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I came across this 2002 interesting southern appraisal of the DDA and the National Taxi Association by a Mr. Doug Friswell, Secretary for the Southern Counties Alliance of Taxi Associations.

It appears Mr Friswell was highlighting to his members the potential hardship as he puts it, should the DDA be implemented.

The opposition by SCATA to the DDA at the time was highlighted throughout the country in those places where Saloon vehicles were used as Hackney Carriages, as Kirklees ably demonstrates.

Naturally no one likes to incur a high financial burden if it can be avoided but in some parts of the country the financial burden has always been higher than most.

SCATA also had a swipe at the National Taxi Association claiming it wasn't up to much. It didn't mention the Association by name but it might as well have done.

It appears we now have Two bodies competing for the role of National representation of the Taxi trade, the NTA and the NTTG. I wonder which one SCATA favours or will SCATA do like it said in 2002 and take over the National Mantle.

"So much for SCATA’s credentials and its ability to expand its activities to be the representative body of the rural and provincial taxi industry of the UK in future years". April 2002.

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Best wishes

JD

John,
the views of SCATA are well known and have beed discussed on various forums over a timescale.

It is clear that they have caused enough confusion, whereby some southern County Councils will not give contracts to WA vehicles

this confusion has led, certain northern barack room experts to capitalise, on this by spreading misinformation, and the Tand G in Gatehead are a prime example.

the problems are thus

the LTI was not built to carry disabled people as often claimed, but adapted.

no wheelchair has been designed to travel with passenger in situ.

all carrage of wheelchair with customer in is on best practical means.

The government will as ever continue to do thier best to ensure there is transport, in doing so the confusers will ensure this is done at the highest possible cost.

this will not beat off legislation but will wipe out taxis in a lot of areas and the rural belt in its entirety.

taxis as a whole outside major cities will be wiped out within 10 years, and SCATA will take the brunt of the blame.

but there are a lot of medlers that dont understand the issues jumping on the band wagon.

my view those authorites that abolish limit by numbers and build up thier
taxi culture will have a chance of surviving.

Geoff

SCATA are an interesting bunch.

Basically they want everyone else to buy WAVs, bar themselves.

However the Gov has decided that their views are flawed and out-dated, hence SCATA's base areas of Mid Sussex, Crawley and Horsham all being part of the DDA Phase 1.

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I understand Mr Friswells association was a member of the NTA,
he was told in no uncertain terms that the NTA would not permit the entire SCATA group (a group containing a number of different associations) into the NTA as members for the fee Mr Friswell wanted to pay (£200).

Seems pretty daft really, the DDA is basically yesterdays news, its coming whether we like it or not, yet they are still going on about it.

It also seems daft, if the SCATA group joined as individual associations, they would benefit through more votes, they would then be able to direct policy!

regards

Captain Cab