Driving a van for a living in Birmingham should be simpler than it is. The jobs are there. It's the quoting, the getting paid, and the platform fees that grind you down.

Vanzy is built to fix that part, and it's free. The jobs you bring in yourself stay yours — you keep every penny. It only ever takes a cut if it hands you a job you didn't have.

What you actually get

• A price out in seconds. Set your rates once, then every new enquiry gets a sensible quote in a couple of taps. No more "let me work it out and get back to you" — which is how you lose the job to the driver who answered first.
• Paid the way that suits you. Take the full amount on card, a deposit up front with the balance in cash on the day, or straight cash — your call, per job.
• Your own booking page. A tidy page with your name, your prices and your reviews that you can send to anyone or stick on Facebook. Customers book you off it directly.
• No paperwork pile-up. Invoices and payment records sort themselves, so you're not doing admin at 9pm.

Rough prices around Birmingham

Every job's different, so treat these as a feel, not a fixed rate — you always set your own numbers. Using a normal man-and-van rate card, a few large items across town (1.5 hrs, ~5 miles) works out around £73, and a studio-flat move (2 hrs, ~6 miles) about £92. The tool suggests a price like this each time; you tweak it and send it.

Worth knowing: most drivers undercharge by forgetting the empty drive home. Count both legs when you quote — the van's still running on the way back.

How the money works

Nervous about no-shows? Take a deposit when they book and the rest in cash when you turn up — the deposit's in the bank before you've loaded a thing. Prefer cash only? That's fine too, and there's no card step forcing your customer through checkout. Whatever you pick, it's shown to the customer up front so there are no awkward conversations.

Why drivers around Birmingham use it

For Birmingham drivers it comes down to keeping control — your prices, your customers, your money — with the fiddly parts done for you.

Getting started in Birmingham

It's free to set up and you don't need a card to start. Add your van and your rates, and your page is live the same day — ready to quote the next person who messages you.