Taxi Driver Online

What a stupid reply to the question as to why it's the unions fault that the section you partially disagree with got passed.

If you followed your flawed logic it means it was down just to the unions that the section 75 exemption was repealed.

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IDFIMH

I agree that the link is somewhat indirect but as a matter of principle I could not join an organisation and in so doing fund the party of oppression.

I still find it hard to reconcile the fact that Union representatives offer advice on how to obtain justice yet they have funded the political party that has made obtaining justice for the common man more difficult.

In 2007 the cost of lodging an appeal in a magistraes' court increased by nearly 300 per cent.

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Steve.

You cannae be a cabbie pal, some of those words have more than two syllables

What degree are you doing

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Caledonian Cabbie

They say sarcasm is the lowest form

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

I've been a cabbie since January 1995. Working now and reading/posting on this site while waiting for fares to come out of houses/pubs.

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Steve.

IMO the LA already had the authority to ban prior to the 2006 ammendment by virtue of the 1972 LGA section 222?

CC

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George Carlin

FFS Captain!!!

You quote these Acts & sections, but I know you have them at your finger-tips on your computer & all you have to do is copy & paste them into your post for all to see & learn.

Instead I now have to trundle through the search engine, find the Act, then the section & download it to my computer.

WTF did I pay 10 pence a day for?

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

Type a message, post your news,
Disagree with other members' views;
But please, do have some decorum,
When debating on the TDO Forum.

For my friend BC......

222 Power of local authorities to prosecute or defend legal proceedings..

(1)Where a local authority consider it expedient for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of their area—.

(a)they may prosecute or defend or appear in any legal proceedings and, in the case of civil proceedings, may institute them in their own name, and.

(b)they may, in their own name, make representations in the interests of the inhabitants at any public inquiry held by or on behalf of any Minister or public body under any enactment..

(2)In this section “local authority” includes the Common Council [F1and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority] .



They used this BEFORE the power to immediately suspend was granted. IMO they didnt need the new provisions.



CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Thanks for that & if council's had previously used that legislation, then the new amendment seems to have been unnecessary.

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

Type a message, post your news,
Disagree with other members' views;
But please, do have some decorum,
When debating on the TDO Forum.

From memory drivers can opt out of paying the political levy.

As for the other parties, ask London cabbies what they think of Boris.

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IDFIMH

Nigel

You should perhaps ask your local athority to write to both the DFT & OFT asking them to clarify the following from the OFT report;

There is limited evidence to indicate that overcrowding has been a
problem in LAs after the removal of quantity controls. Our case studies,
however, show that where this is an issue, the market often adjusts with
a smaller proportion of taxis waiting at ranks and a greater proportion
plying for hire on the street or expanding to serve different areas. In
Bristol, after the removal of quantity controls, it was noted that taxis
were serving more residential areas which had previously not had any
service.

While we accept that potential rank overcrowding is an issue for LAs
without quantity controls, in our view it can be managed. For example
new ranks or temporary ranks to cover weekend and evening peaks may
be created. Marshals could also be used at peak times to help speed up
traffic flow.

Perhaps you should tell them you seem to have been adjusting for a good few years now and there are still queues of taxis waiting to get onto taxi ranks, also point out you have what they describe as 'quality controls' in place.

CC

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George Carlin

Another one on the downside from our friends at the OFT Nidge;

The OFT simply dismisses the difficulties of providing more ranks to meet taxi supply, asserting that vehicles could simply cruise for hire

Dont worry me auld son, asda brought fuel down 2p per litre this week.

It does get better, because the OFT say;

The OFT claims that “congestion and pollution caused by motor vehicles is a huge problem of which taxis are only a small part”

You should perhaps call the OFT in when one of your lads is at magistrates defending his license. After all, taxis are only a small part of the problem

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin