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Van Cost Calculator

Understand the annual, daily, per-mile and per-billable-hour cost of a work van.

What you get: Annual, monthly, daily, per-mile and per-hour recovery figures.

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Fixed annual cost£6,445.00
Finance or depreciation, insurance, VED, servicing, MOT, tyres and breakdown cover.
Fuel per year£2,428.57
14000 miles at 38 mpg = 1675 litres × £1.45.
Total annual van cost£8,873.57
Fixed costs plus fuel.
Cost per working day£38.58
Total ÷ 230 working days.
Cost per mile£0.63
Total ÷ 14000 miles. Compare this with what you charge for travel.
Recovery needed per billable hour£7.39
Total ÷ 1200 billable hours. This much of your hourly rate is the van, before you earn anything.

Finance payments and depreciation are different things. If you own the van outright, put an annual depreciation figure in so the replacement is funded.

Fuel is calculated from mpg using 4.54609 litres per imperial gallon.
If the van is owned outright, enter an annual depreciation figure so replacement is funded.

Results are planning aids based on figures you enter. They are not financial, tax or legal advice, and no price is guaranteed to be accepted.

A year of vehicle costs in one place, converted into the number that matters: recovery per billable hour.