Test-drive booking on WhatsApp
Turn every CarWale, CarDekho or Meta ad lead into a booked test drive in 60 seconds — inside WhatsApp, with auto reminders, multi-showroom capacity and no-show recovery.
- WhatsApp Flow ready
- Multi-showroom capacity
- 2-hour reminders
- No-show recovery
Key things to know
Model + variant picker
Live inventory from your DMS — buyer only sees variants actually available for test drive.
Nearest showroom
Auto-detect from buyer's pincode; show 3 nearest options with distance and Google Maps link.
Real-time slot capacity
Slots greyed out the moment a sales advisor's calendar fills — no double booking.
Reminder + reschedule
-24h, -2h and -15min reminders with one-tap reschedule.
People also ask
Q.Can customers book a car test drive entirely inside WhatsApp?
Yes — using WhatsApp Flows. The buyer picks model, dealership, date and time slot inside the chat, no app download, no website redirect. Confirmation + reminders fire automatically.
Q.How long does a typical WhatsApp test-drive booking take?
Under 60 seconds end-to-end. The buyer taps the CTA on a CarWale / Facebook ad, picks 4 dropdowns and gets a confirmation — versus 4–6 minutes on a website form.
Q.Does test-drive booking lift actual dealership conversion?
Yes. Dealerships moving from form-based to WhatsApp Flow booking see test-drive show-up rate rise from 38% to 65–72%, mostly because of two-tap rescheduling and 2-hour reminders.
Q.Can I limit slots per showroom and per sales advisor?
Yes. Capacity rules per showroom, per advisor and per model so you don't over-book a single sales executive on Saturday morning.
Q.What if the buyer doesn't show up?
Auto no-show flow at the slot time: 'Did you make it? Reply RESCHEDULE for a new slot or TALK to chat with the advisor.' Recovers ~25% of no-shows.
Q.Does this work for home test drives too?
Yes — add an address-collection step in the Flow. Common for luxury, EV and pre-owned (Spinny / Cars24 style).
Why WhatsApp Flows beat website booking forms
A website test-drive form has 6 fields, requires the buyer to leave WhatsApp, fails on weak connections and dumps every submission into an inbox the salesperson checks twice a day. That's why 60% of 'booked' test drives never happen.
A WhatsApp Flow stays inside the same chat the buyer is already in. Four taps — model, showroom, date, slot — and the booking lands in the salesperson's queue in real time. The buyer gets calendar reminders at -24h and -2h, plus an easy reschedule button.
Built for serious growth teams
Model + variant picker
Live inventory from your DMS — buyer only sees variants actually available for test drive.
Nearest showroom
Auto-detect from buyer's pincode; show 3 nearest options with distance and Google Maps link.
Real-time slot capacity
Slots greyed out the moment a sales advisor's calendar fills — no double booking.
Reminder + reschedule
-24h, -2h and -15min reminders with one-tap reschedule.
Pre-test-drive doc collection
Collect licence photo, optional ID, finance interest, exchange car details — before the buyer walks in.
Sales-advisor handoff
Booking lands in the advisor's inbox with full chat history, exchange details and finance interest.
Get live in days, not months
- 1
Import the Flow JSON
Pre-built Flow ships with LandinChat — drop it in, customise model list and slot times.
- 2
Wire to your DMS
Sarathi / Autoline / Excellon webhook so inventory and advisor calendars sync live.
- 3
Set reminder cadence
Default -24h / -2h / -15min — adjust per market or model.
- 4
Launch on CTWA ads
Use the Flow as your destination for click-to-WhatsApp ads — instant booking from the ad.
What teams ship with this
Showroom test drive
Standard 4-step flow, 30-min slots, advisor auto-assigned by load balancing.
Home / doorstep test drive
Add address + alternate phone; routes to roving advisor team.
Used-car inspection drive
Buyer picks car from inventory; includes inspection report and 360° walk-around.
Two-wheeler / EV test ride
Helmet size, licence type, range demo route — captured in the Flow.
Frequently asked questions
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Triple your test-drive bookings
Drop in LandinChat's pre-built test-drive Flow, wire it to your DMS, and start booking drives directly from your Meta ads this week.