grandad wrote:
I wonder how many self employed drivers have actually declared their true turnover and profits? I know drivers who have never declared a penny and are now moaning that they are not going to get much. I think it is unrealistic to ask for a figure that is the same as turnover.
Indeed, I mean if you're not working then you're not using fuel etc, and saving a bit on repairs and maintenance.
I'd be more than happy to get 80% of the *profit* on my tax return.
If drivers haven't declared anything for years and lose out then, sorry, but I won't have much sympathy.
But it's maybe all wishful thinking anyway, and if work is wiped out completely then we'll be left to rely on benefits or our own savings/investments, for anyone luck enough to have them at least.
Anyway, I'm off out for a few hours and I'm dreading it and have been putting it off.
This week has been very poor, but not quite as bad as January, and if it stayed like that for a few months then I'd struggle by.
But with the pubs and restaurants closed, and the last of the remaining students slowly disappearing, it's not looking good here.
And the rest of the transport network partially closing down as well, with no trains at our station after 8pm or so. Only hope is that this (and the curtailed bus service) encourages people to use taxis.
Part of me hopes it's a complete wipeout rather than a further slowdown, because then I'd at least know where I stand rather than maybe sitting on the ranks 60 hours per week for £100 in fares, or whatever. For several months