Setting profitable €/km and payout floors on Transfeero
How to choose a €/km and payout floor that filters out unprofitable Transfeero rides — a simple method based on your real cost per kilometre.
Work out your all-in cost per kilometre (fuel, wear, insurance, time), then set your €/km floor comfortably above it and a payout floor that makes the smallest job worth starting. Filter on both, and unprofitable rides stop reaching you.
The fastest way to earn more without driving more is to stop taking rides that don't pay. That means knowing your numbers and turning them into two simple floors: €/km and minimum payout.
Why €/km matters more than the headline price
A €40 ride sounds fine until it's 60 km away each way. Price alone hides the distance; €/km exposes it. It's the single best measure of whether a ride is worth your fuel, your vehicle's wear, and — most importantly — your time.
Step 1 — Find your real cost per kilometre
Add up what a kilometre actually costs you, then add what your time is worth:
- Fuel/energy per km.
- Wear — tyres, servicing, depreciation — per km.
- Insurance, licensing, fees spread across your typical monthly km.
- Your time — pick an hourly rate you won't get out of bed for less than, and convert it using your average speed.
The total is your break-even €/km. Anything below it loses you money once time is counted.
Step 2 — Set your floor above break-even
Your €/km floor should sit comfortably above break-even — that gap is your profit. Start conservative; if too few rides clear it, lower it slightly. If you're drowning in low-value offers, raise it. There's no universal number: it depends on your costs and your market.
Add a payout floor too
€/km can wave through a very short ride that clears the rate but isn't worth the setup and dead time. A minimum payout catches that: it says "don't bother me for less than €X, however good the rate looks." Use both floors together.
Step 3 — Let the filter enforce it automatically
Numbers only help if they're applied to every offer, instantly — which is exactly what a human can't do all day. With AutoCatch's filters you set the €/km and payout floors once, and every ride is checked against them automatically; only the ones that clear both are accepted, in milliseconds.
The floor you set once, applied to every offer forever, beats a sharp judgement call you have to make a thousand times a day.
Review it monthly
Costs change — fuel, seasons, demand. Revisit your floors every month or so and nudge them. On AutoCatch, changes take effect immediately, so you can tune as you learn. Start free for two days and dial in your numbers.