What is a transport fee?
A transport fee is the sum you can charge a student on top of the lesson fee if you travel to their home to teach. As no platform fees are taken from this, you will receive the full transport fee.
Additionally, it is important to note that teachers must comply with MusicTeachers.co.uk's policies, which prohibit direct payments for transport fees. All transport costs must be handled through platform-approved methods to ensure compliance.
Why would I charge a transport fee?
If you wish to teach at a student's home, you are using your time when travelling. You may also incur travel costs such as the price of fuel or bus, train or tube tickets.
How much should I charge?
Firstly consider how much it will cost to travel to a student's home. This is a good starting guide to how much to charge that student. Transport fees are usually between £1.00 and £30.00.
How do I set a transport fee?
You can set a general transport fee on your account that will be automatically charged with each lesson booked 'At Student'. You can set this by:
Click Settings < Teaching Locations and then activate "At Student"
Set your transport fee from within this box along with the maximum distance you are willing to travel
You can also customise the transport fee per student if required. This can be done by:
Click on your 'students' tab to find the relevant student
Under the word Actions, click on the 3 dots
Choose Student Information
Set the customised transport fee for this student and save your choice
Transport fees can be adjusted on the lesson booking page using the fee box.
Top Tip: Remember to inform your students they will need to purchase transport fees and how much this costs on top of the lesson fee.