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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 9:05 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
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no different to airports, everyone wants cheaper

Until the early morning take-up doesn't turn up, or the return booking doesn't arrive.


True but not applicable to school contracts, espcially if the contractor has read the punitive measure for "non compliance" (i.e. not tuirning up)

Any conytactor who fails to comply with a contracted route may have the route taken off them
County will arrange a new contractor with no reference to the contracted price

The old contractor will be liable to pay any amount the new contractor charges above the original contracted price FOR THE WHOLE REMAINING TERM OF THE CONTRACT

County may also remove the original contractor from ALL the routes they hold and apply the above terms for the remainder of all those contracts

Imagine having 30 five year routes re-allocated at £10/day more

I am fairly sure that those terms would not be enforceable. A court would deem them unfair.



Unfortunately, the DPS (Direct Purchasing System) states this and by accepting work contractors agree to be bound by the terms.....

Obviously most wont have read them and equally, if faced with the huge bill the company would simply fold (catch me if you can)

Just because a contract states certain terms does not make them enforceable if they are found to be unfair or unlawful.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 9:01 am 
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Now if i'd posted that many quotes in a single post Stuart would have been all over it like a rash :lol:

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:13 pm 
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Airport run to a lot of drivers = a fair bit of cash in one go, never mind how much they spend in fuel/parking fees and costa coffee or how ay hours they are out of the area. School runs = regular money. But NEVER price a run that will add on to another contract as an add-on. You might lose the first run and you then run the add-on at a loss.

But don't station passengers realise that school run time is called "rush hour" in towns and cities. Im sure there's loads of drivers around just sitting and waiting to lose more money.


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