Why do we have a travel cost?
We don’t want to deny anyone the chance to have a Wacky Wheelers party, but at the same time have to be sensible about where we go… if we go too far in one direction we may not be able to do a party somewhere else even if its at a different time. The fuel costs and staff costs are also factors, so for that reason we include free travel for up to 20 miles for all parties. If its further, then there’s usually a small extra charge to cover travel. Also – since the LEZ/ULEZ zones have been created, if the party involves entering the zone there will also be a further surcharge to cover that (see below).
If you don’t know whether your chosen venue is inside or outside of the LEZ you can find out HERE
How to work out the travel cost
To work out the travel costs go to Google maps and type in RG9 5TX to xxx where xxx is the postcode of your venue. That will give you the miles. If it’s within 20 miles, there’s no extra charge. If its more, we only charge for the mileage over 20 miles, so say it’s 42 miles between the 2 places, then the extra mileage is £44 (22 x2).
If you have a small party, then its £1 per extra mile travelled (each way), but if its a standard or large, then its £1.25 per mile. For the mega or super party – please contact us for a quote.
The charges above may be reduced if there are two parties in the same vicinity, covered by the same crew.
A travel calculation example
To give you an example, let’s take a party at WD3 6AS. According to Google Maps, that’s 37.1 miles – so take off 20 gives you an excess of 17.1 miles. That doubled for each way gives 34.2. If its a small party (@£1 per mile) then the surcharge would be £34.20
LONDON POSTCODES
Aside from the LEZ/Ulez charges above, certain London postcodes will be subject to an additional charge – purely because of the time taken sitting in traffic. We have found that on some occasions we have been sitting in traffic longer than the actual party takes! It’s not all postcodes though – the more towards the West or the edges the better. Here’s a guide to those postcodes where a surcharge may be necessary, variable on day, time of day and proximity to a main arterial road (essentially we use Google Maps and use the predicted time as our guide)
N1*,N4,N5,N7,N8,N9,N11,N13,N15,N16,N17,N18,N19
NW1,NW3,NW5,NW6,NW8
SW1,SW2,SW3,SW4,SW5,SW7,SW8, SW9,SW10,SW11,SW12,SW17,SW18,SW19,SW20
W1,W2,W8,W9,W10,W11
ALL SE*,E*,EC*,WC*
London LEZ / ULEZ / Congestion Charges
Alas the powers that be have hit commercial vehicles hard – and we are charged £100 to bring our vans into the ULEZ zone per day. On top of that, depending on the day, there may be other congestion charges. Unfortunately we will charge these on to you, but the good news is that we don’t add anything on – charging at cost. This will also apply in the future to other towns/cities that apply a congestion charge. However, we don’t always bring a van – we have 2 Land Rovers and trailers that can escape the dreaded LEZ, but parking is somewhat more tricky…
Parking Charges
If parking is not provided, and we incur a parking charge, then unfortunately, like the EZ charges, we will have to add this cost on to the price of the party, but as we probably won’t know what the costs will be before the party, this will have to be settled after the party is complete.
E&OE
N1,N4,N5,N7,N8,N9,N11,N13,N15,N16,N17,N18,N19 NW1,NW3,NW5,NW6,NW8 SW1,SW2,SW3,SW4,SW5,SW7,SW8, SW9,SW10,SW11,SW12,SW17,SW18,SW19,SW20 W1,W2,W8,W9,W10,W11 ALL SE,E,EC,WC*