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My doctor has been in his trade for more than 20 years. He's very good and I trust him with my life. Not so sure I would if he didn't keep up to date with advances. Not so sure I'd trust his surgery either if it didn't look like it does. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near his staff if they weren't properly trained and polite and clean etc. Same goes for my stylist and my beautician or my car mechanic or my solicitor. In fact I don't want to deal with people who don't know what they are doing and can't prove it, but, sometimes in life we have to.

I've been in taxis that I couldn't get out of quick enough and if that is my opinion what is the opinion of the general public. I spoke with somebody the other week who said nobody chooses to become a taxi driver, I surprised him because I did choose to become a taxi driver, I have other skills and other work experience I could use in another vocation. Maybe he has a point maybe people don't choose. My point is that it has the ability to be a proper professional trade and taxi drivers should be trying to attain that level and as I keep saying get the respect they deserve and keep the rif raf out.

Not so sure I'd trust an unqualified pilot.....or train driver

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Me neither but at least you see my point

When 2 0r 3 years ago we were originally threatened by the council do it or else a TGWU rep came down to help .Outcome very little help he told us we must do it and that was before it was a condition of licence

My doctor has been in his trade for more than 20 years. He's very good and I trust him with my life. Not so sure I would if he didn't keep up to date with advances. Not so sure I'd trust his surgery either if it didn't look like it does. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near his staff if they weren't properly trained and polite and clean etc. Same goes for my stylist and my beautician or my car mechanic or my solicitor. In fact I don't want to deal with people who don't know what they are doing and can't prove it, but, sometimes in life we have to.

I've been in taxis that I couldn't get out of quick enough and if that is my opinion what is the opinion of the general public. I spoke with somebody the other week who said nobody chooses to become a taxi driver, I surprised him because I did choose to become a taxi driver, I have other skills and other work experience I could use in another vocation. Maybe he has a point maybe people don't choose. My point is that it has the ability to be a proper professional trade and taxi drivers should be trying to attain that level and as I keep saying get the respect they deserve and keep the rif raf out.

Your comparison is a little wide of the mark, however your second paragraph I totally agree with.

Maybe wide of the mark but it gets the point across. What annoys me is the trade complain about these courses but nobody is prepared to have an input into what goes into these courses so they are more relevant

Maybe wide of the mark but it gets the point across. What annoys me is the trade complain about these courses but nobody is prepared to have an input into what goes into these courses so they are more relevant

In all honesty I don't believe they'd care about input from drivers.

Then you dont understand what toots is on about.

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Obviously not then CC.

My view is that the courses seem to be much of a muchness....the trade needs to put input into them because some of the information seems to be rank.

The NVQ bit is too labour intensive....you'd think the computer hadn't been invented.

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