A Westhoughton car wash has been fined thousands for employing workers illegally. A6 Hand Car Wash on Chorley Road in Westhoughton was fined £45k by the government over the three months between July 1 and September 30, 2024. The government releases a quarterly round-up of companies that have had penalties issued for the use of illegal workers.
B Q GJ Limited was listed as the liable party for the fine. According to their listing on Companies House, a notice to dissolve the company was issued on August 20, 2024 but suspended on August 22. A second company under a different director was registered under the same address in September, 2024.
The car wash was contacted by The Bolton News and said that they were not responsible for the fine and didn’t want to comment further. Have a story? Get in touch at eoin.mccaul@newsquest.
co.uk Employers may have to pay a civil penalty if they employ someone who does not have the right to work in the UK. Government advice states that you can be jailed for five years and liable for an unlimited fine if you are found guilty of employing someone you knew or had “reasonable cause to believe” did not have the right to work in the UK.
This includes, for example, if you had any reason to believe that they did not have leave (permission) to enter or remain in the UK, their leave had expired, they were not allowed to do certain types of work or their papers were incorrect or false. READ MORE: Bolton barbershop shuts after getting £10k fine for .
