Taxi Driver Online

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/At ... rt2009.pdf

oh dear

30 new licences or could it be derestriction

one can but hope

theve all logged on and buggered off without saying a word on fasties

Well I hope the 3 amigo's who have fought for this are at the front of the queue
Thats you Ally , the Skull and Taylor

8.2.2
On this basis the authority has discretion in its taxi licensing policy and may either:
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continue to limit the number of vehicles at 1,296;
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issue any number of additional plates as it sees fit, either in one allocation or a series of allocations; or
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remove the limit on the number of vehicles and allow a free entry policy.

This paragraph sugests that they may not issue any additional plates.

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Grandad,

yeh but its at 1266 the now grandad
so thats even better as they are saying you have no choice increase to 1296 being the very least they can do.
written in stone
there fecked ive got my plates

btw the survey is a recommendation
halcrow cant tell the council what to do!!
they can only suggest the best course
the council have caved! simple as.

So in one of the deepest recessions the UK has faced, which has effected the Edinburgh banking sector severely, Halcrow still find SUD and say at least 30 plates must be issued.

I haven't looked at the survey too much, but in the conclusion is states that 27% of folks waiting for a cab have simply given up waiting and taken another option to get home.

FFS.

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IDFIMH

I must say, I am surprised Edinburgh havent taken a leaf out Renfrewshires book & ordered Halcrow to resurvey siting 'economic downturn'.....Alastair Campbell must be working for Renfrewshire Council licensing

With the numbers of unemployed rising, it would be better to fully de-restrict, and I was under the impression Glasgow had already done so but apparently not,
The powers that be say go find a job, those that know where a job is cannot for some half dead idiot that thinks its better to restrict the trade in the council towers

I liked the part in the report that says the council should consider applying the best practice guidance and start licencing as many different types of vehicles mainly pointing out where are the saloon hacks??

very quiet on fasties

got yer plate yet ali ????

2 weeks 2 go.

conformation today

So what your saying is, lets all go down together ! C'mon ! to hell with de-restriction..You'd be better re-opening the colosseum and having a game of last man standing !!

Every man or woman should have the right to work for themselves without having to resort to paying extortionate rentals, and killing themselves in the process by working long hours to get it, by de-restricting in all areas it would be everyone for themselves the good will last the ones who cannot be bothered wont , yes your right last man standing sums it up

You get the part-timers moaning how much it costs to run their cabs and doing one job per hour. They eventually decide to give up & just do the other full time job. Then there are the semi-retired looking for a bit extra to make-up their pension, they not so hard to get shut of

You're forgetting... the ones that are on a pension.... usually ex-army... 200 pound a week before they start..... they usually do very well..... and also want everything for nothing

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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 way I would instigate this is, one operator/ owner driver per cab, if that owner wants to put a driver in to cover time off, they must pay the minimum wage to that driver
Once the council issues the plate it belongs to the cab for as long as that cab is on the road, or until the cab is exchanged for another
It cannot be traded in any way, if an operator/ owner driver packs in the plate must be returned to the council