For caravan dealers
Spectra handles towing checks, CRiS and habitation season.
A touring caravan has no V5C, and the customer's licence must cover the combination. Spectra turns those into handover checks you switch on, and emails reminders before each due date.
Where the day goes. And what Spectra does about each part of it.
Touring caravans are registered through CRiS rather than the DVLA, and the paperwork gets lost.
Switch on registration tracking and registration, DVLA or CRiS, becomes a check in the handover gate, so the vehicle cannot be handed over with it unresolved unless a manager overrides the check and records why.
Is the tow car right for this caravan, and does the customer's licence cover it?
With towing checks switched on, the handover gate asks for a towing-combination check on towable vehicles and a record that the customer's licence category was verified.
Habitation season fills the workshop, and the diary runs on memory.
Reminder emails for MOT, service, habitation and road tax go out ahead of the due date. The offline-first technician app clocks jobs on and off, and on Professional a diary and drag-and-drop planning board show every bay by day.
Damp is found late, and the customer sees only a number on an invoice.
On Professional, the health check inspects on a diagram matched to the body type and axles, with defect notes, damp notes and moisture readings, and the customer approves work online.
Margin VAT on used stock is easy to get wrong.
Margin-scheme VAT, VAT returns and a statutory stock book are in the ledger, alongside HMRC Making Tax Digital submission once you connect your account.
The shop sells awnings, hoses and accessories, and the till, the website and the workshop do not agree on stock.
One parts catalogue feeds the point-of-sale till, workshop jobs and, on Professional, the online store, with backorders fulfilled on arrival.
A day in Spectra. One working day, and the module behind each part of it.
08:00
The diary before the doors open.
On Professional, the service manager opens the planning board: every bay, technician and job, by day.
Workshop10:00
A habitation check with a diagram.
With the Professional health check, a technician records moisture readings on a diagram matched to the caravan's body type and axles. Photos and video sync when the workshop wifi returns.
Vehicle health check11:30
The customer says yes from their phone.
The customer opens the online report, approves the extra work and signs.
Vehicle health check14:00
A caravan is sold and the tow car is recorded.
A new caravan goes to a customer. With towing checks switched on, the towing check and licence category are recorded on the order.
Sales and deals16:00
The handover gate is green.
The PDI, the balance due, and the CRiS registration and demonstration checks this dealer has switched on are all complete before the keys go.
Compliance and NCC
The modules you use most. Each works from the same customer, vehicle and money records.
Sales and deals
Quotes with PX and finance, orders, e-sign, handover
Workshop
Bookings, a technician app and job billing
Vehicle health check
From ProfessionalPhoto and video checks and damp readings
Parts and shop
Parts catalogue, purchasing, till and online store
Finance and VAT
Ledger, margin VAT, MTD and accounting sync
Compliance and NCC
Code of Practice checks from PDI to complaints
Before you switch. Hold the system you run today against this list.
- CRiS or DVLA registration check at handover, switched on in settings
- Towing check and licence-category verification, switched on in settings
- Habitation, MOT, service and road tax reminder emails
- Damp readings and moisture notes on a body-matched diagram, with Professional
- Margin-scheme VAT and a statutory stock book
- One parts catalogue for the till and workshop, plus the online store with Professional
Switching is on us: we move your stock, customers and opening balances into Spectra and train your team, in every plan.
How switching worksQuestions and answers
Does Spectra handle caravans that have no registration plate?
Yes. Touring caravans are identified through CRiS, and once you switch on registration tracking, the handover gate carries a registration check that covers DVLA or CRiS.
Can customers approve extra workshop work online?
Yes. Health check reports and workshop estimates both go to the customer on a dealer-branded page for approval. VHC is part of Professional.
Will Spectra send habitation reminders?
Yes. Reminders cover MOT, service, habitation and road tax, and go to the customer by email ahead of the due date.
Can I sell accessories online as well as at the till?
The parts catalogue drives the point-of-sale till and online store listings with variants, and fulfilment can be routed across sites. The storefront is part of Professional.
Does this make us NCC compliant?
Spectra supports NCC Code of Practice requirements, from the PDI and towing check to the complaints register, and produces an assessment pack. It does not imply NCC approval.
Get through habitation season with the workshop in view
Book a demo and we will show you the handover gate, the workshop and, on Professional, the planning board and health check.
Spectra. The DMS for leisure dealers.