I think it has more to do with emissions than what skippy suggests, which does appear to be the usual sh*te
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| Author: | Baconsdozen [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Fairways left working. |
As I understand it all fairway taxis are to be taken off Londons streets,is this correct?. Can they still be used in other towns and cities or are there plans to remove them from these as well. I'm trying to answer a question from a pal in the US and can't find an answer but I'm betting you guys will know. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:58 am ] |
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I think it has something to do with safety as the rear doors open the wrong way, and there have been over the years cases where people have opened them while the cabs where mobile and have been thrown out of the cabs, i know that the cabs have motion locking but it has been known to feck up and the doors have not locked |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:31 pm ] |
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I think it has more to do with emissions than what skippy suggests, which does appear to be the usual sh*te
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:40 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: I think it has more to do with emissions than what skippy suggests, which does appear to be the usual sh*te
CC There is that as well, but I dont need a truck load of andrex every time I post
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| Author: | Chester J.D. [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:51 pm ] |
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We still have 3 or 4 working in Chester which will continue as long as they pass the MOT and Council Test. |
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| Author: | GBC [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fairways left working. |
Baconsdozen wrote: As I understand it all fairway taxis are to be taken off Londons streets,is this correct?. Can they still be used in other towns and cities or are there plans to remove them from these as well.
I'm trying to answer a question from a pal in the US and can't find an answer but I'm betting you guys will know. They are? 
We still have considerable numbers working in London. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fairways left working. |
GBC wrote: Baconsdozen wrote: As I understand it all fairway taxis are to be taken off Londons streets,is this correct?. Can they still be used in other towns and cities or are there plans to remove them from these as well. I'm trying to answer a question from a pal in the US and can't find an answer but I'm betting you guys will know. They are? We still have considerable numbers working in London. I knew skippy was spouting b*llocks, thanks for confirming
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| Author: | GBC [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:17 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: I think it has something to do with safety as the rear doors open the wrong way, and there have been over the years cases where people have opened them while the cabs where mobile and have been thrown out of the cabs, i know that the cabs have motion locking but it has been known to feck up and the doors have not locked
They have? You would have to go back to the early 1980's when some of the FX4's did'nt have the safety device fitted for cases like that. My doors which open the other way have motion locks, I'm not sure what difference the Fairway ones would make? |
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| Author: | Baconsdozen [ Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:42 am ] |
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Thanks for the replies.I managed to get an answer from the London mayors office.The supposed pollution is the issue,not the doors. |
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| Author: | TAXINATOR [ Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:55 am ] |
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Baconsdozen wrote: Thanks for the replies.I managed to get an answer from the London mayors office.The supposed pollution is the issue,not the doors. Can you post the answer on here please or who you spoke to as just about every cabbie i no has a fairway 
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:04 pm ] |
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Baconsdozen wrote: Thanks for the replies.I managed to get an answer from the London mayors office.The supposed pollution is the issue,not the doors.
They should hold fire on the implementation of this decision until the E7 is approved for licensing by the PCO. Then you'll have real choice. 
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| Author: | GBC [ Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:17 am ] |
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Baconsdozen wrote: Thanks for the replies.I managed to get an answer from the London mayors office.The supposed pollution is the issue,not the doors.
All of the London Taxi fleet is now Euro 3 compliant. The type of vehicle would matter not. |
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:55 am ] |
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GBC wrote: Baconsdozen wrote: Thanks for the replies.I managed to get an answer from the London mayors office.The supposed pollution is the issue,not the doors. All of the London Taxi fleet is now Euro 3 compliant. The type of vehicle would matter not. That's true ..... all the older cabs had big engine / exhaust conversions costing up to £3K to make them Euro 3 compliant. Perhaps Boris wants Euro 4 now? 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:50 am ] |
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Brummie Cabbie wrote: GBC wrote: Baconsdozen wrote: Thanks for the replies.I managed to get an answer from the London mayors office.The supposed pollution is the issue,not the doors. All of the London Taxi fleet is now Euro 3 compliant. The type of vehicle would matter not. That's true ..... all the older cabs had big engine / exhaust conversions costing up to £3K to make them Euro 3 compliant. Perhaps Boris wants Euro 4 now? The E7 is euro 5
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:30 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: Brummie Cabbie wrote: GBC wrote: Baconsdozen wrote: Thanks for the replies.I managed to get an answer from the London mayors office.The supposed pollution is the issue,not the doors. All of the London Taxi fleet is now Euro 3 compliant. The type of vehicle would matter not. That's true ..... all the older cabs had big engine / exhaust conversions costing up to £3K to make them Euro 3 compliant. Perhaps Boris wants Euro 4 now? The E7 is euro 5 Not according to Cab Direct / Allied Vehicle salesmen it ain't. Even the literature says Euro 4; http://www.cabdirect.com/vehicles/new_e ... ean_green/ From my recollection Euro 5 is extremely costly for manufacturers to achieve. BTW Nottingham now allow the E7; http://www.cabdirect.com/news_resources ... ws.cfm/570 |
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