Getting set up on Witnessly

It takes about 15 minutes, and you only do it once. If you get stuck, reply to any email from us and we’ll help.

Sterling the seal setting his hours on a laptop
  1. 1Sign inNo password
  2. 2Set your hoursBank holidays done for you
  3. 3Choose what you witnessFee set by law, paid in full
  4. 4Set up payoutsAbout five minutes

Before your first booking

  1. 1. Sign in

    Go to the sign-in page and enter the email address you applied with. We’ll email you a link. Click it and you’re in. There’s no password to remember.

  2. 2. Set your hours

    Open Diary. Switch on the days you work and choose your start and finish times. Add a second set of hours if you take lunch. Bank holidays are closed for you automatically. To take a day off, add it under Days off. Press Save changes. Customers can only book times you’ve opened.

  3. 3. Choose what you witness

    In Your practice, tick the documents you’re happy to take. PE3 and statutory declarations have a fee set by law, and it goes to you in full.

  4. 4. Set up payouts

    Press Set up payouts. Stripe, the payment company we use, asks for your name, date of birth, home address and bank details, and sometimes photo ID. It takes about five minutes. Stripe keeps these details, not us.

Then the bookings come to you

When someone books

You get an email with the customer’s name, the time and the document. It includes an invite that adds the appointment to your calendar. If you can’t make it, cancel from Your practice. The customer is refunded in full and told straight away.

On the day

Check the customer’s photo ID, watch them sign and witness their declaration as you normally would. Afterwards, mark the appointment Done in Your practice.

Getting paid

Your fee is released 24 hours after you mark an appointment done. Stripe pays you every Monday. Your very first payout can take a week longer while Stripe finishes its checks.

Ready when you are

Open your diary and your first times go live straight away.

Set your hours