Take the money while the customer is still booking
BOOKAR connects to your own Stripe account, so card payments taken through your booking pages settle straight into your bank — not into ours and out again.
Use it for deposits on high-value work, full payment on fixed-price jobs like an MOT, or a payment link sent to a customer who wants to settle before collection. Payments are matched back to the booking automatically through Stripe's webhooks.
Live integration — connect your own Stripe account to your BOOKAR garage.
Stripe in BOOKAR — at a glance
- Account
- Your own Stripe account, your own payouts
- Online booking
- Deposits or payment in full
- Pay by link
- Send a customer a link to settle
- Reconciliation
- Automatic, via Stripe webhooks
- Security
- Credentials stored encrypted
What the Stripe integration does
Payment is part of the booking, not a separate errand — which is what turns a booking into a commitment.
Card payments on booking
Customers pay by card as they book online, using Stripe's hosted, PCI-compliant payment flow.
Deposits or payment in full
Take a deposit on work where no-shows hurt, or the full amount on fixed-price jobs. It is set per garage and per service.
Pay by link
Send a customer a link to pay before collection, so the car is settled up before it leaves the ramp.
Reconciled automatically
Stripe's webhooks tell BOOKAR when a payment succeeds, so the booking updates itself rather than waiting for someone to check.
Your keys, encrypted
Your Stripe credentials are stored encrypted against your garage, and card details never touch BOOKAR — they go directly to Stripe.
Straight into your account
Payouts follow your own Stripe settlement schedule, into your own bank account, on your own terms with Stripe.
From the job to Stripe and back
Four steps, all of them inside the work your team is already doing.
Connect your account
Add your Stripe keys to your BOOKAR garage. They are stored encrypted and only used for your payments.
Decide what to charge
Choose which services take a deposit, which take payment in full, and which are settled at the counter.
Customer pays as they book
The payment happens in Stripe's hosted flow, so no card data passes through BOOKAR.
Booking updates itself
Stripe confirms the payment by webhook and BOOKAR marks the booking paid, with the amount recorded against the job.
Why garages turn it on
An unpaid booking is a provisional booking. A deposit turns a diary slot into something the customer intends to keep.
- Fewer no-shows on booked-in work
- Money in the bank before the ramp is committed
- No card machine queue at collection time
- Payments matched to bookings without manual checking
- Card data handled by Stripe, never stored by BOOKAR
- Your own account, your own rates, your own payouts
About Stripe
Stripe is one of the largest payment processors in the world, handling online card payments for businesses of every size, and is a common default for UK businesses taking payments on their own websites.
Because BOOKAR connects to your own Stripe account rather than acting as a middleman, your commercial relationship — rates, settlement, disputes — is directly with Stripe.
Visit StripeStripe — the facts
- Use case
- Online payments and deposits
- Account model
- Your own Stripe account
- Compliance
- Hosted, PCI-compliant payment flow
- Reconciliation
- Webhook-driven
Common questions about Stripe
Does BOOKAR hold the money?
No. Payments go to your own Stripe account and settle to your bank on your Stripe payout schedule. BOOKAR never sits between you and your takings.
Are card details stored in BOOKAR?
No. Payment happens in Stripe's hosted flow, so card data goes directly to Stripe. BOOKAR only ever sees the result.
Can I take a deposit rather than the full amount?
Yes — deposits or payment in full can be set depending on the service, which is how most garages use it on higher-value or easily cancelled work.
The rest of the stack
BOOKAR connects to the suppliers, data providers and payment platforms a UK garage already runs on.
See Stripe working inside BOOKAR
Book a demo and we will show you the integration on a real job, using the suppliers and systems your garage already uses. No obligation, and no scripted tour.
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