How Pingable for Cars works
Three steps, two people, and nobody's phone number on show. Here's what you see, and what the person who needs you sees.
Step 1 · You
Stick it on, set it up
Put the tag inside your windscreen, in a passenger-side corner. Scan it once with your phone and choose how people can reach you. It takes about two minutes, and you can change it anytime.
- Sign in with Google or a one-time link to your email
- Give the car a name only you see, like "My Golf"
- Private chat comes as standard; add WhatsApp, Viber or a call if you want faster contact
- Write your own message, or keep the ready-made one
Name (only you see this)
My Golf
Private chat
Anonymous for both sides
Opens their WhatsApp
Call
Opens their phone
Step 2 · Someone who needs you
They scan it and message you
Anyone can scan the tag through the glass with their phone camera. A private chat opens in their browser, with your message at the top. No app, no sign-up.
- Ready-made messages for the usual moments: "You're blocking me in", "Your lights are on", "Your alarm is going off"
- Or they write their own
- If you've added WhatsApp, Viber or a call, they can use those instead
Step 3 · You
You get pinged and sort it
You get an alert straight away by email, and as a notification on your phone if you turn notifications on. Tap it and reply in the same private chat.
- Every scan and message shows up in your Pingable account
- Reply from your phone's browser, no app to install
- The conversation stays private for both of you
Pingable · now
New message about My Golf
Hi! You're blocking me in.
Your car tag was scanned
What's shared, and what isn't
- In the private chat
- Neither of you sees the other's number, email or name. You only see what you each write.
- If you add WhatsApp, Viber or a call
- Those open the other person's own app, so whoever uses them will see your number, and you'll see theirs. Leave them off to stay fully anonymous.
- Location
- Scanning the tag doesn't share your location or theirs.
- On the tag itself
- Just a QR code and a short code. Nothing about you, your address or your car.
Living with it
Change your details anytime
Switch contact options or edit your message from your phone. The tag never needs replacing.
Pause it
Going away or lending the car? Pause the tag and turn it back on later.
New car
Use the second tag, or release this one from your account and set it up again.