6 reasons to accept card payments at your car wash
25apr 2018

6 reasons to accept card payments at your car wash

Bank card payments have been standard at self-service car washes for years.

Here are the 6 main reasons why it is worth accepting card payments at your car wash:

Owners of BKF car washes who have introduced contactless card payments report that this payment method accounts for up to 25% of their car wash turnover. It is safe to say that customers value this solution. Payment is simple, convenient and quick. You have surely been in a situation where you only had a card on you, but the place you were in accepted cash only. Contactless transactions are becoming more and more popular. Most cards issued by banks today have a contactless chip. In Poland, the share of contactless transactions has been growing by more than ten per cent year on year. Card payments make you more competitive. Our observations show that customers prefer car washes where they can pay by card. With this solution you will certainly win new customers, and existing ones will come back more often. There are two ways to introduce card payments at a car wash. Payment terminals can be installed at each wash bay (a more expensive solution, but more convenient for customers), or you can opt for a central payment point in the BKF Pro money changer (one per car wash, a cheaper solution). Bear in mind, however, that a payment post brings a smaller increase in turnover than terminals installed directly at the wash bays. Card payments can be introduced at many car washes, whether it is a new model, a car wash manufactured since 2008 or even a car wash from another manufacturer. We have our own proven solutions in the form of adapter boards that make it possible to launch this payment method at many car washes. If you use our car wash management application, Carwash Manager, you get full monitoring and analysis of card payments at your car wash (or car washes). You can view payment statistics in the Carwash Manager administration panel.