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My view is starting the extra rates at 18.00 is a tad daft. All that will do is increase bus patronage. :sad:

Make it 21.00 or 22.00 when the buses start to go home to bed, and punters have no choice. :wink:

Make sure you aint a sacrificial lamb Toots.....some cab drivers will shout there mouths off then drop you in it.

CC

The fact that approx. 350 drivers pay £85.00 per week doesn't warrant proper advertising the rest of the year is a thorn in the side of most drivers.

Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in???

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The fact that approx. 350 drivers pay £85.00 per week doesn't warrant proper advertising the rest of the year is a thorn in the side of most drivers.

£1.5 mill a year

i wonder where it all goes too....offshore?

does it have 1 base?

is it a shop/office or an industrial unit?

how many pies, how many fingers?...

is there an "inner circle" who are "FTF"?

do you see some of em parked up taking mobile phone calls?

ever see the base op "buffering" jobs...

bloodnock wrote:

Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in???

Pardon granted, lol!!! It was the private hire company that we work through

bloodnock wrote:

Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in???

Pardon granted, lol!!! It was the private hire company that we work through

toots wrote:

bloodnock wrote:

Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in???

Pardon granted, lol!!! It was the private hire company that we work through

You can charge whatever you want then!

Author:	toots [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:41 am ]
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This week we have been handed a little slip of paper with the following on it. Call Sign.........(must be entered). Cut off date Monday 24th November We have been approached by several drivers regarding the fare tariff over Christmas and New Year period The periods are 1800 hrs 24 Dec. 2008 to 0600 hrs 27 Dec 2008 & 1800 hrs 31 Dec 2008 to 0600 hrs 2 Jan 2009 The proposals are a) FARE & HALF (will be advertised in local press) b) DOUBLE FARE c) ANY OTHER OPTIONS FROM DRIVERS (write overleaf) Tick appropriate box As usual no extra settle will be charged This has been handed out to all of the drivers to complete. We have been told if we do not enter our call sign it will be binned without reading. The normal rate for our borough at this time of year is DOUBLE FARE and we pay DOUBLE SETTLE which is collected throughout the year in our weekly settle which is why there is no extra to pay at this time. A couple of the drivers seem to think that it is a little unfair that we have to put our call signs on the paper but we understand why they have said that so they don't get a load of stick of anybody. They also feel they are being blackmailed into FARE & HALF because that is the only one they are going to advertise. The fact that approx. 350 drivers pay £85.00 per week doesn't warrant proper advertising the rest of the year is a thorn in the side of most drivers. So there we were thinking our opinions don't count when up pops this little gem they're asking us what we think so I'm asking you

Author:	Sussex [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:53 am ]
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My view is starting the extra rates at 18.00 is a tad daft. All that will do is increase bus patronage. Make it 21.00 or 22.00 when the buses start to go home to bed, and punters have no choice.

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:56 am ]
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at the end of the day you have no say in it, except that YOU charge what YOU want in a PH, obviously a HC is set on a meter. as a PH (and a HC to all intent) on a circuit you are the goods and chattel of the owner, "put up or shut up" the rich get richer and the poor get poorer

Author:	toots [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:42 am ]
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Sussex wrote: My view is starting the extra rates at 18.00 is a tad daft. All that will do is increase bus patronage. Make it 21.00 or 22.00 when the buses start to go home to bed, and punters have no choice. The starting time has been like that since 19 dot. It's not neg. it's the actual fare rates they want an opinion of.

Author:	bloodnock [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:12 pm ]
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Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in???

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Author:	captain cab [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:14 pm ]
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Make sure you aint a sacrificial lamb Toots.....some cab drivers will shout there mouths off then drop you in it. CC

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:42 pm ]
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captain cab wrote: Make sure you aint a sacrificial lamb Toots.....some cab drivers will shout there mouths off then drop you in it. CC been there, done that found a guy (always bleating) an office, with a DOT radio licence, with an installed mast+aeriel, all ready to rock and roll, low ingoings, low rents..... guess what happens next...

Author:	skippy41 [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:47 pm ]
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We are fare and a half from 6 PM on the 24th to 6 AM on the 27th then from 6 PM 0n the 31st to 6 AM on the 3rd. If you charge double fares you get more abuse and less work

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:58 pm ]
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makes me larf, years ago i took a guy to work new years day, he was on QUAD time (x4), my daughter was on £9/hr but bank holidays was TREBLE time - £27/hr at a factory...

Author:	toots [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:06 pm ]
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bloodnock wrote: Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in??? Pardon granted, lol!!! It was the private hire company that we work through

Author:	toots [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:13 pm ]
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wannabeeahack wrote: Quote: The fact that approx. 350 drivers pay £85.00 per week doesn't warrant proper advertising the rest of the year is a thorn in the side of most drivers. £1.5 mill a year i wonder where it all goes too....offshore? does it have 1 base? is it a shop/office or an industrial unit? how many pies, how many fingers?... is there an "inner circle" who are "FTF"? do you see some of em parked up taking mobile phone calls? ever see the base op "buffering" jobs... There is one central base where all the computer and telephonist and operator are. There is a pick up base at weekends down town. There are defunct bases with buzzers on at 2 locations and there are 4 fingers in the pie. It is all computerised but there is "pudding" for some. As we all know there are no perfect systems.

Author:	bloodnock [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:05 pm ]
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toots wrote: bloodnock wrote: Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in??? Pardon granted, lol!!! It was the private hire company that we work through Are you an employee of the PH firm or are you self employed and affiliate yourself with them?

Author:	Darren63 [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:00 pm ]
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toots wrote: bloodnock wrote: Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in??? Pardon granted, lol!!! It was the private hire company that we work through You can charge whatever you want then!

Author:	bloodnock [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:28 pm ]
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Darren63 wrote: toots wrote: bloodnock wrote: Pardon my Ignorance...but who or what Handed out that little slip of paper to be filled in??? Pardon granted, lol!!! It was the private hire company that we work through You can charge whatever you want then! My thoughts to...

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