skyhuck

I've given that letter and our UTR to building firms and they don't deduct anything from my payment. Maybe the TAX man is happy with my companies tax affairs (I always pay my VAT and Corporation Tax on time) and advices them not to deduct any tax?

UTR is no problem.

No you wouldn't, because I would not work for you Please read my signature, I'm only saying whats worked for me, I've used that letter often and recently, never had a problem apart from that one Co and their terms were 90days anyway so I was looking for a reason not to work them anyway

Here we go

Edit, sorry wrong image, I'll try again.

I think often they pay themselves and their staff very, very poorly.

I guess many would have nowhere to park it and/or can't/don't want an Olicense ?

And yet its worked for me for all these years

What possible reason would I have to lie? I guess those who do lie think every one is like them

Are you calling me a liar?

Indeed.

I have a letter from the tax office saying I'm exempt. In 20 plus years I've not had a single penny deducted. I've worked for many builders, only one has ever not accepted the letter, I chose not to work for them

Nope I'll stick to holding onto my money until the tax is due thanks

I'd sooner pay my tax the day and hour its due and not a minuet earlier

Land Rover Chipper

OK, so you would happily lend me part of your wage for up to 12months?

Sounds to me like the firm your working for know full well they are sailing close to the wind and are looking to reduce any tax liability should they be investigated by the TAX man and found wanting.

I'd just form a nice "brash nest" with the first dozen or so branches I remove, this would then collect all the bigger stuff, it also protects the grass and fence I guess I just could not face feed a small gravity fed chipper and would expect my lad to. A TW 150 would be about as small as I'd like to go. Each to their own. As for stringing jobs out to keep the customer happy and feeling they got VFM, I gave that up many, many years ago. I sell a finished product, i.e. a removed tree/reduced tree/trimmed hedge, etc. How long it takes is immaterial. If ever questioned about the time a job has taken and the cost. I enquire as to which part of they job they feel has not be delivered? I point out I give quotes, not estimates, so everyone knows where they stand and the only one taking a risk is me.

I often just use my trailer and grab

I had a crewcab LDV about 20 years ago, I dread to think how overloaded it was most of the time:blushing: I recall the tow bar used to hit the ground a lot.

Looks to me like a quick "cut and chuck" into the area where for some reason a guy is stood playing with a rope. Then chuck it over the fence and through a decent sized chipper. Or just crane it out with the palfinger.

Is that the "best practice" that leads to company owners thinking £23K a year is good money

I think part of the problem is that people a given a little information, but don't know all the ins and outs of private Co parking charges. Often you are advised to ignore these "charges" as they are unenforceable, now this can be true but not always. If the Co has suffered an actual financial loss they can and often will take you to court and win. Parking after you payed for time or not paying is financial loss, so they win, nothing the judge can do, thats the law. While my mother was in hospital for a long stay, my father bought a 3 month pass for the carpark. on one occasion he parked other than in a parking bay, he got a ticket for £80. I appealed, they rejected my appeal. I then told them they had no case, as my father had payed. The muppet on the phone tried to tell me the "fine" was because of "health and safety" I laughed and asked if they were the Health&Safety Executive? How ridiculous to suggest that a private Co can impose such "fines":lol: I told them I'd happily see them in court. They send my father scary letter ever 6 months or so, I tell him to bin them.

I think the bigger confusion is between "bark"/"barkchippings" and "chip"/"Woodchip". I often get asked "do you have barkchippings"? I always make it very clear mine is not bark, it's Woodchip. And explain some is very woody and some has much less woody and a lot of foliage. Conifer is also often not wanted by some, so I always make clear what the load they are getting is.