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gusmac
PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:32 am 
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Wonder which train company will be first to try it on in London.

I relish that one. :wink:


It'll be whoever runs the station, not the trains.



It's not, look at Cabfind website. When they're advertising Station Permits they'll say "Bristol Temple Meads on behalf of Virgin Trans".


Bristol Temple Meads is managed by First Great Western and it is their permit scheme.
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http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_ ... s/BRI.aspx


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Taxi drivers using the approach road to Bristol Temple Meads railway station will have to pay to pick up passengers.

First Great Western said the £375 permit was needed because the front of the station was congested and charging was normal at other stations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22312459


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The permit system by First Great Western (FGW)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-16831514

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Yeah I know, I was using Virgin Trains as an example.
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Yeah I know, I was using Virgin Trains as an example.



:roll: :lol:
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gusmac
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Nidge2 wrote:
Yeah I know, I was using Virgin Trains as an example.


Well it's First who run the station.

gusmac wrote:
It'll be whoever runs the station

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gusmac wrote:
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Yeah I know, I was using Virgin Trains as an example.


Well it's First who run the station.

gusmac wrote:
It'll be whoever runs the station



Like I said I was using Virgin Trains as an example.
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Nidge2 wrote:
gusmac wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
Yeah I know, I was using Virgin Trains as an example.


Well it's First who run the station.

gusmac wrote:
It'll be whoever runs the station



Like I said I was using Virgin Trains as an example.


I thought that I was supposed to be the pedantic one on here.

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I thought that I was supposed to be the pedantic one on here.



You are mate, I'd hate to take your crown away. :wink:
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I think the stations that are operated by network rail don't have permit schemes in place, obviously to have a permit scheme taxis need to be on station property - there's a list;


National stations

Birmingham New Street
Edinburgh Waverley
Glasgow Central
Leeds
Liverpool Lime Street
Manchester Piccadilly


London stations

Cannon Street
Charing Cross
Euston
Fenchurch Street
King's Cross
Liverpool Street
London Bridge
Paddington
St Pancras International
Victoria
Waterloo

I'm sure there's a barrier scheme in place at Brum New Street - although I may be mistaken

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Nidge2 wrote:
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Nidge2 wrote:
Yeah I know, I was using Virgin Trains as an example.


Well it's First who run the station.

gusmac wrote:
It'll be whoever runs the station



Like I said I was using Virgin Trains as an example.


:---) :---) :---)

Nidge2 wrote:
gusmac wrote:

It'll be whoever runs the station, not the trains.



It's not, look at Cabfind website. When they're advertising Station Permits they'll say "Bristol Temple Meads on behalf of Virgin Trans".

Now grandad may be king pedant around here, but he doesn't hold a monopoly :lol:

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Sheffield charge 4 hundred and odd (midland mainline) and I reckon Manchester piccadilly have a barrier where they are charged per job.
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