Taxi Driver Online

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

I wonder who pays for all that lovely training

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

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

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

Well as most unions/associations claimed 'it was them guv' that did it, I think I must put in my claim.

When London decided to get rid of their similar section, to our section 75, I wrote to TfL pointing out it would be pointless all the time we had our section 75, as those using the London section could still claim the non-London section.

And low and behold both were outlawed.

However if we took it one stage further back i.e. the good people who got TfL to bin their exemption section, then top of the tree for pats on the back is a certain TF from the GMB.

But FFS don't anyone tell him.

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IDFIMH

Back to 2011, despite the Captain putting up his doom-laden pictures I'm still very open-minded on what can/will happen.

For those restricted areas I wouldn't concentrate on the congestion issues as I really think that is a big fat red-herring. Maybe they should remind people of the Equalities Act, which was passed unanimously by parliament.

For the 75% of England and Wales that aren't restricted I see no change, or very little.

For PH it can/will be a mixed bag, but I feel the cross-border issue is now a lost cause.

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IDFIMH

Yes it does Patrick.......but nobody is suggesting a one tier system without pre-booking, or getting rid of areas.

In many areas like mine where there is little or no provision for WAV's people cannot access disabled vehicles except by phoning for one. Every area is different and it depends mainly on the policies of the local council as to wether there are WAV's in any appreciable number. Certainly in my area WAV's are seen as hard work and a total failure on the rank no one will get in one if a saloon is available

as to the one tier system I work in an area where it has effectively always existed with 98% of all plated vehicles Hackney and yes you do get a honeypot situation with drivers from neighbouring towns but within the same district heading for where there is a busy nightclub late at night and then queueing for 2 hours to get a fare there will be some of that with Nottingham being the prime example if legislation did go that way with cross border rules relaxed taxis from all the neighbouring towns would flood into the city centre on a friday and saturday night

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

In my experience wavs are used mainly by people with push chairs.people with push chairs will pass me to get in one,but wheel chair uses won't.

Do the drivers and the people know that they must take the baby out of the pushchair?

Neither give a crap.although I did see one trying to anchor it down to the wheel chair clamps.

Eh this isn't my post whats going on ere then ?

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

In what way is it a 'lost cause'?

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

Type a message, post your news,
Disagree with other members' views;
But please, do have some decorum,
When debating on the TDO Forum.

we had them this morning ..... at this point they are not interested in a one system

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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!

Did you mean a number one system, or were you alluding to the Royal 'one'?

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

Type a message, post your news,
Disagree with other members' views;
But please, do have some decorum,
When debating on the TDO Forum.

What we currently think is illegal, and rather dislike, i.e. traditional cross-border PH hiring, will IMO be made 100% legal via national PH operator licenses.

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IDFIMH