https://www.taxi-webdesign.com/assets/WhatsAppBookingBot-uErQK0n8.js

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1ard, takes payment where required, creates the job in your dispatch system and then sends the passenger driver details, tracking and receipt — all without a dispatcher typing anything."},{q:"Do my customers need to install anything?",a:"No. If they already have WhatsApp they can book. There is no app to download, no account to create and no password to remember, which is why WhatsApp booking converts far better than a native app for occasional and first-time passengers."},{q:"Can it use my own fares and airport rules?",a:"Yes. The bot reads the same pricing engine as your website and dispatch console — zone and distance tariffs, airport pickup fees, meet-and-greet, waiting time, hourly charter rates, vehicle class multipliers, out-of-hours surcharges and account rate cards — so a quote given in chat matches the invoice exactly."},{q:"Does the booking appear in my dispatch system?",a:"Yes. WhatsApp is only a channel. Every job created in chat appears in your dispatcher console alongside phone, web and app bookings, and can be auto-allocated, farmed out to an affiliate or assigned manually like any other trip."},{q:"Can it take payment inside WhatsApp?",a:"It can send a secure hosted payment link, request a card authorisation to be captured after the ride, enforce a deposit on long-distance or executive jobs, or simply mark the trip as cash or account depending on the rules you configure."},{q:"What happens if the bot cannot understand a request?",a:"It hands over. Complex charters, group movements, complaints or anything outside its rules are transferred to a human operator in the same thread, with the full conversation history visible so the customer never repeats themselves."},{q:"Which languages does it support?",a:"The conversation can run in multiple languages and switch based on the passenger's own message — useful for airport, tourist and cross-border work in Europe, the Gulf, Australia and North America."},{q:"Is it compliant with WhatsApp's rules?",a:"Yes, when it runs on the official WhatsApp Business Platform with a verified business number and approved message templates. We handle the business verification, template approval and opt-in handling as part of setup."},{q:"How much does a WhatsApp booking bot cost?",a:"It is offered as an add-on to your booking and dispatch setup rather than a separate platform. Pricing starts from our $399 Web Booker foundation, with the WhatsApp channel billed as a flat monthly fee plus WhatsApp's own per-conversation charge. Book a consultation and we will quote against your booking volume."},{q:"How long does it take to go live?",a:"Typically one to two weeks: business verification and number setup, mapping your rate card and vehicle classes, writing and approving the message templates, then a supervised pilot week before the bot handles bookings unattended."}],P=()=>e.jsxs(e.Fragment,{children:[e.jsx(x,{title:"WhatsApp Booking Bot for Taxi & Limo Operators | Taxi Web Design",description:"Take ride bookings 24/7 inside WhatsApp: guided chat booking, live fares from your rate card, in-chat payment, automatic dispatch, driver tracking and receipts. 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