Hand car washes - modern day slavery?

[Fan of Big Tone]

An interesting item on the radio this morning, a university is doing a study into the rise of cheap hand car wash outlets and whether the foreign workers are being treated properly, are they getting a fair wage? what conditions are they living in? Are they protected by proper health and safety at work? Do they get days off and proper breaks? What hours do they work?

I must admit I have never used one but they do seem to be very cheap and I wonder how they can operate so cheaply.

Something to think about next time you take the car or van to have it washed?

Thoughts?

[Fan of Big Tone]

Before you have your car washed at a hand car wash read this.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/secrets-slavery-your-local-car-10994133

[magpiejue]

Have they done away with the drive in car washes, don't seem to see them around anymore. S'pose its a health and safety issue. I usually do mine meself on the drive, but i used to sometimes use the drive in ones. 

[Fan of Big Tone]

Just now, magpiejue said:

Have they done away with the drive in car washes, don't seem to see them around anymore. S'pose its a health and safety issue. I usually do mine meself on the drive, but i used to sometimes use the drive in ones. 

There’s a drive through one near us at Morrison’s, we took our Grandchildren through it a while back they thought it was brilliant but we had to warn them not to open the windows while the machine was in operation. Lol.

I generally wash mine myself it’s good exercise.

[magpiejue]

Have they done away with the drive in car washes, don't seem to see them around anymore. S'pose its a health and safety issue. I usually do mine meself on the drive, but i used to sometimes use the drive in ones. 

2 minutes ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

There’s a drive through one near us at Morrison’s, we took our Grandchildren through it a while back they thought it was brilliant but we had to warn them not to open the windows while the machine was in operation. Lol.

I generally wash mine myself it’s good exercise.

Oh  right is that the Big Morrisons at Eastwood? Our one has a pressure washer type one.

[Chris]

I'm not sure I buy this as the image it tries to send out, many of the car washes near me they operated by foreign people but they all wear fancy clothing and some drive fancy cars.

About four years ago I think, I spoke to an Asian lad who couldn't speak very good English.

He just randomly started talking to me on a bus after getting on near the Wheatsheaf pub (bobbys mill area), he spoke about earning good money and pretty much bragged about obtaining benefits at the same time whilst being paid 'cash in hand'. I didn't like the attitude to be honest and I saw him after working in the car park (when the pub was abandoned and used as a car wash).

Another near Beechdale, the workers have sports cars lined up and they use them to blast out music.

[DangerousSausage]

Are you sure the cars are the only things being washed @Chris?

 

[Chris]

On 4/5/2018 at 19:29, DangerousSausage said:

Are you sure the cars are the only things being washed @Chris?

 

I'm not sure about that.