Taxi Driver Online

Maybe you should ask Over & Oot and the rest of the Dundee trade - they keep going on about them

Seriously, though, you're surely not suggesting that capping without a survey would withstand a legal challenge, or are you just saying that the council should take a chance?

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I agree that it is all irrelevant if a survey is not carried out but if a survey is done and the survey says 450 surely the percentage of wav will be from that number and not the current 603.
The reason i say this is because the numbers will fall as time goes bye. Remember Dundee plates are none transferable so the numbers would fall eventually.

I don't believe I was suggesting anything... I simply asked the question.... the law states that the person refusing must know there is no unmet demand... it doesn't state how he should know... and although surveys are recognised in a court of law.. nobody has really looked into another method..... and it is also quite reasonable for a council to suspend issuing licences until the results of the survey have been placed before them.. it might mean that they then issue or not... but in Scotland we have to remember the 6th month rule.... don't we.

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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 council's can only formulate policies with regard to the law as it stands on the day that that policy decision is made.... as regard to percentages of how many wheelchair accessible vehicles there should be there is no law at present....

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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!

Yes there is the 6 month rule in scotland but i think there is case law that says a extention could be granted if the council was waiting for the results of a survey.

The CGSA says that an application must be considered within 3 months and decided within 6 months, otherwise the licence is deemed to be granted.
An extention may be granted on application to the sheriff, but only in exceptional circumstances.
6 months is more than enough time to carry out a survey so I doubt that not having had one done would be considered exceptional. That would be up to the sheriff though.

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No, but this is the usual method a council uses to show it is satisfied their is no SUD. If you are aware of another way which would stand up to legal challenge, do tell.

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Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your view, the percentage applied will relate to the number of taxis licenced at that time, not to any number which may or may not be achieved at some point in the dim and distant future.

The Equality Act isn't going to wait until it suits the taxi trade.

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Maybe

CC

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Well, there is the possibility that the percentage may never be announced.

And you might still get that Cardinal's job

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So let's say.... that the Council had this decision before them tomorrow.... what would be the percentage they would have to consider

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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!

do tell ..... I am sure that if you were to engage one or two of your little grey cells you could probably come up with an answer... it's not really hard....

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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!

How many LA's went down the route of what the DDA said might happen?

CC

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Do try to read all, the posts.

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Well whats all the fuss about if it might never happen

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