[PAIN IN THE GLASS]

Hi Guys, We know you have to pay a fee for a licence, is it a standard fee or is it a different price depending on the area you live?

[dazmond]

glad im not a window cleaner in scotland!you scottish lads have my respect!!

most lousy weather in the whole of the british isles.

usually  cheaper prices for work.

have to pay a stupid licence fee sometimes two or three if you work in other areas!


couple that with tight buggers not paying up it must be harder for you legit window cleaners to make a living than in other parts of the country.


regards


dazmond

[mci services]

depends on area pain in the glass, mine £180 for 3 years neighbouring councils vary and some do a yearly option, and my council insist on 5 mil public liability

[JSMC]

south lanarkshire have seemingly split their council area up so you require a few licences to operate in the one council area

[PAIN IN THE GLASS]

Thanks for your reply's lads, This seams unfair. I would have thought that it would be one flat licence fee not diff prics for different areas.
So how does the application go then? is it just through your councils.
DAZMOND i wouldnt say that they are all tight over the border its just those Aberdonians who have padlocks on there wallets

[mci services]

you fill out a form and send a cheque for the required amount, they send the form to the police to do a background check, if all is well you get your license, if you are not deemed fit to hold the license it is refused and you are down £180 bucks for the privilage

[formb]

See here:


http://www.slwcn.org/area.htm

[TCs window cleaners]

 Stu mac are you in edinburgh if so im in edinburgh and i only had 1 million cover and i got my licence no probs 

[mci services]

Stu mac are you in edinburgh if so im in edinburgh and i only had 1 million cover and i got my licence no probs 

no mate I left Edinburgh years ago, Falkirk council insist on 5 mil

[Crystal-clear]

I think its a good idea, it means you have no doleys? and prices stay reasonable if licence came out in england maybe the north would be priced a bit more?



out of interest Whats the fine if you are caught cleaning with no licence? and how who catches you;?

[mci services]

I think its a good idea, it means you have no doleys? and prices stay reasonable if licence came out in england maybe the north would be priced a bit more?



out of interest Whats the fine if you are caught cleaning with no licence? and how who catches you;?

some of the lowest prices in the uk are in scotland

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

glad im not a window cleaner in scotland!you scottish lads have my respect!!

most lousy weather in the whole of the british isles.
usually  cheaper prices for work.

have to pay a stupid licence fee sometimes two or three if you work in other areas!


couple that with tight buggers not paying up it must be harder for you legit window cleaners to make a living than in other parts of the country.


regards


dazmond

Scotland is a very big place Dazmond. It has three coasts & the weather is different for all of them!

Many parts of Scotland suffer no worse than Manchester, mad for it!

[Crystal-clear]

Hmm , dont you think it would be cheaper if it was like england , IE no licence required ? oh by the way i heard Edinburgh centre is quote well priced.

take a look at my 2nd question too, wonder how they enforce it?

[mci services]

they don't on the whole, although the slwcn are pushing hard on councils and police to do their jobs, there is one council enforcement officer in my area and he is also checking taxis and street traders etc. that is an area with approx 60'000 houses

they do hits now and again with the police, 7 were charged in fife last week, and 2 from a national in stirling

[formb]

Yea and carerul you dont fill the form in wrong.

[PAIN IN THE GLASS]

Dazmond have a look at the weather....There's snow in Inverness but nothing in Glasgow. Cheers for the info guys. It just show you how easy we have it over the border. How many of the windy's down here would pass the police check ah HMMMMMMM I wonder.

[dazmond]

pain in the glass the weather terrible again in manchester!!


good job im straight up with work!im gonna leave it now until tuesday or wednesday next week then ill be ready for the next onslaught of work!!!

my vans booked in on monday morning for an MOT so itll be tuesday at the earliest.


regards


dazmond

[PAIN IN THE GLASS]

So am I right in saying that the Highland council for inverness charge £206 for 3 years

[formb]

So am I right in saying that the Highland council for inverness charge £206 for 3 years

See here:


http://www.slwcn.org/area.htm

[formb]

So am I right in saying that the Highland council for inverness charge £206 for 3 years

Highland Council
Website
Phone: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross - 01955 607790
Ross, Skye and Lochaber - 01478 613826
Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch & Strathspey - 01463 724244
Application
Fees: £206 for 3 years