--- title: "AI phone agent for car washes" description: "An AI voice agent built on Speko that answers car wash calls, books detailing, and sends damage claims to a manager." canonical: "https://speko.ai/solutions/car-wash-front-desk" last-updated: "2026-11-11" --- > ## Speko page index > The complete index of every page on this site is at: https://speko.ai/llms.txt > Read it before exploring further. It lists the exact Markdown URL for every canonical HTML page. # AI phone agent for car washes Use cases Answer every question in seconds and book detailing on the call. Press the sphere to call [Build your own](https://platform.speko.ai/sign-in) Tidewater Car Wash 1. Front desk Thanks for calling Tidewater Car Wash. How can I help? 2. You What does the unlimited wash plan include? Try saying “What does the unlimited wash plan include?” “Can I book a full interior detail this week?” ## Where calls cost you jobs - Callers ask the same questions about hours and packages all day. - Staff work the wash line and cannot get to the phone. - Members call to change or cancel a plan. ## What changes with the agent on the phone **Speed** The agent answers common questions in seconds from your price list. **Revenue** The agent books detailing appointments on the call. **Staff time** Staff stay on the wash line. ## What the agent does Pick a step to see it in the call, or play the call. It is written for this page and is not a recording. Example call, written for this page Tidewater Car Wash Thanks for calling Tidewater Car Wash. How can I help? Caller What does the unlimited plan include? Tidewater Car Wash It covers unlimited washes each month at the package you choose. Would you like the package details? Caller Maybe later. Can I book an interior detail? Tidewater Car Wash Sure. What's the vehicle, and which day works? Caller A minivan, Friday. Tidewater Car Wash Friday at 11 is open. Can I have your name and number to book it? ## Put the system in place 1. ### 1Answer every call Point your number at the agent, or bring it over SIP. It answers whenever the number rings. [Phone number setup](https://docs.speko.ai/guides/phone-agents) 2. ### 2Qualify and book on the call A workflow asks your questions and books from your calendar while the caller is still on the line. [See the workflow builder](https://speko.ai/voice-agent-workflow-builder) 3. ### 3Hand off what needs a person Urgent calls transfer to your team, at the moments you choose in the workflow. 4. ### 4Follow up the rest Callers who did not book go on a call list for an outbound follow-up call, or get a text from the same number. [SMS setup](https://docs.speko.ai/sms/registration#fees) 5. ### 5Measure and improve Speko scores every call. Test each change against simulated callers before it goes live. [See monitoring](https://speko.ai/voice-agent-monitoring) [Get started free](https://platform.speko.ai/sign-in) [Book a demo](https://speko.ai/book) $10 in credit on signup ## What missed calls are worth The agent costs $0.09 per minute. A 3 minute inbound call on a Speko number is from $0.30. Example values. Set your own to see what missed calls are worth. Of those, how many would book Minutes per call **Jobs booked from missed calls** 15 **Revenue those jobs bring** $4,500 **Agent cost, 180 min at $0.09 plus carriage** from $18.00 **Revenue for each $1 of agent cost** $250 [Start answering every call](https://platform.speko.ai/sign-in) $10 in credit on signup **Cost details** - $0.09 per minute on Speko infrastructure, across speech-to-text, the language model and text-to-speech. - Phone calls on Speko numbers add the carrier's charge for the call, including its taxes and fees, plus 20%, at least $0.01 per minute inbound and $0.015 per minute outbound. US calls usually cost the minimum; some international routes cost more. Calls over your own SIP trunk add nothing. - A Speko phone number costs $1 setup and $2 a month for most numbers, paid from your credits. A number the carrier prices higher sells at the carrier's setup price. - Calls bill from answer to hang-up. Ringing, unanswered calls, and calls where the agent never speaks or that fail on our side cost nothing, refunded automatically. [See the full pricing](https://speko.ai/pricing) ## Questions **Where do the answers about prices and packages come from?** You upload a knowledge base, such as your price list and policies. The agent answers from it, so update the file when prices change. **Can the agent cancel a membership?** Only if you connect your membership system through an API. The demo agent takes the request, and the team calls back to confirm. **Can I keep my business number?** Yes. Bring your own number over a SIP trunk, or buy a Speko number in the console. Calls over your own SIP trunk add no telephony charge from Speko. **What does a car wash phone agent cost?** A call costs $0.09 per minute on Speko infrastructure across speech-to-text, the language model and text-to-speech. A Speko phone number adds the carrier's charge plus 20%, at least $0.01 per minute inbound. 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