🎉 BookCPD is completely free for all free events. Payment charges only apply when delegates pay for a ticket.
BookCPD supports two payment methods: Credit / Debit Card and PayPal. Each carries a small processing fee. As an organiser, you choose whether to absorb the fees yourself or pass them on to the delegate at checkout.
💳 Credit / Debit Card
2.5% + £1.50
Transaction fee + Administration fee
🅿️ PayPal
3.8% + £1.50
Transaction fee + Administration fee
Example 1
Delegate pays the processing charges
The organiser sets face-value ticket prices. Fees are added on top at checkout — the organiser receives the full ticket price.
Setup: Trainee ticket £100 | Consultant ticket £200 | Charges passed to delegate
| Ticket | 💳 Credit Card (2.5% + £1.50) |
🅿️ PayPal (3.8% + £1.50) |
|---|---|---|
| Trainee (£100) |
£104.00
(£100 × 2.5%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £100.00
|
£105.30
(£100 × 3.8%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £100.00
|
| Consultant (£200) |
£206.50
(£200 × 2.5%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £200.00
|
£209.10
(£200 × 3.8%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £200.00
|
Example 2
Organiser absorbs the processing charges
Delegates pay only the advertised ticket price. The organiser receives the ticket price minus the processing fees.
Setup: Trainee ticket £100 | Consultant ticket £200 | Charges absorbed by organiser
| Ticket | 💳 Credit Card (2.5% + £1.50) |
🅿️ PayPal (3.8% + £1.50) |
|---|---|---|
| Trainee (£100) |
Delegate pays
£100.00
Organiser receives: £96.00
£100 − £2.50 − £1.50
|
Delegate pays
£100.00
Organiser receives: £94.70
£100 − £3.80 − £1.50
|
| Consultant (£200) |
Delegate pays
£200.00
Organiser receives: £193.50
£200 − £5.00 − £1.50
|
Delegate pays
£200.00
Organiser receives: £190.90
£200 − £7.60 − £1.50
|
Example 3
With an Early Bird discount applied
A 20% Early Bird discount is applied to the ticket price. Processing fees are calculated on the discounted price and passed to the delegate.
Setup: Trainee ticket £100 | Consultant ticket £200 | Early Bird 20% discount | Charges passed to delegate
After 20% discount: Trainee → £80 | Consultant → £160
| Ticket | 💳 Credit Card (2.5% + £1.50) |
🅿️ PayPal (3.8% + £1.50) |
|---|---|---|
| Trainee £100 → £80 after discount |
£83.50
(£80 × 2.5%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £80.00
|
£84.54
(£80 × 3.8%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £80.00
|
| Consultant £200 → £160 after discount |
£165.50
(£160 × 2.5%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £160.00
|
£167.58
(£160 × 3.8%) + £1.50
Organiser receives: £160.00
|
Note: Processing fees are charged by the payment providers (Stripe for card payments, PayPal for PayPal payments) and are not retained by BookCPD. The £1.50 administration fee covers platform costs.
