Ask before you drive
Don’t show up and add it after.
Hi Jordan — that address is farther than my usual area. I can still do it with a $40 travel fee on top of the job. Say if that’s alright before I drive.
Travel / distance fee
The work is fine. The drive isn’t. Ask before you go, and keep the trip charge separate from the job price. Travel-fee text prices the drive before anyone commits.
Name the extra, and that it sits on top of the work itself.
When to use this
- Distance / travel fee before you lock the booking.
- State the amount and when it applies.
- Not Rate change for hourly labor.
- Put it in writing so it isn’t a surprise on the invoice.
Two numbers
Job, then trip, then total. So they can say no to the drive.
Because you’re outside my usual range, I add $25 for the extra distance. The repair itself is still $180. Total $205 if you want me out there.
You can decline
No hard feelings if the trip charge kills it.
I don’t usually take jobs that far. I can, with a $60 trip charge. If that’s too much, no hard feelings — I just can’t eat the drive.
Outside radius
Clear rule.
Hi Jordan — your address is outside my usual area, so there’s a $35 travel fee on top of the visit rate. Still want to book?
Waive once
Goodwill.
I’ll waive travel this first visit. After that, trips past 15 miles are $25 — I’ll remind you before we book those.
How to send it
Copy one message, swap in the real name and time, and send from your own phone or email. Keep it to a few sentences. If they need a different topic, use a Related link below instead of mixing two subjects in one text.