Peter Shillcock, Managing Director of LTI, the UK’s principal black cab manufacturer, said, "By leaving licensing restrictions in place and letting local councils have the power to issue licences is the best way forward. In common with the Transport and General Workers Union who represent licensed taxi drivers, we believe the best course of action is the managed growth of our industry as it becomes integrated within the Government plan for an integrated public transport system.

LTI's position might be a bit more credible if they kept the issues of restricted numbers and conditions of fitness seperate, but to be fair to them they do perhaps keep them further apart than the T&G et al.

You'd think they'd support de-restriction since this would clearly increase taxi numbers and LTI sales in areas adopting it, but clearly they think that maintaining the status quo on restricted numbers makes it more likely that the MCoF status quo will prevail as well.

I was thinking of recommending them for 'Business of the year'.

I mean, why would they want the government to accept the OFT report, when that report suggested that 15,000 extra taxis would be licensed?

This from the largest manufacture of WAVs in the country?

This increases the danger of such vehicles becoming available to non-licensed drivers"

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

And what happens when they are to old to be licensed? Do they disintegrate, or change shape?

Alex

LTI supports Government response to OFT’s taxi report

LTI (London Taxis International) says it supports last week’s Government response to the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) recent report into the UK market for taxis and private hire vehicles.

The Government’s response calls for local decisions to restrict taxi numbers to be made with consumer interests in mind, and the decisions on quality controls for the type of taxi which can be used to stay with local licensing authorities.

Peter Shillcock, Managing Director of LTI, the UK’s principal black cab manufacturer, said, "By leaving licensing restrictions in place and letting local councils have the power to issue licences is the best way forward. In common with the Transport and General Workers Union who represent licensed taxi drivers, we believe the best course of action is the managed growth of our industry as it becomes integrated within the Government plan for an integrated public transport system.

"We believe the current Metropolitan Conditions of Fitness which control the construction and use of purpose built hackney carriages are best practice for our industry. The Conditions of Fitness represent the blueprint for the production of a taxi that is fit for purpose and that includes facilities specifically for the use of disabled passengers".

Shillcock continued, "LTI have no wish to have a monopoly in building hackney carriages. We welcome competition but we want standards reinforced not reduced, so allowing more non-recognisable car-type minicabs or non-achieving van conversions into the market place. This increases the danger of such vehicles becoming available to non-licensed drivers"

Just face it it's over and done with. Crying won't bring it back. The OFT F***ED up big time and they got slated for it just like they did when they did the Chemist survey. We can all go about our jobs now.

Just face it it's over and done with. Crying won't bring it back. The OFT F***ED up big time and they got slated for it just like they did when they did the Chemist survey. We can all go about our jobs now.

Just face it it's over and done with. Crying won't bring it back. The OFT F***ED up big time and they got slated for it just like they did when they did the Chemist survey. We can all go about our jobs now.