BookMyGarage has revealed retail bookings for EV services via its platform have more than doubled each year for the past two years, with independent garages reportedly benefitting the most from this.
In 2023, private EV motorists made 112% more service bookings via the service and MOT booking platform compared to 2022. In 2024, the figure leapt again with an increase in EV bookings of 136%.
While EV bookings remained a small percentage of overall service and MOT bookings made through BookMyGarage, the surge in numbers over the past two years is said to indicate a rapidly growing market segment in EV aftersales for the independent sector. EV bookings made up 0.4% of all BookMyGarage bookings in 2022, 0.7% in 2023 and 1.5% in 2024 which translates to around a doubling of share year-on-year.
BookMyGarage CEO, Douglas Rotberg, said: “As used EVs increasingly filter into the used car market, inevitably, more independent garages are meeting the aftersales requirements of these vehicles. Our data shows an increasing proportion of independent garages able and willing to cater for EV owners.
“The growth of EV service bookings for our independent garage partners reflects not just an increase of older EVs on the road -since drivers of older vehicles are more likely to book with an independent – but is illustrative of an expanding niche for independents. Independent businesses are investing in the equipment and specialist training required to service and maintain these vehicles and our data demonstrates EV servicing and repairs are no longer the preserve of the franchised network. We are expecting to see this trend strengthen throughout the year.”
