Taxi Driver Online

Yeah Mr T. what we need is 90K plate "values" just like in Dublin, and then the council can pull the plug

The best you can have is a de-restricted market with higher quality controls. That way it's fair for everyone.

Guys like Santa, buy in because they're ignorant. But once you're in you've got to believe it's real.

The whole system is non sustainable and sooner or later someone has to get burned.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

And how many licences have you been issued and then sold

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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!

The council control everything in this little illusion, but that's the funny thing about illusions dug, they don't last. And I doubt very much you'll ever get the chance to find some mug to bail you out of yours.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Tell me what difference that makes to the truth of the argument.


They whole thing is a con, and yes if some mug wants to give me cash for something he can never own then that's life Mr T. I never hid anything from anyone I just understood the reality of the situation.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

I simply asked you a question.... how many

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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 sold the directorship of an LLP twice. That's 2 separate companies

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

According to your own arguments and the amount of rental and earning potential of the owner you should have made a fortune with them. some people win, some lose, it is all a gamble in life.

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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 think many Scottish councils followed this route, under guidance issued by the Scottish exec.

The trouble is - it isn't proper delimiting.
All the worst parts of regulated numbers are still there.
Saloon plates are still restricted - with no chance of any more being issued. It's a priveliged club with a closed membership.
Saloons have a clear commercial advantage over WAVs, and will continue to do so.
These plates are not being handed back anymore. Why would anyone want to when they still have an artificial value.
They provide the holders with an income, long after they have stopped driving - an income which is coming from the same shrinking customer base as ours.
Even when the holder dies, his saloon plate is passed down to his family. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
Take these guys' noses out of the trough, and there is more left for the guys who actually do the work.

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As I stated earlier I hope de-regulation comes to you all soon and let’s see how many of you are shouting in favour of it then and when it comes I can't wait to hear your comments.

I look forward to telling you I told you so.

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Watch out curiosity killed the cat

hasnt the same question been asked of you before trevor or was it youre friendly nieghbourhood licensing officer.
i cant quite remember.

the oldest possible taxi come now trev, we all no that record is held by an unscrupulouse sefton taxi baron.

btw do you and have you ever held a taxi drivers badge.

btw trev try reading back a few recent posts.
i unlike you never try and hide the truth.

it was actually 53k not 50k

oh btw mr t its no secret anymore that i sold up to stu.

why not go ask him what i said.

i remember telling him to apply rather than buy.but he still bought.
and i guess its worked out ok for him so far.

I don't see what the problem is here, Mt T.
Ali took advantage of a system which tried to keep him out.
A system which you support.
As for the buyer, he would have bought from someone.
At least Ali warned him he was taking a gamble with his dough.
I wonder if you would have been so forthcoming?

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I reckon drivers don't mind working long hours.

If the cash is going into their pocket that is.


But what we have now is drivers working their t*ts off to pay high rentals in a diminishing market and paying rental for times when the work just aint there.

Self owned, single shifted taxi, doubling as private reduces costs both ways. You save on the cots of running a car you no longer need and you can work the hours when the public come out to play.

That's a better service for the public too, as more cars mean a better chance of hailing a cab, reduced need to take the dangerous alternatives like walking dangerous streets, getting into an out of towner that you don't really know, or even getting a lift from someone you've just met or some stranger who offers you a tempting lift anyway.

If recession shows one thing, basing taxi provision on a false council stated demand just enslaves workers further. This is the time when we need to control our own costs and work more flexibly rather than financing the bungalows and wooden lavvie seats of owners.

I look forward to the day Aberdeen is delimited properly.
Whether that be 100% WAV or 100% choice.
The current system leeches drivers' hard earned cash to the greedy and adversely affects the earnings of all of them.

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