WhatsApp QR codes for trade businesses

A WhatsApp QR code is a scannable code that takes a person into a WhatsApp chat with a business. For a trade business, it gives someone who has noticed a work van a direct route to begin an enquiry without having to write down details for later.

QR Trade is designed for UK tradespeople. Its branded QR code pack uses that simple journey: scan the code on a parked van, open WhatsApp and see a quote-enquiry message addressed to the trade business.

Tradespeople are often working, travelling between jobs or speaking with someone on site, so they cannot always answer a call at the moment it is made. A WhatsApp enquiry gives a potential customer a way to put their question into a message instead.

The customer is not committed merely by scanning. They can read the pre-filled text, add their own information if they wish, and decide whether to send it. Managing and replying to any message remains the responsibility of the trade business.

After scanning, the customer is taken to WhatsApp with a pre-filled quote-enquiry message ready in the chat. They can review it before anything is sent, which makes the next step clear and within their control.

They may then edit the message or leave it as it is. If they choose to send it, the enquiry goes to the business; if they do not, no enquiry is sent. The QR code is simply a route from a visible van to a WhatsApp conversation.

The starting message is deliberately straightforward: “Hi, I saw your van and would like to ask for a quote.”

That wording tells the business where the enquiry began while leaving room for the customer to explain what they need. They can add a brief description, location or any other detail they choose before sending through WhatsApp.

QR Trade provides a branded QR code pack for a work van. Rather than asking people to remember a number after passing your vehicle, the code opens WhatsApp with a pre-filled quote-enquiry message.

This is a practical contact route for a van that is visible locally. It does not replace the business’s own process for checking messages, discussing a job or arranging any next step; those conversations remain with the trade business.

Place plain wording beside the code so people understand what it is for, such as an invitation to scan and ask for a quote on WhatsApp. A clear instruction is more helpful than a code on its own, particularly for someone seeing the van for the first time.

Keep the code visible, unobstructed and easy to reach when the vehicle is safely parked. Consider where a person can stand and scan without getting in the way, and check that other van information does not make the call to action hard to notice.

QR Trade is a branded QR code pack for a work van, priced at £75 per van. The setup is intended to give potential customers a direct WhatsApp route from the van.

Choose the details for your QR Trade journey in the builder, then use a clear call to action on the vehicle so customers know that scanning starts a quote enquiry.