Overnights - Cash or Bank?

[sanguinary]

I'm after any driver's preferences please. We currently pay overnights out to our drivers in cash. This adds up to a significant amount each week which is becoming a pain to administer.

Do people on here still get their overnights paid in cash, or do your employers pay it directly into you bank - either with your wages or as a separate payment?

[BigBazza]

We pay and always have paid our lads night out money with their wages into the bank.

[rumple]

My last job, ( i'm yard shunter now at a RDC) I was paid cash for nights out and expenses, I finished that job 2 months ago so yes firms still do it, I have worked for firms that don't as well, on a personnel front I by far and away prefer being paid cash, I will live on the money in the week and put petrol in my car, maybe take the wife out on it, I know its all the same money but it is nice to do things like that and now touch the bank.

[martin mrt]

Never ever had my night out money (not that I did them often) paid in cash. Always paid into the bank on payday

[grumpy52]

We get ours in the wages each month for any overnights if we pay for parking we get this back from expenses on production of a receipt (but the max is very low ,lower than that charged by m/way services)

[New POD]

Is there an additional cost to having and distributing cash, when you could so easily do everything by BACS transfer?

What does that cost add up to in a month ?

Why not pay some of the savings in additional wages to those that agree to BACS.

There is no excuse for having cash anywhere near any business these days.

[cossy400]

Night out money paid with monthly wages.

Expenses paid the following week you hand your receipts in, tolls services etc.

Only time they ve Bacs my expenses in was when the girl in the office fked up and didn't sort anyones out somehow............

[s p a c e m a n]

No cash changes hands at all with my lot, although we are paid weekly.

[leggly]

What's the standard rate for nights out these days?

[All that jazz]

leggly said:

What's the standard rate for nights out these days?

Speak to your local tax office. The rate varies across the country.

[cossy400]

All that jazz said:

leggly said:

What's the standard rate for nights out these days?

Speak to your local tax office. The rate varies across the country.

I think hes asking what we get paid.


£23 for me and parking paid by the firm.

[leggly]

cossy400 said:

So there's been no increase to night out money for twenty years then! I wonder if the transport managers would spend the night in their office after a day at work for that much?

I think hes asking what we get paid.


£23 for me and parking paid by the firm.

[cossy400]

leggly said:

cossy400 said:

So there's been no increase to night out money for twenty years then! I wonder if the transport managers would spend the night in their office after a day at work for that much?

I think hes asking what we get paid.


£23 for me and parking paid by the firm.

There us a lot I know that get less than that and dont get parking paid.

Jobs on its arse.

[leggly]

cossy400 said:

You're not wrong there.

There us a lot I know that get less than that and dont get parking paid.

Jobs on its arse.

[Cataldo]

18 quid here, and the worst part is there isn't any going at the moment! tragic.

to add, ours are paid in to the bank, but i'd prefer cash if I was doing them regularly.

[Humper]

Nice to see overnight money avoiding inflation.......
Should be in cash, after all its for you to spend when out?
I used to get £20 & had a company credit card for parking & meals etc. That was about 15 years ago.
Compare it to what an office based worker would get if staying away for work

[sanguinary]

Thanks for the insight, it's been very helpful.

As for payments, we pay 24.50 tax free in cash, plus around £9.00 taxed per night which gets paid with the wages.

The drivers also claim for whatever parking they've used but not food. Although, some of them are clever / lucky enough to park where they get food vouchers included in their parking. This gives them the overnight cash to do what they want with it.

[leggly]

sanguinary said:

Thanks for the insight, it's been very helpful.

As for payments, we pay 24.50 tax free in cash, plus around £9.00 taxed per night which gets paid with the wages.

The drivers also claim for whatever parking they've used but not food. Although, some of them are clever / lucky enough to park where they get food vouchers included in their parking. This gives them the overnight cash to do what they want with it.

Still not enough for,me to consider going back to living where I work all day. As for being clever/lucky, have you tried living on motorway service food?

[sanguinary]

leggly said:

Still not enough for,me to consider going back to living where I work all day. As for being clever/lucky, have you tried living on motorway service food?

Yes, spent 10 months commuting from Glossop to London 5 days a week! Lived in the services back then... or rather had to make do with Ginsters and eat it in the car.

Probably a bad choice of words, but, if you're going to have to eat services food, you may as well attempt to do it on the company rather than from your own pocket.

To compare, we pay for a Travelodge for our sales reps, but they have to pay for their evening meal.

[leggly]

sanguinary said:

Yes, spent 10 months commuting from Glossop to London 5 days a week! Lived in the services back then... or rather had to make do with Ginsters and eat it in the car.

Probably a bad choice of words, but, if you're going to have to eat services food, you may as well attempt to do it on the company rather than from your own pocket.

To compare, we pay for a Travelodge for our sales reps, but they have to pay for their evening meal.

So they're doing alright then. How much is a room with your own toilet/shower/bath? I know it won't change, the double standards in transport stink!

Edited by leggly on Tuesday 28th May 14:32