How to grow your payments app with car body repair shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Car body repair shops and mobile smart repairers fix dents, scratches, bumper scuffs and crash damage. Some jobs go through a driver's insurer, where the driver usually pays the excess to the shop, while many smaller jobs are paid privately to avoid a claim. Customers often want to pay when they collect the car, or before it is released, and deposits for parts and paint are common on bigger jobs. A payments app that sends a deposit link with the quote, takes the excess or final bill by link and gives a clear receipt can win these shops, and every driver who pays sees your app.
Talk to body shops
Ask local body shops and smart repairers:
- How do drivers pay for private repairs today?
- How do they pay their insurance excess to you?
- Do you take a deposit for parts and paint on bigger jobs?
- What happens when a driver wants to collect but hasn't paid yet?
Take deposits with the quote
A deposit link sent with the photo quote means parts can be ordered straight away and the booking is secure.
Get paid before the car goes home
A payment link for the excess or the final bill, sent with photos of the finished repair, lets the driver pay before they arrive, so collection takes a minute.
Grow through the motor trade
Body shops work with garages, tyre fitters, valeters and used car dealers. One shop on your app can introduce the others.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about mechanics and garages?
The mechanics and garages guide covers big bills, parts deposits and customers who want to pay later.
Mechanics and garages →What about car washes and valeters?
The car washes guide covers car washes and mobile valeters taking many quick payments from customers in a hurry.
Car washes →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.