Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Rayleigh Window Cleaning Services on March 21, 2009, 09:19:13 pm
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Wondered what distance we travel to our jobs daily or maybe just a couple of times a month.
I am never more than 10 minutes from my home, so I consider my work very compact.However that has taken a long time to acheive.
Steve
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all my work is within 5 miles of my house in one diection, easy to get there,easy for collecting and easy to nip home if raining,took no effort as i bought it all like that ;D ;D ;D
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Same as Stan, apart form 2 full days out of town every 2 months
Lee
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i have done nearly 15000 miles last year
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from june last year done about 5k
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30 miles from base in any direction. but willing to travel more
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this is where I wish I was in england, because if I wanted to go to a different area I would have to buy another licence, :-[ but for large contracts £100 plus I guess I would travel an hour, maybe 25 miles if I didn't have to get another licence.
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how much do you spend on a licence ? regards carl
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75% of my work is within a mile of my house. Nothing more than three miles.
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I average around 60km's per day.
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i cover three council areas in central scotland ( 3 licences :'( ) i reckon i cover around 15k miles a year.
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how much do you spend on a licence ? regards carl
I am about £40 per year, but you need insurance as well, but not for each licence. Some areas are much more expensive though someone put a link on the licence for england post to the prices.
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At present 26 Councils licence window cleaners under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and 6 Councils do not.
The below table contains the current Councils that require a window cleaning licence when operating in their area both Business and Sole Trader. Where an application form as well as terms and conditions are on their website we have linked to them to save our members time scrawling through their web site.
Fees These are set until April 2007
Statistics This is based against the number of licensed window cleaners in the Council area against the total calculated number of window cleaners working in the Council area. (A) Denotes an actual figure received from the Council.
Council
Application
Terms & Conditions
Fees
Statistics
Aberdeen City Council
Application
Terms & Conditions
Grant - £149 for 3 yrs
Renewal - £133 for 3 yrs
Temporary - £21 for 6 wks
Licensed 46% (A)
Unlicensed 54%
Aberdeenshire Council
N/a
N/a
Grant - £50 for 3 yrs
Licensed 42% (A)
Unlicensed 58%
Angus Council
Application
Terms & Conditions
Grant - £67 for 1 yr
Renewal - £57 for 1 yr
Licensed 52% (A)
Unlicensed 48%
Argyll & Bute Council
Grant
Renewal
N/a
Grant - £215 for 3 yrs
Licensed 44% (A)
Unlicensed 56%
Clackmannanshire Council
Application
N/a
Grant - £55 for 1 yr
Starts April 2007
Dumfries & Galloway Council
N/a
N/a
Grant - £169 for 3 yrs
Licensed 42% (A)
Unlicensed 58%
Dundee City Council
Application
Terms & Conditions
Grant - £75 for 1 yr
Licensed 52% (A)
Unlicensed 48%
East Ayrshire Council
N/a
N/a
Operator / Owner - £205 for 3yrs
Employee - £103 for 3 yrs
Employee - £42 for 1 yr
Licensed 63% (A)
Unlicensed 37%
East Dunbartonshire Council
(Bearsden & Milngavie only)
On Website
On Website
N/a
N/a
East Renfrewshire Council
Application
N/a
Grant - £300 for 3 yrs
Licensed 23% (A)
Unlicensed 77%
City of Edinburgh Council
Application
N/a
Grant - £39 for 1 yr
Grant - £117 for 3 yrs
Licensed 18% (A)
Unlicensed 82%
Falkirk Council
N/a
N/a
Grant - £160 for 3 yrs
Licensed 46% (A)
Unlicensed 54%
Fife Council
Application
N/a
Central, East and West area
Grant - £37 for 1 yr
Grant - £93 for 3 yrs
All of Fife
Grant - £57 for 1 yr
Grant - £133 for 3 yrs
Licensed 30% (A)
Unlicensed 70%
Glasgow City Council
Business
Employee
Terms & Conditions
Business
Grant - £111 for 1 yr
Grant - £201 for 2 yrs
Grant - £265 for 3 yrs
Employee
Grant - £55 for 1 yr
Grant - £100 for 2 yrs
Grant - £131 for 3 yrs
Licensed 7% (A)
Unlicensed 93%
Highland Council
Application
Terms & Conditions
Grant - £150 for 3 yrs
Licensed 35%
Unlicensed 65%
Inverclyde Council
N/a
N/a
N/a
Licensed 21% (A)
Unlicensed 79%
Midlothian Council
N/a
N/a
N/a
Licensed 27% (A)
Unlicensed 73%
Moray Council
N/a
N/a
N/a
Licensed 59% (A)
Unlicensed 41%
North Lanarkshire Council
Application
N/a
Grant - £116 for 3 yrs
Licensed 35%
Unlicensed 65%
Orkney Islands Council
N/a
N/a
Sole Trader - £127 for 3 yrs
Business - £113 for 3 yrs
Employee - £36 for 1 yr
Employee - £100 for 3 yrs
Licensed 22% (A)
Unlicensed 78%
Perth & Kinross Council
Application
Terms & Conditions
Grant - £80 for 1 yr
Grant - £125 for 3 yrs
Licensed 35%
Unlicensed 65%
Renfrewshire Council
Application
Terms & Conditions
Probationary - £52 for 1 yr
Renewal - £104 for 2 yrs
Licensed 14% (A)
Unlicensed 86%
South Lanarkshire Council
N/a
N/a
One Zone - £99 for 3 yrs
All Zones - £150 for 3 yrs
Licensed 45% (A)
Unlicensed 55%
Stirling Council
Application
N/a
Grant - £54 for 1 yr
Grant - £105 for 3 yrs
Licensed 32% (A)
Unlicensed 68%
West Dunbartonshire Council
N/a
N/a
Grant - £71 for 3 yrs
Licensed 27% (A)
Unlicensed 73%
West Lothian
N/a
N/a
Grant - £37 for 1 yr
Licensed 23% (A)
Unlicensed 77%
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I cant believe you just posted all that, the link would have done :D
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lmao ;D ;D
Forgot to answer DOH! I go upto 60 miles if it's regular or a one off and is worth it.
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lmao ;D ;D
Forgot to answer DOH! I go upto 60 miles if it's regular or a one off and is worth it.
madness there must be someone nearer ;D ;D
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No Stan, look at this example. I've got 46 custies, just under 60 mile away in one area, average price 12 quid, every six weeks. It takes me two days to do them, so that is all together 4 hrs driving and a daily takings of more than 250 quid. Why is that madness ?
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No Stan, look at this example. I've got 46 custies, just under 60 mile away, average price 12 quid, every six weeks. It takes me two days to do them, so that is all together 4 hrs driving and a daily takings of more than 250 quid. Why is that madness ?
because to go 60 miles with his pony and trap would take him days ;)
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No Stan, look at this example. I've got 46 custies, just under 60 mile away in one area, average price 12 quid, every six weeks. It takes me two days to do them, so that is all together 4 hrs driving and a daily takings of more than 250 quid. Why is that madness ?
could be working nearer home for same money and also work the 4 hours you are driving for even more money,people talk about collecting being unpaid well so is driving ;D ;D
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No Stan, look at this example. I've got 46 custies, just under 60 mile away, average price 12 quid, every six weeks. It takes me two days to do them, so that is all together 4 hrs driving and a daily takings of more than 250 quid. Why is that madness ?
because to go 60 miles with his pony and trap would take him days ;)
havnt got that far yet,still pushing Stan Ogdens hand cart ;D ;D ;D
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No Stan, look at this example. I've got 46 custies, just under 60 mile away in one area, average price 12 quid, every six weeks. It takes me two days to do them, so that is all together 4 hrs driving and a daily takings of more than 250 quid. Why is that madness ?
could be working nearer home for same money and also work the 4 hours you are driving for even more money,people talk about collecting being unpaid well so is driving ;D ;D
Yes Stan, very good point, however, I built my round and didn't have a chance to buy one, you can't buy a round over here. The only Brit custies I have that want JUST outsides cleaned are mostly 20 to 70 miles away. I have Guurman custies all around me but they are ALL without exception by appointment only (They ring and book me day/time)
I would still drive that distance in the UK if it meant a reasonable return. When I get to these areas (Squaddies houses) they are all walking distance apart. I would imagine that's a hard and long slog to build something like that in UK.
You said you bought alot of your work, good idea if you want to get up and running fast, but like I said, not an option here.
Hope you understand my point now :)
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:D :D :D
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mine are mostly 5 - 15 minutes away, I dumped my further flung stuff, and thats partly cos of the weather playing nasty tricks just as I tuned off the motorway.