Taxi Driver Online

Keep up - keys hung up 18 months ago.

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No opinion as expected you cannot help yourself can you

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Better off out of it John.. it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better

I am not sure that it is going to get better - deregulation had already virtually killed the job. The drivers also have to contend with an L.A. that look the other way re out of towners, plus since I finished, Uber are moving in. I see a day where drivers will be able to work wherever they wish up and down the country = big pay days further diluted.........sad days for those who are left.

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Isn't the trade always going down the pan, and those that leave always remember the good times?

Well I started around the times of Black Wednesday and to say it was sh** personified at that time is an under estimate.

Times are better now than then, even in those areas being mobbed by TfL Uber vehicles.

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I think that it varies massively area to area. In Cardiff where they have a larger amount of cabs per head of population than most............I was doing well compared to some of the figures the guys were mentioning on here, by a long way - but it was starting to dip. I also suspect, (and the best of luck to you), that you are also doing very well - however others will not be doing nearly as well.

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Welsh Government look to update 200 year old taxi licensing

A Welsh Government consultation into the reform of ‘complicated, outdated and antiquated’ licensing laws for taxis and private hire vehicles begins today.
Tuesday 13 June 2017

Economy Secretary Ken Skates has urged interested parties to have their say on the proposals, which will seek to address issues raised by drivers, unions, licencing authorities and the Law Commission to better represent modern practices.

Ken Skates said:

“Taxis and private hire vehicles provide a vital public service, connecting people to places when alternative public transport is not always available or viable.

“There are 9200 or so taxi and private hire licenced drivers in Wales, all of which are currently bound by licensing legislation which dates back to the horse drawn hackneys.

“The Law Commission made recommendations in 2014 about how the licensing system can be improved and, as a result of provisions included in the Wales Act 2017, I’m delighted to now be in a position to put to consultation proposals aimed at delivering a simpler, fairer system fit for modern Wales.”

The Law Commission’s review of the law governing taxi and private hire vehicles made 84 recommendations, many of which are reflected in the Welsh Government’s proposals for reform. They include:

the introduction of national standards for all taxis and private hire vehicles, set by the Welsh Ministers
local licensing authorities able to set additional licence conditions where appropriate and remain responsible for issuing licences and enforcement
private hire vehicles licencing to include novelty vehicles and stretch limousines, but wedding and funeral cars would continue to be exempt
providers being able to work across local authority borders more easily with licensing officers provided with new enforcement powers to deal with vehicles and drivers licensed in different areas.
tougher penalties on touting are also proposed (actively soliciting customers), including impounding vehicles
local licensing authorities retaining the right to limit the number of taxis working in their licensing area
improved arrangements for regulating fares

Ken Skates added:

“These progressive proposals will see improvements to the current complicated, outdated and antiquated legislation, reflecting on the needs of 21st century drivers, licensing authorities and passengers here in Wales. I’d encourage anyone with an interest in the sector to contribute to this consultation.”

http://gov.wales/newsroom/transport/201 ... g/?lang=en

Do not see much change in this other than complicating licensing more,there is no one able to scribe a better Act than the 1847 Town and Police Clauses Act which the Road Traffic Acts were all based upon.

Not all of us are bound to such old laws.

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In other words, what we already have.

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