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PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:46 am 
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JD A great many people have put points of view across, they have put them across in their own way , I am more than sure they have formed their opinion one way or another, Damien has been in the Liverpool licensing department since he was a boy, and lived through the farce of Liverpool being D-reg, I'm sure he is quite capable of looking at Birmingham which is D- regulated, I think you know the city, a city where people cannot get licensed vehicles late at night, and un-licensed vehicles are out of control. To me the picture you have shown is proof of a first class Taxi service the , everyone home in bed including the Taxi drivers' when their work is finished. they seemed very professional.
. Wirral deregulated 4 years ago the entire quantity control mob, said it would not work it would be a disaster. It was said there would all be bankrupt, the world would end. Then there were 126 cabs now there 280 cabs they still keep moaning, peddling the same old jargon. If things were so bad, there would not be 280 cabs. It’s that simple, how ever you dress it up, it works.
Mr T would say to many cabs all the time .
Birmingham deregulate Mr T says there are not enough cabs, at certain times. Well that’s true in Quantity controlled Liverpool, I think that would be the case in most cities. Birmingham like London has proper Quality controls. So if there are not enough cabs at peek times. Change the tariff, water down the street knowledge.
But Quality controls still remains the best and most popular, and fairest system in this country. Regards streetcars.


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MR T wrote:
JD A great many people have put points of view across, they have put them across in their own way , I am more than sure they have formed their opinion one way or another, Damien has been in the Liverpool licensing department since he was a boy, and lived through the farce of Liverpool being D-reg, I'm sure he is quite capable of looking at Birmingham which is D- regulated, I think you know the city, a city where people cannot get licensed vehicles late at night, and un-licensed vehicles are out of control. To me the picture you have shown is proof of a first class Taxi service the , everyone home in bed including the Taxi drivers' when their work is finished. they seemed very professional.
. Wirral deregulated 4 years ago the entire quantity control mob, said it would not work it would be a disaster. It was said there would all be bankrupt, the world would end. Then there were 126 cabs now there 280 cabs they still keep moaning, peddling the same old jargon. If things were so bad, there would not be 280 cabs. It’s that simple, how ever you dress it up, it works.
Mr T would say to many cabs all the time .
Birmingham deregulate Mr T says there are not enough cabs, at certain times. Well that’s true in Quantity controlled Liverpool, I think that would be the case in most cities. Birmingham like London has proper Quality controls. So if there are not enough cabs at peek times. Change the tariff, water down the street knowledge.
But Quality controls still remains the best and most popular, and fairest system in this country. Regards streetcars.


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You are being naughty, you know I do not disagree with issuing plates, I just believe that over supply is of no use to anyone, But you know that don't you?? it is my understanding that all the hackneys On the Wirral now have to have a private hire radio in just to make a living, that's another 85 pound a week, also they are being hounded for over ranking, are there any new ranks,? I think not, London knowledge test, I would not compare it with Liverpools, it did not take you three to four years to pass, no comparison, not even an argument, I seem to remember Liverpool putting in a extra tariff of £1 after midnight a number of years ago, which was removed after complaints from drivers regarding the fact that the general public thought they were being ripped off, and on numerous occasions decided it was the driver who was doing the ripping off, I think that was the year Liverpool cab drivers started their own boxing team....!! :oops:

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But Quality controls still remains the best and most popular, and fairest system in this country. Regards streetcars........ :-o ......... :-o ...........You forgot to put..... In your opinion :wink:

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But Quality controls still remains the best and most popular, and fairest system in this country. Regards streetcars........ :-o ......... :-o ...........You forgot to put..... In your opinion :wink:
What is it again 246 L O. have quality controls . 97 have Quantity controls.
It is the most popular fact.
Best, i supose it depends who you are.
Fairest i supose that depends who you are.
In the oppion 246 L O .Its the best and fairest system. Or why do they implement it ? Streetcars


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The percieved benefits.

Which area do the following comments come from, regulated or deregulated?

We only use taxis used in advance rather than waiting for them on ranks, we often have difficulty finding enough to cover our needs at busy times.

Long wait for taxis at main rank on evenings at weekends - especially at bust periods e.g. Xmas

There are not enough taxis at peak times e.g. Saturday night when the night clubs [edited by admin]. They are also too expensive.

Having seen the price of a cab escalate to £12 from town to Belle Vue on a night (and thats just a normal Friday or Saturday well before Xmas), I wonder if more competition might actually be better - current fares are too high & we plan not to use taxis unless unavoidable.

Taxis are difficult to access after midnight and charges in XXXXXXXX compared to big cities such as Newcastle, Sunderland, Glasgow etc are very high, as much as 60% higher.

During daytime provision is good but at peak times it can be very poor with waiting times to 20 minutes or more.

Some taxis demand payment up front before they set off.

I cannot see how any organisation can restrict trade in this way. The whole issue is about a free market and competition maintains competative prices and high standards of service. If it became a 'closed shop' the taxi association, within the limitations of the licensing regulations can dictate how the.

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