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So we will call you area C, and your area next door B.

You have very high standards of drivers and vehicle, alas B allow sheds and drivers without a sound knowledge of the area.

You charge £2.00 mile, yet B cars only charge £1.20 a mile cos they have an endless supply of drivers looking for work, and run heaps of sh**.

A firm from B opens an office next door to you. Still in favour?

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IDFIMH

well i went 30 miles north to collect a family going 130 miles south today

tell me that was illegal, it was pre-booked...

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Your the one who mentioned 'illegal' so you tell me.

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IDFIMH

If they open an office next door to me then the office would need an operators license and planning, so it no longer becomes cross border, or am i missing something here?

It appears to me that in the example that you gave you are simply talking about local competition....that's a whole different ball game, competition is a good thing, keeps you on your toes and often forces you to up your own game in order to survive.

taxi boss said:-


so it must be....

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My understanding of cross border hiring was company A taking a booking in area B and passing it, across the border, to company B. I believe there was a case about this somewhere around Beverley, Yorks(?)

I stand to be corrected if I have misunderstood the situation.

thats sub-contracting

i mean where the CUSTOMER books me direct, I use national advertisng and international quote services, should i cut back.....

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Yes, and I think I will leave it at that.

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IDFIMH

longest distance bookings so far

A guy coming into BHX from South Korea, another from the shetland islands, and a party from Chile (all booked direct)

and im not a Korean/Shetland or Chilean PH company....

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I've only just noticed that, but basically it boll**ks.

From where/whom was it quoted from?

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IDFIMH

his blog...............

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thats sub-contracting

That is correct

Cross border hiring 7.2 Taxis can take passengers from within their licensed area to other LAs but cannot accept bookings for passengers or ply for hire outside the area in which they are licensed. PHVs can take passengers from any point to any other providing the PHV driver, vehicle and operator are licensed in the same area. We believe that the current position on cross border hiring adversely affects consumers and drivers to a limited extent but accept that local licensing and enforcement procedures make cross border hiring difficult to implement.

i mean where the CUSTOMER books me direct, I use national advertisng and international quote services, should i cut back..... :lol

According to the Cross border hiring statement you should make immediate cut backs....The problem is that this ruling isn't policed so everyone just does it.

I know that, but where/whom did Mr Boss get it from?

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IDFIMH

http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/report ... oft676.pdf

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More factually incorrect sh*t from the OFT report?

Where's the surprise?

CC

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