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I aint sure he's on the same planet

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

They can say and do what they like, but the law as it stands says they are wrong.

Ask them which section of which act allows them to refuse you a hackney license on the basis of not living or working in the area?

I think the council are morally right to say what they say, but legally they are way out.

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IDFIMH

But wasn't that the outcome of the Berwick case?

Or at least as regards where the cab is working. I think where the owner or driver is living is a different matter.

Well I don't agree with a lot of things, but that's not to you can't make money out of what I don't agree with. I was just trying to offer some objective advice.

And I didn't quite say I wouldn't lose sleep when people lose their plate value, what I said was that they shouldn't cry foul.

As you say living has nothing to do with the council, in respect of working the Berwick case was trumped by the Stockton decision.

Although the Berwick case was super woolly.

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IDFIMH

I wonder which plate prices is being kept up here at number one.....of course by mentioning it, ive actually put it back up there, but its of little consequence.......its like two bald men fighting over a comb ffs.

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George Carlin

They can have this.



Donald Trump dropped it in my cab

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'Regulatory capture' is an economist's or civil servant's deceptive analogy of democratic decision making.

And when we get to that stage, we are sliding into dictatorship.

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well brilliant conversation on this subject the ideal scenario for me would obviously be to have a hackney plate in harrogate where i am living and then build some quality work as well i think harrogate has got as much potential as the cotswolds the only down side of harrogate is your car has to be under 5 years old where as in york and the cotswolds there is no age limit and because i only run nice mercedes e class cars a 4 year old merc is about 15000 pounds my current merc is immaculate but is a 2005 so i have to factor that cost in to the equation it is costing me about 45 pounds a week to get to york and back 5 days a week so that would help with the finance on a new merc but then i would still have to stump up 10000 pounds for a harrogate hackney plate oh my god my head is banging i cant wait for all these new regs to come in then the uncertainty disappears in the cotswolds i built up a good little business around my hackney plate and towards the end only used the plate on very quiet weeks thats what i like about hackney the freedom to nip out and earn money when you want

So does that mean you've changed your mind regarding what you said six months ago?

Now that really does depend on whether your interpretation of 'legally' included apparent directives within judgments handed down in the relevant court cases, or whether your interpretation of 'legally' alludes to statutes and legislation only.

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Yes, no and maybe.

If we ignore the living bit which all of us are agreed on, that leaves the working bit.

Six months ago I would have said that a court will, more times than not, go along with a council that refuses to issue/re-issue a license(s).

The case in hand is a driver that has moved to a new area and wants to work. He doesn't want to pay a £10,000 premium to have his own taxi.

Now would a court agree that someone should pay that money, in light of the proposals from the Law Commission and the fact that no-one has a really good idea of what the trades going to look like in, say, three years time?

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IDFIMH

Not sure that matters.

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IDFIMH

Not sure you have an opinion on your interpretation of 'legally'.

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