Telegraph campaign: Fair deal for car drivers

[snaw]

Sympathy for Taxi drivers?

Umm, on my list of people who get my sympathy they come somewhere very near the bottom. Especially black cabs - can someone please explain why in this day and age of sat nav black cabs in London still get to charge you a fiver for opening the door?

[EternalOptimist]

It depends on your mode of operating

I work mainly from my home office, if the client requires a site visit then that becomes a chargable item.

If the client is remote and requires a stay-away, then that too is a chargeable item.

If the costs of travel and or hotel rooms increases, then all I do is pass on the full costs to the client.

easy innit

HTH

Well thats expenses. You are confusing claiming expenses with setting a rate. Are you sure you are a contactor ?

[Beavis]

Well thats expenses. You are confusing claiming expenses with setting a rate. Are you sure you are a contactor ?

I am not confusing anything
Read back some and perhaps you will understand

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I think it's bang out of order to extend these rises back for cars manufactured since 2001 - surely that's just kicking people who can't afford a newer car?

As for the 50% rise since Labour came to power, I'd love to see a comparison between that and previous Tory and Labour governments - not saying it's not a lot, but I just wonder how it compares with the past and with the average rise in earnings.

[BrilloPad]

I think it's bang out of order to extend these rises back for cars manufactured since 2001 - surely that's just kicking people who can't afford a newer car?

As for the 50% rise since Labour came to power, I'd love to see a comparison between that and previous Tory and Labour governments - not saying it's not a lot, but I just wonder how it compares with the past and with the average rise in earnings.

These days little to choose between labour and tory.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

These days little to choose between labour and tory.

Agreed - that's what made me wonder - especially since the Tories started that Fuel Price Escalator that stuck to Labour - like the Dome.