(08 Nov 2023, 11:33 am)ASX_Terranova wrote For an upstart bus operator, how much money realistically would they need to run a hourly service mon to fri with a PVR of 2 including fuel and vehicle purchase. I'm thinking between 400 and 500k a year, would I be correct?
You'd have to work out the variables first. There's more, but the immediate ones that come to mind are; how much you're paying your drivers, how much you're paying for fuel, how much fuel you use and the wear and tear of the vehicle. Purchase price is one thing, but you've got to keep it in a roadworthy condition.
You've also got costs outside of the route you're running, if you're an upstart. e.g. where you're storing the buses (rent, energy, water, business rates)