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Just de limit, FFS and give the guys on the waiting list a chance to earn a crust without having to pay the extortionate asking price for a plate from a greedy owner


You dont seem to understand what is going on there skippy :roll:

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Just de limit, FFS and give the guys on the waiting list a chance to earn a crust without having to pay the extortionate asking price for a plate from a greedy owner


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You dont seem to understand what is going on there skippy


Yes I do the council wants to stop these plate barons in there tracks, and because the plate barons are trading plates for 50K a time they will loose this nice little nest egg, not withstanding the plates belong to the council in the first place and should not be traded.
The council wants to de-restrict so that everyone is given the fair crack of the whip they deserve
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Are plates costing £50K in Stockport?

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Are plates costing £50K in Stockport?

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Anything more than the council fees is a rip off.

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Are plates costing £50K in Stockport?

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It was important that there is some sort of limit on licences because some of the taxi drivers have invested as much as £50,000 and de-regulation would have lost them their money.


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Are plates costing £50K in Stockport?

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It was important that there is some sort of limit on licences because some of the taxi drivers have invested as much as £50,000 and de-regulation would have lost them their money.


How much is a new TX4?

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Yes I do the council wants to stop these plate barons in there tracks, and because the plate barons are trading plates for 50K a time they will loose this nice little nest egg, not withstanding the plates belong to the council in the first place and should not be traded.
The council wants to de-restrict so that everyone is given the fair crack of the whip they deserve[/quote]


WTF is a plate baron?? Is it a guy selling a business opportunity, like a window cleaner might sell his round or an ice cream man or etc etc. Fecking plate baron :?: :?: Get a grip

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WTF is a plate baron?? Is it a guy selling a business opportunity, like a window cleaner might sell his round or an ice cream man or etc etc. Fecking plate baron :?: :?: Get a grip

Do window cleaners get their ladders issued free from the council, and then sell them on for £50,000 plus? :?

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Sussex wrote:
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WTF is a plate baron?? Is it a guy selling a business opportunity, like a window cleaner might sell his round or an ice cream man or etc etc. Fecking plate baron :?: :?: Get a grip

Do window cleaners get their ladders issued free from the council, and then sell them on for £50,000 plus? :?

In Sefton you have to be licensed for a window-cleaning round... and they sell them on....

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In Sefton you have to be licensed for a window-cleaning round... and they sell them on....

They sell the goodwill.

What goodwill is established by a taxi baron? :?

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In Sefton you have to be licensed for a window-cleaning round... and they sell them on....

They sell the goodwill.

What goodwill is established by a taxi baron? :?


and CRB checks... looking through windows you know .

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In Sefton you have to be licensed for a window-cleaning round... and they sell them on....

They sell the goodwill.

What goodwill is established by a taxi baron? :?
So do taxis.... but not private hire.... that money goes to the company..

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In Sefton you have to be licensed for a window-cleaning round... and they sell them on....

They sell the goodwill.

What goodwill is established by a taxi baron? :?
There are only one or two Taxi barons as you call them, the vast majority are just singular people..

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In Sefton you have to be licensed for a window-cleaning round... and they sell them on....

They sell the goodwill.

What goodwill is established by a taxi baron? :?



WTF is a taxi baron?? Could it be an honest 65 year old cabbie who bought in 15 years ago for current market value. Did his time, came up for a free plate so sold his bought one for current market value and carried on serving the public :roll: :roll:

Taxi baron!!!! Get real

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Could it be an honest 65 year old cabbie who bought in 15 years ago for current market value. Did his time, came up for a free plate so sold his bought one for current market value and carried on serving the public :roll: :roll:


Thats just what Henry the mild mannered janitor wants you to say :lol:

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WTF is a taxi baron??

It's all of those and much more. :D

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