According to reviews, a self-service car wash helps a huge number of car owners save a lot. Initially, they appeared in Europe, and later came to the Russian Federation. According to official figures, in Moscow there are only a few dozen such institutions.
Concept
Even in winter, it is efficient to use a self-service washing machine, and besides, it is several times cheaper. Thanks to this, such enterprises have become popular. According to the owners' reviews, up to 500 cars visit a self-service car wash per day. Revenues reach 1 000 000 rubles per month. Savings for owners are achieved due to the lack of wages for employees. After all, only one administrator is needed, while workers are also needed at a regular sink. However, there are also “turnkey” self-service washes, which do not even require an administrator.
Many motorists are of the opinion that they themselves are much better at washing their cars. But according to the reviews of the owners of self-service car washes, the service is really popular - it brings several times more profit than classic car washes. In this case, the investments will be the same. According to reviews, the profitability of self-service car washes is 60% compared to 15% for ordinary enterprises of the same kind.
Attachments
At the initial stage, it will be necessary to coordinate documentation, conduct communications, and prepare equipment. It will cost 10,000,000 - 19,000,000 rubles. The cost will be the same as with most ordinary car washes. At this stage, entrepreneurs are not advised to save. According to the owner of self-service car washes “Alles” in the reviews, competent site preparation directly affects the number of customers.
Forecasts
Entrepreneurs, who were the first in Russia to open such establishments, often repeated that Russian citizens are a proud people, and they are unlikely to wash their own cars. However, it turned out that such forecasts had nothing to do with reality. For the year, the owner of one of the first self-service car washes in the Russian Federation earned about 80 million rubles. The equipment, according to reviews, when opening self-service washers, you will need exactly the same as for classic enterprises. The only difference is that they are configured for automatic use.
Features
A key feature of such enterprises is the lack of workers. Car owners do the washing themselves, they are only provided with all the necessary equipment and chemistry. There are several modes at such enterprises, the price for them will be different.
You will need to equip washing stations, special button terminals, in which payment will be made. In them, a mode, a set of chemistry, is selected. In order to use the service, the driver contributes money to the terminal by selecting a mode. This can be a high-pressure wash, foam, waxing and several other options. The visitor pays only for the time, and chemistry, equipment are provided until all the money is used up. Their remains are displayed on the screens. According to reviews, wax at self-service car washes, as well as water and chemicals are provided for 5 minutes for 100-160 rubles. This is quite enough for the motorist. Many are fascinated by the process itself - to do everything in its own way. Many drivers take pleasure in waxing their car.
Opening
To open such an enterprise, you will need to go through a series of procedures, obtain the appropriate permissions. For example, if the sink is open near the tracks or in the sleeping areas of the city, you will need to obtain a license to carry out washing work. From communications, water, sewage, electricity are needed. It is important that a competent entrance to the sink is organized. All this will take at least 3,000,000 rubles, the work will last about a year.
According to reviews of the business at self-service car washes, those who open in the shopping center or industrial establishments go through all these procedures much easier. The thing is that the owners of the territory will be engaged in coordination and spending on communications.
It must be remembered that the state in any case will show interest in the object, to control its activities. Compliance will be checked: distance to residential premises, availability of equipment, its quality, quality characteristics of water. Prior to the start of equipment installation, it will be necessary to inform Rospotrebnadzor of plans without fail. The most common set of equipment for such an institution, designed for six posts, will cost 3,000,000 rubles. The price includes terminals and everything you need to wash cars. Installation will take about three weeks and will cost 200,000 rubles.
Payback
As the owners of self-service car washes indicate in the reviews, all 10,000,000 rubles invested in opening the service pay off after 1.5 years. The fact is that it will be popular. Usually there is a queue. Revenues should be about 1,200,000 rubles per month, and net profit - 900,000 rubles. It’s quite realistic to meet the 10,000,000 rubles if you save a little on opening.
The first such enterprises in Russia were opened in St. Petersburg and in Rostov. Their development was fast enough. Every day, about 30 cars gathered in line, demand was great. Until 2015, the market was divided between the largest domestic and foreign business owners. When Russian entrepreneurs began installing equipment 30% lower than foreigners, they began to lead.
Reviews
But reviews about self-service car washes are completely different. For example, similar points were also opened in Nizhny Novgorod. And entrepreneurs in the reviews indicate that they actually do not see profit from them. So, if the month is the most successful, the revenue is about 300,000 rubles, net profit - from 50,000 to 100,000 rubles. But if the season is unsuccessful, the profit is much less. In some months, it simply becomes nothing to pay the administrator, as businessmen indicate in reviews of self-service car washes.
It can save one thing: in the same room a businessman places the most ordinary sink. In this case, the revenue is greater - it ranges from 25,000 to 500,000 rubles per month. Profitability reaches approximately 20%. Although business owners write about the work of self-service car washes in the winter in reviews, that this is actually a hopeless business.
Such a huge difference in the assessment of such a business is the choice of location. An unsuccessful location solution will easily lead to a low popularity of the institution. A well-chosen location is almost a guarantee of success. If such an institution was opened in a residential area, it must be borne in mind that traffic will be less than in the central or on the highway with a competent entrance.
As experienced entrepreneurs write in reviews of self-service car washes, in cases where a successful place was not seized, it is worth opening a business next to a profitable business. In a bad season, this is what will save the situation. A conventional sink guarantees a more stable income.
It is not enough to consider only the choice of location. The coziness of space also plays an important role. At nights, a fleet of cars is usually celebrated. And if the enterprise is located in the city center, youth from auto clubs will appear on it. Often, according to reviews, self-service car washes become a kind of party place in the regions.
Someone compares such points with a vending business. Only instead of vending machines with food - equipment for washing.
Maintenance costs
In cases where the location is chosen correctly, the revenue will be about 700,000 rubles, while the profit will be from 350,000 rubles. It's all about the cost of renting a point. They will vary from 60,000 to 120,000 rubles, for chemistry - from 60,000 to 80,000 rubles, for utility bills - from 50,000 to 70,000 rubles. In winter, the last item of expenditure will increase by about 20,000 rubles: you will need to pay extra for heating.
The Velikolukskaya self-service car wash, according to the owner’s reviews, brings 400,000 rubles of revenue per month, while net profit is about 300,000 rubles. Equipment is often subject to repair. Warranty service for it is not always available. If the temperature goes to minus, the foam in the hose simply freezes - washing becomes possible only with water and shampoo. Malfunctions arise for other reasons. Not all people are accustomed to such points and figured out the mechanism of work. Often, customers begin to get confused in hoses, stumble, tear off something. For this reason, the owners of such a business are advised to have control in such enterprises in the form of an administrator. Approximately half of the costs will go to the employee’s salary.
The best option for entrepreneurs is the combination of a conventional sink with a self-service point. Car owners will save money by starting to wash the car on their own, but every three weeks they will come for a classic cleaning.
Business relevance
If such an enterprise is opened in a city with a population of more than 1,000,000 people, it is better to offer an automated service. Income will come from paying for the use of special washing equipment.
The advantages of such a business are the constant demand for services, high throughput, low prices, the ability to save on hiring personnel, and profitability. The target audience is the owners of machines for which quality and low prices are a priority. Investments will amount to 6,000,000 rubles.
Each year, the number of cars in the country increases by 1,500,000 units. According to official figures, in just 10 years, the number of cars has increased by 65%. There are more than 12,000 car washes in the country. However, this is not enough to fully satisfy the demand for their services. Each year, the need for them increases by 110 units.
This explains the profitability of such institutions. The popularity of self-service car washes is growing steadily. A niche in the Russian Federation is considered free, because in European countries their market share is 50%, while in Russia it is 10%. The industry is developing rapidly. The institution pays for itself in 1.5 years.
Mechanism of action
The average bill will be from 90 to 150 rubles. The services will include washing with hot or cold water, foam, osmosis, using wax, drying, dry, wet cleaning of the interior with a vacuum cleaner. Depending on the type and number of services, the final price will form. A full-fledged process - 7 minutes. Thanks to this, there will never be long lines at the enterprise. Savings - on staff.
Seat selection
The most important thing for a profitable business in this area is choosing a good location. Suitable location near the gas station, parking lots, parking lots at the shopping center, entrance to the city, busy streets of the city. Do not ignore the sites near the sleeping areas.
The most optimal place is considered to be the section behind the traffic light. Waiting for the green light, the car owner will have time to consider the environment and notice the banner of a car wash on it.
When the place is chosen, you will need to obtain permission from the SES, fire services, urban planning authorities, as well as provide a washing project, permission from environmental services. This stage takes about six months. A full-fledged launch of a self-service car wash takes a year.
Purchase
The most budgetary equipment is considered to be equipment from Aqua-Group. It will cost 220,000 - 470,000 rubles. The minimum number of posts on one sink is 3. Otherwise, there will be no profitability. It’s best to develop your own brand. Advertising will be outdoor. By the way, it is best to set the pointer at least 2 km before washing. About 30,000 rubles will be spent on banners and other outdoor advertising. The sink will function around the clock. It will take two administrators to keep order. They will work in shifts. However, there is equipment that allows work without personnel at all.