Car Wash Association
@RMIF_CWA
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The Car Wash Association (CWA) was established in 2007 and represents wash operators and industry suppliers.
Joined March 2021
Lois and Maria attended an event last night at the House of Lords to launch the @RMIF_CWA research on a proposed hand car wash registration scheme. This is a sector that needs regulation and our #SafeCarWashApp has a key role to play in helping identify exploitation. #WeSeeYou
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An excellent evening with award winners at the Car Wash Show Europe.
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I’m looking forward to providing an update on the UK car washing industry next week in Amsterdam. See you there
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"The scale of non-compliance is extremely alarming and undermine legitimate car washes. Our research estimates that non-compliant hand car washes are costing the Treasury up to £500 million annually in lost tax revenue through non-payment of VAT and National Insurance." (2/2)
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Commenting on HMRC doubling the number of its staff trained in tax evasion, Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the CWA, said: "Whilst it is encouraging that HMRC has increased resources to tackle this, it is vital that these resources are focused on the worst offenders." (1/2)
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Modern slavery and homelessness are deeply connected. We are grateful to Júlia Tomás, the Human Trafficking Policy and Research Manager at @PassageCharity for her insight into prevention strategies and the importance of early intervention. #ModernSlavery #Prevention #WeSeeYou
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BREAKING: Thames Water announces temporary hosepipe ban https://t.co/TC2ROCL7wW 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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As the UK experiences warmer weather and water companies respond with hosepipe bans to cope with demand in the absence of rainfall, authorities need to crack down on non-compliant hand car washes that continue to operate unlawfully” said Brian Madderson, Chairman of the CWA
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Preen, the Switzerland based leader in AI-driven robotic touchless vehicle cleaning, has joined the Car Wash Association.
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Preen, the Switzerland based leader in AI-driven robotic touchless vehicle cleaning, has joined the CWA (Car Wash Association).
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"These measures will be welcomed by compliant car wash operators across the country, but we will have to wait to see if any action is actually taken." (3/3)
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"Illegal hand car washes have for too long been flouting regulations and ignoring the corresponding fines with impunity. HMRC has let this go unenforced, leaving millions of pounds uncollected allowing criminals to profit at the expense of law-abiding, taxpaying businesses."(2/3)
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Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Car Wash Association responded to the Chancellor's Budget: "We welcome the Chancellor's announcement that HMRC will crack down on unpaid fines." (1/3)
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Mr Madderson concluded "We estimate that non-compliant HCW are losing the Treasury up to £500K every year in tax from non-payment of VAT and NI which surely could pay for more resources to be available for proper enforcement." (6/6)
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The CWA was invited to a meeting with the Eddy Montgomery, Director of Enforcement, Crime and Compliance, at the Home Office. This helped to provide some understanding of their activities but did little to dispel the belief that these fines were completely ineffective. (5/6)
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"With our FOI request last December showing that only 5% of the money is being quickly collected, these huge fines are not an effective deterrent" (4/6)
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"Despite the Home Secretary’s pledge to tackle illegal working and the increased investigations resulting in £2.9M fines for just the 3rd quarter of 2024, the reality is that this sector is being allowed to continue working." (3/6)
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"Every major report over the last 10 years has highlighted the serious labour abuse at non-compliant HCW and yet so little has been done by our enforcement agencies to eradicate their illegal practices." (2/6)
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