The prices of workers fan mentions aren't too bad, the prices of things like tiling etc seems cheap but i've seen Polish people offer to clean for £8 a day so y'know
Thing is there is a lot of work goes in to saving money For example I am 'project managing' a job for a relative. Basically they want a new kitchen doing and money is tight for them So I will do most of the labouring, taking out, taking of plaster etc, putting together the units and what not Then when all is prepared the 'professionals' will do the work. so instead of paying a guy say £100 a day for 4 days work totalling £400. I will do 3 days worth and pay someone a £100 for one days If they werent a realtive I would have charged them say £250. Saving them £150 and making £150 myself everyones a winner
There is actually a firm in stafford run by sikhs, their logo is Tried the cowboys? now try the Indians
@ Fan. I know ****s who'll stick a tile on a wall for £50 a day but it will only stay there for a week. End of the day, you get what you pay for
Its like anything else these days TBH A firend of mine is afghani and his cousin was an asylum seeker. He was a trained mechanic. Now I have seen first hand how 'good' some of the mechanics abroad can be and this guy is excellent. To exaggerate it slightly he could tell you what was wrong before it went wrong Yet this guy couldnt find work. Some taxi firm payed him backhanders to fix their cars. This was frowned on by some people I kid you not he was that good he worked for a VW subsiduary, again paid backhanders as legally he couldnt work I wouldnt think twice about taking my cars to him. He is that good, that cheap and appreciates the money
Yeah been there. Especially when I was starting out But there are genuine guys out there, the fella I refer to has been doing stuff for my friends and family for a while now and as yet zero complaints In fact when I had my extension built for my lad, I used a 'proper' firm as some of the money was via grants from disability. I had nothing but problems Tiles falling off, paint peeling etc Thing is when you are in the trade or there abouts there are gnerally favours you do for each other The guy who does my central heating also works for British Gas. Now some peopel will ring BG to fit a cooker. He will go and the bill is £120 ish Ask him as a 'foreigner' and its £60. For me its probably nothing if its just fitting it
Asylum seeker? yes couldnt legally work work? yes because he was asylum seeker (think he can now) Mechanic? no. good at his job? no. but probably helps coming from a country where a computer diagnostic isnt the only way to find and fix a problem with your car I had some work done on my car a while back. £12 for the part. £20 odd for the labour took literally 10 minutes. £140 for the computer to tell them what was wrong. I had already told them what the problem was. Its a switch by the accelerator on VW's that goes and the brake lights stop working. Told them to fook off. Tried to say they would take me to court. told them to do it. nothing as yet
