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Title: Which country do you operate in
Post by: DASERVICES on December 09, 2006, 06:48:28 pm

Out of interest what area is most represented on this forum.

Doug

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: S.A.J on December 09, 2006, 06:55:07 pm

England (Plymouth) and sometimes Cornwall ;D

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: ducky on December 09, 2006, 06:56:50 pm

scotland never been any were else. ;D ;D

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 09, 2006, 07:08:30 pm

Well I put Wales, but about 30-40% of my work is in England.

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 09, 2006, 07:09:47 pm

N.W Bristol and Sth Glos

Oi Squeaky - I don't mind you working in England as long as it's your side of the Severn! ;D

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 09, 2006, 07:14:17 pm

Quote from: Malc(G)old on December 09, 2006, 07:09:47 pm

N.W Bristol and Sth Glos

Oi Squeaky - I don't mind you working in England as long as it's your side of the Severn! ;D

Shame, its' usually better weather over there. ;D
I guess you're Yate, Thornbury, Alveston, Charfield etc...?

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: P®oPole™ on December 09, 2006, 07:17:52 pm

Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on December 09, 2006, 07:08:30 pm

Well I put Wales, but about 30-40% of my work is in England.

Hi Roger,

Very intresting, I have often wondered if the chepstow boys venture across the severn into England.

Are prices any better, even a little bit?

Question for Ian, Tosh, Roy or Rich do you guys also cross the river?

Are there toll fees? How much?

ProPole

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 09, 2006, 07:21:12 pm

No I don't cross the river. I'm still on this side.
Just a bridge in Chepstow over the Wye. ;D

If I had expensive commercial work in Bristol I'd happily pay the bridge toll and travel there.

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 09, 2006, 07:21:33 pm

They can cross the Wye but not the Severn.

Squeaky - nearly - Pilning, Olveston (with an O) and Aust are the closest I do to you A466 guys.

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 09, 2006, 07:21:59 pm

Also, Roy's miles from here.

Who's Rich? ???

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: P®oPole™ on December 09, 2006, 07:33:44 pm

M48 ;)

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: ned on December 09, 2006, 07:37:22 pm

 cornwall

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Johnboyfree on December 09, 2006, 08:07:09 pm

My House when I can be ars*d and Kent,not All of it,just a very small bit ;D

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 09, 2006, 08:28:47 pm

Quote from: T.W.C on December 09, 2006, 08:23:51 pm

I mainly operate in South West SCOTLAND ;D ;D ;D

but sometimes I cross the Border to do some work in Cumbria :( :( :(

but I charge them double :P :P :P

No, you charge the Scots half.  ;)

Short arms, deep pockets. ;D

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: ducky on December 09, 2006, 08:29:49 pm

no wonder u are rich tam :o

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: macc on December 09, 2006, 08:32:11 pm

Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on December 09, 2006, 07:08:30 pm

Well I put Wales, but about 30-40% of my work is in England.

Immigrant, stay on your own soil,  ;D

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Wozza on December 09, 2006, 08:41:21 pm

Out in wildest parts of Essex ;D

Wozza ;)

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: JM123 on December 10, 2006, 03:00:01 am

Northern Ireland, great place - nice food, great guinness, beautiful scenery and very clean windows.

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: macmac on December 10, 2006, 11:36:53 am

scotland and england every day, always crossing the border, sometimes i dont even know which i'm in!! ???

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: S_RICHARDSON on December 10, 2006, 03:53:49 pm

Cymru!! :) :)

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: windows_chepstow on December 10, 2006, 04:05:48 pm

Quote from: ProPole on December 09, 2006, 07:17:52 pm

Question for Ian, Tosh, Roy or Rich do you guys also cross the river?

Are there toll fees? How much?

ProPole

I don't do any work across the Severn River.  It would have to be a good big job to get me over there.

Ian_Giles has just been asked to quote for some commercial stuff across the bridge, but he's not saying in case he's stepping on anyone's toes ;D.

It costs nearly a fiver for a car and a tenner for a van to cross the bridge, but only on the way into Wales.  It's free to leave!

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Richy L on December 10, 2006, 07:09:43 pm

Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on December 09, 2006, 07:21:59 pm

Also, Roy's miles from here.

Who's Rich? ???

I'm Richy(Rich)
Pleased to meet you :)

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Ian_Giles on December 11, 2006, 06:33:57 am

Like others in border areas I work in England and Wales.

As Tosh said, I have to do a quote that may well take me over the severn bridge into the Bristol area, a lot of travelling involved, big stores, small stores and so on, and have to travel around a lot of SE Wales to do the same too.

Worth a few hundred a week so I'm going to give it some serious consideration!

Ian

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: macc on December 11, 2006, 08:26:54 am

Hi Ian.

How much does it cost to use the Severn Bridge?

I've noticed reading the posts on here that some only work within say a 10 mile radious & others will travel.

I'm with Ian & the others on this one, why limit yourself if the earning are there if we have to travel a bit.

Macc

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Richy L on December 11, 2006, 12:14:28 pm

£4.90 to cross the bridge... for a car.
for a van.... must be about a tenner

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Ian_Giles on December 11, 2006, 12:22:11 pm

Yep, at the moment, to get across te severn bridge it's £9.80 and goes up to £10.05  or something like that...a total bloody rip off! >:(

And I will travel any distance providing you are getting paid for what you are doing.
Close to home is nice of course ;)

Ian

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 11, 2006, 05:16:22 pm

I'll look out for you Ian! ;D

If you're quoting in Avonmouth bear in mind it can get really mucky what with the prevailing wind and the coal import plant producing lots of dust.

(Sad innit - importing coal, zinc - and cars - they've doubled the railway tracks to take the freight in one direction and resurrected a defunct railway iin another.)

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Ian_Giles on December 11, 2006, 06:12:02 pm

Hi Malc, not sure if there are any of these stores near Avonmouth, but they are in clifton, the mall, Patchway, broadmead, Yate and various others areas around Bristol.

Over tother' side, it is newport, Cardiff, Cymbran, Abergaveny, Barry and several other places both sides of the river, and several stores in the bigger towns and cities.
All outside once a week, in & out once a month and signage once a month too.

Might or might not be viable...time will tell.

Ian

Title: Re: Which country do you operate in
Post by: Roy Harding on December 11, 2006, 07:33:32 pm

Quote from: Ian_Giles on December 11, 2006, 06:12:02 pm

Hi Malc, not sure if there are any of these stores near Avonmouth, but they are in clifton, the mall, Patchway, broadmead, Yate and various others areas around Bristol.

Over tother' side, it is newport, Cardiff, Cymbran, Abergaveny, Barry and several other places both sides of the river, and several stores in the bigger towns and cities.
All outside once a week, in & out once a month and signage once a month too.

Might or might not be viable...time will tell.

Ian

Ian if you want help to cover some jobs I know some trust worthy window cleanners most towns.

Tel me know if you need to sub and I will give you the tel number's.

Roy