Taxi Driver Online

One to follow IMO, as it could have huge ramifications for the bank accounts of some taxi/PH spivs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37334936

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IDFIMH

Self Employed drivers ... end of

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Maybe some, but not all.

I think if a driver is allowed to work with other firms, or advertise himself, then I think a case could be made that the driver isn't employed.

However if a driver is forbidden from taking work elsewhere, and the car is rented from the firm, then I struggle to see how this can be anything other than employed.

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IDFIMH

well it works in the taxi trade

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They'll pay their way out of it.

Someone is probably self-employed and shouldn’t be paid through PAYE if most of the following are true:

they’re in business for themselves, are responsible for the success or failure of their business and can make a loss or a profit

Clearly neither Hermes nor taxi renters comply with this

they can decide what work they do and when, where or how to do it

Maybe

they can hire someone else to do the work

NOPE

they’re responsible for fixing any unsatisfactory work in their own time

Maybe

their employer agrees a fixed price for their work - it doesn’t depend on how long the job takes to finish

Maybe

they use their own money to buy business assets, cover running costs, and provide tools and equipment for their work

Not the vehicles....maybe a satnav

they can work for more than one client

Define client

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My take is that if someone tells you a price for a job you are no longer self employed. If a plumber comes to quote for a job and you tell him that you are only paying him a certain amount the plumber is no longer self employed, you have employed him.

I am not sure I agree with that. You are basically saying that as a customer you can't negotiate a price with the plumber without employing him. Or the builder or the garage when having your car fixed etc.

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Grandad,

In old Atherstone town, in the mists of time, an owner driver on a base was hacked off seeing cars having jockeys (2nd drivers) in cars working on a split bag and rang HMRC...

wind forward and now all non-owners who drive are PAYE..........


this could shake up a few bases i know

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It's on a Government website which gives advice on self employed, the above I posted came from that very same website. Can't remember what site it was because I read it years ago.

When someone tells you what they're paying you become employed by them.

I suppose that I would have to register myself as an employer with HMRC and pay holiday pay to this plumber because I told him I would give him a tenner to change my ballcock.

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Grandad,

Did he tell you where to shove your ballcock?

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Wasn't that one.

can anyone spot me being a c8nt with the editing ?

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