Andy wrote:
I don't get angry anymore. We qualified our contracts some time ago that the Local Authority would be responsible for damage done by schoolchildren. So we invoice the Council, they get on to the school, the school gets onto the kids, the kids get onto their parents, their parents go up the school and beat up a teacher, the teacher takes the parents to Court, the parents get a solicitor, the Court appoints a social worker, the social worker says that it was our fault for not providing sufficient control of the kids, we lose our rag next time it happens, kill some kids, get taken to court, employ a social worker, and the social worker says that we only did it due a deeply traumatic incident suffered when we were a child, and the court slaps our wrist. and so on and so on and so on.
Seriously Wharfie, it doesnt make me angry anymore. I just charge the County Council for re-upholstering the seat (in leather, of course).
We have a weird system, the council gives short term contracts and the passenger transport tenders for it in due course.
if a kid on the council contract causes damage, then they have to be supervised by an escort in the future, but as we are taxis, and it is not on the tarrif card it is our pidgeon.
but if its with passenger transport, we get compensated, an escort in future
and a fare renewal.
but Andy your beutifull new Merc, Jesus brand new! it does not bear thinking about.
Wharfie