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This story is from FT.com online; Letters

No Place For Elites In London 2012

3rd September 2008

From Mr Nanda Menon.

Sir, Global Positioning System navigation technology has made the expensive and elitist black cab system in London obsolete. While the rest of the City embraces the competition and opportunities that new technologies bring, we are still faced with an antiquated closed shop when it comes to our daily commute. This monopoly, buttressed by the prohibitive tax on private transport that is the congestion charge, is woeful value for money when compared to the taxi systems of any of our competitor cities.

Demand for affordable, reliable transport at the 2012 Olympics provides a worthy opportunity for GPS navigation technology to open the black cab system to competition. Here is an opportunity to showcase London's capacity to innovate in urban transport and provide an Olympic legacy of daily value to Londoners.

Nanda Menon,
Partner,
Triumvir Partners,
London W1, UK


Source; FT.com; COMMENT & ANALYSIS, Letters

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Quite amusing someone from the City talking about value for money.

Of course there is nothing stopping him walking, as that is value for money.

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IDFIMH

hes obviously never used a GPS in the city, ive taken lwb sprinters round the wall and down by threadneedle street and they just dont get a signal, the £2000 blaupunkts with wheel sensors are a little better but i dare him to try it with a tomtom...

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What happened to that little w.an.ker smilie?

nanda's linkedin page has less in it than his attack on the black cabs!

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/b34/129

and his Ltd company is bit new for him to have much experience.....pmsl

Name & Registered Office:
TRIUMVIR PARTNERS LLP
2ND FLOOR BERKELEY SQUARE HOUSE BERKELEY SQUARE
LONDON
W1J 6BD
Company No. OC337657


Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 29/05/2008

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Limited Liability Partnership
Nature of Business (SIC(03)):
None Supplied
Accounting Reference Date: 31/03
Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED)
Next Accounts Due: 31/12/2009
Last Return Made Up To:
Next Return Due: 26/06/2009

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It only comes out for special occasions, or as a reference to the admin from the peeper's site.

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IDFIMH

Who exactly are Triumvir Partners...are they Sat Nav Manufacturers or a Rickshaw Company??

Strange...the numbty seems to forget they were using the iconic image of the london cab driver to get the olympics.

Personally the whole thing will be a disaster and W1J 6BD will have a lot of lost people aimlessly wandering around.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

http://triumvirpartners.com



well they certainly dont spend out on websites, mines better!

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Basically I sense an effort to get his company name highlighted in the FT, free advertising

but he needs to put contact details on his website if he wants business!

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We provide securities research and corporate strategy consulting services to a select group of clients

In other words, we won't be around in 2012.

call me suspicious but....

this firm is also regd at the same address....

http://www.landshuttle.co.uk/

coincidence?....



Landshuttle Chauffer Services Ltd, W1J 6BD

* Car Hire - Chauffeur Driven


Second Floor, Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
London,
W1J 6BD

Tel: 0800 026 6978



they do "sporting events"......lol....2012?

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in other words bullshit....

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Er.what happens if there is a problem with the GPS system during those two $odding weeks?

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Charlton's lost past http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsFKWGlrze0
London's future? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... rants.html