I’ve been working on a
credit card solution for my car wash for the past year and want to share what I’ve come up with so far.
My objective was to come up with a solution that is not expensive, is an entire site solution, is easy to install and maintain and is a reliable long term solution.
I started with the USA Technologies ePort, but I switched to
NAYAX. I’ve chosen
NAYAX because they supports EMV (Chip Cards), includes a
loyalty program via Smart Phone
App (MONYX), has good customer support and has recently partnered with a more robust customer
loyalty service (Beacon Mobile). The solution will work with both
NAYAX and ePort.
Right now the solution allows for using
NAYAX (and ePort) with the Unitec Wash Select II (WS). The solution is a circuit board that is mounted within the WS. The
NAYAX modem is mounted inside the WS and eight wire connections need to be made to WS CPU and I/O board. The
NAYAX reader mounts to the door of the WS using a stainless steel bracket that fits in the existing WS
credit card bracket holes. The installation takes 30 to 60 minutes depending upon how familiar the user is with the WS. Both
NAYAX and ePort have been in use at washes for the past 6-months and are working well. The circuit board has been built with additional features in mind. The additional features are tracking cash (and
coin) that is accepted into the WS and change that is dropped from the hopper. This is working now, but there are some issues that need to be worked out. The person, John, that built the WS circuit board is working on a solution that will work with the
Hamilton Gold Line. I’m not sure when he will have something to test out, but he is working on it.
No modifications need to be made to the WS door and no WS functions are disabled (the receipt printer still works). Unitec VIP cards are not supported, but pre-paid/
fleet cards can be used with
NAYAX (purchased through
NAYAX or 3rd party).
Fleet (and
loyalty) can also be done via the
NAYAX loyalty program Phone
App –(MONYX). Beacon Mobile also supports
fleet and
loyalty (and much more). ePort supports pre-paid cards and also has a
loyalty program (MORE), but the
loyalty program must be purchased and there are
transaction fees.
I have a solution for using
NAYAX in my self-serve bays in count up mode (count down will work too, but it isn’t ideal). The self serve solution I have takes some work to install, so I’ve asked John to come up with a solution that is easier to install and provides functions that operators want. Some of the functions John is working on include:, count up or count down, initial start up cost and corresponding time, tracking cash and
coin in, key fob for adding time and/or wash down.
I’ve included a comparison chart that shows the differences between
NAYAX and ePort.
I’m happy to provide more information about these solutions if you’d like to contact me via the forum.
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