Please be more realistic before you quote

MWB

BRISTOL TO MANCHESTER

£300 & £350!

HCS Express Ltd said:

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MWB

BRISTOL TO MANCHESTER

£300 & £350!

Were they quoting for the all the dead miles to Bristol?

I was recently quoted £400 from Manchester to thr Isle of Man... About 70 miles max

I told the courier

We paid the boat fare there and back, a meal on the boat both ways and a cabin was also included both ways.

Not only did he want paying there... He wanted paying to come back.

Have only placed 2 quote on here and both been rejected and was only 2 miles from pick up point for both

And my quotes were for 0.65 loaded

Nice work if you can get it at that price!

And my quotes were for 0.65 loaded

Are you saying that's too expensive?

Yep a bit steep personally for approx 176 miles rough milage

the 2 jobs i quote for were on average 35 and 40 miles in distance anyone quoting less than 0.65 loaded mileage for such short jobs i wouldnt consider doing them as 35 x 0.65 = 22.75 and 40x0.65 = 26 after taking into to account diesel used average say around £6.5 to £8 that leaves £15 and 18 for say a hours work

Maybe it was already sold when you put your quote in... Just a thought

I find that basing charges on a fixed cost per address attended plus a moderate rate per mile tends to work out fairly to all concerned.

Sometimes we get quotes way over the top because of 'perceived' dead miles. However, if you ctually live between the collection and delivery point, then sometimes there are less real dead miles than you think.

The way I suggest to get around it is this:

Measure the total round trip distance from your doorstep, to collection point, delivery point and all the way back home again, divide this figure in half, you then have what i call your 'virtual loaded miles', which you could quote at your normal rate per mile.

I find this gives the best balance between covering any perceived dead miles and still offering a quote that will be considered workable for the courier company.

Speed Couriers (Stansted) said:

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Maybe it was already sold when you put your quote in... Just a thought

Job had only just been posted

Courier Expert said:

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Measure the total round trip distance from your doorstep, to collection point, delivery point and all the way back home again, divide this figure in half, you then have what i call your 'virtual loaded miles', which you could quote at your normal rate per mile. .

That has been our system since the year 2000. Plus a fixed charge for every address attended.

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Courier Expert said:

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Measure the total round trip distance from your doorstep, to collection point, delivery point and all the way back home again, divide this figure in half, you then have what i call your 'virtual loaded miles', which you could quote at your normal rate per mile. .

That has been our system since the year 2000. Plus a fixed charge for every address attended.

Us too

The way i look at it, if you have to explain to someone how to quote a job, then i don't they're ready yet

Why do people always moan when they are quoted what they consider a high price

They never shout about it when they get quoted a low price