'I hate it when taxi drivers give me blank receipts' blog discussion

black_taxi_2

re-read blog

best to stay in cab asking for receipt

once out---meter light is on and another pax is half sec away from jumping in

mrstrw

I am a solicitor so meant to be honest. I used to work late, take a taxi home then claim it back. I would tip the taxi driver then look at the receipt when I got inside and noticed that they had added some extra on for me to make a profit. It was very odd going to accounts and asking for less than that which was on the receipt.

Craig_THW

Never had a blank but was in Cardiff in November for the scotland game, We had booked a Travel lodge and got there to find out they had a burst sewage pipe so had to move us, They told us to get a taxi to the other hotel (which was city centre and actually suited us!) and we could claim it back. There were 6 of us so they got us a people carrier.

The driver never gave us blanks but gave us two recipts and told us just to say we had taken two normal taxi's between us and gave us two recipts for £11.50 for our £15 people carrier journey.. In my drunken state i tipped him £5 so didnt really gain from it anyway!

Best bit was he'd signed them with two different names. One Williams and one Jones! :rotfl:

DKLS

I always get blank receipts from cabbies, especially in London, they usually just hand over a wedge. I always put the correct amount down, as it aint worth losing a juicy contract over the odd scam taxi receipt.

petepetepete

I claim mine against HMRC (rather than an accounting department) as I'm Director of my own company. To add to the confusion, I tend to also have ones from various different places - in November I picked up ones in LA, London, Bangkok and Melbourne!

I average the cost of my other ones, and multiply it by my blank receipts, make sure I only have one receipt per journey (at time of receipt) and use that. It's probably right, and saves me a bunch of hassle.

tobiascurious

another problem is you don't have the taxi number on a blank

joolsybools

I am uncomfortable when they do this, I think its immoral as its basically so people can fiddle their expenses and we all know what the public think of people doing that. Make sure you get them to fully complete it.

meher

Tojo_Ralph wrote: »

a) He thinks you regularly lose taxi receipts and thus need a stash of blank ones.
b) He thinks you look like the kind of person who needs blank receipts to fiddle their expenses.

He should stop thinking. Fullstop. Instead do his job, which is to fill it in on request. It isn't just a matter of trust or guilt for anyone concerned but about being procedurally correct.

Tojo_Ralph

meher wrote: »

He should stop thinking. Fullstop. Instead do his job, which is to fill it in on request. It isn't just a matter of trust or guilt for anyone concerned but about being procedurally correct.

I am quite sure that there are many, many people the length and breadth of the UK who should carry out certain tasks as part of their contract of employment, yet they choose not to, and as long as we have people who are unwilling or unable to address their failings, they will continue to do so.

But let's be honest, handing out fistfuls of blank receipts has nothing to do with laziness or incompetence and everything to do with assisting the passenger to enhance their expenses..... With the added benefit that the handing over of a fistful of blank receipts will often result in a sizeable undocumented tip.

taxi73

withabix wrote: »

The driver left it blank for a reason.

Cash business = Tax evasion.

(and not 'sorry guv I haven't got a pen' etc)

The same reason why not many cabs can take card payments, despite the technology being readily available and in use.

I take offence at your comments!!!!!
What makes you think that we evade tax?...I and all taxi owners I know pay a lot of tax.

On the subject of card payments....I take card payments but wish I didn't
The reasons for not wanting to take card payments isI have to pay the card firm £24.50 p/m for the cc machine,buy till rolls and then have 6% deducted by fees from each fare....unfortunately though I don't have a choice as though I own my cab being PH I get work from a firm and it is their rules.


As for Martins original point...I ask my customer whether they would like a printed receipt or one on a card.I also ask them if they wantme to put the details on.I always put my car number on,sign itand date it.
Sometimes the customer is in a real rush for the train first thing in the morning so can't hang on whilst we right a receipt.
Sometimes you are unloading and holding traffic up....surely the customer should have a pen about them and fill the bits in on the day while they remember details so that they can keeptheir accounts up to date....it'snot my problem or conscience that is pricked by whatever they put on the receipt...that is their choice.