PAT Testing prices

[Cirrus]

I have been asked by a friend to PAT test their office equipment. In total there are 150 appliances. Anyone any idea on how / what to charge as it has been a while since I had to price PAT testing.

Cheers

 

[ElectekAir]

You could either charge

 

[Apache]

We had a company cold call us offering 80p/item if >25

 

[Cirrus]

We had a company cold call us offering 80p/item if >25

That's what I am worried about. Naturally it needs to be worth getting out of bed for but at 80p per item it seems incredibly cheap.

 

[Apache]

That's what I am worried about. Naturally it needs to be worth getting out of bed for but at 80p per item it seems incredibly cheap.

I agree. We don't even have it done Wet Fish

They can't do much of a job for that, but it might be what you are apparently competing with!

:|

 

[M107]

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[Cirrus]

Previous company were charging

 

[M107]

Previous company were charging

 

[davetheglitz]

I reckon on doing around 12 items an hour - so approx

 

[Cirrus]

no, they have asked for 3 quotes as they have heard that

 

[M107]

I'd go with the

 

[Andy™]

i usually charge

 

[a1]

suggest that at 80p per item you are getting a monkey that presses a test button and sticks pass labels on!

And I reckon that the monkey don't even press the button.

 

[Andy™]

And I reckon that the monkey don't even press the button.

they do. but only on the label printer

 

[NozSpark]

also minimum wage monkey!

 

[matt.leung]

i charge

 

[maccarooni]

i charge

 

[Cirrus]

Cheers guys - it seems I will have to go in at

 

[NozSpark]

Personally I can't see how you could make any money at that rate..

Just to get

 

[Cirrus]

I agree Nozspark - I did think about just declining the job but I am slowly being accepted by the company as their first choice electrician, it is just that the PAT testing has come up and naturally I don't want to turn it down and risk not getting any future work. It may be that I have to treat it as a loss-leader.