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To sack my cleaner for this?

176 replies

LondonUnited · 23/01/2020 14:46

I have a cleaner once a week. She comes with her sister and they blitz the house together (I have four children including a toddler and a baby who never sleeps so always plenty to do!) She has been coming for about 6 weeks now, and it’s a private arrangement not an agency one.

I came back today and pulled up on the drive. She then pulled up about 30 seconds later, followed by a police car with its sirens on. The police then proceeded to bust her for driving without insurance (or so it appeared).

About 15 minutes later she let herself in, found me and explained it was all a mistake, that she had comprehensive insurance on her other car so could drive this one, etc.

However. I feel really uneasy about this. Clearly the car she was driving was uninsured as it pinged on the police ANPR. WIBU to make my excuses and find another cleaner?

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HaudMaDug · 23/01/2020 15:03

What's her private car insurance got to do with your cleaning?

BrieAndChilli · 23/01/2020 15:03

i was pulled over by the police once and questioned over who owned by car - i had to get into the back of the police car and everything. The police man soon realised that he had put my licence plate in wrong to his computer thing and so had brought up details that didnt match the car in front of him!! he was most apologetic

Redglitter · 23/01/2020 15:04

Well the fact the Police left and didnt confiscate the car is probably a good indication shes telling the truth. The Insurance data base linked to the Police National Computer sometimes doesnt show Insurance for some reason. If it was uninsured they wouldnt have left her with it.

That aside I cant see why it's any way relevant to her cleaning for you.

YABVU to consider sacking her

Paddington68 · 23/01/2020 15:04

As long as she isn't driving your kids...

Pootles34 · 23/01/2020 15:06

I can't see they would have let her go after 15 minutes if it wasn't a mistake?

HaudMaDug · 23/01/2020 15:06

If you had come home 20 mins later and missed the drama outside you would not be asking this.

Itwasntme1 · 23/01/2020 15:08

Why would you sack her for this?

Biker47 · 23/01/2020 15:12

Fully complies insurance only covers you on another car if that car has someone else’s full insurance on it - I’m pretty sure of that.

It used to be common for the 3rd party car to not need any insurance and your drive other car policy covered it, but there's only a few companies that will still do that nowadays. And with the changes to the VED system a few years ago, to do with continuous insurance, if a car has valid VED it also has to have valid insurance, or it has to be SORN'ed.

Lilmissmissy · 23/01/2020 15:12

Bit dramatic

Dontlikeoranges · 23/01/2020 15:13

My mum was pulled over for no insurance. Total mistake - just hadn't been updated on insurers system. She would be mortified if it was her and you were thinking of sacking her!

Sunshinelollipops1 · 23/01/2020 15:13

No I wouldn’t sack her for issues with car insurance; however, while policies use to allow you to drive another car most only allow in emergencies now (people were insuring themselves on a mini and driving a Ferrari).

I would however check (if you haven’t) that she’s full insured (public liability etc) to clean your property.

MovinOnUp · 23/01/2020 15:14

Could easily have been a mistake and really has no bearing on her ability to do the job you pay her to do.
If you are otherwise happy with her work I don't see the problem here.

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WellErrr · 23/01/2020 15:15

Unless this is a massive drip feed and she’s also your chauffeur, YABVU.

MolyHolyGuacamole · 23/01/2020 15:16

It wasn't a drug bust. Calm down.

TheDarkPassenger · 23/01/2020 15:17

I got stopped a couple years ago driving without insurance, was a mistake but still my fault I should have been checking the bank. (Don’t how ith zenith guys they won’t alert you that they’re cancelling after one missed direct debit!) I took my points and I paid my fine. I now work for the police, I think if they can forgive me, I’m pretty sure you can!

adaline · 23/01/2020 15:18

If she was lying the police would have taken her car off her.

YABVU.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 23/01/2020 15:18

Don’t sack her!!! Not related to her employed position

lyingwanker · 23/01/2020 15:18

I wouldn't sack her even if it was true to be honest

However, if it was true then the police would've had her car towed away to their impound and she would've then had to get insurance which covered her to get the car back from the police. They wouldn't have just let her drive away in an uninsured vehicle.

justasking111 · 23/01/2020 15:19

You sacked her!! You wouldn`t happen to be owing her money would you?

Apolloanddaphne · 23/01/2020 15:22

It can easily happen by mistake. My DM was driving uninsured for a while after my DF died as she didn't realise she needed to reapply for the insurance in her own name once it lapsed. Luckily she wasn't caught but if she had been she would have rectified it immediately with a quick call to her insurers. The same happened to one of my colleagues and the police allowed her to make a call while they waited. I wouldn't think it was any reason to sack your cleaner.

ZaraW · 23/01/2020 15:31

Are you just looking for an excuse to fire her?

user1473878824 · 23/01/2020 15:33

Why? Is she cleaning your house with her car?

Mrsmadevans · 23/01/2020 15:34

None of your business OP

edwinbear · 23/01/2020 15:34

If she's a good cleaner I'd not be bothered about this and definitely wouldn't fire her for it.