gusmac wrote:
Doom wrote:
I don't think it will be Gus, they will be sensible enough to know if they all do that they get replaced and the pot has halved overnight, a few may take the option, but overall it will be PHD's that think of greener grass without considering all the other gardeners that are also thinking like them.
I don't believe in coincidence....
Anyway, replaced by who exactly?
Maybe this council had the foresight to make sure not just anyone can get a badge.
And if the badge is a breeze, there'd be a lot more than 51 applicants.
No way to be sure but I'd bet my last quid that most of the 51 are guys fed up paying twice as much in rent as it would cost them to run their own cab.
You have 51 that know about it, once word gets out there will be more than 51 I assure you,
Plus lets look at this own car routine
Car - £125pw based on a cheaper WAV over 5 years
Insurance - £40pw based on a mature man with little or no bonus in a good postcode
Repairs - £20pw based on a vehicle that only needs servicing, brakes and tyres
Licence - £10pw based on road tax and council vehicle licence
£195pw before fuel,
You could say this can increase by £60pw depending on the insurance and if the cab is reliable or not, with a turbo being £1000, a clutch being £800 etc it only takes a few fails to see your margin walk out the door,
Locally a 24/7 car is anything from £200 - £270 depending on what it is and how desperate the owner is to have a bum in the seat, so from my point of view being able to own my own cab at those sort of figures would make me think no thanks, and that's before you factor in more mouths = less work, so you effectively whammy yourself creating a smaller plate to eat from.