How it works

From first car to final refund,
step by step.

Here's exactly what happens in OnlyRent across the five phases of a rental, and how little of it you have to do yourself.

Phase 1 · Setup

Add your fleet and connect Stripe

A one-off setup that takes about an hour. After this, OnlyRent has everything it needs to run rentals for you.

Add your vehiclesMake, model, rego, VIN, photos and documents.
Connect StripeA guided Stripe Connect Express sign-up. Funds settle straight to your bank.
Set your ratesWeekly rent, bond and insurance per vehicle.

Phase 2 · Booking

Pick a customer and an available vehicle. The moment you confirm, the paperwork goes out on its own.

Create the bookingDates, vehicle and rates prefilled. Blacklisted customers are blocked.
Confirm itA reference number is issued and the vehicle is reserved.
Contract sent automaticallyThe agreement PDF and payment link are emailed to the customer.

Phase 3 · Customer onboarding

Your customer opens one secure link on their phone. No app, no account, no password.

Sign the contractSignature, timestamp and IP address recorded on the PDF.
Save a card securelyCard details go straight to Stripe and never touch your systems.
You're notifiedThe booking shows ready for pickup on your dashboard.

Phase 4 · Active rental

Hand over the keys. From here, weekly billing and paperwork happen without you.

Start the rentalBond, first week and insurance charged as one itemised payment.
Weekly chargesRent charged every 7 days, with automatic retries and late fees.
Condition reportsPickup photos accepted by the customer and stored as a PDF.

Phase 5 · Completion

When the car comes back, OnlyRent works out the bond and closes the rental for you.

Log the returnOdometer, fuel and return photos captured.
Bond reconciledDamage, tolls and unpaid rent deducted automatically.
Refund processedThe balance goes back to the card via Stripe, with an itemised statement.

We will walk through a real booking from confirmation to bond refund in a 30-minute demo.