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Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... :wink:

I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... =D>

Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note?

Skull wrote:

Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... :wink:

I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... =D>

Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note?

Don't think anyone has pegged it, but the Captain has taken a year or two off.

I think the trade is as interesting now as it's ever been.

Especially with these app upstarts.

Has the likes of Uber effected plate prices in your manor, as they have halved them in B&H.

how could we forget you

and yes loads have disappeared off here including CC,Bart and of course Private reggie but i bet you already knew that :wink:

Skull wrote:

Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... :wink:

I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... =D>

Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note?

Don't think anyone has pegged it, but the Captain has taken a year or two off.

I think the trade is as interesting now as it's ever been.

Especially with these app upstarts.

Has the likes of Uber effected plate prices in your manor, as they have halved them in B&H.

Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... :wink:

I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... =D>

Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note?

Hi Skull I'm still here Just got back from Venice

I'm sitting back at watching the 'electric revolution' and how they evolve over the next few years before I go down that line.

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I'm sitting back at watching the 'electric revolution' and how they evolve over the next few years before I go down that line.

Likewise, but if I have to spend £60,000 + then it's going to be a Tesla.

I'm still driving.

Bought a 17 reg Vito.

Still making a decent living, but whittled it down to 3 or 4 days now.

I'm sitting back at watching the 'electric revolution' and how they evolve over the next few years before I go down that line.

If this new Vito tourer is launched with a 220 mile real time range next year, and penso continue to convert them for our COF's, I may well join the 'revolution' 8-[

Author:	Skull [ Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:07 pm ]
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Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note?

Author:	edders23 [ Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:03 pm ]
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how could we forget you and yes loads have disappeared off here including CC,Bart and of course Private reggie but i bet you already knew that

Author:	Sussex [ Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:44 pm ]
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Skull wrote: Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note? Don't think anyone has pegged it, but the Captain has taken a year or two off. I think the trade is as interesting now as it's ever been. Especially with these app upstarts. Has the likes of Uber effected plate prices in your manor, as they have halved them in B&H.

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:52 pm ]
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Author:	edders23 [ Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:05 pm ]
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Author:	Skull [ Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:46 pm ]
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Aye the times they are changing that's for sure but it's good to see some of you are still hanging in there and I know it can't be easy... Uber and Ph are pretty much putting the final nails in the taxi coffin lid up here according to what I am reading on their FB pages... and plate values are nothing like what they were... oh you can still ask for around 20K but I don't think they are actually changing hands for these prices and drivers are a lot harder to come by so what does that tell you... It's the old story though, if you are young and can put the hours in you still might make a few quid... I really wouldn't want to be part of the old guard grinding it out there now.

Author:	Skull [ Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:48 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: Skull wrote: Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note? Don't think anyone has pegged it, but the Captain has taken a year or two off. I think the trade is as interesting now as it's ever been. Especially with these app upstarts. Has the likes of Uber effected plate prices in your manor, as they have halved them in B&H. Aye the times they are changing that's for sure but it's good to see some of you are still hanging in there and I know it can't be easy... Uber and Ph are pretty much putting the final nails in the taxi coffin lid up here according to what I am reading on their FB pages... and plate values are nothing like what they were... oh you can still ask for around 20K but I don't think they are actually changing hands for these prices and drivers are a lot harder to come by so what does that tell you... It's the old story though, if you are young and can put the hours in you still might make a few quid... I really wouldn't want to be part of the old guard grinding it out there now.

Author:	Skull [ Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:54 pm ]
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edders23 wrote: how could we forget you and yes loads have disappeared off here including CC,Bart and of course Private reggie but i bet you already knew that Private Reggie is still kicking around in Edinburgh the last time I heard and still talking [edited by admin] but nothing new there... I'll tell you what though the last time I was up in the smoke I didn't recognise anyone driving a hack...

Author:	Skull [ Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:58 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: Skull wrote: Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note? Don't think anyone has pegged it, but the Captain has taken a year or two off. I think the trade is as interesting now as it's ever been. Especially with these app upstarts. Has the likes of Uber effected plate prices in your manor, as they have halved them in B&H. https://www.gumtree.com/all/edinburgh/taxi+plates Around 16K -21K by the looks of it...if you can get someone to buy...

Author:	MR T [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:09 am ]
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Skull wrote: Holy sh*t guys the times they are changing... I am amazed at how many of the old faces/nicks are still going...Wannabeeahack, Trotsky, Edders, Sussex etc. I honestly thought if I did a search you might be gone... Old taxi drivers never die they just fade away... have we lost anyone of note? Hi Skull I'm still here Just got back from Venice

Author:	Sussex [ Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:46 pm ]
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Quote: Hi Skull I'm still here Just got back from Venice Pity the poor gondoliers.

Author:	GBC [ Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:38 pm ]
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I'm still driving. Bought a 17 reg Vito. Still making a decent living, but whittled it down to 3 or 4 days now. I'm sitting back at watching the 'electric revolution' and how they evolve over the next few years before I go down that line. If this new Vito tourer is launched with a 220 mile real time range next year, and penso continue to convert them for our COF's, I may well join the 'revolution'

Author:	Sussex [ Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:41 pm ]
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Quote: I'm sitting back at watching the 'electric revolution' and how they evolve over the next few years before I go down that line. Likewise, but if I have to spend £60,000 + then it's going to be a Tesla.

Author:	grandad [ Sun Jul 28, 2019 7:39 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: Quote: I'm sitting back at watching the 'electric revolution' and how they evolve over the next few years before I go down that line. Likewise, but if I have to spend £60,000 + then it's going to be a Tesla. £38,000 for the model 3.

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Author:	x-ray [ Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:28 pm ]
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GBC wrote: I'm still driving. Bought a 17 reg Vito. Still making a decent living, but whittled it down to 3 or 4 days now. I'm sitting back at watching the 'electric revolution' and how they evolve over the next few years before I go down that line. If this new Vito tourer is launched with a 220 mile real time range next year, and penso continue to convert them for our COF's, I may well join the 'revolution' It all depends on the price, a national vito without RWS with the better 2.1 engine (I wouldn’t go near the Renault 1.6) is £46,295. I reckon the electric version would be around the £60-70,000 mark. ?