Where can Byrider franchisees find the standard procedures for reconditioning vehicles?
Byrider Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Purpose | .7.1 |
|---|---|
| Check in | 7.1 |
| BEST PRACTICE: Deal Jackets | 7.1 |
| BEST PRACTICE: New Vehicle Check In Sheet | 7.1 |
| Key control for sales lot vehicles | 7.2 |
| BEST PRACTICE: Keys for vehicles | 7.2 |
| Mechanic's CheckList | 7.3 |
| STANDARD: Reconditioning of vehicles | 7.3 |
| PROCEDURE: Completing the Mechanical Checklist (Mechanic's CheckList) | 7.6 |
| The recon decision | 7.7 |
| BEST PRACTICE: Repair approval | 7.7 |
| Processing a rejected vehicle | 7.8 |
| Tracking the repair order status of any vehicle | 7.9 |
| PROCEDURE: Using the repair order search features | 7.9 |
| Processing a vehicle accepted for recon | 7.11 |
| PROCEDURE: Creating an estimate for reconditioning a sales lot vehicle | 7.12 |
| PROCEDURE: Creating a purchase order (PO) for parts included on an estimate | 7.22 |
| PROCEDURE: Receiving JIT parts and reconciling purchase order(s) | 7.24 |
| PROCEDURE: Viewing a closed purchase order (PO) | 7.32 |
| PROCEDURE: Reopening a closed purchase order (PO) | 7.33 |
| PROCEDURE: Completing reconditioning service work | 7.35 |
| BEST PRACTICE: Repair Orders | 7.35 |
| Detailing | 7.40 |
| PROCEDURE: Detailer's CheckList | 7.40 |
| Vehicle merchandising | 7.44 |
| BEST PRACTICE: Fuel in vehicle tank | 7.44 |
| Closing a reconditioning locked estimate | 7.45 |
| PROCEDURE: Closing a recon repair order (RO) | 7.45 |
| Turning over a vehicle to sales | 7.50 |
| PROCEDURE: Transition of vehicle from recon to sales | 7.50 |
| Reopening a closed recon order | 7.52 |
| PROCEDURE: Re-opening a closed recon repair order | 7.53 |
| Viewing the progress of re-opened repair orders | 7.55 |
| PROCEDURE: Re-opening a closed recon invoice/working repair order | 7.55 |
| Viewing a closed, sales lot vehicle repair order | 7.56 |
| PROCEDURE: Viewing a closed repair order for a sales lot vehicle | 7.56 |
| Repairs after a vehicle is placed on the lot | 7.58 |
| PROCEDURE: Opening a reconditioning repair order (RO) after the initial RO has been closed | 7.58 |
Page Rev. 02/24/2022 Chapter 3 – Inventory Management Purpose 3.1 The inventory management process 3.1 Assessing inventory needs 3.3 Understanding your customer base 3.3 Days of supply 3.3 When to buy 3.4 Inventory mix 3.4 Establishing Inventory Control and Sales Standing Boards goals 3.4 PROCEDURE: Establish store goals – inventory mix 3.4 The role of the buyer 3.7 Identify the inventory source 3.8 Purchasing the inventory 3.9 STANDARD: Byrider Minimum Vehicle Standards 3.9 STANDARD: Title status of vehicles 3.9 PROCEDURE: Accessing the Orangebook 3.11 Byrider's Buyers App 3.13 Buyer's Auction Log 3.13 BEST PRACTICE: The Buyer's Auction Log 3.13 PROCEDURE: Completing the Buyer's Auction Log 3.14 New Vehicle Check In Sheet 3.16 BEST PRACTICE: The New Vehicle Check In Sheet (NVCIS) 3.16 PROCEDURE: Completing the New Vehicle Check In Sheet in Discover 3.16 Vehicle Check In at Lot 3.18 Vehicle recalls 3.18 Entering and tracking inventory in Discover 3.19 Add a vehicle to the inventory 3.19 PROCEDURE: Adding a vehicle to inventory 3.21 PROCEDURE: Locating a vehicle in the Vehicle Module using the "Inventory" tab 3.35 PROCEDURE: Locating a vehicle in the Vehicle Module using the "Search" tab 3.38 PROCEDURE: Generating/printing the Mechanic's and Detailer's Checklists & Buyers Guide 3.40 The Inventory Control Board and reconciling vehicle inventory 3.42 BEST PRACTICE: Maintenance of the Inventory Control Board in the Sales Department 3.42 PROCEDURE: Reconciling vehicle inventory and maintaining the Inventory Control Board 3.43 STANDARD: Retail vehicle pricing 3.43 Create the deal jacket 3.45 BEST PRACTICE: Copy of title for purchased vehicle 3.45 BEST PRACTICE: Titles for inventory 3.45 Service manager's inventory responsibilities 3.46 BEST PRACTICE: Keys for vehicles 3.46 STANDARD: Reconditioning of vehicles 3.46 BEST PRACTICE: Repair approval 3.47 Vehicle Lot-ready Report 3.48 Displaying the vehicles – "The lot line up" 3.48 Daily Driving Log 3.49 BEST PRACTICE: Driving the inventory 3.49 Vehicle inventory management-inventory stats 3.50 BEST PRACTICE: Age of trade in vehicle inventory 3.51 Vehicle inventory management-wholesaling 3.52 Managing aging sales lot vehicles 3.53 PROCEDURE: Discounting a sales lot vehicle's Suggested Sales Price 3.53 Vehicle inventory management – back-offs 3.55
This three-day course is designed for personnel responsible for managing the Service Department of a Byrider store. Subjects covered include an explanation and hands on practice in Discover for vehicle reconditioning and servicing customers' vehicles. Additional topics presented include management of: shop workload; vendors; parts inventories; vehicle inventory; safety and environmental issues; shop maintenance; service department goals with boards and reports; and personnel.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 88–335)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Byrider's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees can find the standard procedures for vehicle reconditioning in several resources. Specifically, there is a three-day Vehicle Service Operations and Management course designed for personnel managing the service department, which includes hands-on practice in Discover for vehicle reconditioning.
Additionally, the document outlines various standard operating procedures related to reconditioning. These include completing the Mechanical Checklist, making recon decisions, processing vehicles accepted for recon, creating estimates and purchase orders for reconditioning, completing reconditioning service work, and detailing. These procedures are further supported by best practices for repair approvals and managing repair orders.
Furthermore, Byrider provides standards for minimum vehicle standards and reconditioning of vehicles within its inventory management processes. Franchisees can also access checklists and guides for mechanics and detailers to ensure vehicles meet Byrider's standards before being placed on the sales lot. These comprehensive resources ensure that Byrider franchisees have access to detailed guidelines for maintaining vehicle quality and consistency.