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I have brought this very subject up at forum meetings at county hall. The answer was that they can't dictate how other businesses run their own affairs. They say that the escort may be a volunteer or the drivers wife. I said that if it was the drivers wife then they should be paid at least the minimum wage. See previous response.

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Grandad,

despite all the posturing at county level they just want it all done for peanuts

and who works for peanuts?

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

I wouldn't do it for that but you said guess what the lowest bid will be and that's my guess. Surely you can bid as low or as silly as you like because it's guessing game

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

the nearest to the winning bid (inc escort) is the winner and gets the peanut award

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OOOO OOOOO OOOOO ya calling a monkey

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Some of the lowest:highest bids look bizarre


£58 - £127

£34 - £108

£24 - £187

I love a gamble ....LOL


£23.95 VOLUNTEER CENTRE highest - £99.98
£30.70 VOLUNTEER CENTRE highest - £109.98

this was 2.6 mile each way
£24.00 TRIPLE A TAXIS OF ATHERSTONE LTD ............................. highest £116.00

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I know AAA of Atherstone, Id love to hear what the base is paying the car that does that £24/day job

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The closing date for the job to Somerset was noon today. So far I have not had a call to say that I have the job.

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Grandad,

you do the in, ill do the out, im nearer

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The results are in and the winning bid is £195 per journey. The winning bidder is a company based in Newark, Notts. So the round trip mileage is 400 miles and should take around 7 hours without any stops or hold ups.
So lets say 8 hours. the driver and escort get say minimum wage of around £6.00 per hour which makes £96.00 That leaves £99.00 for the running of the car. 25 pence a mile.

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Grandad,

48.75 PPM and that Includes an escort...That price will hardly pay the cost of running the car never mind 2 wages

Desperado's

and if its a base passing the job to an owner, they wont get more than £165

400 miles a day @ 50mpg = 8 gallons or 36.5ltrs @£1.41 = £51.59/day fuel £144 left which, if the escort is the winners wife means £288 a week for a friday/sunday to pay insurance/tyres/servicing, etc.....

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The job doesn't run every week. just at the start and end of each half term.

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Grandad,

the chance of it going tits up big time would put me off anyway

the M5 Bristol....caravan day....youd need to go 2 hours early for collection to be safe

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