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How are you being politically correct? Now let me think?
Could it be because you quite cynically and dishonestly decided to play the race card by introducing Gas Chambers, Asians and Jews into this debate? Could it be that your motive was to try and gain politically correct sympathy by practically accusing me of being a closet racist? Perhaps it did gain you some sympathy but not for the reasons you might like to think?
I think you are well off track with your thought there JD and as normal you are twisting the argument.
It seems to me that the new urgency to get standards in place is to cynically prevent Eastern Europeans from obtaining licenses. If you require proof of that, I quote what you stated earlier;
Now if the NTA and every other representative body got their act together and wrote to the DfT about national quality driver standards then we might be able to stem the tide of the current crop of Eastern Europeans before the other half of eastern Europe invades our shores, next year? lolI was actually pointing out that you cannot put a policy together purely to prevent people entering a profession. You seem to think a one-size fits all policy could be developed for the entire country, be it large City or Rural community.
You used the term ‘invades our shores’, you therefore consider the EC Freedom of movement an invasion, I put it to you that type of term is just as provocative as the one used by myself.
As the OFT has been mentioned at least on one previous thread about entering the profession, I should point out that the OFT did request that the DfT disseminate best practice guidelines towards quality and safety regulations, which have not yet been announced (5.59). The OFT also advised that locals should decide on the local requirements, but such quality and safety specifications should not beyond what is required to achieve this policy aim (5.57).
It also seems that one place in the country where standards are seemingly in place is Plymouth (as stated by Steveo in another thread), East Europeans are successfully being licensed there, they are satisfying the criteria as laid down by the local authority, a criteria that is apparently more difficult than other areas.
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Everyone knows, or they should know, that both you and the NTA are consistent in your approach to licensing, You have one Politically correct formula for issuing driver licences and another politically correct formula for issuing proprietor licenses. That is your tried and tested version of equality.
I don’t believe you know my policy on very much.
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I'm afraid your attempt at playing the race card isn't going to sway many readers of this website one little bit and I fully expect readers will see through your amateurish attempt to try and bring this debate around to one of race.
I answered this earlier, I see it the opposite way around, I think you’re the one playing the race card, which is consistent with your remarks in the past about Mr Khan of Manchester TODA.
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As far as I'm concerned in respect of Quality driver controls, "Everyone" will sit the same quality test. That goes for me, you and your members and it just might be the case that some of your members will fail and those Eastern European economic migrants we are discussing, will pass. Now that would be interesting wouldn't it? Lol
Why should I sit a ‘quality driver control test’? I have been a driver for many years with hardly any blemishes to my record. In terms of licensing I have been adjudged as ‘fit and proper’, this as you know is the only criteria any person should be judged upon.
If there is a doubt about my fitness and propriety, then sure I should take a test, but until that time then under current law I should surely be licensed.
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You do talk a lot of nonsense at times, have we detected that your real handicap is the beer and not those sandy bunkers you regularly thrash around in?
Now that is a strange accusation to imply, I play off 6.6 and don’t enter many bunkers, but when I do, I usually still make par.
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I don't recall anyone on this site ever elevating themselves to the status of "Hero" but considering TDO leads the way in Taxi news and comment you can rest assured that you will be the first to know who is "shafting" Who, next? Lol
I wasn’t actually referring to anyone on this site, but your response does imply a degree of egomania.
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The only thing I know about Eastern Europeans is that they are coming over here in their hundreds of thousand and the Government has said they are now going to put a "CAP" on it………. Forgive the "Pun".
In as far as I’m aware the government could have followed the lead of France and Germany who apparently had quotas put in place before the East European freedom of movement began.
It is again interesting that the bastion of a free market wants our own government to put quotas in place.
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Captain cab, writing about jews and gas chambers is very offensive.
As for complaining about polish plumbers/workers in Mc donalds, I get extremely frustrated/angry if I get served/deal with anybody who does not speak english.
THERE IS NOTHING MORE ANNOYING THAN TRYING TO BE UNDERSTOOD IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY.
Are you suggesting I don’t get annoyed either?
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A relation of mine recently asked a bus driver if it was alright to bring his dog on board, the Polish driver didn't understand his simple request. The lack of understanding of the English language would seem to be problematic in the public service sector where imported foreign drivers are concerned. Obviously driving a bus requires training but surely the ability to comunicate with passengers in their own language is equally as important?
I don’t actually disagree with you JD.
However in so far as I am aware the firm dunross/taxifast ensures all Eastern European drivers have the ability to speak English, and this firm apparently trains drivers to be fit and proper to taxifasts own high standards.
Regards
Captain Cab
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