The Vehicle Passport is a complete service-history timeline for one car, searchable by registration plate or VIN, optionally shareable with the owner.
What's in it
Every record from your shop for that vehicle:
- Date, services performed, parts used, total cost.
- Mileage in / out (so you can show how the car aged).
- Mechanic notes & inspection condition: good / monitor / critical per component.
- Inspection photos uploaded with the job.
- Next-recommended service (driven by your Service Intervals — see Settings).
Finding a passport
Top bar → Vehicle Passport → search by registration or VIN. Partial matches work. The result is a single-page timeline.
Why it matters
The Vehicle Passport is a long-form record of every service this car has had at your shop. When the owner sells the vehicle, the passport is the receipt that proves it was maintained — higher resale value, and repeat business when they buy their next car.
Vehicles serviced at other garages
If a customer brings in a car that has prior service at another Autodots-using garage, the passport shows a note: "This vehicle has X service record(s) from other garages." It's a heads-up that there's history elsewhere — useful context when planning the work, even if you can't see those records in detail.