Lots of people are looking for a new job. A different career path to head down or simply a job to tide them over and make some cash whilst things are financially tough. If you have a van, there are some different ventures you can start by using that method of transportation. It can be more than just four wheels. Let's have a look a some van based business ideas UK.
Delivery Service
Delivery people are required now, more than ever. We have a huge reliance on delivery services and if you have a van, you could work with a well known company, delivering products for them. This could be a company such as Hermes or Yodel. They will pay you per item to deliver to people's homes. with Christmas on the horizon and more people using online shopping in the festive season, you could be working long days, delivering plenty of parcel and earning good money.
Local Removals
Next on our list of van based business ideas UK is local removals. If you have a decent sized van, you could help people move house locally. Price yourself at the perfect point that people will be willing to pay you for a day and moving and driving to help them on their property journey. If you don't fancy lifting and carrying you could look into simply hiring out your van. Don't limit yourself to just residential properties though. There might be businesses who relocate or need things moving to and from warehouses or other branches of their business.
Catering Business
How about running your own catering business? Providing bread to cafes, or cakes for celebrations. Food can be the freshest you've ever seen but if it doesn't get to customers you're not going to make any money. A van is a great and essential part of a catering business. If you don't fancy doing the catering side, maybe you could work with a well established business helping with their deliveries.
Waste Removal
Next on our list of van based business ideas UK is waste removal. There will be people in your local area who need things taking to the tip but don't have transport. Homeowners who have bought a new sofa and need the old one taking to the dump. People who need houses clearing or those with some rubbish to get rid of, perhaps garden waste, but don't want to pay for a skip. If you have a van that can carry plenty of rubbish, why not start a waste removal business? You might need to look into permits from your local council but you can easily find customers by advertising on local Facebook groups.
Cleaning Services
Start a cleaning business and use your van to move you, maybe some staff and all your equipment from one customer to the next. Think about all the things you need if you are running a cleaning business, from industry standard vacuum cleaners to brooms, mops and brushes. Big clunky items which you can use with both residential and corporate clients. In a similar way you could start a gardening business.
Jobs for the weekend that pay the rent
Scrap Metal Collection
Along the same lines as a waste collection, there is money in scrap metal. Most towns have a scrap metal person or two, making their income by collecting old unwanted metal items and then selling them on. There is money in cast aluminium, copper pipe and household appliances such as dishwashers. You might offer to collect scrap metal for free and then weigh it in and keep the profits.
As you can see, owning a van opens up a lot of opportunities to make money and change what you do for a living. You might even consider branding the side of your van. If you are doing a lot of driving about, it's basically free advertising! Which of our van based business ideas UK is your favourite? Have fun setting up your new venture!
