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Why not try it, and surprise the punters by going the shortest quickest way

Because it would be illegal...................mind you, that doesn't usually bother them..........

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Because it's the law of your land.

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IDFIMH

The priority for the Scottish government is to find a way to cap the numbers of phc licences, i have submitted my views and idea's on this, i recommend restriction through cost but not to the individual operators.

If Alex wishes a copy to publish then he can pm me with his e-mal contact

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

Dougie, I've yet to meet someone who thinks you are sane. I actually have guys phoning me up, laughing at what you write on this forum.

You really are delusional.

Try this http://www.samaritans.org/

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Dougie, believes he has a direct line to Kenny MacAskill MSP.

segrigation it is then

rich over her poor over there

ethnics here the rest over there

dafties over here the rest over there(thats u dougie btw)

anyway according to my sources the scottish goverments priority is to lay the patio in my back garden ive sent them my views on this and apparently its getting the same priority as your letter

new york new york nudge nudge

Dougie, you are creating a following. People are astonished at the tripe you spout but even more so at your apparent belief in everything you write. I've heard comments from “ who the [edited by admin] is Dougie Smith” to “does he really believe that sh*te”. You seem to be reaching celebrity status within the Edinburgh Taxi Trade and beyond.

Dougie, for the benefit of the viewers is there any chance we could have a photo of yourself and your Taxi Registration Number.

There are still those who know not who you are.

dougie please post your letter on here i could really do with a laugh

If he's going to put his letter on this forum then we definitely need a photo to go with it. It just wouldn't be fair keeping Dougie's film star good looks from his fans. It would also save me from having to explain who this ar*hole is.

the complete things about this documentary seem suspicious to me, is it a copy to the latest tv show in Dublin about minicab. or it's a way to present the CEC and private hire companies...

wait and see, we shouldn't believe every thing written.

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TAXI DRIVER FROM EDINBURGH

The Minimum Wage from 01/10/11 is, as many have noted, £5.93 per hour.

However, as a refugee from the Catering Trade, I must pass on to you a piece of knowledge that is well known there and is often used in that Sector of the World of Work.

It is that an Employer can, quite legally, take your Tips into account when calculating your Hourly Rate of Pay and still be on the right side of the law.

In other words, if your Employer calculates that you have earned £40 in Tips during that 40 Hour Week, he/she is, quite legally, allowed to pay you £4.93 an hour and your Pay will be still be in accordance with the Legal Minimum Wage.

It is quite common, here in Ayr, for Drivers to be paid £5.00 an hour. For their Employer to be charged with paying below the legal Minimum Wage. The Driver would have to 'prove' that he was bringing in less than £0.93 per hour in Tips, on average.

Now, I'm sure that everyone here declares their Tips! But, even so, I'm sure that it would be quite difficult to prove that the average rate of Tipping was below that 93p per hour level.

Proof of tips, surely it's not your problem to prove what you don't earn to your employer.

In the Catering Trade there are said to be Employers who pay below £2.00 an hour, to some of their Table Service Staff. I have no proof of that extremely low Rate of Pay, but there is Chapter & Verse on Employers using this part of the Act to pay below £5.93ph.

If you want to go to the Tribunal and successfully complain about being paid beneath the Minimum Wage, you would need to prove, to the Tribunal, that you are not earning sufficient Tips to make your Hourly Rate up to the Minimum. Very difficult.

It just so happens that that is how the Act has been worded.

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