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Err, hello, the Govt OFT response said:
The Government is therefore strongly encouraging all those local authorities who still maintain quantity restrictions to remove restrictions as soon as possible.
I think the press release refers to the government guidance to LA's
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A huge contradiction in the opening sentences - not a good start!
I see no contridiction, its a statement, the NTA's concern and the NTA's view.
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But wait a minute, at the Trans Comm meeting the NTA claimed that evidence of premiums was just anecdotal
There is no list of plate values available, outside this site and which was complied after the Trans Comm meeting.
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I wonder how often consumers/stakeholders are asked if they support licenses issued for nothing being worth tens of thousands because of closed markets?
Not really the point of the press release and not for the NTA to answer
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This is pure spin.
The Govt agreed with the OFT with regard to restricted numbers and recommended that LAs delimit except in exceptional circumstances.
But they didn't legislate to do this nationally, in my opinion this was for political reasons.
But where LAs wanted to retain restrictions the Govt were clearly determined to make it more difficult for them to do so, particularly as regards existing legal obligations, which many LAs effectively ignored.
In essence the Govt recommended de-limitation, but where this did not happen they basically wanted to make the best out of a bad situation that they recommended shouldn't be continuing.
The government have issued guidance, the NTA are obviously asking that local authorities use the guidance when assessing their needs.
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Alex wrote:
It is the opinion of the NTA, and it is believed to be beneficial to all concerned, that local stakeholders views should be given fair and proper consideration during any deliberations.
If that the case, are the NTA objecting to Brighton's decision to keep quotas, at least for another year, because they completely ignored customer views?
I refer sussex to the above answer
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The press release was sent to
info@taxi-driver.co.uk as an attachment from the NTA. I expect it will be up on their site soon.
You are faster than the NTA webmaster
regards
Captain cab
PS
You all seem to have forgot the following statement in the press release
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The NTA, when looking at the issue, has believed that undersupply of taxis is just as bad as oversupply. It is the taxi user that ultimately suffers from a poor service. This is obviously not good for the trade, the local authority and, above all, the taxi user.