Free mobile business service-area tool

Is This Customer Location Profitable to Serve?

A profitable-looking job can change once both journey legs, mileage and the time unavailable for other customers are included. Test one customer location against your own costs and earnings target.

The example values are illustrative. This calculator evaluates one journey using the costs and target you enter; it does not know local demand or the market price of your work.
Appointment and journey model
Both journey legs

Enter the outward journey and the return to your business base.

Direct costs
Our rough estimatesChoose the closest option, then amend it if you know your actual figure. These current UK estimates cover fuel or charging only—not finance, insurance, servicing or tax. See the source rates.
Your profitability rule

Your planning estimate

At the current price, this appointment generates approximately £35.10 per occupied working hour after the direct costs entered. Its planning classification is extended-area fit.
Total time this booking uses
1 hr 55 min
Total journey time
40 min
Total journey distance
16 miles
Fuel or charging, parking and road costs
£2.72
All direct costs for this appointment
£7.72
Costs plus your hourly pay target
£65.22

Direct costs plus your hourly pay target for all the time this booking uses.

Estimated earnings per hour
£35.10/hr
Money left after direct costs
£67.28
Price needed for your target
£75.22
Suggested travel fee
£0.22

The gap between the current price and your selected planning target.

Most travel time at the current price
40 min

Total journey time supported while holding the entered direct costs unchanged.

Furthest journey distance at the current price
14.7 miles

Distance-only limit at the current occupied time and entered cost per mile.

Service-area classification
Extended-area fit

The current price covers direct costs but needs an adjustment to meet the target.

Several distant appointments
3 fit · £201.84

5 hr 45 min occupied in total; contribution is before general overheads and tax.

Planning estimate only. Results depend entirely on the illustrative defaults and values you enter; they are not tax, accounting or market-pricing advice.

How the estimate works

Transparent assumptions, not a magic price

Include both sides of the journey

Use travel from base and back, or allocate the journeys from the previous customer and towards the next one. Both time and mileage contribute to the result.

Define profitable using your target

The minimum planning price combines direct costs, the selected hourly value of all occupied time and the desired pound-value profit buffer. It is not a market-price recommendation.

Read classifications as planning signals

Core meets the selected target. Extended covers direct costs but needs a fee to reach the target. Currently unprofitable does not cover the direct costs entered at the current price.

Questions about this planning estimate

What should a mobile business charge for travel?

The suggested fee is the gap between the current appointment price and the minimum planning price produced by your time, costs and target. Customer expectations and local pricing still need consideration.

What does vehicle cost per mile include?

Use your own estimate for fuel or charging, servicing, tyres, depreciation and other distance-related vehicle costs. Avoid adding a cost twice if it is already included elsewhere.

Does CalMov guarantee that a location is profitable?

No. The classification is a planning estimate based only on the values entered. It cannot predict traffic, cancellations, demand, tax or unexpected operating costs.

From estimate to availability

CalMov checks customer locations before bookings are confirmed, helping you protect your service area and avoid appointment times you cannot realistically reach.

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