car wash business on private land

Car wash takes less than 5minutes per car multiply that by average of £7 each car means you're looking at about £84 per hour. That's not taking into account tips and wax and interior extras. A place who have set themselves up properly can probably churn out a car a minute thus increasing their potential earnings.

You wouldn't get £7 from me for 5 minutes work :p
 
thinking about starting a hand car wash business, only really want to try it out at the weekends just now to gauge interest
it would be on land which is currently owned but only paying private council tax rates
obviously I'm going to contact the council/H+S about drainage etc but the main thing i'm worried about is having to pay business rates

anyone any idea how much more tax is likely to be?
or any other costs that could be significant ?

Ok, have you considered the cost involved in supplying running water and electric.

For drainage you first port of call should be the local waterboard.

Business rates will be the local council.

You also need to check the the local council to make sure the site has the correct planning permission.

You'll need to contact the inland revenue to find out about registering yourself as self employed and find out the arrangments for doing PAYE & NI for your employees.

You will need liability insurance incase you damage someones car or one of your employees gets hurt.

You'll need to think about the cost of quipment, a halfords jet wash will probably break very quickly if used all day everyday (and the warranty won't cover professional use). You'll probably need more expensive proper kit.

And probably quite a loit of other stuff, http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/ is well worth a look.
 
Why am I only now thinking of the business potential of combining lap dancing and car wash, so a little bit further than women in bikinis.:D

They make a bit of a show of it, and you make a lot more money. Just need someplace where people don't mind mind paying over inflated prices for simple pleasures.:confused:



Outside the london apple shop maybe?;)
 
add a cafe also so that punters can grab an english breakfast whilst they wait for their car. perhaps if they buy 2 breakfasts they get a free handjob that way you will sell loads of breakfasts
 
add a cafe also so that punters can grab an english breakfast whilst they wait for their car. perhaps if they buy 2 breakfasts they get a free handjob that way you will sell loads of breakfasts

Handjob is a bit far :p It's not going to be a brothel. Although strip clubs seem to be the same thing these days though i think were going OT.

OP CAB seems to be the best option and half the threads on this forum are replied with this answer. ;)
 
its not really a great time to start.

Around my area, there is a hand carwash every 100ft or so.

It literally is just car wash after carwash

which would make me think there was possibly a lot of money / work about... those carwash's would shut if no one wanted the service?
 
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