I think it may have started when some firms became aware that some places gave a receipt for parking but that included a free meal etc. They saw this as cheating because the NO allowance is supposed to pay for the meal.
I used to do it: pay £20 for parking overnight and get a ‘free’ meal, which would have cost £10 and claim back the £20.
Santa:
I think it may have started when some firms became aware that some places gave a receipt for parking but that included a free meal etc. They saw this as cheating because the NO allowance is supposed to pay for the meal.
I used to do it: pay £20 for parking overnight and get a ‘free’ meal, which would have cost £10 and claim back the £20.
That annoys the hell out of me does that.
A meal voucher is part of the contract of parking, it’s an inclusive perk for the driver, so has ■■■■ all to do with the firm.
The problem started when some places offered a choice of 2 parking tickets, one with one without, so the greedier firms (such as mine ) picked up on it and insist on the driver handing in the non meal ticket.
peirre:
I’m aware of a couple of firms who only pay the 1st £15 of parking
My company pay the first £14…so effectively don’t pay for parking.
Ask your boss if when he goes for a pint, does he tells the barman he’ll only pay the first £2.50 towards it, if he says ‘No’ , then ask him why he does the same (or at least ask you) to park HIS truck…effin ridiculous.
Go on, I mean it, ask him for real…and see what he says.
edd1974:
Last place I worked at. Was there 2 years got £25 cash in hand on a Fri for every night out I had once handed I time sheet. Then out the blue they starter asking us all for reciepts
Wanted them.for food stuff.bought on nights out god.knows why.
Told the woman I take stuff and.you trying getting a recipet from snack vans local shops etc…
Use.to just hand her reciepts from Tesco weatherspoons for my tea etc.
Duno why as still got 25 a night anyway
Plus be interesting hear what others get paid per night out.
I’ve been on 25 for 4 years now. Personally think should be raised as over past 4 years price of food etc bass risen . Yes we have had a 3%pay rise last year. 1st one ever but so did day drivers.
Probably when HMRC were faffing about saying that they wanted receipts for night out money.
peirre:
I’m aware of a couple of firms who only pay the 1st £15 of parking
My company pay the first £14…so effectively don’t pay for parking.
Ask your boss if when he goes for a pint, does he tells the barman he’ll only pay the first £2.50 towards it, if he says ‘No’ , then ask him why he does the same (or at least ask you) to park HIS truck…effin ridiculous.
Go on, I mean it, ask him for real…and see what he says.
I don’t use truckstops.
Last firm I worked for(who did pay for parking)threatened to withhold my night out money…if I didn’t start parking securely.
I told them to put me on days…and it was soon brushed under the carpet
peirre:
I’m aware of a couple of firms who only pay the 1st £15 of parking
My company pay the first £14…so effectively don’t pay for parking.
Ask your boss if when he goes for a pint, does he tells the barman he’ll only pay the first £2.50 towards it, if he says ‘No’ , then ask him why he does the same (or at least ask you) to park HIS truck…effin ridiculous.
Go on, I mean it, ask him for real…and see what he says.
I don’t use truckstops.
Last firm I worked for(who did pay for parking)threatened to withhold my night out money…if I didn’t start parking securely.
I told them to put me on days…and it was soon brushed under the carpet
Only time I use them is if I’m carrying anything valuable, they aint entirely safe, but it’s an arse covering excercise on my part.
I prefer my own little locations I’ve saved up over the years.
I would definitely still ask him though if it was me, if only just to point out how ridiculous that policy is, …not to mention a bit of a bloody cheek expecting his drivers to subsidise his running costs.