Free tool

DJ travel fee calculator

Distance gigs cost you fuel, wear and — most of all — hours. Set a free radius, then charge fairly for the miles and the time beyond it.

HMRC's approved rate is 45p/mile — a sensible floor.

Travel hours are working hours — value them.

Mileage (80 chargeable miles round trip)£36.00
Travel time (round trip)£75.00
Suggested travel fee£111.00

Round to a clean number for the quote — e.g. £115.00.

How to charge for DJ travel

Most UK mobile DJs include a free radius (15–30 miles is common), then charge mileage both ways beyond it — HMRC's 45p/mile approved rate is a fair floor that covers fuel and wear. The bigger cost is time: a venue 90 minutes away takes three working hours before you've plugged in a single cable, so price those hours at a rate you'd accept for any other work.

Gig Nest itemises travel automatically on quotes when an enquiry's venue sits outside your radius — the maths happens before you've read the email.