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Distance Prices – examples

Learn how to setup a distance price. Here are few example setups.

Setup 1. Distance price for a single vehicle type

– navigate to Settings -> Distance & Time Pricing
– set “Distance” to 1-9999
– set “Base price” to 1
– set “Base price modifier” to “Multiply”
– set “Vehicle type e.g Saloon” to 2 (2 is an example value)
– Save

Result:
For 10 mile/km journey the system will calculate:
(10 mile/km * £2 ) + £3 = £20 + £3 = £23

Setup 2. Minimum journey price added to auto calculated distance price

Example desired pricing:
£3 flat fee
£2 per mile/km

 

1. Login to your software account

2. Set up minimum price:
– navigate to Settings -> Booking
– in setting “Min price per journey to” choose “Set minimum price and then add auto calculated price to it” and set value to £3.
– Save

3. Set up distance price per mile/km:
– navigate to Settings -> Distance & Time Pricing
– set “Distance” to 1-9999, “Base price” to 1, “Base price modifier” Multiply, Vehicle type value 2.
– Save

For 10 mile/km journey the system will calculate
(10 mile/km * £2 ) + £3 = £20 + £3 = £23

Setup 3. How to set up a distance threshold pricing with a minimum price specific for each vehicle type?

Example desired pricing:
£5 minimum fare for Saloon
£1.50 per mile/km between 0-10 miles/km
£1.40 per mile/km between 10-100 miles/km
£1.30 per mile/km between 100-1000 miles/km

1. Login to your software account

2. Set up minimum price
– navigate to Settings -> Booking
– in setting “Vehicle min price” from a drop-down list choose Saloon vehicle and click plus symbol, then set value to £5.
– Save

3. Set up distance price per mile/km:
– navigate to Settings -> Distance & Time Pricing
– set “Distance” to 1-10, “Base price” to 1, “Base price modifier” Multiply, Saloon to 1.5
This means for distance between 1-10, Base price 1 will be multiplied by 1.5 for each mile/km.
– set “Distance” to 10-100, “Base price” to 1, “Base price modifier” Multiply, Saloon to 1.4
This means for distance between 10-100, Base price 1 will be multiplied by 1.4 for each mile/km.
– set “Distance” to 100-1000, “Base price” to 1, “Base price modifier” Multiply, Saloon to 1.3
This means for distance between 100-1000, Base price 1 will be multiplied by 1.3 for each mile/km.
– Save

If additionally would like to add other vehicle pricing like MPV
£10 minimum fare for Saloon and Estate
£2 per mile/km between 0-10 miles/km
£1.70 per mile/km between 10-100 miles/km
£1.50 per mile/km between 100-1000 miles/km

1. Set up minimum price for MPV
– navigate to Settings -> Booking
– in setting “Vehicle min price” from a drop-down list choose MPV vehicle and click plus symbol, then set value to £10.
– Save

2. Set up distance price per mile/km:
– navigate to Settings -> Distance & Time Pricing
– to already set distance thresholds add in MPV column value
“Distance” to 1-10, MPV to 2
“Distance” to 10-100, MPV to 1.7
“Distance” to 100-1000, MPV to 1.5
– Save