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Iam new on here but there are undertones of iam alright jack attitude. I have a feeling that most of them regard themselves as the elite Black Cab HC drivers, who are lucky enough to afford to buy a LTI in excess of £32,000 and have plenty of work. I think your great you stick up for your pricipals and look after yourselves. However the councils allowed another type of taxi/private hire many years ago to undermine you all, it is the councils who should be the focus of your attention, not the PH little guy trying to earn a living while paying close to £100 per week to PH operators. This looks like a class war, reading between the lines.


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This looks like a class war, reading between the lines.

Or maybe just a few board taxi/PH drivers winding each other up. :roll: :roll: :roll:

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Even more impressed with this forum now, some of you on here have found the answer to immortality, as for the starving bit, you try cabbing in York, guaranteed to beat any Atkins's diet


York is not unique I'm afraid there are starving cabbies all over the place :cry:

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And i am very fussy who i have on my phone line, only people who have a current CRB check and Hold a degree in Mental health counseling or the current phone number of the Samaritans, and must have a sense of humor


Looks like I'm in although some may think my sense of humour is not quite to their liking :shock:

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Or maybe just a few board taxi/PH drivers winding each other up. :roll: :roll: :roll:


Well you know what they say "if you can't the stand heat............" :D

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I do indeed, hence why we now have our own www.yorktaxidrivers.forumup.co.uk [/url]


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Hmmm 3 Registered users , look out Taxi Driver Online it seems your days are numbered. :lol:


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Hmmm 3 Registered users , look out Taxi Driver Online it seems your days are numbered. :lol:

As I said I wish the site well, but the sad fact is this trade is full of middle/old age folks who haven't got a clue how to turn on a computer let alone be a regular forum user.

The only place a local forum is sort of working is in Edinburgh, and that's only busy (ish) out of the hate caused by some folks against other folks and vice-versa. :sad:

So in short until the average age of a drivers comes down and/or we wait another 20 years, it appears TDO is the best there's going to be. :-$

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As I said I wish the site well, but the sad fact is this trade is full of middle/old age folks who haven't got a clue



That's no way to refer to TF. [-X


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As I said I wish the site well, but the sad fact is this trade is full of middle/old age folks who haven't got a clue

That's no way to refer to TF. [-X

That wasn't my initial thoughts, but on reflection. :D

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Iam new on here but there are undertones of iam alright jack attitude. I have a feeling that most of them regard themselves as the elite Black Cab HC drivers, who are lucky enough to afford to buy a LTI in excess of £32,000 and have plenty of work. I think your great you stick up for your pricipals and look after yourselves. However the councils allowed another type of taxi/private hire many years ago to undermine you all, it is the councils who should be the focus of your attention, not the PH little guy trying to earn a living while paying close to £100 per week to PH operators. This looks like a class war, reading between the lines.



shut up, i take it your one of us scum private hire "minicab" outfits, with a crap motor, dodgy driver and absolutely no knowledge of the best route anywhere, probably cant even find your rear in the dark, and ripoff punters on a daily basis, especially the old, the drunk and the rest too, oh and no female is safe in your vehicle from unwanted advances...i forgot all PH drivers are either paedos or [edited by admin]

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Smoked Glass wrote:
Iam new on here but there are undertones of iam alright jack attitude. I have a feeling that most of them regard themselves as the elite Black Cab HC drivers, who are lucky enough to afford to buy a LTI in excess of £32,000 and have plenty of work. I think your great you stick up for your pricipals and look after yourselves. However the councils allowed another type of taxi/private hire many years ago to undermine you all, it is the councils who should be the focus of your attention, not the PH little guy trying to earn a living while paying close to £100 per week to PH operators. This looks like a class war, reading between the lines.



shut up, i take it your one of us scum private hire "minicab" outfits, with a crap motor, dodgy driver and absolutely no knowledge of the best route anywhere, probably cant even find your rear in the dark, and ripoff punters on a daily basis, especially the old, the drunk and the rest too, oh and no female is safe in your vehicle from unwanted advances...i forgot all PH drivers are either paedos or [edited by admin]


Wow :shock: that's a bit harsh in it :lol:

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shut up, i take it your one of us scum private hire "minicab" outfits, with a crap motor, dodgy driver and absolutely no knowledge of the best route anywhere, probably cant even find your rear in the dark, and ripoff punters on a daily basis, especially the old, the drunk and the rest too, oh and no female is safe in your vehicle from unwanted advances...i forgot all PH drivers are either paedos or [edited by admin]

In all fairness I think that view (yes I know it's a pi** take) is on the wane.

Now I'm not saying every HC driver is now a best buddy of every PH driver, and vice-versa, but IMO things are getting better.

At least we are not in South Africa, cos they kill each other there on a daily basis, and being a taxi boss is not an employment choice I would recommend. :-s

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Smoked Glass wrote:
Iam new on here but there are undertones of iam alright jack attitude. I have a feeling that most of them regard themselves as the elite Black Cab HC drivers, who are lucky enough to afford to buy a LTI in excess of £32,000 and have plenty of work. I think your great you stick up for your pricipals and look after yourselves. However the councils allowed another type of taxi/private hire many years ago to undermine you all, it is the councils who should be the focus of your attention, not the PH little guy trying to earn a living while paying close to £100 per week to PH operators. This looks like a class war, reading between the lines.



shut up, i take it your one of us scum private hire "minicab" outfits, with a crap motor, dodgy driver and absolutely no knowledge of the best route anywhere, probably cant even find your rear in the dark, and ripoff punters on a daily basis, especially the old, the drunk and the rest too, oh and no female is safe in your vehicle from unwanted advances...i forgot all PH drivers are either paedos or [edited by admin]


Wow :shock: that's a bit harsh in it :lol:


actually, i toned it down, I left out the nasty bits

BTW, did you know that (to quote) "No way can a private hire firm give the same level of service we taxis can"**


**taxi talk, page 36. (ive emailed them and cancelled my subs, i can read that sort of comment for free on TDO)

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And now the end is near, first and foremost the post that was removed was not malicious or personal, if anything it was a question with regards my own sexuality!!! Shame about them people on here with issue's with regards their own insecurity and no sense of humor, nor did it identify anyone.
I have to say when i first came on this forum, i believed it to be informative and yet open and honest, with genuine hard working cabbie's allowed to air there own opinion's and belief's with regards their concerns of matter's relating to them selves's and the trade, with a touch of humor thrown in, is this not what our forefather's fought and bled at Trafalgar, Waterloo, Passchendaele, and Dunkirk, Freedom Of Speech!!!! How wrong could one man be!!!!!!
So to all those on here that have been a great source of amusement and provided me with gossip, information and brought a smile to my face i say thank you.
To them who use this forum to preach from the pulpit and promote their Taxi associations, full of self righteousness and Liberal dribble who try to oppress individual's opinion's by using the age old tactic of belittling, and divide and conquer, with a concentrated lack of intelligence may i add, and when failing to do so, the best they can come up with is, "stop scaremongering" Good riddance!!!!!
And here's my last piece of advice on this forum, i hope some of you will find it useful.
" If your ever on fire, I think it's best not to look in a mirror, because that will really get you in a panic"
RIP loppylugs


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And now the end is near, first and foremost the post that was removed was not malicious or personal, if anything it was a question with regards my own sexuality!!! Shame about them people on here with issue's with regards their own insecurity and no sense of humor, nor did it identify anyone.
I have to say when i first came on this forum, i believed it to be informative and yet open and honest, with genuine hard working cabbie's allowed to air there own opinion's and belief's with regards their concerns of matter's relating to them selves's and the trade, with a touch of humor thrown in, is this not what our forefather's fought and bled at Trafalgar, Waterloo, Passchendaele, and Dunkirk, Freedom Of Speech!!!! How wrong could one man be!!!!!!
So to all those on here that have been a great source of amusement and provided me with gossip, information and brought a smile to my face i say thank you.
To them who use this forum to preach from the pulpit and promote their Taxi associations, full of self righteousness and Liberal dribble who try to oppress individual's opinion's by using the age old tactic of belittling, and divide and conquer, with a concentrated lack of intelligence may i add, and when failing to do so, the best they can come up with is, "stop scaremongering" Good riddance!!!!!
And here's my last piece of advice on this forum, i hope some of you will find it useful.
" If your ever on fire, I think it's best not to look in a mirror, because that will really get you in a panic"
RIP loppylugs


You know, I'm going to miss him :lol:


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