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Downtown Cab
 Post subject: Taxi Calls
PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:20 pm 
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Couple of drivers have signed up to it. Only costs 12 pound a month.

Anyone tell me what is the catch.

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hi downtown i take it you mean taxicall? anyway if thats the 1 theres no catch and its very effective as long as the person running it I.E the person whole has access to the account does`nt keep logging drive off in order to gain more calls for him/her theres 3 companys here in colchester that use the system.

hope that give u some sorta answer :)
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So Mr Downtown, do you pay £450 a month office rent, or £12 Taxi-Call? 8-[

The choice is yours. :wink:

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jimbo
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:51 pm 
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Downtown Cab wrote:
Couple of drivers have signed up to it. Only costs 12 pound a month.

Anyone tell me what is the catch.


No catch. escape the clutches of the office baron. (worse than any plate baron, IMHO) been running it in Lincoln for almost two years, and lovin'it.

www.taxi-call.info/

Any questions?

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Wonder how long it'll be before it's banned?
If it's like the rest, how do you rember addresses without writing it down while driving?
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smiffyz (geoff) wrote:
Wonder how long it'll be before it's banned?
If it's like the rest, how do you rember addresses without writing it down while driving?


Yes, I do answer calls on the move (hands free) I write down the house number at the next set of lights, or I use something I call my "memory" The callers number shows on your phone. If you do forget, you can call them back, using "call back". A witheld number will show as so on your display, and I do not always accept a call from a witheld number. I call my customers back to tell them I am outside the pick up point, which is professional than sounding your horn. Regular callers names can be shown on all circuit members phones. Stop looking for what you may think may be wrong with Taxi-call, and start looking at the many things that are right with it.

What makes you think it might be banned?

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Yes, I do answer calls on the move (hands free) I write down the house number at the next set of lights, or I use something I call my "memory".

What even at your age? :shock:

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Sussex wrote:
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Yes, I do answer calls on the move (hands free) I write down the house number at the next set of lights, or I use something I call my "memory".

What even at your age? :shock:


Even what at my age? :wink:

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jimbo wrote:
smiffyz (geoff) wrote:
Wonder how long it'll be before it's banned?
If it's like the rest, how do you rember addresses without writing it down while driving?


Yes, I do answer calls on the move (hands free) I write down the house number at the next set of lights, or I use something I call my "memory" The callers number shows on your phone. If you do forget, you can call them back, using "call back". A witheld number will show as so on your display, and I do not always accept a call from a witheld number. I call my customers back to tell them I am outside the pick up point, which is professional than sounding your horn. Regular callers names can be shown on all circuit members phones. Stop looking for what you may think may be wrong with Taxi-call, and start looking at the many things that are right with it.

What makes you think it might be banned?



The first time someone's killed because the driver's writing down an address.
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jimbo
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smiffyz (geoff) wrote:
jimbo wrote:
smiffyz (geoff) wrote:
Wonder how long it'll be before it's banned?
If it's like the rest, how do you rember addresses without writing it down while driving?


Yes, I do answer calls on the move (hands free) I write down the house number at the next set of lights, or I use something I call my "memory" The callers number shows on your phone. If you do forget, you can call them back, using "call back". A witheld number will show as so on your display, and I do not always accept a call from a witheld number. I call my customers back to tell them I am outside the pick up point, which is professional than sounding your horn. Regular callers names can be shown on all circuit members phones. Stop looking for what you may think may be wrong with Taxi-call, and start looking at the many things that are right with it.

What makes you think it might be banned?



The first time someone's killed because the driver's writing down an address.



That will not happen in Lincoln. As administrator of the taxi-call circuit here I carry out an intelligence test on anyone wishing to join. I hold up my hand and ask them how many fingers am I holding up!

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Sussex
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That will not happen in Lincoln. As administrator of the taxi-call circuit here I carry out an intelligence test on anyone wishing to join. I hold up my hand and ask them how many fingers am I holding up!

But how many Lincoln cabbies actually get that right? :wink:

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Sussex wrote:
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That will not happen in Lincoln. As administrator of the taxi-call circuit here I carry out an intelligence test on anyone wishing to join. I hold up my hand and ask them how many fingers am I holding up!

But how many Lincoln cabbies actually get that right? :wink:


Well, none of the ex PH drivers yet!

Or me!, and it's my hand!

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Eventually found one of the drivers today. Now he says he is happy so far. But would he say otherwise?

I think it's not for me, but a fair few are looking at it.

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Downtown Cab wrote:
Eventually found one of the drivers today. Now he says he is happy so far. But would he say otherwise?

I think it's not for me, but a fair few are looking at it.



On the one hand, your signature says "Unmet demand you're having a laugh"

And on the other you're not willing to try out something that could (will) increase your takings.

I do not understand drivers with your attitude. Paying a ton a week to an office, i can understand why not, (me neither,) but for £3:00 a week, why is it "not for you?"

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Having a discussion today. Can PH join if they have there own ph operators license?

If not why not.

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