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So your system which is mostly derived from laws dating back to over 100 years is better than a system which we are pushing for which is bang upto date??
The hackney carriage and private hire licensing system is far from perfect and not many will say it is, especially me but at least it has a foundation in law and can be policed to some extent. Many people including me have a problem with unlicensed vehicles and drivers operating for hire or reward, which is understandable when you consider that those of us who operate within the law have to maintain a certain standard while those outside the law, don't.
You seem to be of the opinion that everyone in the taxi trade has a distinct dislike for limousines that is incorrect. What people in the Taxi trade have a dislike for is the operation of unlicensed vehicles and drivers. Regardless of whether they be limousines, Tuc Tucs, minibus, or ordinary cars? The mode of transport is immaterial and that is a fundamental misunderstanding on your part.
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Yours obviously does, not work as well as our present lack of one, the headlines prove this, at the moment we are to a certain extent self regulating which obviously seems to work better than 100 year + laws.
You can't compare Limos with Taxis, they are two entirely different entities. It's like comparing coach drivers with taxis. The individual nature of the taxi trade sets it apart from any other form of travel. However Sussex can point to actual cases where those that have been refused a license under taxi legislation but granted a PCV license, have then gone on to commit rape while driving a minibus. We reported one such case in January and it can still be read via a link on our front page. Many people get through the safety net of licensing and commit offences but at least there is a requirement to undertake criminal record check, which has in many cases prevented questionable individuals from obtaining a license.
The shear size of the combined UK Taxi trade dwarfs the limo trade into insignificance. Your industry has only been in existence for a few years and yet all of you at some stage were operating illegally. You bought limos without first considering the licensing implications and operated vehicles with total disregard for the law. You didn't fit into any category of licensing and many of you still don't, yet many of you still operate illegally.
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Things will change for us shortly and I suspect certain ppl on here may be privy to this info and it obviously upsets them a little, enough to try and discredit the limo industry to obviously try and stop a new system for us coming in. WHY.
No one is trying to discredit the limo industry, it doesn't matter if you are a limo, minibus or unlicensed taxi the attitude towards unlicensed hire or reward is the same.
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Maybe because what we are pushing for is far more appropriate for this day and age and may actually tighten up your industry this I fear is the route of all the limo bashing!
Perhaps it has not escaped your observation that this site has been pushing for complete new Taxi legislation for quite some time and to my way of thinking licensing limousines can only aid our cause.
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As for kiddie fiddlers and rapist in our industry ?????? show me proof. The press would have a field day with it so show me the headlines , reports even accusations based on some credible evidence like say.... a complaint even.
I have not read any comments on this site making specific accusations of such a nature against limo drivers but I have seen references to limo drivers not having crb checks or being licensed? However you cannot get away from the fact that some of those operating under the status of minibus, which many of you limo people now operate under, have been convicted of rape.
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Oh and i dont drink ...........Mr JD!
That’s heartening to hear, however you do a very good impression of someone who does, on occasions. lol
Regards
JD
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