Dead Simple Auto

The operator's manual: every feature, where it lives, and how to use it. Also available as a single PDF.

1. Welcome to Dead Simple AutoWhat Dead Simple Auto is and who it is for, the earn-vs-cost philosophy, the three parts of the system (dashboard, guest pages, mobile app), a tour of the navigation, and the tracking hardware options.
2. Getting StartedSigning in with your organization slug, finding your way around the navigation, and the five everyday screens — Dashboard, Day Board, Jobs, Alerts, Messages — plus changing your password and inviting your team.
3. Your FleetThe vehicle register and per-car detail pages, the live map, GPS breadcrumb trails, the fleet calendar with reservations and pending holds, blackouts, and the document vault with expiry alerts.
4. Bookings, Pricing and OffersHow guests book you directly — the public portal, the Bookings inbox, blackouts, minimum stay and the waitlist — plus pricing rules, opt-in dynamic pricing, promo codes, referrals, add-ons, and cancellation policies with the refund base frozen at booking.
5. Rentals and HandoverThe rental lifecycle from quote to close: the rental detail page and its invoice, trip-log, OBD2 and driver panels, the e-signed agreement, the eligibility gate, guided condition photos with automatic damage comparison, self-service checkout, and conflict-checked extensions.
6. MoneyWhere the money lives: per-vehicle P&L with true carrying costs, deposits and deduction suggestions, toll import and auditing, receivables, collections, expenses, reports, and tax.
7. Maintenance and OperationsService schedules with usage-based forecasting and the money-ranked deferral-risk queue, the job and day boards, workflow checklists, the parts reference, the service-provider directory with invoice scanning, maintenance blackouts, and the incident and damage log.
8. Telematics and HardwareThe three ways to put a tracker in a car (OBD-II dongle, hardwired GPS, or an Android phone), the Trackers and Diagnostics pages, the relay immobiliser and its safety rules, and the GPS-driven usage policies, mileage reconciliation and toll early warning.
9. Guests and CommunicationCustomer profiles and the do-not-rent list, the team Messages inbox and per-rental guest messaging, the opt-in automatic guest emails, the private in-trip hub with trip extension and quarantined roadside reporting, the published settlement statement, and severity-routed notifications.
10. AdministrationOrganization settings and market profiles, importing history from Turo and Getaround, CSV reports and the monthly statement PDF, the evidence packet, audit events, GDPR tooling, peer benchmarks, and how your data is hosted.
11. ToolsCapabilities that come from other products — factory maintenance schedules for any vehicle, and a graph viewer for imported workflow designs.