Not sure if this is in the right group, and I'm not in the profession just a customer who hasn't had a good experience looking for some advice.I had somw artificial grass laid at the end of summer 2025. Just a few days later there was a heavy storm.…
"Good grief... are you getting £800 a day?? I'm doing this all wrong!! I'm guessing that £200 would soon go up dramatically though once you've a couple of thefts. Then there's the time/hassle involved getting the van repaired and sourcing…"
"Personally I wouldn't employ someone with .magnetic signs it's got dodgy written all over it you see lots of vans with them on that have shal we say undesirables driving.
Just insure your van it only adds £200 a year to your insurance quarter of a…"
"You're right, they are well used. Still work fine though and thoroughly well looked after. We always sell on our kit when getting new, that's one of the reasons we always buy good stuff as it's easier to move on again when we no longer need it. They…"
"Have a look at Zoho Books. They have a dedicated sole trader MTD section, and although I haven't used their MTD bit yet, their standard sole trader software is very easy to use and very intuitive, and Free if turnover less than £50k.…"
Clearly we're all coming under closer scrutiny by the inland revenue and being given extra homework 4 times a year. As we all want to do the right thing, what are the best HMRC recommended making tax digital providers for us sole traders? Thanks
"good luck with the sale. I think you'd do best on Ebay though.............. I'm sure these are fine however I'd guess anyone here would be very wary about buying anything that had been used commercially..... I certainly would be. A years…"
"I had magnetic signs in the past. I have been thinking about getting more though they do damage paint work.
There are alternatives. There's magnetic signs you can have cut into a more pleaseing shape, there is also stickers.
I normally advise by…"
Hi all,Selling off a couple of our battery hedge cutters so thought we may as well pop them on here too. They are:HSA 94t 30" £175HSA 86 £125Or £250 for both.Both just been serviced.Also have one HLA 66 which the motor needs replacing and anyone…
Thanks for all the replies. All excellent and positive advice. Definitely swung it for me; I'll be sending my advertising budget in a different direction.
Best advice Ive recieved trom the mighty LJN Collective.
"I don't think the signs ever got me any work but Instead I went to a gallery and bought some very nice good quality small art cards in packs with relevant images of plants and gardens .
I then selected suitable gardens near where I was working ,…"
"Hi Julian
I had them initially but they attracted the wrong sort of attention .
My van was broken into on Three seperate occasions and the total cost of theft 9 k worth of equipment .
On one occasion someone I suspect kids coming out of the…"
"I used them on the car and the van when I first started up, they looked tacky and cheap imo. As Peter says, there are negatives, though I never had the problem of them falling off or degrading - they were like a massive fridge magnet and rolled up…"
