Card machine for your takeaway

Fast contactless at the counter, a portable option for delivery drivers, and competitive rates across high daily volumes.

Common challenges

  • Need fast contactless for walk-in customers
  • Delivery drivers need to take card payment at the door
  • High transaction count means fees matter
  • Don't want to be tied into a long expensive contract
  • Want something simple and reliable

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Recommended solutions

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

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

Why takeaways choose uno

Takeaways handle two types of payment - walk-in customers at the counter and deliveries at the door. Your card machine setup needs to cover both without overcomplicating things.

Counter payments

The PAX A800 is rental-free for your first machine and processes contactless fast at the counter. Wired and reliable for a busy evening service.

Delivery payments

Delivery drivers need to take card payment at the customer’s door. The PAX A920 connects over 4G so your driver can process payment on the doorstep - no more cash-only deliveries or chasing bank transfers.

Budget option

The Solo, bought outright, suits smaller takeaways. No monthly fees - you pay a single rate per transaction and nothing else. Works on mobile data so it can double as a delivery terminal.

What you get from uno

  • Counter and portable terminal options for your setup
  • Rates compared across providers for your volume
  • Simple installation — we handle everything
  • UK-based support

Common questions from takeaway owners

Can my delivery drivers take card payments at the door?

Yes. A portable terminal with 4G connectivity goes with the driver - they tap the customer's card at the doorstep, payment processes in seconds, and both parties get a receipt. It's safer than drivers carrying cash and faster than asking customers to transfer.

Can I have one terminal at the counter and another for deliveries?

Yes. A terminal at the till for walk-ins and collection, and a portable machine for delivery drivers - both on the same account, same rate. No managing two separate contracts.

We get orders through Just Eat and Uber Eats - do I still need my own card machine?

Yes, for walk-ins, phone orders, and your own delivery service. Platform orders are paid through the platform. But walk-in customers, phone-ahead collection, and your own delivery runs all need a card machine. Many takeaways find that their own delivery service - without platform commission - is more profitable when they can take card payment at the door.

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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