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Engineer Map Costs

  • 17-01-2022 1:58pm
    #1
    satnavadays
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭ satnavadays


    Hi all,

    I needed a map from my engineer for the purposes of a site transfer which I received however, I was charged €140 for it despite the cost of the map being €30.

    Is this standard procedure to be charged €110 to forward on a map? I had previously paid the engineer for planning permission.



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  • #2
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,626 Mod ✭✭✭✭ DOCARCH


    Different maps for planning and land registry....blame OSI for that one!

    Pretty sure your engineer did not simply buy the map and pass it on to you?



  • #3
    satnavadays
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭ satnavadays


    Yes, I know they are different maps but I can’t see what the engineer did other than buy and pass it on. Maybe there’s more to it but I can’t see what it is.



  • #4
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,626 Mod ✭✭✭✭ DOCARCH


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118489821#Comment_118489821

    I presume he outlined the site in red and certified the site outline?



  • #5
    satnavadays
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭ satnavadays


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118489840#Comment_118489840

    He did indeed. Maybe I’m slight naive as to what their professional fee relates to for this!



  • #6
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,626 Mod ✭✭✭✭ DOCARCH


    I know from doing the most simple of land registry maps, where I know/am familiar with the site, it takes just over an hour to order the map from OSI, download the map, print the map, outline the site in red and certify/stamp it, scan/copy it (for record/copy), write cover note/invoice, email client copy of the map (for record) and post hard copy of completed map off to the client or solicitor.

    So there you go. Your engineer has probably charged you (excluding the cost of the map) E 89.43 + VAT at 23% for that hour (or just over the hour).



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  • #7
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 37,601 ✭✭✭✭ Mellor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118489924#Comment_118489924

    How much time do you think it took to complete the job? Including any time he spent speaking to, emailing about what you needed etc. Is the above unreasonable to you?



  • #8
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users Posts: 3,972 ✭✭✭ beggars_bush


    prepare yourself for the upcoming professional fees as you go building



  • #9
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 33,336 Mod ✭✭✭✭ Gumbo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118489924#Comment_118489924

    So he charged you €110 to mark out the map, sign it and certify it.

    Thats good. I charge €300 so you got a bargain IMO.



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