Taxi Driver Online

Beer and fiughting go together, as long as it doesn't go too far it's not a problem, as demonstrated in the school yard, prevent the vent and knives appear, then you do have issues.

What CC is saying is indoors they have no one to say you've had enough go home, down the pub the LL says time to go and in a normal person that is enough of a wake up to say I've had enough.

He's also correct with the smoking ban, all those in favour simply wanted to mess with something that doesn't concern them, window shoppers, well thx to them the treasury is now down 25% on revenue, and that's before you take into account the background sales like cigs and clothing etc.

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That still does not answer the question that I asked. How many bartenders or landlords have been prosecuted for serving people who are drunk?
Lets make it easier, just go back say 10 years.

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Grandad,

I don't know of one bar tender that enforces the act.

As for council enforcement of said bar tenders.

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IDFIMH

I don't know there's bound to be thousands of the useless tw*ts.....as you say, the streets are full of drunks.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Presumably you've never worked nights?

Much of the licenced trade in this country is an absolute disgrace.

I mean, the supermarkets are currently the villians of the piece, but I shop in Tescos several times a week at all times of the night and day, yet I've never seen anyone stagger out of there with their purchase.

Meanwhile, outside the 'controlled environment' of the pubs and clubs....

That's cos Tesco don't sell drugs of the illegal variety

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or permit the consumption of their stella

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Well at least they seem to have the retention of the existing 2 tier system so that is something.

They also seem to want to move ticketing of touts etc to fixed penalty, so again no bad thing imo.

Should deffo get a standard car age limit and livery scheme.

Cross border is a difficult one, if someone whats to call in from outside then that customer should have that choice, however the op responsible for that car should be made to enforce policy that no one unbooked goes to the other areas, I think making the taxi firm owner responsible for his drivers is the way forward in levelling the field.

How did you come to that conclusion

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"Recommendation 5. We recommend that the Government provide clearer guidance to local authorities on how taxis and PHVs should be included in local transport plans. (Paragraph 21)


Recommendation 7. We agree with the Minister that the licensing of taxis and PHVs should remain a local function, not least because of the likely cost and complexity of instituting a national system. (Paragraph 23)

Recommendation 9. We are sympathetic to the argument that offences relating to taxis and PHVs, such as plying for hire, should be dealt with by fixed penalty notices rather than court action and we recommend that the Government should move in this direction when it comes to reform the legislation in this area. (Paragraph 26)"

There is three examples that suggest the existing format will be retained, otherwise the wording wouldn't be taxis and phv it would be simply one or the other.

That was the select committee.....not law commission.
CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Wow where did my post go

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