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Taxi trade hit by outside operators



Trade for taxi drivers in Tenby is being affected by outside operators, according to a local councillor.

Clr. Mrs. Julie Evans told her colleagues at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, that many taxi drivers had approached her with their concerns that operators from outside the area were coming into the resort and taking their business away.

“I know there’s plenty of custom during the summer season for our local taxi operators, but during the winter it can be very difficult,” said Clr. Mrs. Evans.

“I’m just wondering, are these outside drivers allowed to operate in the town? Are those who have licences in Carmarthenshire allowed to come into Pembrokeshire?

Clr. Mike Evans said it would be worth writing to Pembrokeshire County Council’s licensing department to seek clarification on the matter and also to highlight the plight that local taxi drivers were facing in these circumstances.

source:
http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/news.cfm?i ... 0operators

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

Why do people elect buffoons as councillors?

And why do they need to write to anyone, just pick up the phone to the licensing officer.

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IDFIMH

Isn't that a prerequisite?



Might not get their name in the paper though.

Bad enough the first time, did they have to repeat it?

There are only 2 surnames in wales Jones or Evans so I am told so theres bound to be more than one evans on the council !

that is typical of a council though go about things the slowest and most time consuming way

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Indeed there are, but the style still seems unduly fussy and respectable, fawning even. Seems more appropriate for 50 years ago.

If they address them as councillors at all then my local press wouldn't normally repeat it, thus the second referall would simply be to Mrs Evans.

Therefore the report would have referred to Councillor Julie Evans and then Mrs Evans, rather than Councillor Mrs Julie Evans then Councillor Mrs Evans.

And even though the subsequent councillor is also called Evans the article would still have made perfect sense.

The full stops after Clr. and Mrs. also seems very old-fashioned.

Taxi drivers urged to report outside traders



Taxi drivers in Tenby are being urged to report any firms from outside the county plying for trade in the area.

Clr. Mrs. Julie Evans recently told her colleagues at a meeting of the town council, that many taxi drivers had approached her with their concerns that operators from outside areas were coming into the resort and taking their business away.

At Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, the town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies, told members that he had had clarification from Pembrokeshire County Council’s licensing department that only those with a Hackney Carriage licence issued in Pembrokeshire could operate in the county.

“Anyone who operates a licence from outside of the county, can’t come in looking for trade,” he explained.

“They can be booked privately, but cannot come into the town and ply for trade.

“County council licensing officers have urged drivers to report anyone who is operating in breach of the legislation,” he added.

http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=43130&headline=Taxi%20drivers%20urged%20to%20report%20outside%20traders

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

Will the licensing officer do anything?? If hey are like 60% of them in the UK they don't give a F**K.

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

That's because it's their job to license drivers and vehicles etc, it's not their job to enforce the law. Imo the enforcement side of this trade should be passed to somebody who can be relied on to do the job or at least look like they are doing the job

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

So if enforcement should be 'passed' to someone else, whose responsibility is it at the moment?

It may well be their responsibility but I don't think they are particularly interested in doing it. Which is why I said it's not their job, a mild attempt of sarcastic humour

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

TBH the whole trade seems to be run by the full cast of Little Britain these days, with exceptions I may add.

Anyway, have a look around, see whats coming your way in the next 10-20 years, the British brain is in decline and you only have to look at the way some dress and the way they walk to see something ain't right in the gene pool, wait until they open their mouth to speak and you get err but yeah but err but most of the time, happy days for those that have changed the face of the country, fed kids on poor grade tv and illogical teaching methods, stopped anyone saying don't do that, the list goes on, I hope the type of person whose caused this gets to eat a big bowl of it, oh, and did I forget to mention the war, you're getting one like it or not, I can't put a time frame on it exactly but I'd say no longer than 30 years away if that, economic history says that btw, look it up, see how the world is just prior to war, then look at today, lots of people squabbling over scraps at the bottom of an empty barrel, all the signs are there, you just have to know how to read.

Disclaimer

I'm not mad, it may seem that way but that is a problem that happens when you try to educate people who don't have it in them yet to understand, Chinese writing looks like a load of squiggles but it is in fact a national language, because you can't read it doesn't mean it's mad does it.