| One major problem in the mobile car wash business is | | | | of mobile car washes are advised to watch the case |
| the abundance of cash and checks that come in from | | | | and you must control the flow of money and |
| customers. If you have crews out there it can be | | | | specifically cash, blank checks, as customers |
| difficult to monitor the situation to prevent employee | | | | sometimes leave the "Pay to" line blank. Most money |
| theft. Many going into the mobile car wash or auto | | | | should be collected via credit card or debit and satellite |
| detailing business ask themselves; How can I set up a | | | | processing on site. |
| system to prevent theft? Who collects the money? | | | | If you are careful using the assigned work sheets and |
| Have other mobile car wash owners encountered the | | | | use human dynamics of employees against their will to |
| situation where their employees did the car wash and | | | | do less and get more (i.e. steal) then you can solve this |
| collected the money, but did not report the wash so | | | | problem. The worker is paid hourly and the driver of |
| 'pocketed the money'? | | | | the unit salary plus commission. If worker steals the |
| Employee theft is ramped in the United States and | | | | driver will be watching. If the driver steals the worker |
| some believe that 33% of the labor in the country | | | | would like to have his job and get paid more and will |
| would lie to their employer if it meant they could steal | | | | turn him in. You see? Humans are so predictable, no |
| $2.00 without being caught for lying or stealing. Mobile | | | | matter where they pretend to working. You should be |
| car washes are vulnerable and if you do not watch | | | | thinking here if you are considering running a mobile car |
| yourself they will steal from you too. So yes all owners | | | | wash business. Think on it. |