What is driver linking and how does it work?

The 'Adding a Driver' or 'Driver linking' functionality gives you the ability to link a vehicle with another driver's profile so that both of you can update the odometer and add any service notes.

For the case of the public using this feature, this might be applicable if you have a daughter, sibling, or parent using the same vehicle.

For the case of a company fleet, this will be for shared cars so you can keep track of RUCs and service notes while the driver is on the road. It's beneficial for tracking when a service based on kilometers is coming up, monitoring RUC usage and health and safety, allowing drivers to enter any service notes, such as a chip in the windscreen that needs attention, a tire going flat, or fluid changes.

How to add a driver: At the moment, you can only do this via our Bonnet desktop portal. Remember, you can access this with the exact same credentials as you have been using for your app!

Once logged in, click on the 'Add a driver' button in the top right corner; here:

Once you see the pop-up, enter the email address of the driver you want to add, select the vehicle number plate or plates you wish to link, and click 'Invite.'

If they are a user, they will get an email and notification informing them of the driver link, and if they are not a user, they will be sent an email with information to sign up for Bonnet to confirm the link. Once they sign up, the vehicle will automatically be linked.

It's important that you must use the email address associated with the other user's Bonnet account if they already have one, or the car won't be added to their account.

Once the vehicle is linked, you both will see a green link icon on the vehicle you linked. No other vehicles on either of your accounts will be linked, JUST the one/s you choose to link.

Now sit back and enjoy sharing service notes, odometer readings, WOF, REGO, Warranty, and service dates! Easy as!