Taxi Driver Online

Good luck mate, and don't give in even if it means you have to use whatever means you have to use

Is there a required amount of signatures needed before this is presented to the prime minister?

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10,000 I think.

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IDFIMH

I doubt it'll reach 100

Alas I think you are right.

I suspect even a petition against the OFT study would have struggled to get past 500.

Called trade apathy.

Thankfully I don't really care about that, as it has been around since pre 1847.

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IDFIMH

This needs adressing on a national scale, it's pathetic to expect a suburb of Manchester to get a pettition together on their own backs, whats needed is the whole HC trade to stand up and dictate and keep PH out of it, because it really has nothing to do with them on the subject of ranks and acceptable numbers.

We have PH keep poking their nose in down here, wtf has it got to do with PH anyway, they cater for ppl who ring, these ppl know they've rang for a cab and have told the telephonist where they will be waiting, it's got FA to do with PH what is designated a HC rank,. and I cannot see why they have any say on things at meetings let alone why they are invited at all.

Because laws allows for inclusive consultations, not just for the interested parties.

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IDFIMH

Theres no doubt it needs addressing, if a council deregs they dont have to provide 'X' amount of rank spaces for 'X' amount of vehicles.

It seems to be coming home to roost in certain areas where decriminalised parking enforcement is leading to over-zealous traffic wardens booking cabs on sight. (hence the likes of that f*ckwit charles joining a internet parking site and getting drivers off parking offences, even though the drivers could join the same sites themselves )

That aside, whose saying dereg is a good thing? Former Ph drivers buying WAV's and being forced to join radio circuits to pay the man?

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I hope certain others read that last bit Toots, might help them understand what I've been telling them all along.

It as you say the likes of that f*ckwit charles , who stop council geting a way geting mony from drivers and members of the public i have help them all, and won more then i have lost, and won aging in county court this week against BURY council.

so have your fun, call me what you want.

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The Hackney Association Ltd
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Actually Charles I didn't call you anything. You would have to see the other posts that where posted around the same time it would give you clue Congratulations on your successes

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Even if they did there are people who believe that choice is the most important thing and earning a living from that choice is secondary. There are some that believe market forces will sort the men from the boys but it doesn't it just creates an industry of people working silly long hours just to make ends meet and that was before the recession

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Absolutely, I did 5 hours Monday to take £28 less fuel and car, and one job was £8 of it, I see some of the lads asleep in the car because they are doing 18 hours a day, luckily for me those days have passed, but if I had to payout current levels of mortgage and radio charges I wouldn't be doing the job, I'd get my £200 pw in a min wage job with no worries.

looks like the same thing will happen here in thurrock the council consulting at moment on derregulating,