A practical guide to modern rental operations.
This is where we write down what we’ve seen in the real world: risky card flows, messy deposits, “DM to book” chaos, and how to move to a transparent, Stripe-backed booking experience your clients actually trust.
Use these guides to pressure-test your current process, sharpen your pricing model, and decide whether a system like Dromium makes sense for your fleet.
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Why card photos over email are a problem (and what to do instead)
The story that started Dromium: high-value rentals, card photos in inboxes, and what a Stripe-backed alternative looks like.
~7 min read · Full guide →
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How to charge in a way that makes sense to clients and still protects your margins: rental length, km allowances, extras, seasons and penalty fees.
Guide
Designing pricing that matches how people actually rent
How to combine base rates, day/km bundles, weekend vs weekday pricing and premium add-ons—without creating a pricing table nobody understands.
Covers: seat-of-the-pants pricing vs. model-based pricing
Framework
The “minimum booking” you actually want
Short, cheap bookings look good on a busy calendar—but often destroy margins. A practical way to reason about minimum days, pricing and utilization.
Includes: a simple back-of-the-envelope calculation
Checklist
Extras, penalties and the fine print—without ugly surprises
Additional km, tolls, cleaning, late returns and damage. How to make them clear up front so clients don’t feel surprised later.
Good input for your T&Cs and checkout copy
Deposits, holds & risk
Security deposits are where trust can either break or deepen. These guides look at how to structure holds, communicate clearly and handle edge cases.
Deep dive
Why card photos over email are a problem (and what to do instead)
The story that started Dromium: high-value rentals, card photos in inboxes, and what a Stripe-backed alternative looks like.
From “just trust us” to bank-backed clarity
Template
A simple deposit policy you can actually explain
A plain-language structure you can adapt: when the hold is placed, how long it stays, when you charge vs. release, and what happens if there’s an incident.
Written for both your T&Cs and your staff
Playbook
Notes, photos and timelines: documenting the boring parts
How to combine checklists, photos and internal notes to de-risk high-value bookings—and make disputes easier to resolve.
Pairs naturally with Dromium’s booking timeline
Operations & workflows
What it looks like to move from “DM to book”, scattered spreadsheets and gut feel—to a shared system that operations, risk and finance all trust.
Guide
Why “DM to book” quietly kills your calendar
The hidden cost of taking bookings across WhatsApp, Instagram and email, and how a widget + dashboard combo changes the shape of your day.
Good to share with owners and partners
Pattern
One source of truth for each booking
Everything in one place: payments, holds, notes, documents, handover photos and status. What that does for handovers and hand-backs.
Exactly what Dromium’s booking view is built around
Checklist
Questions to ask any rental software vendor
A vendor-agnostic list: pricing flexibility, deposit control, Stripe integration, audit trails, export options and support expectations.
Use it with us—or to compare alternatives
Want to see these ideas applied to your fleet?
On a 30-minute call, we’ll map your current workflow, plug in a sample Stripe account, mirror a few of your pricing rules, and show what it would look like in Dromium.
Or email hello@dromium.com with a short description of your setup. We’ll reply within one business day.