What goes on the vehicle card
The Car type builds a hosted page organised the way buyers actually ask questions:
- Overview — listing title, short pitch, make, model, year, plate, colour, body type
- Photos — a gallery, not one blurry shot; exterior, interior, wheels, boot, dashboard
- Specifications — mileage, fuel type, transmission, engine, VIN
- Price and status — For sale, Sold, or Not for sale, with the price and currency
- Service history — replaced or repaired parts with the date and a note each
- Owner contact — name, primary phone, an alternative number, and city
The service-history section is the one that closes deals. "Timing belt — replaced at 80,000 km" written by the seller, with a date, answers the question every second-hand buyer is silently asking.
Three places a car QR earns its keep
1. The for-sale window card. The car is parked at the kerb for days. Every passer-by is a free impression, and most will not phone a stranger about a car they know nothing about — but almost all will scan.
2. The dealer forecourt. One code per vehicle turns a closed lot at 9pm into a browsable catalogue. Scans also tell you which cars draw attention before anyone walks in.
3. Contact-if-blocked. Set the status to "Not for sale" and the card becomes a privacy-safe way to be reachable when you have parked someone in — your name and phone shown to whoever needs it, without your number painted on the glass.
Print and placement rules for glass
- Inside the glass, facing out — weather and wipers destroy outside stickers
- 7–10 cm wide for a comfortable pavement-distance scan; window scans happen from further away than table scans
- White background around the code — tinted glass and dark interiors kill contrast
- Avoid the sun strip and defroster lines — the heating grid distorts the pattern
- Test in daylight glare, which is the real enemy of window codes
Sold? Change one field, not the sticker
Because the code points at a page you own, "Sold" is a status change, not a trip back to the printer. Keep the card up with the status changed and the mileage frozen — buyers who scan late still see a real record, and the next car reuses the same workflow.
How to make a car QR code in 4 steps
Pick the Car Info type
Choose it in the generator above and fill in the overview: title, make, model, year, colour, and body type.
Upload photos and specs
Add a proper photo set plus mileage, fuel, transmission, engine, and VIN. Then list replaced parts with dates — this is the section buyers trust.
Set price, status, and contact
Choose For sale, Sold, or Not for sale, add the price and currency, and enter the phone numbers you want called.
Print and mount inside the glass
Export SVG, print at 7–10 cm on white, and tape it inside the side window away from the defroster lines. Scan it from the pavement to check.
Frequently asked
Is it safe to put my phone number behind a QR code on my car?
It is safer than painting it on the glass, because only someone genuinely interested enough to scan will see it — and you can change or remove the number later without touching the printed code.
Can I use this for a whole dealership forecourt?
Yes. Create one card per vehicle; each gets its own code and its own scan count, which tells you which cars draw attention outside opening hours.
What happens after the car sells?
Switch the status field to Sold. The printed code keeps working, and anyone scanning late sees an honest record instead of a dead link.
How big should the window code be?
7–10 cm wide. Window scans happen from further away than table scans, and glass reflections cost you effective contrast.
Do buyers need an app?
No. Any modern iPhone or Android camera opens it, and the vehicle card renders as a normal mobile page.
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