The mobile car valeting year
| When | |
|---|---|
| Busiest | spring and summer, and before Christmas and MOTs |
| Quietest | winter, and long wet spells |
Cold and wet weather makes outdoor work miserable and it's hard to dry and finish a car.
How to smooth it out
- Sell a regular maintenance wash plan, so a customer pays monthly and gets a clean car every few weeks
- Add interior-only valets, which you can do in a garage or on a dry day
- Work with fleet customers, taxi drivers and small businesses who need regular cleans all year
- Spend quiet weeks on photos, reviews and a gift-voucher offer for Christmas
The buffer you'd need
Add your running costs to the bills you must cover personally, then hold two to three months of that in a separate account.
- Running costs: £435 a month (from the example in how to price mobile car valeting)
- Personal bills: £1,400 a month
- One month: £1,835
Three months: £5,505
Make the quiet weeks useful
- Review prices and raise the ones that are too low
- Ask for reviews and update your photos
- Leaflet a new street, ready for the busy season
- Service and replace your kit
- Do the admin: records, receipts and insurance renewal
Regular customers on an agreed monthly price keep your income steady through the quiet weeks. The general guide has more: surviving the quiet months.
Run your mobile car valeting in WorkWise
Services with their own prices: Each customer's visit has its own services and price, so a full valet and a quick wash are set up once and repeat.