Taxi Driver Online

Just a few lines to let you Know whats happining over here as this Department have used every dirty trick in the book ie DIVIDE & CONQUER.

Warning This could come to you so beware.

The Q & As We had one of our MLAs ask in Stormont.

Yours Sincerely Vice Chair Public Hire Coalition.

Subject: Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:37:23 +0000
Subject: Written Answer AQW 8651/11-15 - New Taxi Regulations

To ask the Minister of the Environment to detail the status of Belfast by-laws in relation to the new taxi regulations.

The new Taxi Licence Regulations are scheduled for introduction later this year. These regulations create a new single tier licensing system for all taxis across Northern Ireland. Once the regulations are in place the Belfast Bye-laws, which currently relate only to Belfast Public Hire taxis, will be repealed.

Subject: Written Answer AQW 8652/11-15 - Two-Tier Taxi System of Private Hire and Wheelchair Access Taxis

To ask the Minister of the Environment to clarify the intent behind the new two-tier taxi system of private hire and wheelchair access taxis.

The proposed single tier licensing regime whereby all taxis can be hailed or pre-booked but only wheelchair accessible ones can stand at taxi ranks is intended to:
improve passenger safety by making it easier to identify a licensed taxi,
increase the availability of taxis at peak times by reducing the restrictions on the types of service taxis can provide,
give passengers greater freedom to choose the type of taxi whey want to take without having to plan and book this in advance,
increase the provision of wheelchair accessible taxis outside Belfast by making accessibility a requirement for standing at ranks, and
be the first step in the long term objective to deliver a more accessible taxi fleet

Subject: Written Answer AQW 8650/11-15 - Taxi Fares

To ask the Minister of the Environment how taxis will be able to charge, under the new regulations, fares less than that shown on their meters.

The proposals for taxi fare regulations mean that a maximum taxi fare would apply in Northern Ireland. As is currently the case with Belfast Public Hire licensed taxis, any driver can charge less than the metered fare either by agreeing a fare with a passenger in advance of the journey or by deciding on and providing for a regular discount which applies to all fares.

A receipt printer will be required to record and print the maximum fare payable, and the driver will be able to record how much the customer was actually charged.

It is important to understand this proposal – it is about maximum fares not minimum fares and there should be no suggestion otherwise. Licensing and regulation of taxis will help better standards and safety, is what customers, tourists and visitors expect, is good practice in places across the world and is what disability organisations and consumer groups support. This is a challenging issue to get right but I am determined to do so and to move decisively.

Mr Skippy have you ever considered putting posts in any section other than the News one?

Maybe this one should go in the Licensing Section, or maybe the Cab Act one, or even the delimitation one.

The choices are many fold.

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Whats wrong Sussex is Mrs Sussex giving you a hard time today Mush indeed
I posted it here as its news, that could allegedly make its way over the pond to here

This is where all your BY-LAWS are derived from so your local council adopted the Act & Made their own By-laws so you will see the reasons why its such GOOD LAWS for the time someone put alot of thought & time & effort into them.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=ca ... O7cq4GlFLg

Make your own conclusions.