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That's exactly what they are, as are a lot of the take aways up Colne Rd (and this came straight from a police officers mouth during a conversation at Crow Wood gym)Andreshotboots wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:33 amI don't think they'll be worrying too much. Most of these are nothing more than money laundering operations for drug gangs..
They do a fantastic job cleaning your car thoughAndreshotboots wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:33 amI don't think they'll be worrying too much. Most of these are nothing more than money laundering operations for drug gangs..
Absolutely spot on. Why drive a bus when you can drive a taxi, get paid cash in hand and reduce your claimed earnings so you are entitled to every benefit under the sun.Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:02 pmHand car wash, "Turkish" barbers, take aways, nail bars, taxi companies all cash only money laundering businesses. Been going on for decades with it seems little or no appetite to investigate and deal with them. When you are seeing top of the range German performance cars and blinged up 4x4s parked outside a 50k terraced house, something is amiss. Surprising to see a recruitment company on there as their purpose it so place candidates with the right to work in employment.
I don't think there are many taxis that are operating as cash businesses now.turfytopper wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:34 pmAbsolutely spot on. Why drive a bus when you can drive a taxi, get paid cash in hand and reduce your claimed earnings so you are entitled to every benefit under the sun.
Successive governments have ignored this for decades... the arrival of the gig economy has pulled in migrants into the UK because our government allows it to happen.
It's not only taxi drivers. You might be surprised at how many trades people do the same. Put some through the books, but make sure the majority is cash in-hand goes and goes in the backsack. Even better if you're renting and have a family. I mean, why bother having a mortgage on a semi-detached property in Burnley when you can rent a detached house in a more salubrious area while having Housing Benefit pay off a good chunk of your monthly rent.turfytopper wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:34 pmAbsolutely spot on. Why drive a bus when you can drive a taxi, get paid cash in hand and reduce your claimed earnings so you are entitled to every benefit under the sun.
Successive governments have ignored this for decades... the arrival of the gig economy has pulled in migrants into the UK because our government allows it to happen.
Yep I was in Bethnal Green last Thursday...cafe's on the high Street openly display "cash only". I reckon if everyone paid the right amount of tax, eg plumbers, painters and decorators, plasterers, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc etc etc. We could all pay an awful lot less.Clovius Boofus wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:39 pmIt's not only taxi drivers. You might be surprised at how many trades people do the same. Put some through the books, but make sure the majority is cash in-hand goes and goes in the backsack. Even better if you're renting and have a family. I mean, why bother having a mortgage on a semi-detached property in Burnley when you can rent a detached house in a more salubrious area while having Housing Benefit pay off a good chunk of your monthly rent.
Or oil giants, Google, Amazon,Starbucks , hedge fund managersturfytopper wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:24 amYep I was in Bethnal Green last Thursday...cafe's on the high Street openly display "cash only". I reckon if everyone paid the right amount of tax, eg plumbers, painters and decorators, plasterers, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc etc etc. We could all pay an awful lot less.
All the chippies around turf Moor are cash onlyturfytopper wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:24 amYep I was in Bethnal Green last Thursday...cafe's on the high Street openly display "cash only". I reckon if everyone paid the right amount of tax, eg plumbers, painters and decorators, plasterers, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc etc etc. We could all pay an awful lot less.
A friend of mine has a building company with his business partner. They generally take part payment in cash, 10-15% with the rest going through the books. I know he pays for his main summer holiday in cash, he has 4 or 5 expensive watches (think Omega, Tag Heuer and Breitling) and an expensive service and maintenance bill for his 1995 Porsche 911, all paid in cash. I am sure this practice is common place...turfytopper wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:24 amYep I was in Bethnal Green last Thursday...cafe's on the high Street openly display "cash only". I reckon if everyone paid the right amount of tax, eg plumbers, painters and decorators, plasterers, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc etc etc. We could all pay an awful lot less.
People were happy to pay trades people cash, because they got the job done cheaperfidelcastro wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 10:11 amI see it doesn't stop folk using them on a point of principle.
Pure and simple - masking their naughty business
I never said it wasdougcollins wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:32 pmIt's not illegal.
A lot of them do it because of the card transaction costs on small amounts.
Try talking to them and they'll explain.
That's the excuse, banking cash is just as expensive, if it goes through card they've got to account for it because of the papertrail.dougcollins wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:32 pmIt's not illegal.
A lot of them do it because of the card transaction costs on small amounts.
Try talking to them and they'll explain.
That depends - minimum purchase fees are often used now for chip & pin to outweigh that cost usually £5 or over threshold so the merchant banking fees aren't nibbling away at pure profit.
