Starting up · Couriers, removals & taxis

Starting a courier, removals or taxi business?

The best time to sort the quotes, runs and arrival texts is before they pile up. I'll set up what a new courier, removals or taxi business needs from day one, in your name, and show you it working before your first customer.

Or call 01206 636 400, or , my AI assistant.

What I'd set up for you

Set up right, from day one.

A website from day one

A fast site with booking and enquiries built in, on a domain in your name. Yours once it's paid for.

From day oneLive before you open, so customers can find you and book.

Quotes from your price list

Standard jobs quoted instantly from your own prices. Anything unusual comes to you.

From day oneTidy from the first job, so there's nothing to untangle later.

Runs in the best order

Drops and pick-ups ordered for the shortest run, with time windows respected.

From day oneCustomers kept in the loop from your very first delivery.

"On my way" texts

Customers get an arrival window and a heads-up when you're close.

From day oneDone properly from the first run.

Records ready for tax

Receipts photographed and logged in software that's ready for Making Tax Digital. Your accountant, or you, does the tax.

From day oneTidy records from the first sale, so the year end isn't a shoebox of receipts.

Making Tax Digital dates →

Something else on your mind?

Tell me what eats your week. If AI won't save you real time, I'll tell you.

Book a free chat →

Every business is different. I start by sitting down with you to see how your week actually works, then suggest only what will save you real time.

An example · made up

The Tuesday run

Twelve drops across town, planned in the right order before you leave, with each customer told their window. Fewer missed deliveries, fewer "where are you?" calls.

If you deliver to Mersea, you'll know the Strood can flood at the highest tides. Rules like that can be built into your run planning, so nobody's sent across at the wrong time.

16:47
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  1. AI assistant: Hi, thanks for calling Mike's Man and Van. I'm the AI assistant. How can I help?
  2. Caller: How much to move a sofa from Lexden to Wivenhoe on Saturday?
  3. AI assistant: Is it ground floor at both ends?
  4. Caller: Yes, both.
  5. AI assistant: Then it's £45 from Mike's price list. Saturday at 10am is free. Shall I book it?

A call to a man-and-van: a made-up example, in your device's own voice.

Hear Amy take a call

Corbett's Man & Van

A man-and-van move to West Mersea, timed around the tide on the Strood.

Made-up call, 1:18. Amy is the same AI assistant that answers 01206 636 400.

Read the call
  1. Amy Hi, thanks for calling Corbett's Man and Van. I'm Amy, Mel's AI assistant. Mel's out on the road, and calls are recorded so Mel gets your message. How can I help?
  2. Caller Morning. I'm moving into a flat in West Mersea, and I need a sofa and about ten boxes taken over from Old Heath. Saturday, if you can.
  3. Amy No problem. Are there stairs at either end?
  4. Caller First floor in Mersea, but the stairs are wide.
  5. Amy Thanks. I'll just check Saturday for you.
  6. Amy Mel's free on Saturday morning. There's a very high tide at lunchtime, when the Strood can flood, so Mel would cross at nine. A sofa and ten boxes is usually ninety-five pounds.
  7. Caller I hadn't even thought about the tide. Book it, please. It's Joe Fielding.
  8. Amy Thanks, Joe. You're booked for nine on Saturday. You'll get a text with a payment link, and another when Mel's on the way.
  9. Caller Great. What if the sofa won't go up the stairs?
  10. Amy That's one for Mel to judge. If you text me the width of the sofa and the stairs, Mel will ring you before Saturday if there's any doubt.
  11. Caller Will do. Cheers, Amy.
  12. Amy Thanks, Joe. Good luck with the move.
Prices for new businesses

Pick the pieces. Fixed quote first.

There's no set start-up bundle: you choose what you need now, and add more later. You always get a fixed quote before anything starts. I'm not VAT registered, so there's no VAT to add.

  • Free chatFree
    20 minutes, by phone or in person. No obligation.
  • A websitefrom £495
    A fast site with booking and enquiries built in. Yours once it's paid for.
  • Calls answered, booking, quotes and invoicesfrom £495
    Set up and tested with you, in your own accounts. The usual start if you'll have a team.
  • Just you? The Solo packagefrom £195
    One visit and three time-savers, such as calls answered, booking and records ready for tax. Then care from £49 a month.
  • Records ready for tax, on their ownpriced after a free chat
    Usually one of your Solo time-savers, or set up alongside the rest.
  • Care planfrom £99/mo
    Monitoring, fixes, small changes and a monthly report. 30-day rolling. Solo care from £49 a month.
Colchester · In person · Done for you

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Book a free 20-minute chat. Tell me what you're starting and when, and I'll tell you honestly what's worth setting up now and what can wait.

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