Taking credit cards - merchant account

[Deleted User]

How much does this cost in terms of startup, ongoing and %?

Is it possible to have a card machine that is portable and you can take to customers with you?

barry79

Hi I have a mobile card machine that i take to my local market, my merchant accout is with barclaycard and it cost's £26.99 a month for the rental of the machine. Debit card payments 23p per transaction, 2.4% for credit cards.

borders_dude

Take sometime to read through some of the other threads, there have been a couple about this in the small biz section of late.

Good luck!

[Deleted User]

£27 a month rental. WOW! Thats a fair bit.

martindow

[quote=[Deleted User];31327413]£27 a month rental. WOW! Thats a fair bit.[/QUOTE]

That doesn't sound bad for a mobile machine. Fixed card terminals are 20 or 25 pounds/ month typically.

guydm

Hello, can anyone tell me if I can claim for osteopath expenses as a self employed person (sole trader)? i've recently had treatment without which I could not work. Cheers, Guydm

Savvy_Sue

guydm wrote: »

Hello, can anyone tell me if I can claim for osteopath expenses as a self employed person (sole trader)? i've recently had treatment without which I could not work. Cheers, Guydm

Welcome to the boards. Not sure what this has to do with credit cards, but I think the answer is that unless you have insurance to cover this, you wouldn't be able to 'claim' anything from anyone, and I don't think it would be an allowable business expense, because it was for your benefit, rather than necessary for the business, if you see the distinction.

If you have an accountant, they would advise you better than I can, however.