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[pvfc]

hi there can any one tell me how much roughly a self employed tester would get per test.thanks

[castrolrob]

we got a guy comes in a day or two here and there,hes on 80 quid a day(finishes early)but that's the same whether hes testing non stop or not.anyone else?

[dwain]

Per test isn't a good way of doing things. £100 a day seems to be typical.

[petegroover]

£10 per test is usual,less tax etc = pretty poor,retail all tests !

[petegroover]

Feb 18, 2018 15:04:12 GMT 1 petegroover said:

£10 per test is usual,less tax etc = pretty poor,retail all tests ! but if your in Milton Keynes they expect you do them fo f all!

[barry1234]

£10 per test is ridiculously low if your meaning what a freelance tester charges, is that the going rate for England?  Out of curiousity whats the going rate for an employed mechanic / tester down there then?

[dwain]

Mar 5, 2018 12:01:41 GMT 1 barry1234 said:

£10 per test is ridiculously low if your meaning what a freelance tester charges, is that the going rate for England?  Out of curiousity whats the going rate for an employed mechanic / tester down there then?

Ridiculously low? Most centres around me only charge £25 a test!



Anecdotally, Job boards, and a little experience, suggest £22-£28k seems to be the rate for a full time tester with huge regional differences. I don't look below the M4 or inside the M25 though. 

[baldrick]

£25 has to cover wages . Test slot cost . Overheads such as leccy , gas , bins , finance and calibrations for test equipment etc . I really can't see how anyone can do a proper test for such a low charge .

At 25 quid a test I would guess the failure rate is high ... Tenner a time for headlamp aim adjusting ?

By the way .. I have never ever ever charged anyone for a headlamp adjusting . I rarely even charge for bulbs replacing . I do have lots of jars of coffe , and am starting to collect a few Easter eggs though .

[dwain]

Mar 6, 2018 0:24:37 GMT 1 baldrick said:

£25 has to cover wages . Test slot cost . Overheads such as leccy , gas , bins , finance and calibrations for test equipment etc . I really can't see how anyone can do a proper test for such a low charge .

At 25 quid a test I would guess the failure rate is high ... Tenner a time for headlamp aim adjusting ?

By the way .. I have never ever ever charged anyone for a headlamp adjusting . I rarely even charge for bulbs replacing . I do have lots of jars of coffe , and am starting to collect a few Easter eggs though .

It’s a conversation that’s been done to death. It can be done if testing is part of a larger workshop, and it can be done properly. If you only test, it’s probably not sustainable.

Edit, typically these centres do charge for headlamp aim and bulbs etc but why not. £25 for test, £10 for headlamp aim IF NEEDED, £35 still pretty good value no? Are you doing the better deal because you (presumably) charge more but offer a fee headlamp aim, for the ones that need it? Should we set the tracking on every car FOC too. It’s only two nuts....

[petegroover]

TIME THEY WERE ALL RETAILED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ianr]

Seems to me that if the centre is trying to 'harvest' repair work by offering cheap tests, then the tester ought to still get paid the same. After all, the business model they choose to operate is the management's choice.