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Quote visit item lists with ChatGPT video for man and van

Walk the flat with the phone camera on and talk; ChatGPT turns it into an item list and a van-size note for the quote. From about $9£7€8A$13C$13 a month.

At a glance

  • What it costs$9£7€8A$13C$13 a month

  • Worth, in extra profit or time saved in the worked example$176£132€157A$253C$248 a month

  • Pays for itselfIn a few days

  • Sign up and configure; no technical skills neededEasy to set up

Figures come from the worked example below, using its stated assumptions. Tool prices checked . How we check prices

The problem

On a quote visit for a flat move it's easy to miss the loft boxes, the bike in the hall or the wardrobe that won't come apart, and then the van's too small on the day. A driver doing 4 visits a week spends about 15 minutes typing up each list, and one second trip a month for a forgotten load costs about $80£60€71A$115C$113 in fuel and time.

What the AI does

With ChatGPT's voice with video, you walk each room with the phone camera on and say what's going: item, rough size, whether it comes apart, stairs and parking. Tell it at the start to ask about cupboards, lofts, sheds and anything else you haven't covered. After the call, the transcript stays in the chat, and you ask in text for a room-by-room item list with your own size notes, for the quote. You decide the van and the crew. Video is on Go (about $9£7€8A$13C$13 a month) and above, in the iPhone and Android apps.

A worked example

A one-van man and van in Bristol does about 4 quote visits a week for flat and house moves. The driver walks each property with ChatGPT video on and turns the transcript into an item list before pricing.

Before

About 15 minutes typing up each visit, and about 1 second trip a month for a forgotten load

After

About 5 minutes checking each list, and the second trips mostly gone

What it's worth

About $176£132€157A$253C$248 a month saved, against about $9£7€8A$13C$13 for ChatGPT Go. That is about $96£72€86A$138C$135 of time (40 minutes a week times 4.3, about 2.9 hours, at an assumed $33£25€30A$48C$47 an hour) plus one $80£60€71A$115C$113 second trip a month avoided.

How to set it up

  1. Choose ChatGPT Go (€8, about $9£7€8A$13C$13 a month) or above in the iPhone or Android app; Free doesn't include video.
  2. Start a chat with a brief: 'I'm doing a removal quote. Ask me about cupboards, lofts, sheds, gardens and anything I haven't mentioned. Don't estimate volumes; I'll give sizes.'
  3. In Settings, Voice, choose the Advanced option, start voice and tap the camera button to share video.
  4. Walk each room saying each item, its rough size, whether it comes apart, and access: stairs, lifts, parking.
  5. End the call and ask in text for a room-by-room list. Check it, then decide the van, crew and price yourself.

What goes wrong

  • It can't judge how much fits in your van. Use your own experience or a volume guide, not its guess.
  • OpenAI says voice transcripts are not word-for-word records, so read the list back to the customer before you leave.
  • Video clips are stored with the chat for 30 days. Ask permission before filming inside someone's home, and avoid filming people and personal papers.
  • Free doesn't include video, and the newer Live voice option doesn't support it; use Advanced on Go or above.

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Last updated October 17, 2026.