Taxi Driver Online

It ain't a few up here mate, and still no comment on council knowledge.

Premiums have not been abolished up here Wharfy I wonder why you have made that presumption.

I am back on the ranks, yes a correct statement, but what am I driving.

Have I got myself another WAV and another NON-TRANSFERABLE PLATE?
Have I paid a premium and got another saloon?
Am I a jockey on a WAV?
Am I a jockey on a saloon?

The reason I left P/H was for purely personal reasons I do not wish to discuss on here.
Just incidentally as you don't wish to discuss your own in any detail at all.

What I will say is that not only the LTI models have E.F.B M1 ratings when it comes to WAV's.
Incidentally, how many E,F,G and H reg saloons are still in adequate condition to pass a council taxi test, cause we have loads of them on our streets, and if one was to buy a brand new TXII and it was to last as long as some of these, no-one could argue it wasn't value for money, even at £35K.

You see its not the vehicles state at manufacture that is at question here, its the quality of conversion and subsequent testing that ensures its safety for public use, if your vehicle is not of a sufficiant standard and it fails to protect a passenger properly if you were to have an accident, will you be able to live with yourself.

Thinking about how getting what you want at any cost maybe shouldn't be the attitude of a person who would consider themselves to be professional.

B. Lucky

What gets at me sometimes is the Union's phraseology such as "Right to work" and "the right not to have to pay for work". Sounds a bit like the 1960s Communist kick to make the working classes happy with their lot, while the "bosses" (be they capitalist or just "party leaders") carried on putting the wealth in their pockets.

One big problem is that many simply don't know about OFT, I think that's why plate values are still booming in some areas, whereas if anything you might expect them to at least stagnate until the uncertainty is over, or even drop in value.

Dusty

pergeot eurocabs fiats eurocabs and merc eurocabs are all m1 tested in thier converted state.

you dont know what you are talking about!

Wharfie

I've sort of got half way in my manor, in that the council is going to give those transferring plates a copy of the OFT report, when it is published. Or at least it's conclusions.

I'm amazed at some taxi unions policies. In the rest of society (i.e. the real world) unions are as happy as Larry to have as many people in a trade.

Converted to specifiction but not tested, mate.

Another unsubstanciated allegation against myself, and you have the cheek to claim that you are being abused.

Wharfie, get a grip


yes tested. crash tested

dont let our union fool you they have the same certtification the only difference is the turning circle

lti is a hotbed of spin and lies


Wharfie

B. Lucky

Well I would hope that most councils are aware of the OFT study.

I can see no good reason why when they are transferring a plate in a quota area, they can't give them a copies of the OFT press releases.

Your off again Andy, presuming the OFT will recommend delimitation.

B. Lucky

I have recently been in discussion about taking on a site such as this.
Is this really all people want to talk about or are they not given the oppertunity to talk about anything else.
Thank you,
dodger

Your off again Andy, presuming the OFT will recommend delimitation.

B. Lucky

In the rest of society Sussex Trade Unions are representing employee's, ever heard of the phrase "many hands make light work".

In the taxi trade Trade Unions are representing self employed people, where "light work" isn't really what we all need.

The Gateshead branch of the T&G (8/612) is made up of both P/H and H/C drivers. A recent petition requesting an un-met demand survey was signed by ALL union members and from non-members from both codes.