Car wash conundrum

hopeful_builder · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:48

Hi everyone,

my friend owns a hand car wash and wants to count how many cars come in. I was looking at the ANPR route but it seems incredibly expensive.

Does anyone know of a company, software or system he could use?

The vehicles have to go one way around a car park so a simple sensor of some kind buried in the floor perhaps?

Thanks in advance & happy easter

Slam · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:50

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Counter-Cli...e=UTF8&qid=1428166166&sr=1-2&keywords=counter

Jono8 · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:50

pen and paper

Mynight · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:50

Simple laser at car height would do it without digging anything up surely?

SpeedFreak · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:51

How is your friend recording income? Surely counting the receipts is the obvious way?

hopeful_builder · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:52

receipts?

SpeedFreak said:
How is your friend recording income? Surely counting the receipts is the obvious way?

hopeful_builder · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:53

no good, needs to be automated. the lads wont click this everytime

Slam said:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Counter-Cli...e=UTF8&qid=1428166166&sr=1-2&keywords=counter

Captain · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:54

hopeful_builder said:
receipts?

Surely he keeps receipts for tax purposes? Unless he hasn't declared he's working?

SpeedFreak · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:55

Without receipts how is he able to verify that it is income from a legitimate source and not some illegal activity?

Redgie · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:56

Sophisticated enough to want an automated system yet not sophisticated enough to be recording how many cars are being washed per day for accountancy.

Right then.

hopeful_builder · 4 Apr 2015 at 17:59

Redgie said:
Sophisticated enough to want an automated system yet not sophisticated enough to be recording how many cars are being washed per day for accountancy.

Right then.

usually has to work it back by income total over the day as there are so many lads working here

ElliorR · 4 Apr 2015 at 18:00

Is he working at some traffic lights?

SpeedFreak · 4 Apr 2015 at 18:00

Income divided by unit price = volume. Done

Redgie · 4 Apr 2015 at 18:03

hopeful_builder said:
usually has to work it back by income total over the day as there are so many lads working here

So he doesn't actually write down who pays what, what service who takes, nothing?

LeeUK · 4 Apr 2015 at 18:04

Pen and paper, 5 bar gate. Sorted.

EDIT: Use a white board on the wall instead of paper.

Amnesia · 4 Apr 2015 at 18:06

Maybe he has people working for him and wants to know if the workers are putting all the takings on paper

Diddums · 4 Apr 2015 at 18:13

I'm a bit confused. Do these people not pay? How does the system work? Is he suspecting some workers pocketing fees?

Uther · 4 Apr 2015 at 20:00

I assume it's a cash business, and the owner isn't there all the time. Easy for the staff to pocket some...

Adam_151 · 4 Apr 2015 at 20:09

Mynight said:
Simple laser at car height would do it without digging anything up surely?

The problem is that it is likely to be activated by people on foot, and would provide a get out for the operatives if they object was to prevent pilferage.

"Dunno guv, think a few kids might have walked across the forecourt earlier and put the count up"

Think it needs an induction loop in the floor if its going to be reliable http://www.theelectricgateshop.co.uk/Product-1230/

Malevolence · 4 Apr 2015 at 20:11

Let me guess, it's a cash only business that's staffed by illegals?