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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:31 pm 
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Not your car, give it back as unroadworthy

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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:36 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Not your car, give it back as unroadworthy



Then spend the next few days not earning a penny cos my bit has been paid for this week and they have no car for me to graft in.

My balls are tied.


This is the typical type of thing that I have to find out about this job. The directions I can take. The way I can and can't be treated.


Because I personally have no clue.


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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:43 pm 
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westgatelad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Not your car, give it back as unroadworthy



Then spend the next few days not earning a penny cos my bit has been paid for this week and they have no car for me to graft in.

My balls are tied.


This is the typical type of thing that I have to find out about this job. The directions I can take. The way I can and can't be treated.


Because I personally have no clue.


Dont pay again till your happy with the car

Ive a 59 plate diesel here you could BUY for £2500 with 1 years MOT and good FSH

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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:50 pm 
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I don't want to purchase a car until my feet are completely planted in the job.

Me not paying is all good and well. But they only need to press the off button their end and work stops coming.

Will see what the outcome is tomorrow once I go in and find out the result of my phone call today.


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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:07 pm 
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how much is the weekly rent?

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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:09 pm 
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£120 office

total all in £280


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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:44 pm 
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so even if you had your own car it would be £120 a week?

adding £160 car/insurance/plate/repairs makes it expensive

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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 4:36 pm 
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I suppose i fall into the high weekly payment category for now.

Will eventually get my own motor. Just not yet.

Got a Skoda superb being delivered Tuesday. Lower price than the shed.

I will then not be tied to a car from whoever I work for.

I have not paid in my office for the coming week. Or for the shed.

I guess they will have to come to my house and collect the motor.


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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:18 pm 
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I'd try not to be awkward with them as they can easily stitch you up with Crap jobs, no work, etc etc


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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:43 pm 
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They could.

But i am not returning to them... Will sort another place out tomorrow.


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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:12 am 
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southwalesph wrote:
I'd try not to be awkward with them as they can easily stitch you up with Crap jobs, no work, etc etc


I had 30 jobs saturday

Our local "in town" fixed fare is £4

i had 28 of them


1 other was a £6.50

1 other was a bouquet of flowers (Valentines day) and the shop had 2 so i ran them together and charged £8....drops were about half a mile apart.............

a few tips made me up to £140 for about 80 miles, thats the upside of multiple local jobs, LHR is 120 miles, £120....240 miles round trip

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 Post subject: Re: car rental ph.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:28 am 
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That's good.. if I do a pound for every mile I cover in a shift I'm happy.


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