Guides for rent-a-car shops

Short, practical notes for people who run rent-a-car shops in Pakistan. Written from the counter, not from a brochure.

• Car owner statements: how to settle every month without an argument
  Most rent-a-car shops in Pakistan run on attached cars. Here is what a monthly owner statement needs, how commission and deductions are shown, and why owners bring more cars when they can see it.
• The six photos to take before the keys change hands
  A scratch argument ends in five seconds when the check-out photos are in the file. The six angles, the odometer and fuel reading, and how to make staff actually take them.
• Checking a renter's CNIC before you hand over a car
  A CNIC scan is not a check. What to verify, what to keep, and how shops on Amanat share incident reports so a renter who did not return a car in Gujranwala is known in Lahore.
• How rent-a-car shops double book, and how a calendar stops it
  Two families, one car, the same Saturday. Where double bookings come from in a register-run shop and what a shared calendar changes.
• Deposits: why the register is not enough
  Refundable deposits are other people's money. How to record them, refund them, and show a renter or an owner exactly where every rupee went.
• How to get more cars attached to your shop
  Owners choose a rent-a-car shop on trust. The five things that convince a car owner to attach with you, and what to promise on the first day.

Start with what rent a car software should actually do in Pakistan.