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GBC
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:49 pm 
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I've no problem with a 15 year limit, it'll get rid of the rent a 'K' reg shed crew overnight and that has to be good news.

I do have a problem with a 10 year limit. It's too low for a driver like me who only does limited miles every year.

If I were to buy a new TX4 today, it won't even do 190K during the next 10 years, and if I lived nearer to London, even less.

But we've seen this all before with Livingstone trying to introduce a 12 year limit.
Its all a long way away. As always there will be a compromise, plus I suspect lots of choice will be coming along over the next couple of years.
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Refusing licenses for black cabs which are more than 15 years old by 2012 and 10 years old by 2015.


Another nail in LTIs coffin



:?

Why will making drivers update their Taxis more often put a nail in LTI's coffin?

It will increase their sales substancialy.
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If Livingstone had introduced a 10 year limit the trade wouldn't have had to spend God knows how much on dubious emissions equipment. The so called 'polluters' would have been got rid of by natural wastage.

I say so called cos Road Tax K reg fairway = £225 ? Road Tax TX4 = £400

Oh yes i forgot, Ken was ranting about particulates, now it's all about CO2.
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GBC wrote:
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Refusing licenses for black cabs which are more than 15 years old by 2012 and 10 years old by 2015.


Another nail in LTIs coffin



:?

Why will making drivers update their Taxis more often put a nail in LTI's coffin?

It will increase their sales substancialy.


Change the word parrot to taxi :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE
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Derby Ram
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Oh the joy of being little slave puppets of our glorious leaders in Brussels! :roll:

As for age limits I would say I have always been against them...until I had the misfortune of having to drive an R reg TX1(for about 10 mins) and
then a T reg for 6 weeks following my Vito fire.Not sure what the limit should be but definately agree with one now.

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