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Can't be that many bumps if people are still paying £40k for a plate to run one of these 'dodgems'.

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I wonder if mr T is one of the 89 owners of plates in liverpool, who dont drive a taxi but lounge about on the beach florida in mr T case .

If I can add my ten penneth.

Why should PH take a knowledge test at all?

The work should be pre booked, and if a driver, even a new driver, cannot get a passenger from a to b, then is he or she in the right job?

I dont see it as a drop in standards, more of a case of a standard that shouldnt have been imposed in the first place.

regards

Captain cab

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A vaild question Captain, but I think, on balance, a PH knowledge is a good thing.

Sat Nav doesn't work, despite what the makers say, and is it really asking too much for someone to know where they are going, and the best route?

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IDFIMH

Im not sure if Im correct, and know you will correct me, but shouldnt PH agree the fare prior to the journey somewhere along the line (like the time of booking?)

Captain Cab

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George Carlin

Sat Nav doesn't work, despite what the makers say, and is it really asking too much for someone to know where they are going, and the best route

And you would know..???.......mrT

Apart from the mode of securing the hire, I can't really see the difference with HC, at least in some regards.

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Is Mr t realy mr at, or mr con ,or mr gw or taxif or mr liv cab or mr mer cab MR T will know what i mean . I notice in the committee meeting of 24 march 2005 there were several repersentations ,from members from the taxi trade , Who were they , at least mr D live Had the guts to let his name apear on the council paper work . I have heard they were big blokes , with no necks . Mr T MIGHT KNOW .

Yep, just like I'm rather suspicious if you actually drive a cab in that area

Captain Cab

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George Carlin

NO I am not mr T I am J.D. OR AM I.............love ???????

In New Zealand taxis are classed as PSV's

Taxi drivers simply require PSV entitlement on their ordinary licence & the passing of a local knowledge test

A national licence system which entitles you to operate anywhere in the country as long as you have local knowledge

http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/04.html

http://www.passrite.co.nz/taxis.htm

All the best

Interesting. It reminds me that PH are called 'hackeys' in Ireland, and in China un-licensed vehicles are called 'black cab'.

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your wrong there sussex, there called bwack cwab

Captain Cab

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