AlexWignall:
I’m still pretty sure Orys’s boss would be reluctant to work directly for an unfamiliar client. Especially one on the other side of Europe.
But what has he to loose? He have to choose between driving empty and then paying me for sitting and doing nothing for several hours in wait for my cargo to be ready or to drive loaded, add few miles to my trip and have pretty good chance to be paid for it at least some small money and, maybe, make himself a familiar, reliable client on the other side of Europe to work with in the future?
I quite agree Orys, that’s the whole risk and reward of business.
Personally, I would of taken the van load just to see how the job shapes up. I doubt I would bother if it was a job for a truck that might tie the thing up for a couple of days.
My point about the VAT is, that if your boss does have to charge VAT to foreign clients, he will have to account for the VAT if he gets paid for the job or not.
welshboyinspain:
maybe,just maybe orys your boss works on principals.
if where you were offered such a terrible rate that you were moved empty then the rate was very bad and if everybody said no and stuck to their principals the rate would eventually have to go up.
unfortunately there will always be some idiot who’ll do the job for such a bad rate
I think Orys’s boss probably declined to do the work because he didn’t want to chase an invoice with an unfamiliar Company in an unfamiliar language. Especially if he has to charge VAT on the invoice.
W
Thats another good point. I guess that lack of knowledge of foreign languages in Britain can be also the issue.
It’s not just the language issue.
It can be awkward to find the right person to deal with your problem at any big company.
I think a lot of contracts (especially in transport) survive because the people on either end of the phone cannot be arsed to deal with someone new.
AlexWignall:
You’re probably right WBIS, I had my British van drivers head on then.
When we bought new bikes in Holland I’m sure we paid some sort of VAT on them and claimed it back.
W
This is what would have caught you out, from Business link.
any motorised vehicle with a cylinder capacity (cc) of more than 48cc or that is electrically propelled using more than 78.2 kilowatts
AlexWignall:
You’re probably right WBIS, I had my British van drivers head on then.
When we bought new bikes in Holland I’m sure we paid some sort of VAT on them and claimed it back.
W
This is what would have caught you out, from Business link.
any motorised vehicle with a cylinder capacity (cc) of more than 48cc or that is electrically propelled using more than 78.2 kilowatts
AlexWignall:
Don’t be so rude about KTM’s Wheel Nut. Hahaha…
I wouldn’t dare, my mate and his step dad both have one each, with all the matching kit, they look like they have been tangoed, even the dog has a KTM collar and lead
Reading that back before posting, something else sprung to mind, “they both have one each,” that also applies to their knackers too as they have both lost a ball whilst riding their KTM bikes
when i done europe in the early to late 90’s , a few times a had problems , punctures , paper work , getting lost , i was trying to bugger about getting a wheel changed , rounded wheel nuts , nightmare , all the english trucks passed by but it was 2 turks hauling for youngturk international that came to my aid , same at the borders always the guys you least expect were the ones to help you out , the english drivers just didnt want to know … im scottish by the way …maybe that was the problem …lol… the guys at suben border austria used to say oh here comes the highlander turkish man …pmsl
AlexWignall:
Don’t be so rude about KTM’s Wheel Nut. Hahaha…
I wouldn’t dare, my mate and his step dad both have one each, with all the matching kit, they look like they have been tangoed, even the dog has a KTM collar and lead
Reading that back before posting, something else sprung to mind, “they both have one each,” that also applies to their knackers too as they have both lost a ball whilst riding their KTM bikes
KTMs are okay, it’s just the ‘lifestyle’ that gives me a headache.
Spent all my life on bikes and still managed to avoid owning one (never stopped me selling them to other people though).
