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Terrys latest taxi talk rant !!!
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Author:  edders23 [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:15 pm ]
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" It should be made illegal to undercharge" :-o :roll: :roll: :roll:

Does the man not understand basic consumer law !! or for that matter what a table of fares actually is

Firstly it would be against the interests of the consumer to make it law that a taxi would have to charge full meter rate in all circumstances

secondly many customers want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for the journey and what about your regular customers why shouldn't cabbies be allowed to offer loyal regular customers a discount

thirdly where there is a considerable amount of discounting it is probably because there is more supply than demand and all he is seeing is natural market forces in action

I have to say that his arguments are more full of holes than the Titanic and his writings an insult to the intelligence of an amoeba !!

rant over
Author:  MR T [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:18 pm ]
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You're obviously talking rubbish.... look at the brilliant job he did with the mining industry.... and then he went on to the printings trade :lol:
Author:  brightonbreezy [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:41 pm ]
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If your that bothered about it, why don't you pop over to the other side and discuss it with him, or call him, he does not hide.

Regards
BB
Author:  MR T [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:43 pm ]
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And he's too thick to listen :lol:
Author:  TornCasualty [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:18 pm ]
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MR T wrote:
You're obviously talking rubbish.... look at the brilliant job he did with the mining industry.... and then he went on to the printings trade :lol:


I'm surprised him and Jim Taylor aren't bosum buddies after all they have so much in common - well both aided the demise of the printing trade for a start and they're both .... [fill in the blanks] :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  GBC [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:32 am ]
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brightonbreezy wrote:
If your that bothered about it, why don't you pop over to the other side and discuss it with him


Has someone posted in the last month then? :shock:

Discuss and Terry don't go together.
Author:  grandad [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:07 am ]
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edders23 wrote:
" many customers want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for the journey.


Do they also want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for their food at Tesco's or their beer at the pub or the petrol at the petrol station? Can they get on a bus and negotiate the price? Can they get on a train and negotiate the price? Why is it just taxis where they expect to be able to negotiate the price?
Author:  brightonbreezy [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Terrys latest taxi talk rant !!!
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
" many customers want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for the journey.


Do they also want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for their food at Tesco's or their beer at the pub or the petrol at the petrol station? Can they get on a bus and negotiate the price? Can they get on a train and negotiate the price? Why is it just taxis where they expect to be able to negotiate the price?


Simple, Taxi-PH drivers don't stick together!

Regards
BB
Author:  TDO [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Terrys latest taxi talk rant !!!
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
" many customers want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for the journey.


Do they also want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for their food at Tesco's or their beer at the pub or the petrol at the petrol station? Can they get on a bus and negotiate the price? Can they get on a train and negotiate the price? Why is it just taxis where they expect to be able to negotiate the price?


So you don't shop around then for petrol, groceries, beer etc?
Author:  TDO [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:07 pm ]
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brightonbreezy wrote:
Simple, Taxi-PH drivers don't stick together!



So you would support businesses where you spend your money sticking together?
Author:  grandad [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Terrys latest taxi talk rant !!!
TDO wrote:
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
" many customers want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for the journey.


Do they also want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for their food at Tesco's or their beer at the pub or the petrol at the petrol station? Can they get on a bus and negotiate the price? Can they get on a train and negotiate the price? Why is it just taxis where they expect to be able to negotiate the price?


So you don't shop around then for petrol, groceries, beer etc?


Most supermarkets charge the same prices for everything give or take a penny or two. There are 4 petrol stations in my town and the prices are usually the same.
there is a difference between shopping around and negotiating a price at the point of sale. When was the last time you went in a pub and asked if they would sell you a pint for less than the pub down the road?
Author:  JD [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:28 pm ]
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Did he offer a coherent reason as to why he thought it was necessary to mandatory charge nothing less than the meter fare?

Regards

JD
Author:  Sussex [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:40 pm ]
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JD wrote:
Did he offer a coherent reason as to why he thought it was necessary to mandatory charge nothing less than the meter fare?

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Author:  edders23 [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Terrys latest taxi talk rant !!!
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
" many customers want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for the journey.


Do they also want and expect to be able to negotiate a price for their food at Tesco's or their beer at the pub or the petrol at the petrol station? Can they get on a bus and negotiate the price? Can they get on a train and negotiate the price? Why is it just taxis where they expect to be able to negotiate the price?


because with taxis there is REAL competition not a cartel or monopoly
Author:  TDO [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:55 pm ]
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grandad wrote:
Most supermarkets charge the same prices for everything give or take a penny or two. There are 4 petrol stations in my town and the prices are usually the same.


That's because it's a competitive market margins are thin and it's easy for consumers to compare prices.

Petrol stations in particular tend to gravitate towards the same prices because they know that if they raise prices then they will lose lots of custom but if they drop prices then in all probability the others will follow suit, thus competition is muted.

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there is a difference between shopping around and negotiating a price at the point of sale. When was the last time you went in a pub and asked if they would sell you a pint for less than the pub down the road


But you're not comparing like with like. I think it generally depends on the price (the higher, the more likely that there's some negotiation) and the practicality (Tesco won't let check out assistants haggle over the price of a pint of milk if only because it's impractical).

If you go into a shop with higher value items you can haggle on price, particularly if you're dealing with the owner or someone who's afforded a bit of discretion (Dom Littlewood does it all the time!!).

It's the same with taxis in effect - the hired drivers tend to quote only the metered prices, whereas most owner drivers I know will negotiate a price on the longer runs, while they won't on the shorter runs.

Why are so many drivers willing to negotiate discounts if you think the scenario is similar to a pub etc?
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