Taxi Driver Online

I have just come across this debate and feel a point is missing, that is when a Council de-limits and opens the flood gates do they take into account the customer base, are their enough customers out there.

Mentioned was Dublin, i picked up a Dublin taxi driver the other day and he was telling me about the problems the it has created over there, before dereg he was working an 8 - 9 hour day five days a week, now he has to work a 12 hour day seven days a week to earn less than before dereg. He has lost his investment which he worked and saved hard for, and what he was hoping his pension when he retired, this is a common story amongst most of the Dublin drivers, so who are the winners and who are the losers, apparently the waiting time for customers is not that much better.

In Cardiff over the years the PH fleet has increased from approx 200 to over 900, (not to mention the 480 HC) sadly the customer base hasn't kept up with it. When they de-limit some will come over to HC, plus those who come back into the trade just to get a plate because they will think it will be valuable, the trade believe that it will balance out over the years, the problem is how many drivers will be bankrupt or broke before this happens. As mentioned before there are winners and losers, i hope i am not one of the losers.

Driver, no point trying to explain to these guys about the effects of dereg. These guys cant understand it, more cars = less work for all us. They will state that its the market, or the customer does not have enough choice, etc etc. If I was you, get organised, get involved with your association, and most of all show your council that you dont need de-reg.

At the moment too many councils have pandered to these people, but a time has come to stop them from spreading thier cancer throughout the industry.

thats right the council knows best, however we do have a slight input as well.

In fact the TGWU not so long ago was patting itself on the back saying what a good job it had done in lobbying councillors and MP's.

"We" are the local taxi trade, not you n screaming dereg dereg dereg, and f*** the people who have been carrying on the business.

I guess you are becoming a bit paranoid with a few more dissenting voices, i mean comparing me with someone else.

i can and do debate, however i do not agree with you on a free for all, you guys go and right letters to this council and that council suggesting that you know better than the local trade.

"We" are the local taxi trade, not you n screaming dereg dereg dereg, and f*** the people who have been carrying on the business.

Remember Swindon? in case you have forgotten I will remind you, and read the last sentence especially,

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: Swindon lift numbers

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JD wrote:
Last night 20/7/05 Swindon voted to remove quantity control in favour of quality control. This now leaves the number of Authorities that do not restrict numbers at 238, restricted authorities stand at 53 and those yet to decide now stands at 52.

JD DID NOT WRITE THE FOLLOWING!

Very nice to see that in the report to members the licensing officer put down the doom and scare mongering points from the likes of the T&G.

For every doom and scare they mentioned, the licensing officer had a well thought out reposte.

I just can't work out for the life of me where he found such factual information.
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238 down, only 105 to go [/b]

I just can't work out for the life of me where he found such factual information.

if we rewind a little here, where do I say that these comments are attributed to JD?