I have a client who has asked me to fill in a character reference for him to acquire a Private Hire (Taxi) licence.
The form requests that it is filled in and signed by an Accountant, can a bookkeeper sign this form - as it does not state Chartered?
It's the first time i've been asked to do this and my client obviously doesn't think there is any difference between a bookkeeper and an Accountant or he would not have asked me.
Anybody done this before?
Dustin
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"People who are exceptionally good in business arent so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more"
Would find it strange that a character reference to acquire a private hire taxi licence would specifically ask for an accountant as a reference. It isnt the case that everyone know an accountant to give them a reference (be they qualified or not).
I found it strange that it must be an Accountant too, I have decided I am going to fill in the reference and see if anything comes back. If it was a bank or government body I could understand why it should be a Chartered Accountant for example, but for a taxi licence it does seem over the top.
Dustin
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"People who are exceptionally good in business arent so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more"
I've completed forms like this before and have just stated my qualifications clearly. As said above, a lot of people would not know a Chartered Accountant and even if they did, would not want to be charged the astronomical fees that a CA would probably charge for completing the form. As long as you are clear about who you are and the qualifications that you hold I don't see there would be a problem.
