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Do you get the felling we are back where we started?

Restrictive Business Practices (RBP)


Abuse of dominant market position by private or public sector producers in preventing or restricting entry of new suppliers, or otherwise restraining fair and open competition. RBP include apportioning of customers or markets among themselves, collusion to fix prices, and/or discriminatory pricing. Also called restrictive trade practices.


Yes I agree with you, we have come full circle.

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The key is, People are not commodities to be sold to the highest bidder.

Do you agree with the above also? :-|

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And to think people died so the ar*eholes on this forum could have an “opinion”.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:


Yes aren't you the lucky one.
Senility doesn't come itself then grandad :roll:

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They keep insulting the intelligence and opinions of anyone who dares to disagree with them. That is not debate that is ignorance.

Surely it is not too much to ask that they act a little less like juvenile delinquents and more like adults?

Both on here and elsewhere they lower any topic to the only level they know, so perhaps the way forward is to follow the lead of the
edinburgh trade and ignore their worthless input which is normally irrelevant to any topic being discussed anyway.

I await their response to this which will no doubt prove my point.


Nope bright boy. You've just proved our point.

You only ever crawl out of the woodwork when you're hurting. And you're hurting now.

Cos you KNOW we're right.

BTW The leads in the trade only disagree with us becuase we're working to take away their vested interest and the privilege it brings them. Your shame is that you agree with them.

BTW2 Is it any coincidence that longshanks, Swannee only crawl out of their stone to do the committees' bidding. You guys hve to be committee men. Therefore working the biggest vested interest possib le.

I'll say it again, please merge the companies. Such a "monopoly" will guarantee de-restriction. It would be a travesty of the market for the council to hold out any longer. Your dominant position will be game over.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

C'mon great BALD one give us your evidence claiming a monopoly!!!

There i'snt a case to answer :lol:

It's a MERGER not a buy out of the competition and hey competition remains out with a merged company's control :lol: feck it a double :lol: :lol:

It proves my point of clutching at straws, triple :lol: :lol: :lol:

A merger is about protecting our trade FOR the individuals who operate within our trade, sadly two of those individuals is "cough" you and skull!!!

A merger is about CLOSING the door to our trade too those who DO
want to monopolise and control our trade, the net is closing in on the infiltrators hell bent on destroying our trade TRUST ME, NUDGE NUDGE :wink: :wink:


Why do you insist on making yourself into a complete tumshie?

Google monopoly.

It's a MERGER not a buy out of the competition and hey competition remains out with a merged company's control :lol: feck it a double :lol: :lol:


The only thing that matters is market share. 800 taxis out of a fleet of 1400 represents a huge market share. Factor in the companies' opposition to new entrants to ownership within the trade and we have a good case for monopoly.

As I've said before tumshie, you and I are on the same side here. I want these to d*ckhead scumbag companies to merge. It will enhance the argument for de-restriction.

And when that happens the next push will be for the single licensing system that is right and proper.

Get your head round that tumshie. Get your head round that. :lol:

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Nigel
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They keep insulting the intelligence and opinions of anyone who dares to disagree with them. That is not debate that is ignorance.

Surely it is not too much to ask that they act a little less like juvenile delinquents and more like adults?

Both on here and elsewhere they lower any topic to the only level they know, so perhaps the way forward is to follow the lead of the
edinburgh trade and ignore their worthless input which is normally irrelevant to any topic being discussed anyway.

I await their response to this which will no doubt prove my point.


Are they bum lovers??
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In actual fact, they could boot all taxis off the land and replace them with private hire.......they have done elsewhere.

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Have they done this anywhere which is covered by the 1982 act?

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Have they done this anywhere which is covered by the 1982 act?


Answer: (See Dundee)
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The only thing that matters is market share. 800 taxis out of a fleet of 1400 represents a huge market share. Factor in the companies' opposition to new entrants to ownership within the trade and we have a good case for monopoly.


Taxi aren't the only ones in that market though are they. If they ever did consider the market they would consider ALL of the other players of which taxis are the minority in most cases

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Best thread I've read for a long time. As predicted from post #1!!
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Have they done this anywhere which is covered by the 1982 act?


Answer: (See Dundee)


I thought the fat sams operation had been shut down?

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Yes Gusmac after i long feght :D
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Yes Gusmac after i long feght :D




I think we all knew the operation was illegal.
Getting someone to give a sh*t and enforce the law - that's always the hard bit.
Yes, a very long fight but worth it in the end. Congrats to all involved BTW.

My point in respect of PH taking over the rank at Edinburgh Airport was that although similar schemes have been set up south of the border, their laws aren't the same as ours.
I don't think it would be legal here.

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My point in respect of PH taking over the rank at Edinburgh Airport was that although similar schemes have been set up south of the border, their laws aren't the same as ours.
I don't think it would be legal here.


I don't think ph took over any ranks here they have booking offices at the airport and the vehicles are brought in. I think there may be a parking space for ph at some airports but I'm not entirely sure. What we have to remember is airports are not obliged to provide ranks on their land :sad:

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gusmac wrote:
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Yes Gusmac after i long feght :D




I think we all knew the operation was illegal.
Getting someone to give a sh*t and enforce the law - that's always the hard bit.
Yes, a very long fight but worth it in the end. Congrats to all involved BTW.

My point in respect of PH taking over the rank at Edinburgh Airport was that although similar schemes have been set up south of the border, their laws aren't the same as ours.
I don't think it would be legal here.


The trade's problem in Edinburgh is that the driving force in PH is run by two bright boys, backed up with shedloads of cash and a fount of trade knowledge spilling his guts in the background.

Anyone doubt that, given time, they can make ANYTHING happen?

So far the trade's response in the face of a price war is to advocate putting taxi prices up.

To take two inefficient and cumbersome co-oiperatives with self-interested committees and merge them into a bigger coioperative with a larger self-interested gravy train committee.

And topay whatever tithe to anyone who demands it.

Quality :lol:

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Jasbar wrote:
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Yes Gusmac after i long feght :D




I think we all knew the operation was illegal.
Getting someone to give a sh*t and enforce the law - that's always the hard bit.
Yes, a very long fight but worth it in the end. Congrats to all involved BTW.

My point in respect of PH taking over the rank at Edinburgh Airport was that although similar schemes have been set up south of the border, their laws aren't the same as ours.
I don't think it would be legal here.


The trade's problem in Edinburgh is that the driving force in PH is run by two bright boys, backed up with shedloads of cash and a fount of trade knowledge spilling his guts in the background.

Anyone doubt that, given time, they can make ANYTHING happen?

So far the trade's response in the face of a price war is to advocate putting taxi prices up.

To take two inefficient and cumbersome co-oiperatives with self-interested committees and merge them into a bigger coioperative with a larger self-interested gravy train committee.

And topay whatever tithe to anyone who demands it.

Quality :lol:



I've got to disagree with you on that one Jim. The committees of both companies are only interested in what's good for their members. It has nothing to do with them filing their pockets by fleecing a bunch of numpties. I don't know how you could believe otherwise. Dod, Les, Murray and Bill, are all men of integrity. :roll:


PH, should be shaking in their shoes at the mere prospect of a merger with such, sharp cookies all getting together under one roof.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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I thought the fat sams operation had been shut down?


Yeah but they now ply for hire at the Gala Casino ! Which (according to Tayside Police) is private ground ! only problem is....the public have 24hr access to it ! ](*,)
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