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Deristriction has really worked in dublin !

For every Dublin there is a London.


Please expand on this comment sussex :D


He's saying, at a guess, London is delimited, yet due to the high standard of their knowledge test, the chaff is weeded out.

In fairness to TDO, even though I believe taxi delimitation is wrong, the site did say many years ago dublin seriously needed age limits and high driver standards before delimitation.

Although, I am reminded by a certain report from the Great Border City back in the mid 1990's, where the Police gave the view that if standards were too high, 'not enough people' would take up the option.

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Oh I thought he was suggesting that for every over subscribed delimited place there was a place like London that had wonderfully high standarrds and enough work for everybody
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. . . a place like London that had wonderfully high standarrds and enough work for everybody

Not any more there isn't!!

And I think the likes of Mr GBC & his GBC mates are in for a real shock when the recession is eventually over!!!

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. . . a place like London that had wonderfully high standarrds and enough work for everybody

Not any more there isn't!!

And I think the likes of Mr GBC & his GBC mates are in for a real shock when the recession is eventually over!!!


Why?
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. . . a place like London that had wonderfully high standarrds and enough work for everybody

Not any more there isn't!!

And I think the likes of Mr GBC & his GBC mates are in for a real shock when the recession is eventually over!!!

Why?

Because I have a strange feeling that when the recession is over, the work that the cab trade in London lost due to the down-turn in the economy, will not all return to the black cabs.

Don't forget that there are now 70,000 plus LICENSED mini-cabs & because they are licensed, businesses that had the huge accounts now look differently at the competition.

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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
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. . . a place like London that had wonderfully high standarrds and enough work for everybody

Not any more there isn't!!

And I think the likes of Mr GBC & his GBC mates are in for a real shock when the recession is eventually over!!!

Why?

Because I have a strange feeling that when the recession is over, the work that the cab trade in London lost due to the down-turn in the economy, will not all return to the black cabs.

Don't forget that there are now 70,000 plus LICENSED mini-cabs & because they are licensed, businesses that had the huge accounts now look differently at the competition.


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Although, I am reminded by a certain report from the Great Border City back in the mid 1990's, where the Police gave the view that if standards were too high, 'not enough people' would take up the option.

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If the standards are high only the right people would bother to apply (in most cases) which surely must be the best thing for the public
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Don't forget that there are now 70,000 plus LICENSED mini-cabs & because they are licensed, businesses that had the huge accounts now look differently at the competition.


Have you got a source for this number?

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Don't forget that there are now 70,000 plus LICENSED mini-cabs & because they are licensed, businesses that had the huge accounts now look differently at the competition.


Have you got a source for this number?


Transport for London.

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And how many more illegal ?
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captain cab wrote:
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Don't forget that there are now 70,000 plus LICENSED mini-cabs & because they are licensed, businesses that had the huge accounts now look differently at the competition.


Have you got a source for this number?


Transport for London.

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How many of these are just joe public beating the congestion charge?

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Try coming out of any late night bar, resteraunt,club in london and youll be approached by someone offering you a minicab.
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Try coming out of any late night bar, resteraunt,club in london and youll be approached by someone offering you a minicab.


This I know but many people have licences their cars as minicabs to avoid paying the congestion charge.
I wondered how many of the number quoted don't actually take fare paying passengers?

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If you was to check im sure youd find smart cars ,bentleys and the like licensed, but theres still a hell of a lot of illlegal minicabs touting for your buisness.
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Caledonian Cabbie wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Don't forget that there are now 70,000 plus LICENSED mini-cabs & because they are licensed, businesses that had the huge accounts now look differently at the competition.


Have you got a source for this number?

According to their submission they have 50,000 vehicles, 60,000 drivers and 3000 operators.

That's some income. :?

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According to their submission they have 50,000 vehicles, 60,000 drivers and 3000 operators.



That sounds a bit more like it, but still a bit more than I would have anticipated.

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