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Author:  skippy41 [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:31 am ]
Post subject:  fare rise
Yesterday the council invited owners to a meeting to discuss a fare rise, yes we can have one if we wish, but it will only be 2.5% and will take 600 hires to recoup the cost of implementing this due to the meter installers charge of £30.
The meeting was taken by a Mr Timothy Stephenson, formerly of Rutland council???.
He said that Rutland where in consultation that all there cabs where to be WC accessible,and that had been implemented and that most of the hack owners changed to PH because of this.
Can anyone confirm if this took place
Author:  bloodnock [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
Your being defeatist to look only at the Recoup cost of £30.00.

If you take say £40,000 a year in fares 2.5% equals £1000.00 and only a fool would fore go an Extra £970 gross a year to save on a £30.00 Meter charge. Doh!
Author:  skippy41 [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
bloodnock wrote:
Your being defeatist to look only at the Recoup cost of £30.00.

Quote:
If you take say £40,000 a year in fares
2.5% equals £1000.00 and only a fool would fore go an Extra £970 gross a year to save on a £30.00 Meter charge. Doh!


A bit of wishful thinking there blood, half that and divide by 2 for some
Author:  bloodnock [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
skippy41 wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
Your being defeatist to look only at the Recoup cost of £30.00.

Quote:
If you take say £40,000 a year in fares
2.5% equals £1000.00 and only a fool would fore go an Extra £970 gross a year to save on a £30.00 Meter charge. Doh!


A bit of wishful thinking there blood, half that and divide by 2 for some


If they,re only Taking £10,000 a year they might as well call it a day as they are paying for themselves to be working after Costs come off..or even before costs come off. :?
Author:  skippy41 [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
I have tried informing many drivers of that but they wont listen more fool them
Author:  gusmac [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
skippy41 wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
Your being defeatist to look only at the Recoup cost of £30.00.

Quote:
If you take say £40,000 a year in fares
2.5% equals £1000.00 and only a fool would fore go an Extra £970 gross a year to save on a £30.00 Meter charge. Doh!


A bit of wishful thinking there blood, half that and divide by 2 for some

Don't forget to take 25% off.... :wink:
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
£30 to reset the meters?

crooks
Author:  Nidge2 [ Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
wannabeeahack wrote:
£30 to reset the meters?

crooks



Didn't dick Turpin wear a mask??
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
wannabeeahack wrote:
£30 to reset the meters?

crooks

£25 is Cygnus' recommended rate for a meter change, allegedly.

£25 + VAT = £30
Author:  grandad [ Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
skippy41 wrote:
Yesterday the council invited owners to a meeting to discuss a fare rise, yes we can have one if we wish, but it will only be 2.5% and will take 600 hires to recoup the cost of implementing this due to the meter installers charge of £30.
The meeting was taken by a Mr Timothy Stephenson, formerly of Rutland council???.
He said that Rutland where in consultation that all there cabs where to be WC accessible,and that had been implemented and that most of the hack owners changed to PH because of this.
Can anyone confirm if this took place

I rang Rutland a few weeks ago Skippy. It is the next LA to me and I was thinking of expanding into that borough. Oakham is 10 miles away. The chap on the phone told me that they had no age limits and never mentioned WAVs. They don't have meters either. The biggest taxi company in Rutland is Berriges, you could give them a ring for the latest info.
Author:  captain cab [ Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
Accoring to the 2011 DFT Stats

Rutland had 0 WAV's and 37 saloon hackneys

3 WAV's and 38 saloon PHV's


In 2009

Rutland had 1 WAV and 32 Saloon HC's

In 2007

Rutland had 1 WAV and 38 saloon HC's

In 2005

Rutland had ) WAV's and 24 saloon HC's
Author:  Sussex [ Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
wannabeeahack wrote:
£30 to reset the meters?

crooks

I paid £15 less than three weeks ago.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
I once sat with 25 hacks whilst a local meter firm changed all the tarrifs to the new ones for £10 a time

it took (the lot) no more than 90 minutes, £250 and all cash and not one reciept.... not a bad mornings work!
Author:  grandad [ Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
wannabeeahack wrote:
I once sat with 25 hacks whilst a local meter firm changed all the tarrifs to the new ones for £10 a time

it took (the lot) no more than 90 minutes, £250 and all cash and not one reciept.... not a bad mornings work!

Ours were changed a few weeks ago. There were around 50 cars to be done in around 2 hours at £20.00 each. Not a bad hourly rate.
Author:  roythebus [ Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: fare rise
hourly rate? Me and the mrs just had our medicals done, £100 for the 2 of us for 20 minutes of the GP's time, cash no receipt...
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