How to start a payments app for driving instructors and driving schools
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Your card appears in your app
- 2Tap it to pay in a shop
- 3See every payment as it happens
Driving instructors often chase lesson money by cash, bank transfer and reminders on the go. A payments app built for them, under your own brand, can bring lesson payments, block bookings and business accounts into one place, and you can offer it to instructors in your town, region or network.
What instructors need
- A payment link to send before each lesson.
- Invoices for block bookings of 5 or 10 lessons.
- An account that keeps lesson income apart from personal money.
- A clear record of who has paid, for tax time.
Who could launch it
A driving school with several instructors, a local instructor network, a franchise or an entrepreneur who knows the trade and wants to serve instructors across a region.
Try it
Name your platform and watch it come to life
Type a name, tap a colour and pick what it does. The phone changes as you go.
Colour
What it does
Design and preview your whole platform free, then launch when you are ready.
How to get your first users
Start with instructors you know, show them how a payment link replaces cash in the car, and ask them to invite learners to pay the same way. Instructor forums and local training centres are good places to reach more.
Where SendPay fits
SendPay lets you launch your own payments platform under your brand, with GBP, EUR and USD accounts, transfers, branded Visa cards, payment links, invoices and subscriptions, powered by licensed partners. SendPay doesn't offer card machines, isn't a bank and doesn't offer lending.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
Why sign up
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