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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Phillip Mold on February 22, 2008, 09:07:23 am

Title: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Phillip Mold on February 22, 2008, 09:07:23 am: Yesterday I did one job and two quotes, total distance travelled 4.3 miles !

Getting fed up with diesel prices, its costing me £45 per month now!
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Doug Holloway on February 22, 2008, 10:09:40 am: Hi Phillip

I'm doing communal stairs where I have a flat, hence this post.

Cheers

Doug
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Post by: Ben Staerck on February 22, 2008, 10:20:47 am: This week I have done 6 jobs without leaving leaving the premises!

When the customers bring the work into you, thats when you're laughing!

As a rule anyway, we try not to travel further a field than 10 miles unless it is for a large job.
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Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 22, 2008, 01:42:18 pm: Cleaned up coffee spill round the wife's side of the bed ........... does that count ;D
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Post by: Dave_Lee on February 22, 2008, 01:51:50 pm: In the run up to christmas, I did jobs in five houses. Total distance travelled from home and back, 500 metres.
Dave.
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on February 22, 2008, 02:17:59 pm: ??? ??? ???£45 per month ??? ??? ???

Wish my fuel bills were that low!

Goron
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Jason Hedges on February 22, 2008, 10:09:00 pm: Quote from: CARPET KNIGHTS on February 22, 2008, 02:17:59 pm
??? ??? ???£45 per month ??? ??? ???

Wish my fuel bills were that low!

Goron

Same here Goron, I can put that in unleaded through my t/m in 2-3 busy days :o.
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Post by: *paul_moss on February 22, 2008, 10:12:03 pm: I use about £40 in diesel a week for the van and about £30 a week in petrol for the T/M
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Post by: elliott cleaning on February 22, 2008, 10:17:48 pm: You need to convert your truckmount to LPG
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Jason Hedges on February 22, 2008, 10:19:39 pm: Quote from: paul_moss on February 22, 2008, 10:12:03 pm
I use about £40 in diesel a week for the van and about £30 a week in petrol for the T/M

Thats not bad Paul, Dave Washbrook told me my t/m will use about £5 per hour and it does. My diesel costs have gone up since going back to a transit. They've got to be the slowest thirstiest vans on the road :'(
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Jason Hedges on February 22, 2008, 10:25:11 pm: Quote from: elliott cleaning on February 22, 2008, 10:17:48 pm
You need to convert your truckmount to LPG

Another thing on the to do list ;)
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Ian Rochester on February 23, 2008, 06:07:26 am: Yesterday I did 5 jobs, no estimates, travelled about 60 miles.

Spend around £70-100 on fuel for my van alone every week, plus another £30 or so feeding the prowler.

I wish I lived in a high rise, congested, smog filled conurbation as well where travelling was minimal..............not.

I prefer having views like this on my days on the road :D
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Joe H on February 23, 2008, 07:27:59 am: If anyone reading who has not been to that area - GO, its reallly nice.
and Lionheart has a couple of cottages for let (unless sold over the winter).!!
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Post by: Ian Gourlay on February 23, 2008, 11:17:59 am: Used to live there Far to Windy and Cold the daffs come out a month latter
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Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on February 23, 2008, 12:08:26 pm: Was there last Summer lovely place, yes very windy but great sunsets, we were on the road to Holy Island in Bee Cottage, but yes a bit windy for all year round for me alas I have the Derbyshire countryside 5 mins away where it's not as cold but no beach :(

Shaun
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Ian Rochester on February 23, 2008, 12:17:42 pm: Joe,

Still got the cottages, still some availability if anyone is interested.

Still got the bike hire as well, in fact we've had quite a few out these last couple of weeks with the school holidays.

I do loads of work on Holy Island, normally take the dog with me and make a day of it.

Windy !?!?!? A slight tussling of the hair all that is ;D
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Joe H on February 23, 2008, 01:45:49 pm: Quote from: Lionheart on February 23, 2008, 12:17:42 pm
Windy !?!?!? A slight tussling of the hair all that is ;D
Blew my wig off twice when I was up there last April :o
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Phillip Mold on February 23, 2008, 03:02:50 pm: The fuel bill is easily explained - Van was new on 01/12/06, 15 months ago, milage today 8500 !!
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Post by: Straker Cleaning on February 23, 2008, 04:30:47 pm: Thinking about it, only done 19.5k in two and half years ;D
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Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on February 24, 2008, 07:07:56 am: wish my fuel bill was 40 a day never mind what you lot are paying put my expert on the road 1st of feb and its done 7k all ready :o
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: Joe H on February 24, 2008, 07:40:02 am: 7000 in one month!
at six days per week thats still 290 miles per day!
When do you find time to do the work to pay for it?
Title: Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
Post by: stevegunn on February 24, 2008, 09:23:36 pm: Travel where ever the work is as long as the price is right, been doing a couple of pubs in North Yorkshire maybe hour and a half travel but worth it ;)