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Mobile Car Valeting Success – It Could Be You

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  • Son-in-law transitioned from an online business to mobile car valeting, equipping an old van with a generator, large water tank and cleaning materials to operate independently of mains water or power.
  • He offered professional inside-and-out valeting using a special streak-free water and a high-quality polish, allowing a premium finish in all weather.
  • He advertised on Facebook and local websites and serviced diverse clients: people selling cars, wedding-goers, owners with pets/kids, high-end car owners, company fleets and vehicle showrooms.
  • Pricing and income: initially modest prices were suggested, but he charged £50 then increased to about £75–£100 per vehicle, doing 2–3 vehicles per day plus weekends; caravans can be £299 for a 3-hour clean.
  • The business became very successful (he and his brother were nominated for the UK Startup Awards), demonstrating that hands-on ('Get Off Your Arse') work can be highly rewarding.

A while ago, my son-in-law had to give up his online business due to increased overheads etc. He is a hard worker, used to grafting but he was at a loss as to what to do to make an income for his family.

I mentioned that he looked at mobile car valeting as a way of making an income as I had seen reports of people making a good income from that type of business. I also suggested that he charged 20 to £25 to clean someone’s car so if he cleaned 3 – 4 cars a day for 5 days he would get a livable income.

To cut a long story short, he took up the idea. He got an old van that he kitted out with a generator and a large water tank so that he clean anyone’s car without having to hook up to water or electricity. He also kitted himslef out with the cleaning material required. He began advertising on facebook and on the local website for business. However he took this idea to a whole new level where he offered professional valeting of vehicles both inside and out.

Now get this: Instead of charging the same sort of prices that the local car wash would charge He upped his game massively. What I didn’t know was that was a certain type of water that he could use which did not streak, and a polish that would a high class finish No matter what the weather. For this service he charged £50 or inside and outside valeting, and the results were amazing. He was quickly booked out by people who wanted to sell their car, go to something like a wedding, or by people with dogs or kids that made the inside of their vehicles dirty. and of course there were people with top of the range cars who loved to show them off. Then, there were company owners who simply did not have the time to leave their work to get their cars or vans cleaned, so the vehicle could be cleaned at their place of work. And they got a couple of vehicle showrooms to have their cars cleaned, ready for selling.

The bottom line is that he charges £75 -£100 a vehicle, and does 2 -3 vehicles a day. He is so busy that this also takes up some weekends – so work out the wonderful income to be had!

Oh – I almost forgot. He cleans caravans, boats, motorhomes etc. A Caravan costs £299 for a full clean, takes about 3 hours. That’s £100 an hour…

Note: This is not sitting in front of a pc. This is the GOYA type of work (Get Off Your Arse) but the rewards are excellent.

Just in: He and his brother have been nominated for the UK Startup Awards!

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