Card machine for your garage

Get paid on the spot for servicing, MOTs, and repairs - no more chasing bank transfers or waiting for customers to 'pop back with the cash'.

Common challenges

  • Chasing customers for bank transfers after the job is done
  • Higher-value repair bills make transaction fees significant
  • Current card machine is unreliable or outdated
  • Need something simple for the workshop or reception desk
  • Want to take card payment for MOTs and servicing on the spot
  • Customers asking to pay in instalments or by phone

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Recommended solutions

PAX A920

Portable/countertop Android terminal with 4.9-inch touchscreen, built-in Wi-Fi & 4G connectivity, and thermal printing. Its form-factor means it's ideal when payments need to be taken away from the counter. Easily handles over-the-phone payments, and is configurable for full POS integration with many third-party POS systems.

  • 4.9-inch HD touchscreen
  • Built-in printer
  • Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity
  • Contactless, Chip & Pin, over-the-phone
  • Can be integrated with multiple POS systems
  • Android payment-only terminal
Contract
negotiable

PAX A800

Portable/countertop Android terminal with 5.7-inch touchscreen and Payment & POS functionality. Built-in Wi-Fi & 4G connectivity, along with thermal printing. Includes merchant branding on-screen, an intuitive over-the-phone payment flow, on-board POS features, and is configurable for full POS integration.

  • 5.7-inch HD touchscreen
  • Built-in printer
  • Wi-Fi & 4G
  • Contactless, Chip & Pin, over-the-phone
  • Fast contactless transacting
  • Integrates with its provider's own POS only
  • Android POS and payments
Contract
negotiable

Why garages choose uno

Independent garages, MOT centres, and vehicle repair workshops deal with higher-value transactions - servicing, brake replacements, MOTs, clutch jobs. Getting paid by card on the spot means no chasing bank transfers and better cash flow. No more “I’ll transfer you when I get home” that turns into a week of follow-up calls.

We understand how garages work and recommend terminals that handle the environment, the transaction values, and the reality of workshop life.

Reception or workshop counter

The PAX A800 sits at the reception desk or parts counter, handles contactless, Chip & Pin, and processes larger transactions reliably over a wired connection. Rental-free for your first machine.

On-the-spot payments

For mobile mechanics or workshops that want to take payment at the vehicle or in the yard, the PAX A920 connects over 4G and goes wherever you need it.

Over-the-phone payments

Customers calling to pay for parts or settle an invoice? Both terminals support over-the-phone card payments so you can take payment without the customer being present.

Rates on higher values

On a £500 repair, even a small difference in rate costs pounds on every transaction. Across a week of jobs, that adds up. We compare providers to find the rate that works best for your typical invoice values.

What you get from uno

  • A terminal suited to higher-value garage and MOT transactions
  • Rates compared across providers for your invoice profile
  • Over-the-phone payment capability
  • On-site installation and setup
  • UK-based support from someone who understands workshop businesses

Common questions from garage owners

Customers sometimes want to pay over the phone - is that possible?

Yes. Over-the-phone (MOTO) payments are built into the terminals we supply. A customer calls to check if their car is ready, pays by card over the phone, and collects at their convenience. No waiting around, no chasing, no 'I'll pop in later'.

The workshop is dirty and oily - is a card machine practical?

We've set up hundreds of garages; the environment has never been an issue, as modern card machines are built tough - at least any that uno provides will be more than up to the job.

General questions about uno
Which card machine is right for my business?

The right card machine depends on how the business trades. A fine-dining restaurant in Covent Garden, a market trader at Glasgow's Barras and a pub beside Cardiff Arms Park take payments in completely different ways, and no single machine suits all three. uno starts by understanding how a business actually operates, and only then recommends - from a range of providers rather than from one.

Do all the card machines uno recommends take contactless?

Yes, every one of them. Apple Pay, Google Pay and contactless cards are accepted as standard on every machine uno recommends; contactless is how most UK customers now pay, and every machine features it as standard.

Will I be able to take 'over-the-phone' payments?

For most merchants, yes - available on-screen along with contactless and Chip & Pin. The small minority of high-risk business-types that are not offered over-the-phone payments by default are the exception - for the vast majority, 'over-the-phone' payments will be offered as standard.

How can we process refunds?

From the card machine, in a few taps. Refund a sale on the same day and it is cancelled outright, with the money never leaving the customer's account; refund it after the provider's daily cut-off and the customer's bank typically takes 3-5 days to return it. Every machine uno recommends handles both, and the difference is only in how quickly the customer sees the money.

Is PCI compliance as much of a chore as it is with my current provider?

With several of the providers uno works with the merchant does nothing at all, because the provider handles PCI on their behalf; with the others it is a few minutes once a year. Nobody uno works with makes it complicated, and uno tells a merchant which they are getting before anything is signed.

How long does it take to get set up?

Most businesses are up and running within a few days. uno handles the installation and configuration, then walks the merchant and their staff through everything.

Ready to choose the right card machine?

We make the effort to understand how you operate, and only then recommend the solution that's right for your business - not the provider's.

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