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My Charges haven’t gone up that much for the last 10 years or so and spares haven’t really gone up that much so I guess thats why i’ve stuck to the same prices.
I charge as a rule the following
Hpt bearings (Not WMA) £90
Hpt brushes £35 now ( were £30 up until last week)
Most other brushes £36
Pumps pretty much all £46
Fan oven elements £49
door seals about £38I only ask as I went to 2 customers today that had reciepts from other independant firms for work done such as a Zanussi Fan oven element, £113.00, Hotpoint door seal £63.00
Is it time my prices went up, I could do with the extra cash, but I feel guilty. ❓
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Are you running this as a sideline or hobby or a real business? Its no fun doing this job and your prices are way out of date and dont seem to have any part/labour justification. Other than the Hotpoint Bearing price, you are around half the cost we would charge.
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guilt and earning a living are uneasy bedfellows!
I think you have to be cool with what you charge as its your life style and your business. However, we charge £50 + vat for a fixed price labour plus parts, if that helps.
Kevin
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My prices are generally a bit less than you quote but they perhaps vary more. For example, I would charge about £55 for doing a Zanussi door seal as I would remove the outer drum to do it. Similarly, I tend to charge £20 + labour for changing Indesco brushes as the genuine brushes are so expensive ( I actually usually solder new Bosch carbons into old Indesco holders). My prices also vary according to how far I have to travel e.g. Hotpoint white brushes would be £25 up to 5 miles away, £30 over 5 miles.
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With some of the Lux /Zan brushes retailing at around £35 to £40, even 1600474 carbons are £16.50 ish, I’d say up your prices by at least a half and that would be more realistic.
Bearing price is roughly the same as us, except most of them need the heater, door seal and suspension kit as well which ends up as a write off in most cases.Tony C
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Phidom wrote:, I would charge about £55 for doing a Zanussi door seal as I would remove the outer drum to do it. .
🙄 :eeek: Lots of spare time on your hands then.
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[quote alexa] I refuse to prostitute myself and always charge more than adequately for my services (not charging a call out fee say’s there is no cost in attending which is ludicrous) and I would rather go home early with a wad of money than have to trawl the streets at night trying to make a buck
We don’t have to cut each other’s throat. I try to be the dearest and let my service speak for itselfDo you give free quote?
Lady I can go and sit on the beach and not get paid and I don’t even have to take my toolsRe: Who charges what for what ??
You can have a free quote anytime you like – from the office. If I turn up to work you know what your likely to be having done and how much it costs – and you’ll pay.
At least Alexa’s got a decent beach to sit on. Apart from the sharks. Don’t like sharks… 😀 .
But really Pat, you’re way too cheap. And Phidom, we charge £65 for Zanussi boots without taking the drum out.
Cheers,
Chris.Re: Who charges what for what ??
In OZ the Trade Practices Act prohibits “Collusion on Prices” or market “Price Fixing”, however the Real Estate Institute got around that by publishing a scale of “Maximum” fees. Obviously this scale of “Maximum” fees could be taken by some as the “Normal charges” deviation from which could be up or down.
Should a sole trader undercut the rate of a Company employing many engineers considering all the factors.
A poll would be in order I think?
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We Have a set Tarrif Callout within 10 miles £ 30. + VAT
20 miles £ 40. + VAT
30 miles £ 50. + VAT
all includes the first 1/4 hr labour £ 10.00 per 1/2 hr afterIf you want me too look at a SMEG Or Brandt group product then it doesnt matter where you are it’s a Min of £40. + vat callout unless you are within 30 miles then it’s £ 50. +VAT. And I know I am cheap compared to some especially on the Brandt stuff
Don’t undervalue yourself there was a formula somewhere on UKW but I don’t know where it is but it helps you calculate what your true costs are maybe someone can point you in the right directionLawrence
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I’m inland 150klms and 1.5hrs.
(Speeding?, No just getting off the road early to avoid causing congestion)
Yes I went to the coast last weekend and yes I’m going to the coast this weekend for 9, repeat, nine days.
No contracts, just an unanswered phone.
To my haven from the madness in this world.
Sharks? you mean the two legged ones.
Mind you the water is 22 degrees C at the moment and a little bit of spear fishing by snorkel wouldn’t go astray
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Poll unlikely to produce significant results based on UK. Problem is that “London and Home Counties” prices are likely to be 30-40{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} higher due to their significantly higher overheads compared with the more northern cities. Rural areas will be higher too, as they cover larger areas and can do fewer calls per day.
In my own case, I’m very busy in a very small patch – heaven! But that’s not how it works for everyone………
And – we have no regulation at all with regard to pricing, so we will always have a few, shall we say, taking advantage.
Regards,
Chris.Re: Who charges what for what ??
Alexa “Should a sole trader undercut the rate of a Company employing many engineers considering all the factors.
A poll would be in order I think?”
Penguin 45 “Poll unlikely to produce significant results based on UK. Problem is that “London and Home Counties” prices are likely to be 30-40{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} higher due to their significantly higher overheads compared with the more northern cities. Rural areas will be higher too, as they cover larger areas and can do fewer calls per day”
A poll on a post code for post code basis would be significant
I think that a sole trader should charge exactly the same as a large firm
If nothing else it levels the playing field
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Well That got more response than I imagined.
In response to the first replies (before it went off track somewhat)
Yes full time buisness, I have always charged the same prices and I spose that’s why the customers are generally happy.I spose I’m more worried about keeping them coming back than being rich, but I think it’s time I started to charge more.
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