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Brummie Cabbie
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Are there that many makers that have a yellow variety? :?

And what yellow is yellow? :?


I think the idea is for the council to choose the exact colour, including paint make & reference number of the colour, & have all the PHVs resprayed in that colour.

If it were me deciding it would be pearlescent yellow.

Just think of the cost involved!!


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It is really quite original when you think about it... the best they can come up with is... we copy New York...

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It is really quite original when you think about it... the best they can come up with is... we copy New York...


Nope MrT closer to home....Hartlepool :wink:

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I suppose a Council Official on a Wage of around a £125,000 per annum plus Expenses and Gold plated pension that he can get at age 60 has to come up with something...especially if that something will cost honest Business people Millions of pounds needlessly spent on what is no more than a whim....and which in turn leads to Payoff of drivers to fund it. well yes..its a Bloody Brilliant Idea


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Brummie....has your LA had a Lobotomy?


I truly give up with them.

But never forget, all committees on council's are advised by council officers, & generally the councillors accept their advice.

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I wonder if he does repaints on the weekend :wink:

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captain cab wrote:
Brummie....has your LA had a Lobotomy?


I truly give up with them.

But never forget, all committees on council's are advised by council officers, & generally the councillors accept their advice.


I cannot believe Brum has such sh*te trade organisations.....because thats what it seems like.

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You could almost understand it. if they were saying all Hackney's had to yellow.. a prominent stand out colour to make them visible to the public, but it would seem the intention is to make the public jump into a private hire car..... :roll:

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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Sussex wrote:
Are there that many makers that have a yellow variety? :?

And what yellow is yellow? :?


I think the idea is for the council to choose the exact colour, including paint make & reference number of the colour, & have all the PHVs resprayed in that colour.

If it were me deciding it would be pearlescent yellow.

Just think of the cost involved!!


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So you shell out on a brand new motor and then shell out another couple of grand painting it yellow? :roll:

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Next licensing committee meeting .....will be held ....B&Q.... :lol: :lol:

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So you shell out on a brand new motor and then shell out another couple of grand painting it yellow? :roll:



Depends how the LA do it....upon replacement policy?

They cant adjust PH fares to compensate for additional costs.

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Pat Murtagh, Birmingham’s representative on the National Private Hire Association, said: “From the perspective of safety and image, a uniform colour is a fantastic idea and I agree that it ought to be something easily recognisable."

“Some of the issues over age of vehicles will cause hardship to drivers."

“I will be making a case against making new cars compulsory because I don’t think it’s necessary and it would do little more than mean drivers would need a fare rise to cover the cost.”


Errm

I thought the colour policy would be ok with the PH Assoc.

I thought the age policy would be a problem.

And WTF are they saying about fares?

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You could almost understand it. if they were saying all Hackney's had to yellow.. a prominent stand out colour to make them visible to the public, but it would seem the intention is to make the public jump into a private hire car..... :roll:


You sound like one of our councillors from about 20 years back.

We have always had purpose built Hackneys in Birmingham, you know the ones, with a pod on the front of the roof with an illuminated sign with the word 'TAXI'. We've never had saloon cars Hackneys.

Yet this chairman of licensing wanted another, bigger, after-market illuminated pod with the word 'TAXI' in the middle of the roof as well, because it was his opinion that the public would then be sure it was a taxi.

They're all plonks.

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And any ordinary person driving a yellow car is going to have a field day,, and the driver that raped you, what car was he driving.... the normal yellow one.....


MR T, shurly even you can see the benefit of having PH all one colour pink if need be and if it was me all one make as well
Yellow with a black and white chevrons down the sides like in the good old US of A


I'm all for the PINK sparkly pink in fact........ not forgetting the fluffy pink steering wheel and dice :D

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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
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Brummie....has your LA had a Lobotomy?


I truly give up with them.

But never forget, all committees on council's are advised by council officers, & generally the councillors accept their advice.


I cannot believe Brum has such sh*te trade organisations.....because thats what it seems like.


PSD!

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