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From memory...you could pick a crap wine at an expensive hotel

CC ....so you're the one that got that cheaper bottle... I did not hear you complaining....

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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!

I dont disagree with the sentiments of the policy change.....but new for new is unworkable.

Your concentrating on the vehicle....when it would appear the driver is the problem.

Damn....thats close to advice!

CC

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

I was complaining about the price....I almost felt guilty as you paid the bill.

CC

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

Don't forget it is a policy change, so if it achieves the required goal & then starts to go the other way, the policy can be changed or relaxed at a later date.



We have already had mutterings from some Asian drivers that all this is racist, because most drivers in the 'trade' are ethnic. Imaging what the cry would be if the onus & policies were to target the drivers instead. And do you really, really think that there are councillors in numbers anywhere in the country that are that brave?



Nowhere even close, or approaching advice, sir!

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Brummie Cabbie.

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You've obviously got the same dickhead licensing people as us, both must've recently been on holiday to NY.

We had the exact same proposal put to us about 6 months ago about the "yellow chequer hackney fleet"

Havent heard anything since so god knows how it's coming along.

There are different ways to stop cherry picking, I don't think it having to be a new vehicle for a new licence is the answer really. I think getting the badge itself is the bit that should be made more difficult & not just financially. I mean how many times have you heard the expression 'it's not a proper job' when talking about taxi-ing, does that mean I don't earn proper wages so I don't have to pay a proper tax bill!!

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

As I've stated before...PH is many things....including Minibus and Limousines and vintage cars....the policy changes would be burdensome on many.....in view of a new plate for new vehicle policy.

You'll probably get away with a max age of 5 on new license and 8 on subsequent as its PH....with possible exemptions for Minubus and Limos.

My opinion of your council isnt good.....I'm therefore not surprised by what the PH drivers are saying with their racism claims.....but considering the last time I was in Brum with the NFTA back in 1989....the only cabs I got in were driven by very decent Asian drivers.....

What I'm getting at, is if the consultation is done right....then racism claims can be chucked out because they were included in the consultation and had the right to respond.

And I'll charge for advice

CC

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

CC

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

As my wife would say... women are always right

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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!

I wouldn't say I'm always right but nobody standing in the same room has ever been brave enough to tell me I'm wrong

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

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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!

You have missed one important point in all this that the newspaper report did not mention, but which is a very important caveat in the report to the licensing committee for 17th September 2008. (Are you coming for a laugh?)

The caveat is that individual vehicles WILL continue to be licensed beyond the age limits, provided that they attain 'Exceptional Vehicle Quality Standards'.

Without that caveat, an age limit policy is challengeable in court, & probably winable.

This is why I cannot understand LAs where there is just an age policy, fullstop, without an EVQS policy. Those age limits, I believe are challengeable.

As for new vehicles for a new plate; that only affects new applicants into the trade, & not existing proprietors who wish to upgrade their vehicles.

What it may well do though, is create a licence premium value on PHVs that are a few years old.

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Brummie Cabbie.

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Private hire maybe lots of different vehicles but with a little commonsense it could be worked out. I mean pubs have all types of different licences and they seem to cope ok. With one being able to stay open later than another, serve food, have live music whilst another can't. So why can't it work for taxi's and ph. You licence the vehicle for what use you want it for. Certain uses would require certain specs, what's the problem. If the law required that vehicles be of a certain nature for it to be a taxi then so be it but there is no reason in the world why that taxi has to be a HC. Nobody in thier right mind would want a limo to be a taxi but just to make sure they could put it in the regs that limos cannot be licenced as a taxi. It all seems quite simple to me so there obviously has to be a million and one reasons why it hasn't been done and I'm sure you good people will tell me what they are.

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

I want to start a vintage vehicle hire business in Birmingham....I cant because my vintage vehicles must be new?

Cant see that working somehow.

Your LA has a long history of screwing up.....this thing aint been thought through.

CC

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

They are multiple gold medalists in the annual plonkolympics that all councils enter.

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

Type a message, post your news,
Disagree with other members' views;
But please, do have some decorum,
When debating on the TDO Forum.