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Author:  grandad [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Thanks a lot mate!
For the past year the station master at our local station has took it upon himself to try and help taxi drivers and customers by putting up a small advertising board where he would put drivers and company business cards. He did this off his own back and there was no charge for this. All great so far.
However one of the drivers did something to upset the chap so his card was removed from the display. This driver has taken the hump and claims he is being discriminated against and has gone to the local press about it. He claims that the removal of his card is costing him between £30 and £50 per day in lost work. This is total rubbish of course.
Now we have never had to pay for ranking up at the station, there are only 2 trains an hour and apart from rush hour there are very few customers. Sometimes there can be 6 trains without any customers.
The rail company have now decided that we must be making a fortune so they are going to introduce some kind of charge. All thanks to this plonker of a driver.
Cheers mate!
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
bung the rail station guy to ring you...
Author:  grandad [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
wannabeeahack wrote:
bung the rail station guy to ring you...

He already does that without a bung because we are usually available.
Author:  edders23 [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
Oh Boy here it comes this has been on the cards for 3 years the station staff at our local station 2 stops along the line from Grandad's station told us east midland trains was looking at this but nothing happened

The thing with ours and Oakham (the station between) is that the public highway albeit with double yellow lines is just yards from the entrance so nobody would pay they would just not park on the Apron

have they said how much Pete because 3 years ago i was told they were looking at around £300 a year per car
Author:  Nidge2 [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
grandad wrote:
For the past year the station master at our local station has took it upon himself to try and help taxi drivers and customers by putting up a small advertising board where he would put drivers and company business cards. He did this off his own back and there was no charge for this. All great so far.
However one of the drivers did something to upset the chap so his card was removed from the display. This driver has taken the hump and claims he is being discriminated against and has gone to the local press about it. He claims that the removal of his card is costing him between £30 and £50 per day in lost work. This is total rubbish of course.
Now we have never had to pay for ranking up at the station, there are only 2 trains an hour and apart from rush hour there are very few customers. Sometimes there can be 6 trains without any customers.
The rail company have now decided that we must be making a fortune so they are going to introduce some kind of charge. All thanks to this plonker of a driver.
Cheers mate!



Take him a ride and batter him.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
apply to put a freephone in the station
Author:  heathcote [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
Still means having to pay for the privilege of providing of providing a public transport service.
Author:  skippy41 [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
If everyone refuses to pay the permit what could they do, is there anywhere near where a rank could be placed ???
Author:  grandad [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
edders23 wrote:
Oh Boy here it comes this has been on the cards for 3 years the station staff at our local station 2 stops along the line from Grandad's station told us east midland trains was looking at this but nothing happened

The thing with ours and Oakham (the station between) is that the public highway albeit with double yellow lines is just yards from the entrance so nobody would pay they would just not park on the Apron

have they said how much Pete because 3 years ago i was told they were looking at around £300 a year per car

No word on cost yet.
Author:  grandad [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
wannabeeahack wrote:
apply to put a freephone in the station

You must be joking. There is not enough work from the station. The chap has made up the figures.
Author:  grandad [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
Nidge2 wrote:
grandad wrote:
For the past year the station master at our local station has took it upon himself to try and help taxi drivers and customers by putting up a small advertising board where he would put drivers and company business cards. He did this off his own back and there was no charge for this. All great so far.
However one of the drivers did something to upset the chap so his card was removed from the display. This driver has taken the hump and claims he is being discriminated against and has gone to the local press about it. He claims that the removal of his card is costing him between £30 and £50 per day in lost work. This is total rubbish of course.
Now we have never had to pay for ranking up at the station, there are only 2 trains an hour and apart from rush hour there are very few customers. Sometimes there can be 6 trains without any customers.
The rail company have now decided that we must be making a fortune so they are going to introduce some kind of charge. All thanks to this plonker of a driver.
Cheers mate!



Take him a ride and batter him.

He has only been full time in the game for 3-4 months. Prior to that he was part time for a base and the rest of the time he worked in Africa shooting pirates. (his story) He was a Royal Marine for 20 years. When he was part time he would take more in tips each shift that most drivers earn. He tells drivers that he is so busy it is unreal yet this loss of work from the station has put him on the breadline. He is the biggest bullshitter I have ever met and I have met some good ones in my time.
Author:  edders23 [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
grandad wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
grandad wrote:
For the past year the station master at our local station has took it upon himself to try and help taxi drivers and customers by putting up a small advertising board where he would put drivers and company business cards. He did this off his own back and there was no charge for this. All great so far.
However one of the drivers did something to upset the chap so his card was removed from the display. This driver has taken the hump and claims he is being discriminated against and has gone to the local press about it. He claims that the removal of his card is costing him between £30 and £50 per day in lost work. This is total rubbish of course.
Now we have never had to pay for ranking up at the station, there are only 2 trains an hour and apart from rush hour there are very few customers. Sometimes there can be 6 trains without any customers.
The rail company have now decided that we must be making a fortune so they are going to introduce some kind of charge. All thanks to this plonker of a driver.
Cheers mate!





Take him a ride and batter him.

He has only been full time in the game for 3-4 months. Prior to that he was part time for a base and the rest of the time he worked in Africa shooting pirates. (his story) He was a Royal Marine for 20 years. When he was part time he would take more in tips each shift that most drivers earn. He tells drivers that he is so busy it is unreal yet this loss of work from the station has put him on the breadline. He is the biggest bullshitter I have ever met and I have met some good ones in my time.



sounds like you need a friendly customer or two to make a test purchase and then complain to council he sounds like the sort who would overcharge or take them the long way round
Author:  heathcote [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
Obviously this guy is no different to any newcomer into the trade "know it all".

The Professionalism of the TAXI trade is being constantly watered down due to the huge influx of people like this guy(know it all amateurs),it is in the TAXI trades own hands to start acting like we should and bring back the reputation for the trade that should not have been lost,we are Professionals.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
grandad wrote:
He tells drivers that he is so busy it is unreal yet this loss of work from the station has put him on the breadline. He is the biggest bullshitter I have ever met and I have met some good ones in my time.



BS more than the local base owner who bought a Merc R350 6 seater for £23,000 on the promise of work from 1 office locally averaging £2500......a WEEK?

well i knew if i waited id could check DVLA and after being plated a year it did .....8300 miles

nice car though!

and low mileage now
Author:  Nidge2 [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thanks a lot mate!
grandad wrote:

He has only been full time in the game for 3-4 months. Prior to that he was part time for a base and the rest of the time he worked in Africa shooting pirates. (his story) He was a Royal Marine for 20 years. When he was part time he would take more in tips each shift that most drivers earn. He tells drivers that he is so busy it is unreal yet this loss of work from the station has put him on the breadline. He is the biggest bullshitter I have ever met and I have met some good ones in my time.


That's bull they aren't allowed to carry arms aboard merchant ships, for them to do so they need an (Arms Declaration) but, insurance companies won't insure some of them if they carry firearms.
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