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andy81
 Post subject: buy or rent
PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:16 pm 
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what is the best to do buy my own taxi or rent one do have to purchase a brand new taxi at £24000 for gt yarmouth what do you think is best

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grandad
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Why do you have to buy a brand new one?

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andy81
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as its a new hackney plate my council will only except brand new taxis they want to get some of the old bangers off the road
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MR T
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Only a complete idiot would buy a brand-new cab, without first renting one from a existing owner and evaluating how much he is likely to make and for how many hours. :wink:

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gusmac
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MR T wrote:
Only a complete idiot would buy a brand-new cab, without first renting one from a existing owner and evaluating how much he is likely to make and for how many hours. :wink:
Thats it. try before you buy.

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andy81
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thanks for that coment i know how much taxi drivers earn in my town but renting here is very high £360 per week would be a lot cheaper to buy just wanted to know the pros and cons of renting and owning

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Try a Doblo :lol: :lol:

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gusmac
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andy81 wrote:
thanks for that coment i know how much taxi drivers earn in my town but renting here is very high £360 per week would be a lot cheaper to buy just wanted to know the pros and cons of renting and owning

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have you driven a cab before or are you going on what you've been told?

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WHATS A DOBLO
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gusmac
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andy81 wrote:
WHATS A DOBLO

http://www.alliedvehicles.co.uk/our_veh ... s/freedom/

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last time i drove a taxi was 21 years ago just got laid off again for the secound time this year so i am going back to taxi as i liked doing the job back then and allways missed it and dont want to work for anyone
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echo15
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You beat me to it gusmac!

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Challenge it in court, how can they insit on "brand new"? They can proberly insist on them not being beyond a certain age but brand new? i wouldnt have thought so.
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andy81
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there is no way around it has to be a brand new taxi on a brand new plate only other way is to buy a secound hand taxi with a plate on it but they just dont come up for sale here
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echo15
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Is there a stipulation it has to be a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle?

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