WorkPaid is the quote-to-paid app for UK electricians. Rewires, fuseboard changes, EV chargers, electric shower installs - deposit before you order materials, stage payments on bigger rewires, final payment without chasing.
No card to start. 2.5% per paid quote, capped at £500.
"You order it, I'll pay you."
A full rewire's £1,000-£2,500 of cable, accessories and CU before you've pulled a metre of cable. Customer goes silent the moment the materials list arrives.
"While you're here..."
EV charger fit balloons into "and could you do the garage too?" Scope creeps, materials list grows, written quote is from three days ago.
"Cert's all I need, thanks."
EICR signed off. Customer has the paperwork they need. Suddenly the final invoice is "being looked at by the accountant."
Three things WorkPaid does that a WhatsApp quote can't.
Send the quote, customer pays a 20-50% deposit by card (Apple Pay and Google Pay included) or straight from their bank - Pay by Bank is cheaper for you and can't be charged back. Money's in your account before you ring CEF or Edmundson, and Instant Payouts can land it in about 30 minutes for a 1% fee (or free on the standard 1-2 working day schedule). Their commitment funds the materials run - you never front the cost on hope.
Customer asks for an extra outlet while you're on site? Add an amendment to the quote in 30 seconds, they approve and pay it the same way, by card or bank. The "while you're here" jobs roll into the same final payment, no scope creep, no "we'll sort it at the end" ambiguity.
Every paid quote auto-generates an invoice. Quarterly CSV export drops straight into FreeAgent, Xero or QuickBooks - so the £50k MTD tier (live since April 2026) is one less thing to sort. The £30k tier hits April 2027.
Big-ticket work, multi-day. Staged-payment mode lets you take deposit + mid-job + final.
Part P compliant work. Quote, deposit, schedule the install knowing the materials are paid for.
£800-£2k typical. Deposit covers the unit + cable run. Balance on commissioning.
£300-£600 typical. Deposit covers the unit + 10mm cable + isolator. Balance when it's running hot.
No. WorkPaid handles the quote and the payment - the certification side stays with you and your scheme provider exactly as before. Think of it as the invoice + deposit layer, not a compliance tool.
Add an amendment to the quote with the extra work + extra cost. The customer gets a notification, approves it, and the extra amount rolls into the final payment automatically. No "we'll sort it at the end" - it's documented and committed-to in real time.
Same logic as kitchen fitters, gas engineers, and bathroom installers - all of whom take deposits as standard. A £200 deposit on a £2k EV charger fit is industry-normal. The customers who won't pay a deposit are usually the ones you don't want anyway.
2.5% per paid quote, capped at £500. On a £4k rewire that's £100. Toggle to pass the fee to the customer if you want to net the full quoted figure.
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