[shammy davis jnr]

what is it that makes a window cleaner any diffrent from any other line of work ,i mean if you are a dedcent employer like my self ,if staff need disclosed for any job i will do it if they dont turn out to be ok they dont do that job ,end off  so why do councils insist in charging for licences ,police state our what ,,,,,,i mean here i will paint them a pic a house with joiner fitting kitchen ,roofer on roof gardener in garden painter painting ,sky man putting up sky gas man fitting gas ,the list goes on till it comes to poor old window cleaner prob on fraction off other trades money and hes the only one to get charged for a licence to work is there a case for discrimanation here ??window cleaner vrs any other trade  still gets my goat all the time this dick and turpin spring to mind

[shammy davis jnr]

and can anyone tell me why this has been made a bye law in anycase for what reason other than council revenue gathering ,as it aint law our our freinds down south would need them to  ,so why make it a bye law atall ,suerly if you were unsavery enough to be off a criminal mind you would not do this in broad day light with a ladder and sign written van i mean come on ,,,i dont know many cons  that go window cleaning with (hmps barrlinnie )on there uniforms and van surley common sence should come into this ,our m,bee its just me this affects in wich case rant over lol

[BORBRYCE]

Said it for year's. A big feckn con. South Lanarkshire has got 4 different areas now, all different rates or one large fee for the whole lot and not a sniff of their fart's for your dosh

[shammy davis jnr]

i think its time they dropped this esp after a winter like we have had and in the midst of a resession and they like to help the small biz ok well how come it was on news the other day it costs on average £60,000 pound a year to put some one through a methadone program ,what is wrong with this country im sure some young guy out there that aint been in trouble atall in his life could be doing with at least a tenth of that to start a small company up and in turn give back to the commuinity i would rather give my licence money to a local charity ,ie more publicity means more jobs=more tax means more money for methadone for the smack heads  surley this would make more sence charity wins i win and mr junkie wins and the council get the taxes win win all round

[Murdie window cleaning]

The country has its prioritys the wrong way round, if your a decent law abiding person then through no fault of your own fall on hard times, then you have to jump through hoops to get any thing or any help. But if you have been in and out of trouble most of your life, take drugs, and if your a young girl and get pregnant they will fall over themselfs to help you (as they are victoms you see  : ) Or if you like many of us on here trying to start up on your own then you can go jump as far as any financial help is concerned.

Roll on the election, oh yes like that is going to make a huge differance 

[Alun Whyte]

Ur spot on shammy costs me £150 for a license in Aberdeen if i work outside the city in the Shire it's £50, WHY
the difference? Also when were you ever asked to produce it by Police, Local Authority or even a punter. in my case never. How many un licensed WC are out there? I would guess more than have a license and who is checking them? NO ONE. Its another council ripoff

[JSMC]

south lanarkshire are feckin at it the way they split their area up. 4 licences for the one council feck right aff. I gave up taking detials of unlicensed comapnaies in my town and forwarding them on as nothing gets done EVER.

i work 2 hours in bathgate once per week and need a licence for this also. Ye need to travel all the wya thourhg to livingston to apply for it also. Yer not allowed to post it at all.

licence is nothing more than a tax and why do other trades not need it?

[Alun Whyte]

I've lost out twice now on big contracts to a firm working out of Edinburgh, both times i was told the name of the company that won the contract. More than a little peed off at losing to a firm coming all the way from Edinburgh to clean windows in Aberdeen i phoned the council to check that they were licensed to work in the City and of course they weren't so i passed on the companies details but guess what they did nothing. I have now written to the Council and asked them to take action that was 6 weeks ago and as yet they havent even acknowledged my letter

[Ryan @ Transparent, Carlisle]

ok so you need a license to be a window cleaner.

BUT

do you need a license to be a window FRAME cleaner or a gutter cleaner 

 

[formb]

Ur spot on shammy costs me £150 for a license in Aberdeen if i work outside the city in the Shire it's £50, WHY
the difference? Also when were you ever asked to produce it by Police, Local Authority or even a punter. in my case never. How many un licensed WC are out there? I would guess more than have a license and who is checking them? NO ONE. Its another council ripoff

Sorry but thats jist nae true min ken?

[formb]

Ur spot on shammy costs me £150 for a license in Aberdeen if i work outside the city in the Shire it's £50, WHY
the difference? Also when were you ever asked to produce it by Police, Local Authority or even a punter. in my case never. How many un licensed WC are out there? I would guess more than have a license and who is checking them? NO ONE. Its another council ripoff

Why nae you?

£10 gets a list fae the council........

[formb]

I've lost out twice now on big contracts to a firm working out of Edinburgh, both times i was told the name of the company that won the contract. More than a little peed off at losing to a firm coming all the way from Edinburgh to clean windows in Aberdeen i phoned the council to check that they were licensed to work in the City and of course they weren't so i passed on the companies details but guess what they did nothing. I have now written to the Council and asked them to take action that was 6 weeks ago and as yet they havent even acknowledged my letter

Nae use phoning the council phone the police.

[formb]

Ur spot on shammy costs me £150 for a license in Aberdeen if i work outside the city in the Shire it's £50, WHY
the difference? Also when were you ever asked to produce it by Police, Local Authority or even a punter. in my case never. How many un licensed WC are out there? I would guess more than have a license and who is checking them? NO ONE. Its another council ripoff

I ken o 2 folk who have been arrested for window cleaning with nae license.

[daz1977]

scotland must be that safe that the police have nothing better to do that arrest wc for working without a license

[formb]

scotland must be that safe that the police have nothing better to do that arrest wc for working without a license

Of course, Bonnie Scotland is practically crime free mate. :

[euan78]

I thingk its a good idea because it could get rid of the cow boys trouble is it aint policed well enough ie tougher sentencing instead of the usual slap on the wrist and being told make sure you get one or next time it will be two slaps .

[formb]

I thingk its a good idea because it could get rid of the cow boys trouble is it aint policed well enough ie tougher sentencing instead of the usual slap on the wrist and being told make sure you get one or next time it will be two slaps .

I'm with you. 

[mci services]

it isnt just window cleaners covered by this law

the others include wheelie bin cleaners, taxi drivers, street traders, scrap dealers, the list goes on

look up civic act 1982

[Alun Whyte]

Form B whats not true? and if it aint what is it then?

[formb]

Form B whats not true? and if it aint what is it then?

My licence for the shire cost me £150 same as yours.