Travel time?

[woodsy]

My sat nav records travelling time and when being the sad individual that I am,took notice of my travelling time per week, I found it was approx 8 - 10 hrs generally every week when I was doing approx 20 ish jobs a week within a ten mile radius. If you don't charge for this or factor it in your hourly rate, then it equates to working five days for four days pay which unless you are highly paid can't be right. This is if you are a firm of course and not on the books which then would have to be negotiable with the employer

 

[goz666]

Son in law used to work for dynorod and they insisted their lads were 'on the job' at 8, travelling was in your own time. He used to drive from East Lancs to Harrogate every morning between 6am and 8am ....finish at 5 then drive home....UNPAID.

 

[Ermintrude]

Balls to driving and not getting paid. Was once offered a job as a setting out engineer / 3D drot controller ( basically remote control bulldozers) agency told me it was £28/h this was 9 or so moons ago. Made excuses drove to Marne barracks and went through interview... Got job on spot talking trough car /wages it was £28k with 2 hour drive each way. Bye said I. Working on salary on for a brilliant firm..... Then I went to Carillion. What a disaster they expected to drive where ever and be in the site office ready to rock at 8. Bye said I. Just checked miles on van. 7200 since new in March. Think I may say bye..... Oh hang on I get paid for it.

 

[EnglishmanSpark]

I do because I'm employed but definitely whack money on top when doing private jobs if there is a bit of distance involved.

I don't get paid for morning travel (whether it's in the office or straight to site) but it's never more than about 45 minutes and it's in the company van so I pay no diesel costs.

 

[helpsy]

You do things, needs must etc, then you look back and think with hindsight I would never do that again! I was driving from just south of Bath to Crossness engines( Thamesmead near Woolwich)and back of a day taking about 5 hours, plus 10 hours manual work.