24/10/2025
To anyone who thinks running a legit small business is easy — read this.
I’ve honestly had enough.
This has happened to me too many times over the years — I’ve been fighting this my whole life.
I run a fully insured, legitimate business.
✅ All staff on PAYE
✅ Holiday pay
✅ Paid lunch breaks
✅ Uniforms provided
✅ We’re full insured and VAT registered and pay every penny we owe
We do everything by the book.
And still — they show up, full squad, shut us down for an hour to do their checks and embarrass us in front of customers then leave with nothing as always!
How is that fair?
Never been charged with anything — apart from a TV licence fine ten years ago.
Yet somehow, we’re the ones getting treated like criminals.
Meanwhile, the car washes that don’t pay tax, don’t follow any rules, and exploit their workers just carry on as if nothing’s happening.
Why are we being penalised for doing things properly?
How are small businesses supposed to grow in Glasgow when the ones doing it right get treated like this?
This isn’t right.
This isn’t fair.
Something needs to change.
I know I’m not the only one. If you run a small business in Glasgow and you’ve been treated the same way — speak up. It’s time we were heard.
We are now back open for all our customers we apologise for any inconvenience it was outwith our control and nothing we could do to prevent. This will no doubt happen again since we are a car wash and branded the same stigma is the rest even though we try to do everything right !
