Courier Software UK - Give Customers an Instant Delivery Price from Your Website

A customer needs a delivery. They search Google, open three or four courier websites, and book the first one that gives them a price. Not the cheapest. Not the most professional-looking. The first one that gives them a number.

If your courier website says "call us for a quote" or has a contact form with a 24-hour response time, you are not that business. The customer moves on before you even know they visited.

This happens dozens of times a week for most UK courier and delivery businesses. The jobs exist. The customers want to hire you. But without a way to get an instant delivery price from your website, you never get the chance.

QuoteKit solves this. It puts a distance-based quote calculator on your courier website. Customers enter their pickup and delivery postcodes, select their vehicle type and service level, and get a price in under 60 seconds. You get their name, email and phone automatically, even at midnight when you are asleep.

Distance-based pricing calculates the cost of a delivery job based on the actual road distance between the pickup and delivery locations. It is the standard pricing model for same-day couriers, overnight couriers, man and van businesses and local delivery companies across the UK.

The basic formula is: Price = (Distance in miles x your rate per mile) + any surcharges, subject to your minimum charge.

QuoteKit uses Google Maps to calculate the real road distance between any two UK postcodes. Not a straight-line estimate, which can underestimate urban routes by 30 to 50 percent. The actual road distance a driver would travel.

When a customer enters their postcodes on your website, QuoteKit sends them to Google Maps, gets the road distance, applies your rate per mile, adds any applicable surcharges and shows the customer their price in real time. The whole process takes a few seconds.

You set your rate per mile once. The calculator does the rest for every single enquiry, 24 hours a day.

QuoteKit is courier software built for UK small businesses. Here is what it includes:

Distance-based quote calculator: Customers enter pickup and delivery postcodes. Google Maps calculates the road distance. Your rate per mile gives the price. Shown instantly, no waiting.

Multiple vehicle types: Set different rates for motorbikes, cars, small vans and large vans. Each vehicle type can have its own price per mile, minimum charge and surcharges.

Same-day courier software pricing: Automatic surcharges for same-day delivery, evening jobs, weekend jobs and bank holidays. The surcharge applies automatically based on when the customer fills in the form.

Lead capture: Every quote captures the customer's name, email and phone number before showing the price. These details go straight to your leads dashboard.

Online booking requests: Customers can request a preferred collection date and time slot from the widget. You confirm or decline from your dashboard. They get an automatic email either way.

Instant email notifications: The moment a customer submits a quote, you get an email with their full details, postcodes, vehicle type, service level and the price they were shown.

Leads dashboard: All your delivery enquiries in one place. See new leads, ones you have contacted, confirmed bookings and declined jobs. Export everything to a spreadsheet.

Works on any website: WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, IONOS or plain HTML. One line of code, live in 20 minutes.

Setting up QuoteKit for your courier business takes around 20 minutes. Here is the process:

Step 1 - Create your account and select distance-based pricing as your pricing type.

Step 2 - Set your rate per mile. Enter the rate for each vehicle type you offer. For example: Small van at £1.40 per mile, Large van at £1.80 per mile. Add your minimum charge to prevent short jobs being unprofitable.

Step 3 - Configure surcharges. If you charge more for same-day, evening or weekend deliveries, set these up as automatic surcharges. A 20 percent same-day uplift is common for UK couriers.

Step 4 - Add your loading time charge if you include one. A flat fee of £5 to £15 per collection and delivery covers parking, collecting the item and handing it over.

Step 5 - Copy the embed code. One line of HTML. Paste it into your courier website wherever you want the calculator to appear.

Step 6 - Test it. Enter your own postcodes, go through the quote flow and check the lead appears in your dashboard.

From that point, every visitor to your courier website can get an instant delivery price and becomes a lead automatically.

There are several ways UK courier businesses try to handle online quotes. Here is how they compare.

Contact forms: The customer fills in a form and waits for you to reply. No instant price. Most customers move on before you respond. You capture the details but lose the conversion.

WhatsApp and phone: You are on the road, your phone rings, you cannot answer. The customer calls the next courier on their list. You miss the job entirely.

Generic quoting platforms: Tools like Typeform or Jotform let you build a form but do not calculate a price. The customer still waits for a manual response.

Courier management software: Platforms like Track-POD or Routific are designed for managing existing deliveries, not for capturing new enquiries from a website. They are expensive, complex and not built for customer-facing quoting.

QuoteKit: Purpose-built courier software for UK small businesses. Customers get an instant distance-based price from your own website. You get the lead automatically. Starts from £19 per month with no complicated setup.

If you want to turn website visitors into delivery jobs without answering the phone, QuoteKit is the right tool.

How does QuoteKit handle same-day courier pricing?

QuoteKit applies surcharges automatically based on when the customer fills in the form. If you charge 20 percent more for same-day jobs, the surcharge fires for any booking requested for today. Evening and weekend surcharges work the same way.

Can I set different rates for different vehicle types?

Yes. You can create separate vehicle options such as motorbike, small car, large car, small van and large van. Each has its own rate per mile, minimum charge and any additional surcharges.

Will it work on my existing courier website?

Yes. QuoteKit works on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, IONOS, GoDaddy and any website that supports HTML. You paste one line of code and the calculator appears.

Is QuoteKit courier software suitable for small delivery businesses?

Yes. QuoteKit is built for courier and delivery businesses of any size in the UK. It is simple to set up, requires no technical knowledge and is free to start billed annually.

What happens if a job is outside my service area?

You can set a maximum distance. Any job beyond that distance shows a message asking the customer to call or email rather than displaying a price.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

QuoteKit is free to start. Pro plan is £29 per month with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Set up your courier software, embed it on your site, and if you are not happy within 14 days we will refund you in full.