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brightonbreezy
 Post subject: Cost of Delimatation?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:41 pm 
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FRIENDLY cab drivers and clean taxis are good for visitors and residents of South Wales alike.
Feb 6 2009 by David James, South Wales Echo

Yet, over recent years, the overall standard of Cardiff’s black and white cabs has fallen as the city council has raised the number of hackney licences.

This change has helped deal with the problem of bogus, unlicensed drivers, and the accompanying crime risk, but has created its own problem of falling standards and resentment among long-standing drivers.

If Cardiff council is going to deal with this, its first challenge is to win the confidence of the city’s long-suffering cabbies.

A gold-star accreditation scheme may be the best way forward, yet it will not work without the support of the very ambassadors the city needs.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:04 pm 
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brightonbreezy wrote:
FRIENDLY cab drivers and clean taxis are good for visitors and residents of South Wales alike.
Feb 6 2009 by David James, South Wales Echo

Yet, over recent years, the overall standard of Cardiff’s black and white cabs has fallen as the city council has raised the number of hackney licences.

This change has helped deal with the problem of bogus, unlicensed drivers, and the accompanying crime risk, but has created its own problem of falling standards and resentment among long-standing drivers.

If Cardiff council is going to deal with this, its first challenge is to win the confidence of the city’s long-suffering cabbies.

A gold-star accreditation scheme may be the best way forward, yet it will not work without the support of the very ambassadors the city needs.


I'd say it was the cost of p*ss poor enforcement rather than deregulation.

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I'd say it was the cost of p*ss poor enforcement rather than deregulation.

I couldn't agree more comrade. :D

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brightonbreezy wrote:
FRIENDLY cab drivers and clean taxis are good for visitors and residents of South Wales alike.
Feb 6 2009 by David James, South Wales Echo

Yet, over recent years, the overall standard of Cardiff’s black and white cabs has fallen as the city council has raised the number of hackney licences.

This change has helped deal with the problem of bogus, unlicensed drivers, and the accompanying crime risk, but has created its own problem of falling standards and resentment among long-standing drivers.

If Cardiff council is going to deal with this, its first challenge is to win the confidence of the city’s long-suffering cabbies.

A gold-star accreditation scheme may be the best way forward, yet it will not work without the support of the very ambassadors the city needs.


I'd say it was the cost of p*ss poor enforcement rather than deregulation.

CC


Well, we'll just agree to disagree then. :wink:

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Cant believe Sussex is agreeing with me on this :shock:

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We are all open minded down here!! :lol:

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We are all open minded down here!! :lol:

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Good, then you'll be aware of the licensed HC trade charging punters whatever they see fit at times of peaked demand?

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Are you talking about somewhere specific?

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Are you talking about somewhere specific?

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Cardiff I think :wink:

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:14 am 
brightonbreezy wrote:
captain cab wrote:
brightonbreezy wrote:
FRIENDLY cab drivers and clean taxis are good for visitors and residents of South Wales alike.
Feb 6 2009 by David James, South Wales Echo

Yet, over recent years, the overall standard of Cardiff’s black and white cabs has fallen as the city council has raised the number of hackney licences.

This change has helped deal with the problem of bogus, unlicensed drivers, and the accompanying crime risk, but has created its own problem of falling standards and resentment among long-standing drivers.

If Cardiff council is going to deal with this, its first challenge is to win the confidence of the city’s long-suffering cabbies.

A gold-star accreditation scheme may be the best way forward, yet it will not work without the support of the very ambassadors the city needs.


I'd say it was the cost of p*ss poor enforcement rather than deregulation.

CC


Well, we'll just agree to disagree then. :wink:

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It couldn't possibly have anything to do with earning's halving could it?

And don't agree with anything Sussex has to say, he's just an envy merchant who hates to see anyone have something he doesn't.
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And don't agree with anything Sussex has to say, he's just an envy merchant who hates to see anyone have something he doesn't.

Not everyone, just the likes of you.

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It couldn't possibly have anything to do with earning's halving could it?

And don't agree with anything Sussex has to say, he's just an envy merchant who hates to see anyone have something he doesn't.


I dont agree with Sussex on this issue.....but sometimes the logic is correct....Cardiff has been p*ss poor for a long time.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:37 am 
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It couldn't possibly have anything to do with earning's halving could it?

And don't agree with anything Sussex has to say, he's just an envy merchant who hates to see anyone have something he doesn't.


I dont agree with Sussex on this issue.....but sometimes the logic is correct....Cardiff has been p*ss poor for a long time.

CC


Cardiff is over subscribed, has been for a long time.
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Cardiff is over subscribed, has been for a long time.

Could you please post evidence to back that up? :?

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:16 pm 
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Cardiff is over subscribed, has been for a long time.

Could you please post evidence to back that up? :?



Not without going for a long dig, I seem to remember a thread a while back saying they were well and truely swamped with cabs in Cardiff since deregulation, not sure if it was on here or a BBC news thread, if I find it I'll link it later.
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