Short answer
A self-drive quad, buggy or ATV rental needs hourly and daily rates, a deposit held per machine, a licence and age check per machine, photo inspections with engine hours, and a signed agreement.
Renviq does all of that from EUR 0 for 2 machines. It does not run guided tours with time slots or collect a separate waiver from every rider.
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This guide is for self-drive rentals: quads and buggies on a holiday island, ATVs and side-by-sides near trails in the US. If most of your bookings are guided tours with a guide in front, read the section on what Renviq does not do first: that is a different kind of software.
What does a quad or buggy rental need from software?
A rental day at a quad shop looks like a scooter shop with heavier machines and stricter rules. The software has to handle six things:
- Hourly and daily rates. Two hours on a buggy, a half day on a quad, a full day on an ATV, with a higher price in high season.
- A deposit per machine. Held on the renter's card, not charged, and released or partly captured at return.
- A licence and age check per machine. A light quad and a 1,000 cc side-by-side do not need the same licence or the same driver.
- Engine hours or distance. Off-road machines are often measured in engine hours, with an hours allowance like a mileage allowance.
- Photo inspections at pick-up and return. Quads come back scratched, with dust in everything. Photos with a timestamp are what lets you charge for real damage.
- A signed agreement with the renter's details, the machine, the deposit and your terms.
How does Renviq handle each one?
| What you need | How Renviq does it |
|---|---|
| Hourly and daily rates | Price per hour or per day, length-of-rent tiers, seasonal rules and weekend uplift |
| Deposit | Held on the renter's saved card through your own Stripe account, renewed before the hold expires, captured in part at return |
| Licence and age | Minimum age, years licensed and licence class set per machine and checked at booking, including AM and B1 for light quadricycles |
| Engine hours | Usage unit set to hours; included hours and a price per extra hour |
| Inspections | Photos per angle at pick-up and return, fuel, engine hours, damage marked on the machine |
| Agreement | Signed on the phone by the renter and by you, with a PDF audit trail |
| Helmets, goggles, a second rider | Extras with their own price per booking |
A quad or buggy is set up as an off-road motorbike in Renviq. The damage sketch is a dirt-bike outline, so on a buggy the photos carry the detail.
What licence do your renters need?
The rules depend on the machine and the country. Two examples show why the check has to sit on each machine, not on the shop:
- Spain. A non-light quad (usually EU category L7e) needs a category B licence, and the minimum age for B is 18. It must be registered, insured and have a valid ITV. A light quad, limited to 45 km/h, counts as a moped and can be driven with an AM licence.
- Germany. There is no separate quad licence. A car licence (B) covers quads. Small quads up to 50 cc and 45 km/h can be driven with AM, from 15.
In the US the rules are set by each state and land manager. Utah, for example, requires every off-highway vehicle operator to complete the state's online OHV education course, with a youth certificate for riders under 18.
In Renviq you set the licence classes, minimum age and years licensed on each machine, and they are checked against the driver at booking.
What does Renviq not do?
- Guided tours. No tour departures, guide schedules or seats per time slot. Renviq rents a specific machine to a driver for a period.
- A waiver from every rider. The renter signs the agreement. There is no separate waiver per passenger, and no parent signature for a minor rider.
- A native app or GPS tracking. Staff use the web app in the phone's browser. There is no tracker integration.
- Insurance. Renviq sells none.
If tours are your main business, compare tour booking tools first. Our FareHarbor alternative guide explains where the line between rental software and tour software runs.
What does it cost?
| Plan | Price per month | Machines | Users |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | EUR 0 | 2 | 1 (10 bookings a month) |
| Starter | EUR 49 | 15 | 3 |
| Pro | EUR 99 | 50 | 10 |
| Max | EUR 199 | Unlimited | 100 |
Every paid plan has the same features; only capacity differs. The subscription is billed in euros. Your own renters pay in your currency, and card payments go to your own Stripe account with no percentage taken by Renviq. Full details are on the pricing page.
A shop that also rents scooters, cars or boats runs them all in the same account. See the motorcycle rental software comparison for how Renviq compares with other two-wheeler tools.