Ask a few questions before you drive out, and explain your call-out fee
The problem
A wasted trip to a price shopper costs you fuel and an hour. Four good questions and a clear fee explanation filter out most of them politely.
What AI does
AI drafts a short pre-screening message and a clear explanation of your call-out fee, from your own fee rules. You ask the questions first and only arrange a visit once they're answered.
Time
The steps, in short
- Decide your call-out fee, what it covers and how it's treated if the job goes ahead.
- Have AI draft a short screening message and a fee explanation.
- Save both as saved replies.
- Ask the questions first, and arrange a visit only once they're answered.
A short sample prompt
I'm a plumber in [nation]. Draft a short message asking new enquiries a few questions before a visit, and a brief, confident explanation of my call-out fee: [fee rules].
In the full playbook
- 4 steps in full
- The exact prompt to copy
- A check-before-you-send list (3 points)
- UK notes with official sources