Must be all the out of work H/C, PH cabbies in England going over there to do "Pirate Hire".....
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| Author: | Stationtone [ Sun May 30, 2010 9:15 am ] |
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THE DISEASE IS SPREADING Britons who illegally drive taxis on the Costa Brava over the summer are facing a crackdown. Spanish cabbies are furious about the fleet of 100 pirate cars, which mostly come from the UK and take their business over the holiday season. Spanish drivers have to pay high fees and pass tests to insure and register cabs. The unregistered Britons charge up to a third less to ferry holidaymakers to resorts such as Malgret de Mar - sometimes cramming people into Transit vans. "They come, do the season then go," said Bienvenido Amate, of Malgret taxi-drivers' guild. Undercover inspectors are to target illegal cabs and hotel staff paid by the pirates for ordering them. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-storie ... -22296233/ |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun May 30, 2010 10:53 am ] |
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wanna bet the spanish take a harder line than our own UK bodies do? almost every brit-run bar ive been in in spain has a note pined up "airport minibus" or the english hotel receptionist "knows someone" as i said in another post though, have the ex-pats with no spanish language skills ever tried getting a taxi plate/badge in spain, unlike here where "wheerrree tooo meeeester" will suffice |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun May 30, 2010 12:55 pm ] |
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wannabeeahack wrote: wanna bet the spanish take a harder line than our own UK bodies do?
almost every brit-run bar ive been in in spain has a note pined up "airport minibus" or the english hotel receptionist "knows someone" as i said in another post though, have the ex-pats with no spanish language skills ever tried getting a taxi plate/badge in spain, unlike here where "wheerrree tooo meeeester" will suffice It is not easy to become a taxi driver in Spain. Firstly there is the cost. It can cost anything from €75,000-€150,000 to get a plate and you must have a good command of Spanish as well. One way that some people get around this is to become "estate agents". If you run a property finding service you are then legally allowed to pick up your "clients" from the airport to take them to view properties that they may wish to purchase. |
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| Author: | towag [ Sun May 30, 2010 1:18 pm ] |
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Must be all the out of work H/C, PH cabbies in England going over there to do "Pirate Hire".....
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun May 30, 2010 2:08 pm ] |
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cross border hiring it all depends where the phone was answered.....lol Hola me duck, grassy arss, t'cabs on t'way |
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| Author: | Nigel [ Sun May 30, 2010 2:34 pm ] |
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Their fishing boats can go to hell then. The next time I see one on Trawlermen I'll sink it.
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| Author: | toots [ Sun May 30, 2010 6:06 pm ] |
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They seem to have things slightly different in Spain. The vehicle licences are restricted, they're not all wheelchair accessible and you do have to be able to speak the lingo. Why is our country so eager to conform to EU when the rest of it continues to do as they please or at least appear to do as they please 
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun May 30, 2010 6:22 pm ] |
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toots wrote: They seem to have things slightly different in Spain. The vehicle licences are restricted, they're not all wheelchair accessible and you do have to be able to speak the lingo. Why is our country so eager to conform to EU when the rest of it continues to do as they please or at least appear to do as they please
finally it sinks in WE are the only ones compling with "EU" laws.... |
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| Author: | towag [ Sun May 30, 2010 6:28 pm ] |
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wannabeeahack wrote: toots wrote: They seem to have things slightly different in Spain. The vehicle licences are restricted, they're not all wheelchair accessible and you do have to be able to speak the lingo. Why is our country so eager to conform to EU when the rest of it continues to do as they please or at least appear to do as they please finally it sinks in WE are the only ones compling with "EU" laws.... Because we were hoodwinked into it by Heath and his cronies without a referendum. I'd hazard a guess that if we were to have one now we would be out within a year....... 
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| Author: | GBC [ Sun May 30, 2010 6:30 pm ] |
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toots wrote: They seem to have things slightly different in Spain. The vehicle licences are restricted, they're not all wheelchair accessible and you do have to be able to speak the lingo. Why is our country so eager to conform to EU when the rest of it continues to do as they please or at least appear to do as they please
The first part of that post is the London Minicab trade to a tee. Just add the ability not to know where you're going and you have it in one. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun May 30, 2010 8:12 pm ] |
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towag wrote: Because we were hoodwinked into it by Heath and his cronies without a referendum. I'd hazard a guess that if we were to have one now we would be out within a year....... My mind may be going with age but I seem to remember that there was a referendum about staying in the european union and the country voted in favour.
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun May 30, 2010 8:18 pm ] |
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It would appear that I have not gone senile yet. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/19 ... um_EEC.htm |
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| Author: | toots [ Sun May 30, 2010 8:19 pm ] |
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GBC wrote: toots wrote: They seem to have things slightly different in Spain. The vehicle licences are restricted, they're not all wheelchair accessible and you do have to be able to speak the lingo. Why is our country so eager to conform to EU when the rest of it continues to do as they please or at least appear to do as they please The first part of that post is the London Minicab trade to a tee. Just add the ability not to know where you're going and you have it in one. Are you suggesting that the London mini cab trade ARE restricted and DO speak the lingo. I thought it was the other way around
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| Author: | GBC [ Sun May 30, 2010 10:31 pm ] |
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Nope, and I thought you said don't. It's the onset of old age you see, blindness. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sun May 30, 2010 10:45 pm ] |
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towag wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: toots wrote: They seem to have things slightly different in Spain. The vehicle licences are restricted, they're not all wheelchair accessible and you do have to be able to speak the lingo. Why is our country so eager to conform to EU when the rest of it continues to do as they please or at least appear to do as they please finally it sinks in WE are the only ones compling with "EU" laws.... Because we were hoodwinked into it by Heath and his cronies without a referendum. I'd hazard a guess that if we were to have one now we would be out within a year....... I doubt it, too many have thier noses in the trough now |
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