Taxi Driver Online

UK cab trade debate and advice
It is currently Sat May 02, 2026 7:36 am

Board index » General » General issues

All times are UTC [ DST ]



Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 12 posts ] 
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
grandad
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:05 pm 
Offline

Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:27 pm
Posts: 20130
We have a rank that has been closed and dug up due to water pipe repairs. The work has been planned for months. However no one seems interested that the rank is closed and there is nowhere for taxis to wait.
Question, is there any legal responsibility for us to be given a temporary rank and if so whose responsibility is it. Our council say it is highways at County Hall and highways say it is the contractor and the contractor is saying that they don't have to sort anything out.

_________________
Grandad,
Top
 Profile  
 
MR T
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 2:10 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:26 pm
Posts: 8529
[quote="grandad"]We have a rank that has been closed and dug up due to water pipe repairs. The work has been planned for months. However no one seems interested that the rank is closed and there is nowhere for taxis to wait.
Question, is there any legal responsibility for us to be given a temporary rank and if so whose responsibility is it. Our council say it is highways at County Hall and highways say it is the contractor and the contractor is saying that they don't have to sort anything out.[/quoteNo

_________________
Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!
Top
 Profile  
 
bloodnock
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 2:29 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 03, 2007 8:15 pm
Posts: 9170
MR T wrote:
grandad wrote:
We have a rank that has been closed and dug up due to water pipe repairs. The work has been planned for months. However no one seems interested that the rank is closed and there is nowhere for taxis to wait.
Question, is there any legal responsibility for us to be given a temporary rank and if so whose responsibility is it. Our council say it is highways at County Hall and highways say it is the contractor and the contractor is saying that they don't have to sort anything out.
No


Sorry..was just aesthetically shuffling the quote brackets about.
Top
 Profile  
 
gusmac
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:27 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:31 pm
Posts: 12045
Location: Aberdeen
bloodnock wrote:
MR T wrote:
grandad wrote:
We have a rank that has been closed and dug up due to water pipe repairs. The work has been planned for months. However no one seems interested that the rank is closed and there is nowhere for taxis to wait.
Question, is there any legal responsibility for us to be given a temporary rank and if so whose responsibility is it. Our council say it is highways at County Hall and highways say it is the contractor and the contractor is saying that they don't have to sort anything out.
No


Sorry..was just aesthetically shuffling the quote brackets about.


OCD? :lol:

_________________
Image
http://wingsoverscotland.com/ http://www.newsnetscotland.com/
Image
Top
 Profile  
 
Nidge2
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:14 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:45 am
Posts: 9966
Location: Braintree, Essex.
No.
Top
 Profile  
 
captain cab
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:39 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 21, 2003 7:25 pm
Posts: 37494
Location: Wayneistan
No

_________________
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin
Top
 Profile  
 
Private Reggie
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:40 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:38 pm
Posts: 1975
Location: Edinburgh
I'm sure a temp rank needs approval of some kind, too time consuming for some LAs

_________________
Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!
Top
 Profile  
 
grandad
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:54 pm 
Offline

Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:27 pm
Posts: 20130
Private Reggie wrote:
I'm sure a temp rank needs approval of some kind, too time consuming for some LAs

The best of it is that we were told that it had all been done and a temporary rank for 5 cars had been approved and they were waiting for the lorry with the signs to arrive, That was the middle of last week and now, nothing, zilch, nada!!!

_________________
Grandad,
Top
 Profile  
 
Nidge2
PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:53 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:45 am
Posts: 9966
Location: Braintree, Essex.
The council don't have to provide a rank full stop.
Top
 Profile  
 
Sussex
PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:50 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:30 pm
Posts: 57355
Location: 1066 Country
They should have put up a temporary rank.

Not rocket science, and the rules allow officials to do so.

_________________
IDFIMH
Top
 Profile  
 
Nidge2
PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:45 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:45 am
Posts: 9966
Location: Braintree, Essex.
Sussex wrote:
They should have put up a temporary rank.

Not rocket science, and the rules allow officials to do so.


They have to pay for a RTO to do that.
Top
 Profile  
 
grandad
PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:10 am 
Offline

Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:27 pm
Posts: 20130
I have just been told that we now have a temporary rank in the town centre. The original rank was for 5 cars and was used all day to pick up shoppers. The temporary rank is for 1 car and is only in operation from 23.00 to 05.00. You couldn't make it up. At the moment there is a workmans car parked in the spot with a chap inside, FAST ASLEEP!!!

_________________
Grandad,
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 12 posts ] 

Board index » General » General issues

All times are UTC [ DST ]

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 186 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group