Drive-through inspection tunnels are becoming a key part of modern workshops, changing how vehicles are received and inspected from the moment they arrive. This article looks at how they work, what they produce, and how they fit into the day-to-day running of a site.
How It Works
The tunnel sits in the arrival route, so the car is checked as it comes onto site, with no booking in and no stopping. By the time the driver reaches reception, the advisor already has the results.
01
Arrive
The car comes onto site as normal.
02
Drive through
It passes through the tunnel without stopping.
03
Captured
Cameras, tyres and alignment are read in seconds.
04
Results
They show on the reception flight board and the advisor's tablet.
05
Conversation
The advisor goes through the findings with the customer.
See It In Action
Inside the tunnel.
BodyguardCameras capture the bodywork from every angle and store it against the plate.
Quick Tread EdgeA drive-over scanner reads the tread across all four tyres.
Quick Check DriveLasers check the wheel alignment in seconds, fully touchless.
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The Equipment Inside
Bodyguard camera system
Reads the number plate on entry and films the bodywork in high definition as the car passes through.
- Up to 10 camera angles
- Stored against the vehicle as a damage record
Hunter Quick Tread Edge
A drive-over scanner builds a colour 3D image of each tyre's contact patch, picking up wear that is easy to miss by eye.
- Reads the full contact patch
- Flags low tread and uneven wear
Hunter Quick Check Drive
Lasers and lenses read toe and camber in about five seconds, touchless, as the car drives over.
- Measures toe and camber
- Touchless, in about five seconds
The Output
The flight board
Every car that clears the tunnel appears on the reception screen straight away, with its tyres, alignment and body condition shown at a glance.
Bodyguard footage
Bodyguard films the car from up to ten angles as it drives through and stores the clip against the registration. If a mark is ever queried, the footage is there.
Reports, accessed quickly
Every result comes out as one clear report, broken down so the customer can see exactly what was found.
- Tyre tread on all four wheels, with a pass, advisory or replace status
- Wheel alignment, toe and camber, with a clear reading
- Body condition images captured on the way through
- The vehicle's details and registration on every report
- Shared with the customer there and then
The Results
Every vehicle here drove in for routine service or an MOT. The tunnel measured alignment and tyres on each one as it passed through, so the work it found was extra revenue the workshop would otherwise have missed.
One BMW retailer site, January to March 2026.
Across 3 months
In a 14-bay workshop
Revenue generated
£0
552 wheel alignments sold, at £120 each.Damage claims avoided
0
Around two a week, from the tunnel's entry images.0
Vehicles inspected
0
Flagged for alignment
0
Alignments sold
0
Tyres checked
0
Tyres flagged (53%)
11% immediate, 42% advisory
0
Tyre opportunities
Built Off-Site, Installed With Minimal Disruption
These tunnels are fabricated entirely off-site, then delivered and installed with minimal disruption.
Each structure arrives at Everard headquarters with your agreed branding and finishes in place, and our team fits all the inspection technology in-house. The unit is fully equipped before it leaves us.
On site, our installation team manages delivery and the full setup. Where groundworks are needed we coordinate them: the recess, excavation, concrete bases and ducting for power and data.
Final installation covers the electrical and data integration, with connections to the tyre tread readers, inspection equipment, lighting and control panels. Compressed air and data can be added where needed, so the tunnel is operational from day one.
Training and Onboarding
Training is delivered on-site by an Everard specialist, who spends the full day with your team and works through the system in a live environment.
Every key role, covered
15 to 40 min per roleWe train everyone who touches the process, with a session shaped around how each team uses the system.
- Service advisors
- Technicians
- Tyre fitters
- Drivers and concierge staff
- Management
What the sessions cover
How the system operates, what it measures, and how each result is read and presented to the customer.
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