WhoCanFixMyCar vs YourCarGarage: how do they compare?
A fair comparison, accurate as of October 2026. Competitor pricing last checked 1 October 2026. Details can change, so check the provider for the latest.
WhoCanFixMyCar (also shown as FixMyCar) is one of the best known ways to find a garage in the UK. You enter your registration and location, garages quote for the work, and you compare on price, reviews and distance. It is free for drivers and has a large network. YourCarGarage works differently: you compare the local garages we list and send a booking request to the one you like, then deal with them directly.
We are YourCarGarage, so this is our view, kept factual and sourced. Both are free for drivers. If you run a garage, the part that matters is what each one costs and how the model works, so we have set that out plainly below.
At a glance
| YourCarGarage | WhoCanFixMyCar | |
|---|---|---|
| Free for drivers | Yes | Yes |
| How it works | Compare local garages, then send a booking request | Enter your details, garages quote, you compare and book |
| Who you pay (driver) | The garage directly, no payment online | The garage directly |
| Who keeps the customer | The garage | The garage |
| Coverage | Garages across the UK | A large UK-wide network |
| Cost to the garage | £10 a month plus £10 per accepted lead, fixed for life for Founding Members | A one-off £99 + VAT joining fee, then a success fee on each booking you win (amount not published). The Starter and Essential monthly tiers it used to list are no longer shown on its site |
| What the fee buys | A booking request for a named local customer, accept or decline, with no commission on the job | Unlimited quoting on posted jobs, a garage profile with reviews, and a charge only when a booking lands |
| Commission on the job | None, we never take a cut | A success fee on each booking won, a share of the job rather than a flat fee, and the amount is not published |
| How garages get work | A booking request for a specific customer, accept or decline | Quote and bid against other garages for each posted job |
What they have in common
Both are free for drivers, and neither takes payment from you online for the work. In both cases you compare local garages and deal with a real garage in your area, which keeps you as its customer. Both show reviews, and both save you ringing round. WhoCanFixMyCar has been going for years and has a very large network, so in most areas you will find several options.
For garage owners: read the small print
WhoCanFixMyCar used to sell two monthly subscription tiers, Starter at £12 + VAT a month and Essential at £25 + VAT a month. As of October 2026 those tiers no longer appear anywhere on its site, and the old directory-listings page now redirects to the homepage. The only published route in for a garage is to join for a one-off admin fee of £99 + VAT and then pay a success fee on each booking you win.
On the face of it that is a fair offer, and we will say so: no monthly bill in a quiet month, unlimited quoting, and you only pay when work lands. If you would rather pay nothing until a job comes in, it is worth a look.
The catch is what you are not told. The success fee itself is not published, so you have to ask before you know what a booking will cost you, and it is a share of the job rather than a flat fee, so a big repair costs you more than a small one. You also win each job by quoting against other garages, which tends to push prices down.
YourCarGarage is £10 a month plus £10 for each lead you actually accept, and every lead is a specific local customer asking for you, with no bidding and no commission on the job. A £900 clutch costs you the same £10 as a £45 MOT, you can see every number up front, and your price is frozen for life as a Founding Member.
Which should you use?
As a driver, if you like comparing several quotes side by side, WhoCanFixMyCar does that well. If you would rather compare a shortlist and send a straightforward booking request with no online payment step, YourCarGarage suits you. Both are free, so there is no harm trying both. Either way, check reviews and ask a few questions first, see our guide on how to choose a good local garage.
The verdict
WhoCanFixMyCar is an established marketplace with a big network and a lot of traffic. Its published route in for a garage is now a one-off £99 + VAT joining fee with a success fee on each booking won, which suits a garage that would rather pay only when work lands, though the success fee is not published and is a share of the job. For most independents YourCarGarage works out simpler and more predictable, with a named customer rather than a bidding war, a price you can see up front at £10 a month plus £10 per accepted lead, and no commission on the job. A very high-volume garage that is happy to quote for every job may prefer their model. Both are free for drivers, so as a driver the choice comes down to whether you prefer comparing lots of quotes or booking with less back and forth.
Common questions
What does WhoCanFixMyCar cost a garage?
Its for-garages page offers one published route: join for a one-off £99 + VAT admin fee and then pay a success fee on each booking you win. The success fee amount is not published, so ask before you sign up. The Starter (£12 + VAT a month) and Essential (£25 + VAT a month) subscription tiers it used to list no longer appear on its site as of October 2026. YourCarGarage is £10 a month plus £10 per accepted lead, fixed for life for Founding Members, with no bidding and no commission on the job.
Does WhoCanFixMyCar still have a £12 a month tier?
Not that we can find. The £12 + VAT Starter listing and the £25 + VAT Essential tier used to sit on its directory-listings page, but that page now redirects to the homepage and the for-garages page only shows the £99 + VAT joining fee plus a success fee. If their sales team quotes you a monthly tier, check whether it includes bookings and quoting, because the old Starter tier was a listing only. YourCarGarage at £10 a month plus £10 per accepted lead includes the booking requests, and you only pay for the leads you accept.
Is WhoCanFixMyCar free for drivers?
Yes. Like YourCarGarage, it is free for drivers. You pay the garage for the work, not the platform.
What is the difference in how garages get work?
On WhoCanFixMyCar you quote and bid against other garages for posted jobs. On YourCarGarage a garage receives a booking request for a specific customer and accepts or declines it, with no bidding.
Is the £99 joining fee good value?
It depends on how much work you win. Paying £99 + VAT once and then a success fee only on bookings you win means no monthly bill in a quiet month, which is genuinely appealing. The trade-off is that the success fee is a share of each job and is not published, so ask what it is before you sign up. YourCarGarage charges a flat £10 per accepted lead however big the job, so a £900 clutch costs you the same £10 as a £45 MOT.
Sources: WhoCanFixMyCar, for garages (joining fee and success fee) · WhoCanFixMyCar, garage account features (PDF)
Why garages choose YourCarGarage
- Pricing published up front, with no sales call: £10 a month plus £10 per lead you accept
- You only pay for the leads you accept, and we never take a cut of the job
- Your price is frozen for life as a Founding Member
- Every lead is a booking request from a named local customer, with no bidding
- Cancel any time
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