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Now we have the intent of the commission and some are jumping up and down with glee and others are not so happy I must remind you this is the suggestions for consultation not decision,


I've had a read and it goes from the quite intelligent to the sublime ridiculous, however I do believe these options that are under consideration are to glean the opinions of all, and thus have to incluse stupid proposal's,

I think there is something amiss with the no longer needing local knowledge on the PH side of things, this just screams bung time tbh, because if a PHD doesn't need to pass a test then why does a Hack driver? the only possible conclusion I could think of is to make recruitment easier for the baron types, which is why we need this update anyway, until this sort of parasite entered the game the game ran plenty smooth anyway,

As I'm here I may as well talk about the de-regulation issue, again what would motivate ppl when there is a ten year reference of total failure with it, they say it finds it's own level but it simply doesn't, in every place it's been including my manor it has just caused over supply and in turn driven the quality of the car down, perhaps I should get some pictures of cabs locally that show if you aren't earning enough then repairs come after feeding the kids, slice it how you like, we can all sit there forming the perfect world of cabbing, but the reality is the money isn't there to fund the costs and get a wage anymore, and that has been caused by baron's swamping the trade, which in turn has increased pirating ten fold as the driver takes the gamble rather than go home without a wage,

I will be writing in to them, whether I get read or not I don't know, and if I get read, will anyone listen anyway, anyway I guess if the proposals aren't looked at properly and we end up with a Cuban taxi fleet they can look back proudly in the knowledge they F**ked it up good and proper.

Well here's a tip, don't assume that each paragraph has to consist of a single sentence, I mean it's actually quite unusual for a paragraph of any length to consist of just the one sentence, even when separated by commas, but of course some do it, don't know why, but maybe they think a paragraph equates to once sentence, but it doesn't, and as it rambles on it becomes difficult to read, and to that extent perhaps won't be read at all.

Another one to avoid is the paragraph within a paragraph (I call them gusagraphs ).
I mean, a paragraph is either a paragraph or it isn't, and if you want to start a new sentence on a new line then you should start a new paragraph.
See what I mean?
You know it makes sense, don't you?

Another no-no is the Randomly Capitalised Word, and this seems to Be a Particular affliction in the South of Scotland area, Both East And West. Read any newspaper, Magazine article or Official Report and You'll actually Find that Very Few Words begin with a capital letter. Only Proper Names Really, and Professional writers Generally are Normally very Sparing In their Use of Capitals, particularly when there's No Obvious Logic or Consistency in Their Use.

Then there's the rambling paragraphs and sentences....linked not by commas or full stops....but by a few dots....the rationale for which is beyond me....but it certainly doesn't make for an easy read at times....and a better idea is surely the judicious use.....of the odd comma and full stop....since you know that makes sense as well.

and if you can't even be bothered with a capital letter at the start of the sentence nor a full stop at the end then perhaps the likelihood is that the reader won't be bothered either


Of course, it'll probably all go in the bin anyway, but perhaps following a few simple rules will increase your chances of your contribution being looked at.

Not all private hire offices are the same. Many of them just do airports. What use or need is there for a local knowlege test for these drivers? When we did limousines, most of our work was outside of our borough, again, what use is a local knowlege test?

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Grandad,

Do the drivers leave the trade and hand back their licences when they stop working for you?

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Did anyone ever tell you you're a grammar ****?

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Who's jumping up with glee?

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IDFIMH

I think the issue is that the Law Commission are proposing that no PH need take a knowledge, no matter what view a council might take.

It would appear the Law Commission is not in favour of the Localisum agenda being followed by the government.

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IDFIMH

I can think of nothing more boring than driving to and from the same place continually. The operator may well just do a particular type of work e.g. airports, but, do the drivers? Do the drivers remain with that operator forever and a day? Is it reasonable to request a driver that already has a licence to sit a knowledge test at a later date because they've moved operator and that operator doesn't do specific work? Is it reasonable to expect an operator to refuse work because the drivers they have haven't completed a knowledge test so can only perform specific work e.g. airports? The best solution is to ensure that when a driver is licensed they are licensed for whatever private hire work they may under take.

As Doom has pointed out this is only the consultation but the cynics amongst us, including me, probably believe that when it comes to private hire it is somewhat of a done deal in so far as making it easier to become a private hire driver for the benefit of operators and not customers and certainly not drivers.

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Well it's not grammar Gus, it's not particularly pedantic, and you've just invoked Godwin's law.

I could certainly do the grammar fascist bit - and no doubt others could reciprocate - but we'd end up doing nothing else.

Why would you need a Knowledge, Indeed what part of the UK would you base your Knowledge test on if Zones and LA Areas etc no longer exist. You would be technically a National driver needing a Knowledge of every road in the UK, And for that you can use a Satnav.