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What Reggie and CC fail to realise that to operate a 'Medallion' system in this country would open the floodgates to the wrong kind of investors as has happened in New York. The undesirables looking to make a fast 'Buck' who dont give a 'yankee dollar' about the people working in this trade. To even suggest that system is complete madness as this is Edinburgh and to compare it to New York albeit on a lower scale is suicide. There are people retired in the sunnier climes of the States milking it from the New York Medallion system who have no interest in the taxi trade other than 'how much green', they are getting are these the types that you want here? There are good honest taxi drivers in New York been driving for 30 years or more who cannot invest in a Taxi because they simply cannot afford to, they are just milk cows to the Corporate and individual 'Medallion Owners' who live in the Southern belt playing golf all [edited by admin] day. So Reggie you know what you can do with your 'Medallion System' go [edited by admin] buy one in New York, i am sure you can afford to as on one of your Posts to ALI T you were spouting about what you own, so put your money where your mouth is..... INVEST IN THE YANKEE DOLLAR

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LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD

The only difference between the New York Medallion system and Edinburgh's system is the FACT Edinburgh CEC is missing the Boat

A lot of guy's in the Edinburgh trade believe in the Council charging a New licence fee granted of say £30k, a 5% transfer tax on the trading of plates would bring us in to line with the medallion system.

As for SKULLS comments concerning comments about me well CC is bang on the money, sounds familar

Skull and Taylor know they have competition, a competitor who has an alternative to their view on how the Edinburgh trade should be, as i say Edinburgh already operate a similar system to the Medallion system, i'm just highlighting that there is no going back so CEC should just go the whole hog

AliT we are talking about the future not the past or present, CEC could take the Cab office to another level if CEC go the whole hog and operate the medallion system in full

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

apologies to all of Ireland for associating Scotland's worst with your fine isle

I was trying to find out what you considered to be satisfactory

I still don't agree with the first aid requirement. I don't believe a taxi driver should have to train to the standard required to fulfil the insurance requirements of the same. Although some first aid training would be of benefit so they can accurately describe what is happening to a person if they ever need to call for emergency services and so they can place that person in the basic recovery position if needed.



That's already covered in the NVQ so I think you're right. I pressume you don't have an SNVQ or you would know this. Thanks for the clarification



That was my mistake I read it wrong, but, again this is already covered in the NVQ

I agree with you regarding the communication skills but I was wondering whether you would expect a driver to be able to write clear English too

As for your comments regarding IQ you're still not clear about this when you say "Substantially higher than currently". With regard to my IQ you're not qualified to say really are you? You should never judge a book by it's cover or it's percieved cover seeing as you ain't never met me.



I don't think understanding court process is a necessary thing when it comes to obtaining a licence. I think you may find that the best practise guidance would consider that an onerus condition, in fact, I think best practise would consider most of this an onerus condition, but, I agree that drivers need to be trained and educated in the trade they intend to work.

I pressume by your ignoring the comments regarding SME training that you don't agree with me on this. Even with basic SME training a lot people wouldn't even consider this trade as an option once they have looked at it from that perspective

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

The CG(S)A 1982 means NEVER Dougie.

But keep it up. It is hilarious.

I wonder if those who think agree with you, in order to "protect" their interests will put their heads above the parapet and declare themselves?

Or, as more likely, isn't this just another Dougie "quorum" moment

DEarie me.

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Skull, "You are a police inspector, aren't you?"
Cab Inspector Smith, "Yes."
Skull, "So, are you going to tell Mr Taylor what his rights are?"
Smith, "And ... What rights?"

But we're all qualified to judge your IQ. All we have to do is look at your posts and then consider why a man would want to pose as a female.

That says it all really.

But if we still had any doubt we would simply take account of how intelligent you would have to be to want to put females into harms way to maintain a restriction.

One wouldn't need to be the brain of Britain to understand that such an individual couldn't possinly have an IQ of anything approaching that required to be customer facing.



BTW It doesn't matter what is int eh NVQ. It doesn't exist here inEdinburgh.

But I like the idea of a transferable skill qualification and am certain that even as it appears to exist, it would help keep down the numbers here.

We have training modules in Edinburgh, but they are attendance qualifications only. There is no measurable standard required, there is no transferable skill qualification. They are just a means for the council to claim they are doing something and for the college to harvest cash.

As for written language skills, I take that you are simply taking the pash. So much for real debate.

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Skull, "You are a police inspector, aren't you?"
Cab Inspector Smith, "Yes."
Skull, "So, are you going to tell Mr Taylor what his rights are?"
Smith, "And ... What rights?"

Toots Said

"I don't think understanding court process is a necessary thing when it comes to obtaining a licence. I think you may find that the best practise guidance would consider that an onerus condition, in fact, I think best practise would consider most of this an onerus condition, but, I agree that drivers need to be trained and educated in the trade they intend to work."


As soon as a driver gets in a little trouble for whatever reason, the police

if posible try to have the liecence from Him/Her. Threatend with losing his/her

way of making a crust, seeks help from lawyers at great cost ,

A knowledge of the court system, therfore will at least help the the driver

understand and regain some power over the powers that be who all to

often abuse there power and us ,simply because of our lack of knowledge

[quote="toots"

You should never judge a book by it's cover or it's percieved cover seeing as you ain't never met me.

Books can be judged by the cover, if that's the information you have. The onus is on the author to ensure that the cover accurately reflects what's inside if there is any real desire for the book to be read.

In your case anonymity renders your image a mirage. I can't trust a thing you say because you don't have the courage of your convictions.


I don't think understanding court process is a necessary thing when it comes to obtaining a licence.

Not obtaining a licence perhaps but doing the job requires it.
Before I entered the trade I had had no contact with councils, councillors, cops, lawyers, courts etc.

I have now had contact with them all and recognise the disadvantage I've had because of having no knowledge of the processes. It's in the interests of anyone entering the trade to be made aware of where their profession can go. Else they will just get shafted. Of course this doesn't have to be to degree level, just awareness.

I think you may find that the best practise guidance would consider that an onerus condition, in fact, I think best practise would consider most of this an onerus condition, but, I agree that drivers need to be trained and educated in the trade they intend to work.


So what. Council's pick and choose which parts of Best Practice to adopt as it suits them. That's why they can ignore the warning that restriction can place the public at risk.

What's important is not Best Practice, but Human Rights. And this is where we are heading.

I pressume by your ignoring the comments regarding SME training that you don't agree with me on this. Even with basic SME training a lot people wouldn't even consider this trade as an option once they have looked at it from that perspective

Pressure of time was the reason for not responding, not disagreement.

I have included the same in previous discussions of this topic. I think it would be a good, nay essential, requirement.

Hopefully it would ensure that decisions taken with the trade were always rationally and fiscally sound.

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Skull, "You are a police inspector, aren't you?"
Cab Inspector Smith, "Yes."
Skull, "So, are you going to tell Mr Taylor what his rights are?"
Smith, "And ... What rights?"

Wow lots of responses;

Jinky, I didnt say I had an opinion either way, but that being said, unlimited private hire and for that matter hackney carriages already have the 'wrong kind of investors' or are you not aware of gangsters using the licensed trade for money laundering, drug running etc.

CC

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

Sweeping statements again CC. What real proof do you have?

And don't give us any of that sensationalist newspaper guff.

Just tell us real prosecutiuons which prove trade links to crime and wrongdoers who have been incarcerated as a result.

Try to keep it sensible and not your usual childish tripe.

We're waiting.

BTW LKet me kick things off by saying that I reckon there's unlikely to be many cabbies who haven't, either knowingly or unknowingly, done a multi-destination hire that is almost certainly a drug run.

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Skull, "You are a police inspector, aren't you?"
Cab Inspector Smith, "Yes."
Skull, "So, are you going to tell Mr Taylor what his rights are?"
Smith, "And ... What rights?"

If any at all. To use you're term anonymity, they need it, we provide it. not willingly, but who are we to judge?

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My heart is heavy, but my consience clear,
I voted Yes, without any fear.

http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/local/ ... g_dealing/

http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/Drug ... 6098542.jp

http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news- ... -is-banned

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/pounds+1M ... 0125859105

http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/new ... ver_drugs/

http://cannazine.co.uk/class-a-substanc ... enced.html

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topst ... 4307714.jp

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 4305436.jp

http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news ... cid=717573

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-ea ... -14702752/

CC

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

I posted this in the news thread, but reproduce it part here.

Taxi driver Howard Yockney gets eight year prison sentence for running drugs business

A YORK taxi driver has been jailed for eight years for running a major heroin and cocaine business from his hackney carriage.

Howard Simon Yockney kept hard drugs worth more than £60,000 in his garage and used his taxi business as a cover as he delivered them to addicts, York Crown Court heard.

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

http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/news/cr ... laundering

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teess ... -24237626/

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott ... -20623842/

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Ex ... ticle.html

http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index. ... docID=7137

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -gang.html

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

Now I know you're taking the p*sh CC. You obviously thought I wouldn't get this far so you slipped this under the radar to pad out your rant.

This story doesn't even mention the word taxi, or PH for that matter.

Given the cross contamination, which is now clearly infectious, it is evident that you must be in bed with Dougie. How else can it be explained for an outbreak of idiocy to spontaneously appear in two distant parts of the country.

It's ramblings like this which render taxi talk magazine a rag. How can it have any credibility when its "star" contributor comes up with this shecht. And with obvious great ease too.

You are seriously insane CC. Does your psychiatrist know that you're out?

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Skull, "You are a police inspector, aren't you?"
Cab Inspector Smith, "Yes."
Skull, "So, are you going to tell Mr Taylor what his rights are?"
Smith, "And ... What rights?"