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Ian Stewart (Eccles, Labour)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what contracts her Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what information her Department holds on such contracts held by other Government departments.


Angela Smith (Minister of State (Third Sector), Cabinet Office; Basildon, Labour)

The Cabinet Office has one contract for the provision of taxi services—this is with Addison Lee and it is used for most pre-booked journeys where public transport is deemed unsuitable, for example due to unsociable hours or a lack of available alternatives.

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

Hi captain,

There are very few politicians who know the difference Blue, Red, Green or yellow! Education is the key!

Regards

BB

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Mick Hildreth (07814 032002)
GMB PDB P39 Southern Region Branch Secretary
mick.hildreth@gmbtaxis.org.uk
www.gmbpdb.org.uk

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IDFIMH

Thought you'd find that amusing

CC

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

They're just being generic in their term for 'taxis'. I suppose it's always going to happen whilst we have two systems offering the same service

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

By John Mason. He stated PCO Notice 29-09 that: “All
operators are reminded that they are not permitted to use
the terms ‘cab(s)’, ‘taxi(s)’ or any words closely resembling
these terms in advertisements and that they must comply
with section 31 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act
1998.” There have been many examples of the word “taxi”
being used to describe private hire minicabs over the past
few years. It is particularly common on the internet where
putting the word “taxi” into a search engine will bring results
of private hire companies. At the time of going to print, the
ASK search engine immediately listed companies such as
Addison Lee, Speedicars, Liberty Cars and Reflection Cars
when “taxis in London” was put in a search.