Web checkout

Web checkout, or Scan-to-Pay, gives a driver ad-hoc card payment without a payment terminal on the charging station. A QR code or short station code sends the driver to a hosted web page where they pick a connector and pay by card. It is the software equivalent of an on-station terminal: the same regulated ad-hoc payment, with no hardware to install.

How it works for the driver

The driver scans the code on the charging station, lands on the station's page, chooses the connector, and pays. Payment is handled in a hosted card form, so card details go straight to the payment provider and never touch the operator's or Road's systems. The form accepts a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. It reserves an amount up front, the charge runs, and the exact cost is taken when the session ends, with a receipt shown afterwards.

Because there is no hardware, an operator can offer ad-hoc payment on stations that were never fitted with a terminal, which is often the quickest way to bring an existing fleet into line with the ad-hoc payment rules.

Whitelabelling

The checkout page carries the operator's branding and runs in the driver's language, so it reads as part of the operator's own product rather than a Road page.

How it settles

Payment is taken from the driver's card by the payment provider: an amount is reserved when the charge starts and the final cost is captured when it ends. The funds settle to the operator.