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how do you come to the conclusion that most people are in favour of getting rid of Councillors..... it only ever seems to be you and Sussex singing that particular song

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

GA.... God loves a trier ...... JD is one of those people who is so fixated with himself and his meaningless arguments that no one else exists..... he only allows people to exist so he can continue with his fixation....... you must have met a few like him.... but not too many I hope..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Not quite right Mr T.

In Ireland de-regulation became a major national political issue. The government set up a Taxi Hardship Panel & after placing national newspaper advertisements inviting plate holders, who had suffered extreme personal financial hardship, to apply for compensation, they did in fact pay out compensation based on individual economic loss. (Wonder if that was because of Irish or EU law???)

In OFT956 under the section;

Experience of Other Jurisdictions

Sub-section; Ireland

Paragraph E.66 reads;

One interesting issue is the compensation for previous licence holders. The deregulation effectively wiped out the second-hand value of the tradable licence plates. Certain licence holders suffered extreme personal financial hardship and, as a result, a Hardship Panel was established to consider the need for compensation, which did issue compensation to previous licence holders based on their individual economic loss. The Office of Taxi Regulator was also established following the de-restriction.

Also the document issued by the Irish government at the time is on this link;

http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/2879-0.pdf

It’s worth at least scanning through & especially the Conclusion on PDF page 28. Admittedly those that could not provide enough information, were not awarded compensation, but other received up to €15,000 per plate.

Any chance, do you think, we could have a bit of that, especially if in Ireland they were forced to do it because of EU law???

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Brummie Cabbie.

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I agree with what you have written, & I am not naive enough to think otherwise.

If the IoL get the ear of DfT of government, then perhaps the trade might be able to use them as a vehicle, who knows?

If they don't get the government's ear then, they & everyone else will have wasted their time on the issue.

But quite frankly the situation is more than critical from where I am standing.

There was a thread on this forum recently about some ex-LOs & ex-Police getting together & offering their services to LAs for prosecutions for plying, touting etc. That seems to have gone quiet. Anyone know the latest on this one?

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Brummie ..... I know about the compensation pathetic as it is.... but I think we have a crossed line here...... I am on about how much it costs a new driver to acquire a licence from the Irish government

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Don't know & is this now?

Please advise.

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You should be able to find out.. click on to.... robbing bus*tards Irish Taxi licences

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

There is a lot of the argument the JD posse put forward that I can't get my head round ....................... but strangely the only place I hear $hit suggestions of this scale is on here and I have to say its only coming from 4 or 5 computers.

Still ................ never mind ................. answering questions or criticisms of the bull$hit is also something that never happens.

B. Lucky

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TF pi$$ed on his chips.

Irish Statute Book, Statutory Instruments, S.I. No. 367/2000...
(a) the grant of a hackney licence,. (b) the grant of a limousine licence. 3. A fee of £5000 shall be payable in respect of the grant of a taxi licence. ...

www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/si/0367.html - 50k - Similar pages

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/si/0367.html

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

£5000 for a FREE licence.

B. Lucky

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TF pi$$ed on his chips.

SO where is the response to my question, I'll put it another way just in case you don't understand the other.

1. Do the TC have a policy of requiring DAILY VEHICLE CHECK RECORDS, 3 MONTHLY VEHICLE TESTING (ON SOME VEHICLES), VEHICLE SERVICE HISTORY RECORDS, REGULATED DRIVER HOURS and SPEED RESTRICTORS?

2. Is it usual for a agency such as the TC to impliment policies to all the services they are responsible for?

any chance of these being answered as you suggest you actually do answer questions.

B. Lucky

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TF pi$$ed on his chips.

If new Taxi legislation was ever introduced it could conceivably take any course of administration. However regardless of how that administration is formulated the taxi trade will be governed by new legislation and not legislation or administration that currently applies to other forms of transport.

If for arguments sake the DfT deemed the best option of administration would be to set up a new collective administrative body within the existing transport infrastructure with legislation overseen by a Traffic commissioner or someone similar then what makes you ASSUME that new legislation will mirror existing legislation, especially that which applies to buses?

You make the most infantile observations by concluding that Transport Commissioners make their own legislation when in fact all they do is administer it. The legislation is set out by the Government and the same would apply with new taxi legislation but at least you are showing your consistency of being a complete imbecile.
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I suggest you read what I said about nonsensical repetition and redundant arguments.

Regards

JD

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I assume that if new legislation is formed, and I doubt it will be, that part of the basis for forming that legislation would include government policies.

If that were the case then the legislation would take into account the Local and National Transport Plans in which we are supposidly viewed as part of an intregated pubic transport system .................. and that means the same as busses, trains and the rest of the others.

On that basis, it would make sense to, if this ever came to fruition, have the industry as a whole controlled by the same agency or authority ............... and that would be the TC.

Many people have pointed out the detrimental points of being controlled by the TC ........... but as usual you take no notice and continue with your quest regardless.

The answer is very simple ............. and has been put forward within this thread.

Qualifications for Licensing Officers.
Qualifications for Enforcement Officers.
Qualifications for PH Operators.
Qualifications for HC & PH drivers.

All to nationally recognised standards.

I would also add -

The repeal of the sections of the 76 and 85 Acts relating to HC or PH.
The rolling out of the London Private Hire Act nationally.
Re-introducing the 1847 Act as written but with the language updated.

B. Lucky

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TF pi$$ed on his chips.

Personally, I see absolutely nothing wrong with those fees.

Anyone coming into the trade & paying those sort of fees is showing commitment. At the moment you can get into this trade, & I include HC & PH for the princely sum of thrupence farthing (with notable exceptions).

Coupled with the existing CRB, local knowledge, Btec/NVQ, conversation assessments, language skills assessments, arithmetical competence assessments, personal hygiene assessments, minimum standard of dress & appearance etc, etc, I don't see the problem in having a realistic fee for entry into the trade.

Bring it on, I say!!!

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