Bit of a to do on a local firms FB page. Customers complaining it's taking over two hours for them to turn up - firm blaming a lack of drivers due to them leaving during the pandemic and not coming back, and not being able to get new ones.

Have they reduced their weekly subs, NO (highest in town)
Have they put their fares up, NO (cheapest in town, below council rate.)

Can't understand why drivers are'nt queuing round the block

Have they reduced their weekly subs, NO (highest in town)
Have they put their fares up, NO (cheapest in town, below council rate.)

So no good reason to flood back to a trade where you could literally catch your death.

Firm I'm on still has dues at 50% despite work being nearly as good, or maybe better, than it was pre covid.

The thing is we have some very good days at the moment and quite a few bad ones but there are fewer cars at the rank now as the firms move over to Rutland plated cars to save money

So some existing hackney carriage owners/drivers are giving up their SK licenses to go to work PH in Rutland, and by doing so are saving about £8 a year on their drivers license and about £90 on their vehicle license?

Defo something in the water up there.

no meter required
lol

We are looking at doing something similar because of the extra restrictive conditions added by our licensing committee a few weeks back although the saving will be considerably more and less red tape. I have already spoken to Rutland licensing and provided that we have a base in Rutland and use Rutland plated cars and drivers and actually do work in Rutland (we already do have work in Rutland) Then they will be happy. There was an issue where they wanted a fixed telephone line but we explained that these were being phased out and we already use VOIP and they have now accepted this.

So some existing hackney carriage owners/drivers are giving up their SK licenses to go to work PH in Rutland, and by doing so are saving about £8 a year on their drivers license and about £90 on their vehicle license?

Defo something in the water up there.

takeover a 1 car outfit PH in Rutland

which is exactly what one local firm did

I have already spoken to Rutland licensing and provided that we have a base in Rutland and use Rutland plated cars and drivers and actually do work in Rutland (we already do have work in Rutland) Then they will be happy. There was an issue where they wanted a fixed telephone line but we explained that these were being phased out and we already use VOIP and they have now accepted this.