Card machine guide · Automotive
For auto parts stores the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: barcodes, returns and trade accounts. Below: what the setup looks like, who it suits and where owners go wrong.
✓ Installed by our team and supported by phone. Rates and equipment are quoted to your business.
At Merchant Fund Express, we set up Clover for which credit card machine is best for an auto parts store: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most auto parts stores we start with the Clover Station Duo. The Station Duo pairs a 14-inch staff screen with an 8-inch customer-facing screen and a built-in printer, and it accepts contactless tap, chip and swipe.
Auto parts stores sell to walk-in DIYers and to repair shops with accounts, often by part number and vehicle.
SKUs by part number, core charges, special orders and trade accounts with their own pricing.
Cards from DIY buyers and account billing for shops, with core returns handled at the counter.
Counter staff look up parts all day, so search speed and accuracy are the main concerns.
A Station Duo with a barcode scanner at the counter and a Flex for delivery drivers who bring parts to shops.
Installation is on site: hardware set up and tested, your items and modifiers programmed, printers and drawers connected and your staff walked through a practice rush.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Station Duo | Counter |
| Add-on | Flex | Delivery drivers |
| Add-on | Mini | Wholesale desk |
Searching parts by name rather than part number makes mistakes with similar items.
delivery routes for shops are loaded and the counter is staffed.
professional mechanics call in and pick up by part number.
DIY customers look up parts by vehicle.
special orders are listed for arrival.
Counter staff look up parts all day; keep price changes and returns with the manager.
Part numbers and cores are the heart of the catalog; core charges are separate items refunded on return.
A parts counter lives on lookup speed and availability. Clean part numbers, a clear policy for cores and returns and accounts for the repair shops that order daily turn the counter from a retail till into a supplier relationship, and a delivery handheld makes the route a rolling second register.
Merchant Fund Express is the team behind your terminal: we install on site, train your staff and answer the phone after launch. When you want funding or equipment financing, it is available from the same company.
Core charges can be added and refunded as items when the core is returned.
A Flex lets drivers collect when they drop parts at a shop.
Yes. A handheld lets you collect at the bay or driveway and send a receipt on the spot.
It helps but is not required. A recent processing statement lets us compare your effective rate to what a Clover setup would look like for your sales mix.
No. Equipment and processing are quoted to your business, because the right number depends on your volume, card mix and how many stations you need. Call (305) 384-8391 for a personal quote.
A handheld lets drivers collect when they drop parts at a shop.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
