I have a client who currently has a central head office with three separate business premises. Until now I have always worked there one day per week which is about a 15 minute drive from home (still in same town) but due to a change in the organisation there is talk that they will want me to spend 2 days per month at the head office and then two days per month out at one of the other premises, the problem I have is that the other premises are about an hours drive away (in fact they are nearer to Bill than they are to me).
So my question is, what do I charge the client for travelling to premises which are about an hour away, I currently charge by the hour for work done at their premises and anything that I do back in my office.
Do you currently charge the mileage to the client?
If not then maybe just start charging at 60p per mile. 40p for the car and 20p for your time.
If the one site is 60 miles away then that's 20p * 60 which is £12 for the hour of your time plus £48 travel which has now been imposed on you. (£120 per round trip).
If the client does not wish to pay this then suggest that the client arranges for everything to be done from their head office and continue as you are at present.
If you go for this make sure that you have acceptance confirmed in writing by the client
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Shaun
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Thanks for the advice and being able to put some amounts to this, I was thinking of the 40p for the car but was unsure as to how much to charge for my time.
I've actually done this myself and expected the client to balk at the idea but they paid up without issue.
The client that I had was in London but needed me to attend their site in Edinburgh! As I had agreed the London gig up front I had never charged travel for that but worked the travel into my fee's.
I didn't charge a premium for my time for Edinburgh but at 276 miles each way £220.80 was nice recompense for spending ten hours learning to speak Thai from a learn at the wheel tape!
Choke Dee (That means good luck in Thai),
Shaun.
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Shaun
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I think I will need that Taiwanese good luck as I will be notifying the client about the charges, I am expecting mine to balk as you thought yours would, will let you know how I get on.
