Door service • Car Valet • Unique tracking of customer vehicle • No extra cost to client Benefits to Work Shop: • Reduced admin • The ability to fill unused workshop hours • Larger customer base • Group Savings • No direct cost to Workshop