Card machine guide · Automotive
For tire shops the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: installation bundles and warranties. The sections below cover sizing, the usual traps and what installation looks like.
✓ 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 a tire shop: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most tire shops we start with the Clover Station Duo. On the Station Duo the staff work on a large 14-inch display while the customer sees and tips on a second 8-inch screen. Tap, chip and swipe are all accepted and the printer is built in.
Tire shops sell on the phone and at the counter, with installation, balancing and disposal as separate line items and a rush after the first snow or a long road trip.
Tires by size and brand, installation bundles, warranties and fees for disposal. Quotes are built from several lines.
Cards for large tickets, with a share of fleet accounts and some customers who pay on pickup.
Counter staff quote and bay technicians install; tickets carry a technician for accountability.
A Station Duo at the counter with a customer screen for confirming the quote, a Flex at the bay and a scanner for tire sidewall codes.
Setup is done with you in the room: devices placed where they will really be used, items and modifiers entered in your language, a test of each payment type and a short training session for opening and closing.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Station Duo | Counter |
| Add-on | Flex | Bay checkout |
| Add-on | Mini | Service desk |
Quoting verbally and ringing a different set at the end creates disputes about what was installed.
appointments and phone quotes are matched to stock.
tires, mounting and disposal are quoted as one bundle.
cars are returned and torque checks are completed.
stock of popular sizes is reviewed.
Counter and bay technicians. Tie each job to a technician for accountability.
Tires are sold by size and brand with install and disposal as add-on lines; bundles show the customer one total.
A tire sale is a bundle: the tires, the mounting, the balancing, the disposal and sometimes an alignment or warranty. Quoting the bundle as one total, with lines visible, avoids the surprise that causes a lost sale or a bad review, and stocking by popular size keeps the shop from selling what it does not have.
With Merchant Fund Express you deal with the people who set the system up. We come on site, train your team and stay reachable by phone, and our funding side is there if you later need capital or equipment financing.
Bundles can be built from tires, labor and fees so the customer sees one clear total.
A Flex lets staff close the ticket at the vehicle.
Yes. A handheld lets you collect at the bay or driveway and send a receipt on the spot.
At Merchant Fund Express, once your account is approved the hardware is configured and scheduled for on-site installation. We give you a real date when you call, and we stay with you through the first service.
Tell us the term and the equipment arrangement. We will explain what switching would involve and tell you honestly if waiting makes more sense.
Bundles combine tires, labor and fees into a single total.
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.
