Taxi Driver Online

Customers are becoming more discerning in what they pay for and they won't want to pay for a smelly, unkempt taxi driven by a driver who doesn't give a sh*t.

And they should, but how many people refuse to get into the first cab on the rank because the driver is iffy?

I don't know

I would imagine very very few.

Lets hope you're right and lets hope it stays that way

toots for a start i would like to point out that i wash shave and brush my teeth everyday and its down to my own personal hygeine as the thinker whom i dont really care for at the moment will verify but to print such drivel as this is beyond belief !!! nvq assessor you call yourself yet cant expressyourself without the use of foul language sets the tone for your standards i expect!!!

I see God has stuck his two penny bit in again, "The Captain" with his typical self righteous attitude, You scratch my back and you scratch my back philosophy.
NVQ? what a load of B..lo..s!!!! the only people who will benefit from this latest Government/Council scam are the jobsworths who dreamed it up, justifying their jobs and making sure they get another year of gold topped up pensions along with there 2.9% salary increase while managing to job share and run a licensing office with availability Tue /Thur 10.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.00 appointment required, That's in York anyway, you have more chance of contacting / finding Bin Larden than a Taxi Licensing officer in York outside them 4 hours twice a week.
And of course the others to benefit are those wonderful assessors, who have used their position in the trade to scare monger while doing the basic i week teaching course (Hull Uni £176.00) if you paid for it. With the attitude this is a nice little earner for doing nothing, and a ready made market.
How on earth can someone who has hardly been in the job 5 mins and does a quick meet and greet with a touch of H&S course thrown in, expect to get respect and taken seriously as a teacher from people who have done the job with many more years experience and have never had 1 complaint against them in fact just the opposite.
With regards to a assessor sitting in my car and judging my driving skills, no problem at all, but i do hope their's meet the legal requirement at all times, i would hate to see them speeding or failing to adhere to road traffic regulations while carrying passengers or empty, not that i will be looking out for this much, Not!!!!!!
Communication skills, that's interesting, Now given that over the years i have the dis-pleasure of hearing our certain drivers give their opinions and philosophy of customers service skills and the way they have dealt with them, i am quite looking forward to that part of the NVQ course, always fancied doing amateur boxing and how to be a winner in confrontational situations.

i am so glad you are about it makes me realise what a happy life i have as all you seem to do is spout your opinions my way. i do care about my trade however i also work to live not live to work !! i dont own a plate i have to rent however it works for me and many drivers pretty well if as you say all the contract work goes to nvq qualified drivers then so be it however it wont make them a better driver\person than myself and as i am at the moment carrying out such a task with a disabled child i dont see a problem, it wont make a difference too much because i at least will know i was up to the task and that my schoolkids parents have always been happy with the service i provde for them.

When local authorities start giving school runs to those with qualifications.....like some are starting to do now as part of the tender process.

When the larger profitable accounts start asking for qualifications....as some do now as part of the tender process.

When health authorities start to ask for qualifications.....as part of their tender processes.

And when the private hire companies have all the above accounts because they see these courses different to the HC trade.....a HC trade who seem to believe buying a plate means they are instantly businessmen and professionals.

Perhaps the HC trade will still be happy....with the general public view....which is most people only drive taxis because they failed at something else.

Personally, I dont think many taxi drivers like being viewed as that.

CC