[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":165},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-a-removal":3},{"page":4,"pages":148},{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"description":138,"extension":139,"image":140,"meta":141,"navigation":142,"order":140,"path":143,"placeholder":144,"seo":145,"stem":146,"__hash__":147},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-a-removal.md","Pricing a removal",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":124},"minimark",[10,14,19,22,26,47,51,54,58,61,65,68,72,75,79,93,97,100,104,107,111],[11,12,13],"p",{},"A quote that's too low usually shows itself on the day: three flights of stairs nobody mentioned, or a sofa that won't go round the landing. A good price covers the real cost of the job and still leaves a margin when that happens. These are the costs to account for.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"time","Time",[11,20,21],{},"Most of a removal's cost is people's time: loading, driving and unloading. Price for the crew's whole day on the job, including the drive from your yard to the first collection and back from the last drop. Set a minimum, so short jobs still pay for getting a van and crew out.",[15,23,25],{"id":24},"the-van","The van",[11,27,28,29,46],{},"Each van has its own running cost: fuel, wear, insurance and its share of the day. Fuel is the part that moves. GOV.UK publishes ",[30,31,37,38],"a",{"href":32,"rel":33,"target":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fstatistics\u002Fweekly-road-fuel-prices",[34,35],"noopener","noreferrer","_blank","weekly road fuel prices",[39,40,41],"span",{},[39,42,45],{"className":43},[44],"sr-only"," (opens in a new tab)"," for petrol and diesel. A bigger van costs more to run, so price each job for the van it really needs.",[15,48,50],{"id":49},"the-crew","The crew",[11,52,53],{},"Two people move most homes; large or heavy items need more. Set the crew by the size of the job and its heaviest items, and charge each extra person by the hour.",[15,55,57],{"id":56},"access","Access",[11,59,60],{},"The same furniture takes far longer up three floors with no lift, or from a flat where the van can't park close. Ask about floors, lifts, carry distance and parking when you quote, and add for each.",[15,62,64],{"id":63},"heavy-and-fragile-items","Heavy and fragile items",[11,66,67],{},"Pianos, safes, American fridge freezers and antiques need more people, equipment or care. Price them as items in their own right; averaged into the job, they disappear.",[15,69,71],{"id":70},"extras","Extras",[11,73,74],{},"Packing, materials, dismantling, storage and cleaning are worth charging separately. Customers can choose them, and your price stays clear.",[15,76,78],{"id":77},"road-charges","Road charges",[11,80,81,82,92],{},"Routes through ",[30,83,86,87],{"href":84,"rel":85,"target":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fclean-air-zones",[34,35],"clean air zones",[39,88,89],{},[39,90,45],{"className":91},[44],", congestion charges, tolls and crossings add a cost on the day. Check whether your vans are charged, and add the charge to the quotes whose routes cross a zone.",[15,94,96],{"id":95},"dates-and-times","Dates and times",[11,98,99],{},"Your busiest days, early starts and late finishes are worth more. Add a percentage for them, and offer a discount on quiet days if you want to fill the diary.",[15,101,103],{"id":102},"deposits-and-vat","Deposits and VAT",[11,105,106],{},"A deposit when the customer books cuts last-minute cancellations. If you are VAT registered, say whether your prices include VAT.",[15,108,110],{"id":109},"in-doroutes","In DoRoutes",[11,112,113,114,118,119,123],{},"DoRoutes prices each quote from the actual route and your own rates: time and distance for each vehicle, crew rules, floors and heavy items, extras, peak dates and road charges on the route. ",[115,116,117],"strong",{},"Try a quote"," shows the price before you save new rates. See ",[30,120,122],{"href":121},"\u002Fguide\u002Fquotes","Quotes"," in the user guide.",{"title":125,"searchDepth":126,"depth":126,"links":127},"",2,[128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137],{"id":17,"depth":126,"text":18},{"id":24,"depth":126,"text":25},{"id":49,"depth":126,"text":50},{"id":56,"depth":126,"text":57},{"id":63,"depth":126,"text":64},{"id":70,"depth":126,"text":71},{"id":77,"depth":126,"text":78},{"id":95,"depth":126,"text":96},{"id":102,"depth":126,"text":103},{"id":109,"depth":126,"text":110},"What a removal price has to cover, so the job still pays when the day turns out harder than the quote.","md",null,{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Fpricing-a-removal",false,{"title":6,"description":138},"guides\u002Fpricing-a-removal","JPS49Z0v7EG_f-k5MLxS-1So4jUwuFYCvr3RRtHhs1s",[149,152,155,158,159,162],{"path":150,"title":151,"order":140},"\u002Fguides\u002Fdigital-waste-tracking","Digital waste tracking at the tip",{"path":153,"title":154,"order":140},"\u002Fguides\u002Fdrivers-hours","Drivers' hours for vans and lorries",{"path":156,"title":157,"order":140},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgps-tracking-uk-gdpr","GPS tracking under UK GDPR",{"path":143,"title":6,"order":140},{"path":160,"title":161,"order":140},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwaste-carrier-permits","Waste carrier registration is becoming a permit",{"path":163,"title":164,"order":140},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwaste-transfer-notes","Waste transfer notes for removals and clearance firms",1793711177551]