On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:35:02 GMT, "david lang"
wrote:

So, how would you see paying, for example £45 to have a reliable, polite,
tidy professional do the job and guarantee it?

I have contemplated doing thne same for a few years. I think £45 would
be about right for the job, imho

I'd always thought of quoting £30-£35 for the first hour, subsequent
hours £15-£20. This includes fuel, labour and tools.

In addition to the hourly charge would be the cost of parts, parking
charges etc..etc.

So...in the theoretical case of the u-bend: parts £7, 1 hour labour
£35, total charge £42.

Would the market stand these sorts of prices?

sponix