Drivers

Posted by SophiaDorothy (368 days ago)

Does anyone know where you can find a full time Chinese driver? Are there agencies?

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Posted by mhar_me29 (367 days ago)

I can drive. Im a filipino.

Posted by SophiaDorothy (367 days ago)

The only reason we wanted to hire a Chinese driver is because I heard that filipino drivers can only drive when it pertains to domestic duties. We need someone who can legally drive my husband to and from work.

Posted by jaz4 (365 days ago)

non-chinese,hk resident,immediately available,desperately looking for job.
contact: hkmoon_hk@yahoo.com

Posted by cd (365 days ago)

As I understand it, Filipinos can drive your husband to work providing you are hiring them as a driver not as a domestic helper. The minimum wage is higher for a driver. If you hire as a domestic helper then they can only drive the kids as part of their helper duties.

Posted by GreenValleys (365 days ago)

SophiaDorothy,
Filipinos (and anyone else for that matter) can be employed as drivers no problem if they have PR status. What you heard relates only to filipinos (and any other...) in HK on a domestic helper visa. If you want to hire a 'local' (of whatever nationality) driver you could check the Labour Dept database or post an ad on the local supermarket noticeboard. You will quite likely receive responses from people who would not legally be entitled to do the job, but it will be up to you to echeck their credentials.

Posted by repulsebay (365 days ago)

I am looking for an experienced Filipino driver / helper who is located in Hong Kong. Please contact me at hongkongdriver@gmail.com if you have someone to recommend. Thanks.

Posted by SophiaDorothy (364 days ago)

Jaz4.......How do I contact you?

Posted by SophiaDorothy (364 days ago)

mhar_me....are you a resident or here on a domestic helper visa? How can I contact you?

Posted by noc (361 days ago)

how much does a full time or part time driver cost? i only need one to drive me & my Husband to work.

Posted by GreenValleys (361 days ago)

noc,
If that's all you want you are going to far better off getting a taxi if you don't want to (or can't) use public transport.

Posted by mhar_me29 (356 days ago)

hello sophia dorothy, im here in the philippines. try message me . thank you.

Posted by labber (188 days ago)

well as far as i know miss dorothy writing an addendum to the fdh driver is just for formality but the truth is the fdh drivers still can drive employer anywhere as long that they are under thier contract. thanks

Posted by sona (188 days ago)

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Posted by cara (188 days ago)

labber... NOT ALL DH are allowed to drive, even if they have a licence. there are laws which forbid DH from driving to most places.

it's not that they are not allowed to drive there, it is that the gov't is trying to protect local drivers. so to do this, there are very stringent requirements when one wants to hire a FDH that is also a driver.

Posted by marcela (187 days ago)

cara you are right but what labber is trying to say is simple. i hope you will get the picture. for example, this one is true it happen just ayear ago, my husband who works here as a FDH, one night he ran into a police checkpoint with his boss in the backseat and he stop, so the police ask for his license and IDC , and so it was cleared and police told my husband they can go. Now if we are going to read the addendum for FDH it says that FDH are not allowed to drive their employer anywhere. If that so, why my husband don't have violation ticket or any kind when it happened. Here's the truth ,the Gov't simply create laws about FDH that makes very hard for them to impliment. It's absurd and way ..way out of line(for my own point of view) imagine, your the one paying their salary and yet you can't use their service but only your kids.

Posted by labber (186 days ago)

i been working here for almost 16 years doing as a family driver in my opinion and experience as a driver is they will not give you a penalty unless you drive without licence and you obey the traffic regulations here in hongkong.thanks mostly the complaint here about fdh drivers are from the taxi association and not from the immigration.

Posted by cara (185 days ago)

thanks marcela...
it is still illegal! no matter if the police stopped him or not, it is illegal.

police didn't stop him because it is either a labour infraction or an immigration infraction. these are separate departments.

if your husband is willing to risk his stay in hk to drive, that's up to him. if his employer is willing to risk a fine and imprisonment, that too, is up to him.

it is ILLEGAL.

ps> i completely agree it is absurd and ridiculous. but so is the fact that a FDH can live in hk for 25 years contributing to society but because they are on a FDH visa, they will NEVER be allowed Permanent Resident status. however, my thoughts and feelings on the matter don't matter. the LAW is the LAW and should be respected.

Posted by evildeeds (185 days ago)

Agreed with Cara on this. An FDH cannot just drive. Permission must be given by the immigration department. ANY PERSONS driving without such permission WILL invalidate any insurance. This means if said person is involved in a traffic accident or, god forbid, kills someone then BOTH they and their employer will be liable. That could mean millions of dollars.

Secondly an FDH driver with immigration approval is allowed to drive most tasks, although driving an employer to and from a place of work is illegal. Once again, any insurance is invalid if such practices are taking place.

The police will not check with immigration on a simple stop (which are usually to look for ii's), but an accident will see both employer and FDH in court and fined, maybe jailed with a certain deportation for the FDH. Remember insurance is a must to drive, if you are responsible for invalidating that insurance it's down to you.

Posted by marcela (185 days ago)

reply to cara and also evildeeds ,...LAW is a LAW you are right cara but illegal ? yah..maybe but in what way? because my husband have a valid HK licence and visa that states he can drive his" boss car" and also have a insurance for the car that he's driving which his name is on it & actually the driver in case accident happen, as far as i know, if your name is not stated on the car insurance as the driver of the car and accident occur you cannot claim anything. pls. correct me if i'm wrong cos this rings a bell to me and kinda worry me a bit. thanks guys...

Posted by cara (185 days ago)

"LAW is a LAW you are right cara but illegal" yes, that is what ILLEGAL means, against the law.

like i said, if your hubby and his employer are willing to take the risk, that is up to them. it is the same for live-out arrangements. i might not agree with the law, but it is the law nevertheless. therefore, I choose to follow the law. when these ridiculous laws are repealed, i will be happy to have my helper live out/drive. until that time, i CHOOSE not to risk the employment/immigration of my helper.

i always get a kick out of people looking for "HONEST" helpers to live out....to me that is ridiculous. you are starting off looking for an "honest" person to break the law for you.