Taxi Driver Online

And, I mean, this is from the latest article:


That quite clearly sems to be saying that Eastliegh cars can only use the lanes at rush hours.


I suspect this is totally wrong in two regards. It's not just private hire firms. And it's nothing to do with 'firms' anyway - the rule will apply to vehicles.


This just reads like a jumble of words related to emissions, and is just plain confusing.

For what it's worth, first response is over on page 1 of this thread.

Should really go through that stuff again to check for errors, but think I'd lose the will to live, so won't bother

But to echo what Edders said, in a nutshell:

That's the way it reads to me.

The earlier post was a request from the Eastleigh trade to be able to use the lanes 24/7, supported by some local politicians. Clearly Southampton have refused that request.

The earlier proposal was a request, which was rejected.

It appears to me the council haven't changed their position since day one.

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IDFIMH

That bit is rubbish journalism.

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IDFIMH

I can't wait to see the traffic signs with all that information on them and I suppose that they do have the relevant traffic order in place to make it legal? Nottingham fell foul of that one.

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Grandad,

Please note that I completely ignored the request from the Eastleigh trade to change tack, and just used 'Eastleigh cars' as a proxy for 'non-Southampton HC and PHVs working in Southampton', or similar.

Anyway, if it's assumed that nothing's changed since the initial proposal, and ignoring the fine details, then this from the very top of the thread is what I'm not getting:




So the reports are saying that non-Southampton cars will be allowed in the bus lanes at peak times, while you're saying the opposite?

My brain wasn't working because I assumed the council had a brain that was working.

You are correct.

However the fact that the council are allowing non local cars in when it's busy in those lanes, but banning them when it will be quiet in those lanes makes no sense at all.

I stupidly assumed the council would want better access for buses/local cabs when it was peak times.

Silly me.

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IDFIMH

It does seem counter-intuitive, but I suppose the argument is that it might ease congestion at the very busiest times.

On the other hand, it might have just been misreported, and the clunky English etc in the latest article is perhaps evidence in that regard.

The first piece stated:


The second piece repeated the 4am error (which presumably should read 4pm), suggesting that it was just copied and pasted from the first piece. So if the original author got it the wrong way round, then the second piece would just repeat the error.

And the latest piece, er, lacks clarity.

Tried to find an official press release or similar to see if that might clarify things, but there's no sign of anything on the council's website or elsewhere.

Anyway, the fine details are maybe of less importance than the broader principle, which is that non-local vehicles will be restricted from accessing Southampton bus lanes, and which at least seems clear enough.

Tried searching for any info on the committee website, but nothing seems to be going to committee.

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IDFIMH