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Hi guys,
I'm after a bit of help. I am currently in the forces and after having visited a couple of 'sandy' places I'm looking for a career change.
I've looked at what I enjoy doing so cars/driving/working hard for rewards and have come up with the idea of setting up a car delivery and transportation business. I feel that their could be a market open for transporting prestige,sports and classic cars, so in another words peoples pride and joy. Being professional, courteous and meticulous using a fully covered and protected trailer.
To prevent further boring you to death I was just looking to research if there was any or enough demand for a service like this operating mainly within east anglia.
Have you ever needed or thought about having your pride and joy transported?
If so what were your circumstances?
Thanks for your time, Jamie.
I'm after a bit of help. I am currently in the forces and after having visited a couple of 'sandy' places I'm looking for a career change.
I've looked at what I enjoy doing so cars/driving/working hard for rewards and have come up with the idea of setting up a car delivery and transportation business. I feel that their could be a market open for transporting prestige,sports and classic cars, so in another words peoples pride and joy. Being professional, courteous and meticulous using a fully covered and protected trailer.
To prevent further boring you to death I was just looking to research if there was any or enough demand for a service like this operating mainly within east anglia.
Have you ever needed or thought about having your pride and joy transported?
If so what were your circumstances?
Thanks for your time, Jamie.
I would STRONGLY recommend you do not set this up. Economy is in dire straits and getting worse. I am a retired accountant with seven cars.
Do not do it you will lose money. Money is going to get tighter. Forget it.
Find a job (not easy) work for somebody else. DO NOT SET UP A BUSINESS.
There are already umpteen struggling car transport companies.
I can get cars moved for less than I can trailer them myself. ALREADY.
Sorry to be negative but a new business in an untried field at the wrong time?
NO
Do not do it you will lose money. Money is going to get tighter. Forget it.
Find a job (not easy) work for somebody else. DO NOT SET UP A BUSINESS.
There are already umpteen struggling car transport companies.
I can get cars moved for less than I can trailer them myself. ALREADY.
Sorry to be negative but a new business in an untried field at the wrong time?
NO
I sometimes do and the guys next door are having a hell of a time trying to find someone to fetch a vw camper from wales to norwich.
I have used companies before, I had an XKR brought from Hitchin Herts for a big service cost me, or should I say cost the customer £280.
If you was that determined, do some ground work, do a leaflet drop, set up a website and see what response you get, I am starting to find a lot of services on eBay similar to this for not much money, just makes me nervous I would never see the car again!
Just dont jump in and spend loads on equipment, then you can make an informed decision rather than an expensive one!
I have used companies before, I had an XKR brought from Hitchin Herts for a big service cost me, or should I say cost the customer £280.
If you was that determined, do some ground work, do a leaflet drop, set up a website and see what response you get, I am starting to find a lot of services on eBay similar to this for not much money, just makes me nervous I would never see the car again!
Just dont jump in and spend loads on equipment, then you can make an informed decision rather than an expensive one!
I had my Gallardo on the back of a truck on a few occasions for warranty related issues; in all cases I think it was either the dealer or Lamborghini Assistance who arranged it. They used various companies for it; never the same one twice. They previously used fully covered trucks probably for better security/paint protection while being transported/publicity associated with "expensive car on the back of a truck that must have broken down" type conclusions.
The market for this in East Anglia is going to be fairly limited though, and I'd have to concur with Steffan that this isn't the right market conditions to set something like that up at the moment.
If you have any suitable skills that might lend itself to that type of operation, why not try contacting people already in the market and offer your services? A good way to get a better knowledge of the market while being paid by someone else. Of course if there's no jobs going (even the "ad-hoc" types) it probably just reinforces the above.
Hate to add to putting a downer on your enthusiasm which is always important in setting up a new business, but your energies will be better chanelled into something else, or getting a paid job somewhere (or "staying in" if you can) until this all blows over. If you can identify a clear gap in the market and a quantifiable, profitable need for the product/service in question, then now is actually a good time to set up in business (as everything else is currently available at knock-down prices).
My prediction is we're in for a rough 3-5 more years I'm afraid. We'll have a blip as the election comes round but then more hard hits thereafter.
The market for this in East Anglia is going to be fairly limited though, and I'd have to concur with Steffan that this isn't the right market conditions to set something like that up at the moment.
If you have any suitable skills that might lend itself to that type of operation, why not try contacting people already in the market and offer your services? A good way to get a better knowledge of the market while being paid by someone else. Of course if there's no jobs going (even the "ad-hoc" types) it probably just reinforces the above.
Hate to add to putting a downer on your enthusiasm which is always important in setting up a new business, but your energies will be better chanelled into something else, or getting a paid job somewhere (or "staying in" if you can) until this all blows over. If you can identify a clear gap in the market and a quantifiable, profitable need for the product/service in question, then now is actually a good time to set up in business (as everything else is currently available at knock-down prices).
My prediction is we're in for a rough 3-5 more years I'm afraid. We'll have a blip as the election comes round but then more hard hits thereafter.
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