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I resent those comments.

I never said it was you who had removed my three posts.

It's the invasion of the LTDF.

Bored over there Dizzy?

I knew you'd miss me, no one to argue against the 8 anti – LTDA gang members.

That's the way forums go though, you need opposites to stimulate debate, now you have about 20 regular posters all agreeing with each other.

Plus it exposed a 'security' glitch in the forums platform by allowing multiple usernames under the same I.P, a feature this board flags up for you.

That would only be effective if the user has a fixed IP address, if someone is using an AOL account then the IP is dynamically assigned everytime you sign in thus is that much harder to control; the only effective way is to put a stop on AOL accounts.

No Losty, our membership is the fastest growing throughout the country at the rate of 30 a week. How can I get bored, we're only just getting warm. I've just popped over to see how your Propaganda machine is rolling.



Funny enough, this time no-one's even mentioned you.




You're right, we do need opposites to stimulate debate, and the only problem we've ever had with you is your name games.

And I think you'll find there are well over 100 'regular' posters. Count them for yourself.

And as for pulling posts.... come on, you know me, I've never pulled or altered anything you've ever said, and you know acabbie and Admin wouldn't do that either. so you'd better ask Headlong!


I can see that this trade needs major changes, and staying as we are isn't going to get them. Change or Die?


So you're never coming back to us? Shame, was it something we said?

Anyway, you know the door is always open!

Dizzy.

commend taxi drivers for taking the initiative to try and safeguard their and your future.

Be lucky.

It's happening now!

135 new members this month alone.

It must appeal to people that they now have a voice, their own voice, not someone else's who never ask for their views.

It's funny, I often agree with a lot of what you say, but our visions for the future are lightyears apart.

You complain that things will revert back to how they were when it picks up, but don't you think that's a good reason why this trade needs a revamp from the top to the bottom.

Would you not complain if we all just sat there like the rest of those fat f*ckers in the cafe.

At least we are trying to make a difference, not just for ourselves, but for every poor unfortunate b*st*rd who has to drive a cab, you included!.

Have you supported any of the action yet?

Have we done anything yet that you agree with?

Where can I get a cheap holiday to Scotland?

Dizzy.

Bravo. But am I 132 of them?!

I agree, but it depends if anyone in authority is listening

despite the anti association theme over on the LTDF

Perhaps you're taking it the wrong way Dizzy (Oo'err missus) but I'm not nor have ever claimed the forum is a bad thing, I wish it the best of luck.

I agree, but it does'nt make either you or me correct. There's 25'000 differing views out there, and probably over 8000 differing views within the LTDA alone, but we still generally sing from the same song sheet.

Poor? Unfortunate? Are we?

LTDA actions? Yes.

By working permanent nights when people need Taxis? Yes.

Did you work today Dizzy?

The point is, why should you have to pay ? It's a basic human need to have to use the loo and WCC are using it as an excuse to raise revenue. Once the royal oak is gone there will be many more cabbies looking for somewhere to go to toilet and in Westminster that equates to a very tidy sum.

I'm not in the RMT but commend then on their intiative in taking WCC to task about this. You may be happy to spend £1 a time for a 5 minute loo break but over the week that will equate to between £20 and £40 of your hard earned cash going into WCC coffers so they can invest in yet more cameras and wardens to penalise you and me........money well spent ? I think not!

You mention ranks, well how many ranks are so well placed to be near toilet facilities ? You say that the shysters are off doing their shopping; i grant you that there are an element of drivers doing exactly that and it needs to be addressed but also i'm sure a great many drivers are off trying to find a toilet.

We used to be able to park up, use a loo; allow a customer to use an ATM; pop into a sandwich bar and buy a sarnie but now all of that is seen as a viable means of revenue collection! You seemingly seem happy with that ? You are quite happy to swell the coffers of WCC for answering the call of nature ? You make some valid points GBC but sometimes i really do wonder why you seem to want to be at odds with your own colleagues ? Tell me, if it had been the LTDA who had organised this demonstration would you have been so against the proposal?



I went along, not as a member of the RMT (i'm in the LTDA) and not because i'm that affected by the constraints imposed on drivers by WCC as i'm a night worker and generally find it ok to park up and use the loo (when i can find one!), i went along because i'm sick to the back teeth of the local authorities seeing us as easy pickings! I'm sick of hearing of taxi drivers being penalised by WCC for stopping at an ATM for a customer! I'm fed up of them being pernicious and vindictive not to mention highly selective when it comes to enforcing their parking regulations; stop at an ATM, get fined! PH touting in the haymarket, turn a blind eye!

If the action can kick start negotiations with WCC and the relevent trade bodies (i include LTDA, LCDC, UNITE and the RMT) then surely it's a good thing. I was out there for myself, my colleagues and remarkably even for you GBC, if anything positive comes out of it then you will benefit as much as any of us or will you still be willing to give them your pound to take a leak ?

Perhaps it's time to stop being a troll, stop being anti-everything and stand up alongside your fellow cabbies. The issues affect you as much as anyone else in this job.

Be lucky.............

The offer still stands if you want to check out the cab.