Milton Keynes has one of the densest concentrations of small service businesses in the country, which changes the maths: you are not competing for attention against a quiet town, you are competing against whoever answers first.
| Plan | Price | Basis | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missed-call pack | £149 | one-off, no subscription | The entry point: stop losing calls, no monthly commitment. |
| Starter retainer | £49 | per month | Ongoing cover for a sole trader or a small firm. |
| Standard retainer | £99 | per month | Full reception cover; no setup charge on retainer plans. |
| Lead classifier build | £497 | one-off build | For qualifying and routing enquiries rather than just answering. |
| Call agent build | £697 | one-off build | The fuller build when the phone is the front door of the business. |
There is no setup charge on retainer plans, and there is a 30-day guarantee on the retainer. Nothing above requires a sales call to find out.
Between the industrial estates, the grid roads and the new-build service trade around them, most firms here get a steady volume of calls rather than a trickle. Volume is good — until two calls land while you are on a job, and one of them gives up.
A part-time receptionist can only answer one line. An AI receptionist answers every line at once, at any hour, which matters more here than almost anywhere else because the enquiry volume is higher.
A part-time receptionist covers part of a week, one call at a time, at a wage that has to be paid whether the phone rings or not. A retainer at £49–£99 per month covers every hour of every day and answers simultaneous calls. In Milton Keynes, where employment costs are what they are, that gap is the whole argument.
What it does not do: it will not chase a debt, negotiate a price, or handle a complaint that needs judgement. Those still come to you — and if a job needs a human, it says so rather than pretending.
If you simply want to stop missing calls, take the £149 one-off and see the difference before committing monthly. If the phone is genuinely the front door of your business, the retainer is the honest choice — and if the real problem is sorting good enquiries from time-wasters rather than answering them, the £497 lead classifier build is what you actually need.
The starter retainer is £49 per month and the standard retainer is £99 per month, with no setup charge on retainer plans and a 30-day guarantee.
Yes. That is the main practical difference from a human receptionist — simultaneous calls are answered at once rather than queued.
A lead classifier build is £497 and a call agent build is £697. The £149 missed-call pack is the one-off option with no subscription.
It answers 24/7, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, which is when a lot of trade enquiries actually arrive.
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