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Who Can Fix My Car

A fast growing comparison site that connects mechanics with drivers benefits from elasticity and scalability with Hyve’s managed service.

Business background

WhoCanFixMyCar.com is a rapidly growing business which compares the prices and reputation of garages and mechanics for drivers looking for car repair online. With a database of over 8,300 UK garages, drivers simply tell WhoCanFixMyCar what type of repair work they need to do on their vehicle, and the website sends their request to garages in their local area that provide bespoke quotes directly online or over the phone.

The site also encourages its users to leave reviews so that others can benefit from their experiences.  In a typical month, the site may receive over 25,000 maintenance and repair job posts from drivers all over the UK. There are garages all over the UK with similar stories, which is hugely encouraging for the automotive industry and technicians who are looking into ways to generate more work online.

 

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The challenge

“The site is shaking up the entire industry, explains Will Robinson of WhoCanFixMyCar.  As such, our IT infrastructure and particularly the performance of the site is absolutely central to the ongoing success of the business.”

Having experienced rapid growth – interest in the site has quadrupled in just the last two years – the technology needs of the business, and specifically their hosting requirements have also developed significantly.  With an environment which included both a development and production server, WhoCanFixMyCar, needed a managed hosting provider who could not just provide an appropriate technology solution, but who had the capacity to grow with them as the business continued to expand.

WhoCanFixMyCar also wanted a hosting service that would allow them to easily experiment and test site enhancements.  The physical location of the hosting partner was also key – they wanted their servers to be in the UK, so began to look for a managed hosting partner who could deliver the combination of location, performance and strategic technical advice they needed.

The solution

Hyve’s approach is to remove the stress and complexity of deployment, migration, and evolution from customer online platform development by employing a continuous process: Consult, Design, Deploy and Maintain. The consulting phase seeks to understand client needs in order to architect the perfect cost-effective solution, within budget and to a project planning timeline which fits client planning precisely.

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The benefits

Hyve’s solution has delivered WhoCanFixMyCar with a resilient, high-performance and versatile technology infrastructure which is supporting the needs of the business as it grows.  Hyve’s exceptionally strong levels of service have also proved to be a key factor in the ongoing success of the project.

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