[charlton]

do you use id cards to show customers - ie elderly etc

[jaykie]

i thought about this today

Chris

[mci services]

yes the scottish license has photo id old dears like it

[LWC]

would "look" good

[JSMC]

aye mine sonly cost 116 for north lanarkshire and andother 39 pound for wes tlothian

bargain eh?

[ronnie paton]

mmmmmmmmmmmm the government get that i presume??

is it highlighted the public that window cleaning is licensed and its illegal not to have one though?? prob not!

[JSMC]

if you don't have one and htey catch you you can ge tdone for it in court and fined 2k i think

[mci services]

i got checked today by enforcement officer, glad i had it couldve been costly although admit most custys dont know you should have it

[ronnie paton]

tv advert would help everyone watches the tv and if it was made public im sure it would be worth every penny

[L.J.Thorpe]

all you scots blokes
whats the things you need to get your license
insurance i spose
must be a minimum requirement
but what else
crb check

[mci services]

insrance and police check. they police can object and then its up to council to decide but you can object if refused and state your case

[L.J.Thorpe]

is it council rather than national then
that seems awkward if council
would national not be better

[jaykie]

In my main job we have to have a crb and i find this a good selling point when door knocking as i believe we should all be checked as i know a few window cleaners who i wouldnt trust in my garden with kids bikes etc out there.

Chris

[mci services]

is it council rather than national then
that seems awkward if council
would national not be better

yes it would be better as if i cross into another area and 10mins from my home i coud be in about 4 councl areas i need a license for each

[L.J.Thorpe]

i like the idea of license
loads of dole boys round here :
all my work is in Lincolnshire at moment but only just
Norfolk and Cambs are only minutes away and on edge of my current patch
a national license makes more sense
maybe like rod license or shotgun cert.

[DASERVICES]

It is the best selling tool around.

It will soon be the best tool to safeguard our industry.  

Can see a lot of peoples veiwpoints about a National licence but is a big task to overcome, how I manage my licence, insurance etc.. for each area I work in I factor it in my pricing.

Works every time when I hear my last window cleaner charged peanuts, out pops the licence and speel and they then agree the price. My best selling point is " Do you leave your top windows open in the summer, well I am Police checked etc.. so you have piece of mind". Works all the time

A lot of the guys don't use it as a selling tool but need to as it is the best tool we have.

[mci services]

It is the best selling tool around.

It will soon be the best tool to safeguard our industry.  

Can see a lot of peoples veiwpoints about a National licence but is a big task to overcome, how I manage my licence, insurance etc.. for each area I work in I factor it in my pricing.

Works every time when I hear my last window cleaner charged peanuts, out pops the licence and speel and they then agree the price. My best selling point is " Do you leave your top windows open in the summer, well I am Police checked etc.. so you have piece of mind". Works all the time

A lot of the guys don't use it as a selling tool but need to as it is the best tool we have.

have to agree there doug

[jaykie]

Its a massive selling tool, youve said it spot on about leaving windows open as ive had people around my area come to me because im police checked and theyve said they can now leave there windows open, and i got my crb through my job where i look after adultd with learning difficulties.

Chris

[L.J.Thorpe]

why is a national license a big task
shotgun certs. and firearms certs. are national
they involve crb checks and annual visits to check secure storage etc
if the demand was there then logistics not that hard
are they

[pjulk]

I don't have an ID card anyway all my customers know me and i don't canvass or leaflet so no need for one.

Paul