StuartW wrote:
edders23 wrote:
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
A point I make almost daily to two of my drivers and 3 or 4 others including the boss of a rival firm but they still do it. The only way they will learn is to lose their license
With respect Edders, If you have 2 drivers who smoke in their cars on a daily basis, why are you still using them? You can take action yourself without waiting for the Council.
because I don't get customer
Complaints and as they are self-employed it's their choice whether to take the risk or not of getting caught
Of course, if that was an Uber statement then some would be all over it like a rash.
But presumably they're HCs so you don't have any responsibility for them via an operator's licence?
Of course, that's another interesting loophole that's never really mentioned.
yes hackney and owns his own car
the point is that one of the drivers has been with me 20 years and if I was to sack him over this within 1 hour the bosses of every other taxi firm in town would be knocking on his door as he is the most popular best liked driver in town. Why ruin a perfectly good working relationship over what is a minor issue ?
HE IS GENUINELY SELF EMPLOYED THEREFORE IT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO OBEY THE LAW !!
I DO NOT LEGALLY HAVE THE RIGHT OR POWER TO FORCE THE ISSUE I JUST WISH HE WOULD LISTEN TO SOUND ADVICE