Do You Make a Surcharge for Petrol?

[Adele D]

Hi all

just wondering how many of you mobile techs add a petrol charge onto your services or is this taken into account of your prices already?:irked:

 

[beautyseeker]

Currently I include it in my price but I think I may have to start charging more for people who live more than 5 miles away as petrol is so expensive now and looks to be increasing. I dont know, have to have a big think about it.

 

[nicjill]

I am not mobile but speaking from a client's point of view. I don't think I'd like to be charged extra on top of a treatment for petrol unless I lived quite a distance away. You would also have to make sure that you advertise the petrol charge so that it doesn't come up as a 'hidden' charge when you get there. When I did mobile treatments I just had a radius that I covered and included all my costs in my treatment prices.

Saying that, I tend to order takeaway from the other side of town as it is better than closer ones. They have no delivery charge up to a certain distance, then they charge a few pence per mile after that. I don't mind paying the extra as I know in advance and choose to use them.

I'm sure if you decide to add a petrol charge and advertise it so it doesn't come as a surprise, clients will understand. Failing that, you could up your prices slightly and explain that it is due to rising costs.