What the trip costs
No travel fee in Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton and Etobicoke. That is where I am most days. Past those cities the drive is the real cost, so it is priced, not guessed.
| How far | Where | Travel fee | Free when |
|---|---|---|---|
| My home zone | Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton, Etobicoke | $0 | Always |
| Just outside | Toronto, North York, East York, Vaughan, Woodbridge, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Waterdown, Georgetown, Halton Hills, Caledon, Bolton, King City | $99 | Waived at $600+ |
| The long drive | Scarborough, Markham, Stouffville, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Newmarket, Aurora, Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby, Guelph, Orangeville, Cambridge | $199 | Waived at $1,200+ |
Why the drive has a price on it
It is not the gas. It is the hours.
I work out of a van and I do a handful of jobs a day. An hour on the highway to you and an hour back is a job I cannot do for somebody else, so pretending the drive is free would just mean quietly padding your repair to cover it. I would rather show you the number.
It goes in the quote, not on the bill afterwards
Same rule as everything else here. You get one flat price in writing before I touch a bolt, and the travel is already inside it.
No mileage meter, no fuel surcharge, no line that shows up at the end. If I quote it, that is the number you pay.
The bigger the job, the less the drive matters
The travel fee comes off once the work itself is big enough to be worth the trip on its own. A full brake job, suspension, a water pump, a no-start that turns into a real repair, those all clear it easily.
So if you are booking the kind of repair a shop quoted you four figures for, the drive is usually free.
When I will tell you not to book me
Past about an hour and a half each way, I am the wrong call and I will say so. At that distance you are paying more for my windshield time than you are saving on the repair, and you should not do that.
Same goes for a small job at a long distance. If you need a battery dropped in and you are an hour out, the honest answer is that somebody closer should do it. I would rather point you there than take the money.
Outside the five cities? Tell me where the car is.
You get the flat price with the travel already in it, before you agree to anything.
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