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Author:	Brummie Cabbie [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:26 am ]
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Cabbie aims to poach rail customers 4:33pm Wednesday 3rd November 2010 An enterprising taxi driver is hoping to pinch trade from a rail company’s disgruntled customers by launching a minibus service for commuters. Fred Day is offering to drive passengers from Colchester’s North Station to London Liverpool Street and back for £35 a day. Mr Day said he plans to leave the station at 6.30am to arrive at Liverpool Street by 8am. The return journey would set off from Liverpool Street at about 4.30pm each week day. The 53-year-old said: “Passengers going in and out of London are not very happy at the moment. “They would pay a lot less in my minibus than they do at the moment for overcrowded, unreliable trains. “I have had several enquiries already and I’m pretty sure I could get the bus full. “It would save people an awful lot of money. “Once we get it running we would offer weekly, monthly and yearly season tickets at half the price it costs on the trains.” Mr Day, who lives in Ipswich, said passengers fed up with cattle class trains would have every comfort in his luxury eight-seater minibus. He added: “Each seat has its own air conditioned vents, it has luxury seating and carpeting so they can put their feet up and enjoy the ride. “If there was a desire we could even lay on newspapers and a bottle of water and of course you would be guaranteed a seat.” Peter Meades, a spokesman for National Express East Anglia said: “There is competition on the route already and people have a choice how they wish to travel. “In terms of addressing capacity concerns, from December there will be an extra 1300 seats on the morning peak services from Colchester and an extra 2100 seats in the evening.” Source; http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co. ... customers/

Author:	grandad [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:52 am ]
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Why do it at half the price? That seems to me to be leaving an awful lot of money sitting on the table.

Author:	edders23 [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:09 pm ]
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yers but then you have to consider what the main bus companies are charging as well because i'm sure stagecoach have a competing service

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:11 pm ]
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if he gets a luxury 16 seater and fills it, and charges 75% of the rail fare hes on a winner...

Author:	tom2907 [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:26 pm ]
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Its a good idea. The problem is everybody looks at the top line. What happens when you are not full and you have to go back at night to pick up only one person?. It might take the shine off it.

Author:	grandad [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:06 pm ]
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tom2907 wrote: What happens when you are not full and you have to go back at night to pick up only one person? You do a deal with GBC.

Author:	Sussex [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:26 pm ]
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But how many city workers will be finished at 4.30pm?

Author:	grandad [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:02 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: But who many city workers will be finished at 4.30pm? Hopefully just the one that Fred Day wants bringing back.

Author:	captain cab [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:22 pm ]
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Quote: Cabbie aims to poach rail customers Thats a bit harsh, CC

Author:	grandad [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:23 pm ]
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captain cab wrote: Quote: Cabbie aims to poach rail customers Thats a bit harsh, CC Do you prefer stirfry?

Author:	Chris the Fish [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:24 pm ]
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Somebody told me CC likes it American style.... Over easy.

Author:	captain cab [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:26 pm ]
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Chris the Fish wrote: Somebody told me CC likes it American style.... Over easy. PMSL CC

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