Mileage rate

[Hiram King Of Tyre]

I have asked the agen to check my contract. It's just that they are almost implying that I'me being greedy. I thought it was normal to book mileage when travelling to another site.

[tim123]

Does your car insurance cover you for business travel?

If you're asked to carry a passenger that opens a whole can of worms...

That's exactly right. Tell them that your insurance doesn't cover you for this (which it probably won't).

The problem is then back in their court.

tim

[Hiram King Of Tyre]

I am covered for business travel. Don't know about carrying passengers though..

[malvolio]

You are almost certainly not covered for "carrying passengers for hire or reward", and since you really ought to charge mileage for the journey, that is what you will be doing.

You have a few choices here - do it as a favour and don't charge anyone, do it and risk being uninsured if you have a nasty, tell the client to move their own staff around the country, or hire a car specifically for the trip and let their insurance worry about it.

It all comes back to the old chesnut - you run your business, the client runs theirs, and you never confuse the two.

[SAPBoy]

In addition to the business insurance bit. If you start charging them (the client) for it as well won't you need even greater insurance, i.e. private hire?

[VectraMan]

You are almost certainly not covered for "carrying passengers for hire or reward", and since you really ought to charge mileage for the journey, that is what you will be doing.

Is it for reward as the extra money is only repaying you for the expense you've incurred? However if you're charging the client for the time spent driving to the other site, then that is for reward.

[Hiram King Of Tyre]

I know it's all down to the terms of the actual contract but the reason for the post actually was more to determine whether it's normal to expect a contractor's rate to include mileage to travel to a customer or whether the mileage would normally be paid over and above their daily rate....

[Hiram King Of Tyre]

Is it for reward as the extra money is only repaying you for the expense you've incurred? However if you're charging the client for the time spent driving to the other site, then that is for reward.

I'm paid a daily rate....

[The Lone Gunman]

I know it's all down to the terms of the actual contract but the reason for the post actually was more to determine whether it's normal to expect a contractor's rate to include mileage to travel to a customer or whether the mileage would normally be paid over and above their daily rate....

FWIW, IMHO and IANAL. This is not normal travel. You are being asked to travel from your normal place of work to another (ignore the passenger bit as an aside). Your normal rate will cover the hours (you are charging for the time arent you?) but not your expenses.

[EternalOptimist]

does she have big t1ts ?

if so, take her, if not tell her to get the bus