No it would make it easier for the punters to find them and use them.
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:30 am ] |
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To have all of London's mini cabs painted yellow and have meters fitted.???????? Would doing this cut down on touting???????????? |
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| Author: | grandad [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:59 am ] |
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No it would make it easier for the punters to find them and use them.
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:01 am ] |
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grandad wrote: No it would make it easier for the punters to find them and use them.
It may that but at least they would know they are getting into a legal car and it would make enforcement easier. it could also be advertised that yellow cabs must be pre booked and only black cabs can pick you up without a booking. There are going to be folk from around the world coming to London for the games and they wont know the difference unless they are informed There is also the point that the Uk is the only place in the world with a two tier taxi service |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:11 am ] |
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skippy41 wrote: To have all of London's mini cabs painted yellow and have meters fitted.????????
Would doing this cut down on touting???????????? It would help the reverse IMO. The yellow bit I'm not sure about, but having meters should be a must. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:34 am ] |
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Sussex wrote: skippy41 wrote: To have all of London's mini cabs painted yellow and have meters fitted.???????? Would doing this cut down on touting???????????? It would help the reverse IMO. The yellow bit I'm not sure about, but having meters should be a must. Just because a meter is in, doesnt mean the tariff is decent 
As for yellow....another insane idea from skippy....wonder what he'd think if all his vehicles in his area had to be a certain colour? CC |
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| Author: | Capt Taxi [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:14 am ] |
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skippy41 wrote: To have all of London's mini cabs painted yellow and have meters fitted.????????
Would doing this cut down on touting???????????? No. But it would be easier if all London taxis where black only (except livery taxis) and minicabs any colour but black. Who benefits from Addison Lee's minicabs being the same colour as taxis? |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:23 am ] |
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Here love, phone us a canary 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:27 am ] |
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captain cab wrote: Sussex wrote: skippy41 wrote: To have all of London's mini cabs painted yellow and have meters fitted.???????? Would doing this cut down on touting???????????? It would help the reverse IMO. The yellow bit I'm not sure about, but having meters should be a must. Just because a meter is in, doesnt mean the tariff is decent Quote: As for yellow....another insane idea from skippy ....wonder what he'd think if all his vehicles in his area had to be a certain colour?CC OK CC you can have pink PH ones in Carlisle 
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:35 am ] |
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all cars have trip meters, so a taximeter is £300 wasted in my opinion |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:52 am ] |
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wannabeeahack wrote: all cars have trip meters, so a taximeter is £300 wasted in my opinion
No they dont, you will find that some of the base models dont have them fitted |
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| Author: | toots [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:20 pm ] |
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How about one tier taxis As I've said sooooooooo many times before. With the exception of London all taxis can be whatever the council says is fit for a taxis, slap a 'taxis' bubble on its roof, make sure they all have appropriate insurance and have passed all appropriate knowledge tests etc upto them then if they do PH work everybodies choice there. In London of course because they are a 'special' case all taxis in London should be the famous London Black Cab and so long as you have a nice new one less than 3 year old and pass the knowledge test etc and there is a spot on a rank somewhere for you to sit there you go. Oh yes and one more thing the areas surrounding London should not have 'black' as the colour of choice for their taxis
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| Author: | GBC [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:16 pm ] |
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toots wrote: so long as you have a nice new one less than 3 year old
Why? Does something happen to them when they reach their third birthday? |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:18 pm ] |
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GBC wrote: toots wrote: so long as you have a nice new one less than 3 year old Why? Does something happen to them when they reach their third birthday? The candles are harder to put out
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| Author: | acabbie [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:11 pm ] |
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at 35k a time i'll be damned if i change my cab every 3 years!! |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:10 pm ] |
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wannabeeahack wrote: all cars have trip meters, so a taximeter is £300 wasted in my opinion
Do trip meters work out waiting time then, or is that all for free? 
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