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Indeed.

I’m forever jealous of the clientele that uses Limousine services, it’s nice to know that their giro's are saved and put to good use every so often.
They bear more than a passing resemblance to those who drive them, club numbers and all.

I'd rather pick up people waiting outside a Minicab office, and that's saying something.

The mobility and inclusion unit want to get their act together, we've been waiting years for the Secretary of state to make a decision on this issue? The options are pretty clear as far as i'm concerned and Europe went a long way in advertising that fact.

This document is nine month old and outdated, if the DfT cant make a decision on this issue then they should pack up and leave it to someone who can. After all, nothing has changed in the last 160 years apart from horse drawn carriages being substituted by motor vehicles. So if we consider that nothing is likely to change in the next 160 years then the options available now will certainly be the same in the foreseable future?

So get on with it Mr Secretary of state.

Regards

JD

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What new ruling?

Regards

JD

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I just read his faq and I don't see anything that says, "he is legally licensed to carry passengers for hire or reward"? Is that an intentional omission or just forgetfulness?

http://www.aclasslimos.co.uk/faq.html

Regards

JD

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As far as I am aware A Class does not do hire or reward.

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Grandad,

So he offers his services and vehicles 4 free does he?

Regards

JD

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BOING

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Grandad,

From my experience large taxi ops know nothing about the taxi trade, other than how to have a good chat about putting it right.

TBH I don't mind all taxis being WAVs, it's a far better way than saying some drivers should pay £10,000 for a new motor, and others having to pay up to £35,000.

But 100% WAVs will not happen via the DfT or the EU.

The EU document that has been posted on here is a political mess to maintain MEPs in their jobs. It will be supported by MPs as they also wish to keep their jobs.

As for what councils will do, who knows? But maybe some of them are the weak link.

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IDFIMH

Does that mean his 8 seater chrysler and bently go out for nothing then? or does he get 16 in them also?

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Oi ! get back to work

Ok it seems that all H/C vehicles will have to be WAV,s but PH will carry on with saloons.

Its in the DDA act apparently.

Perhaps he used the contract exemption. Why not ring him and ask him.

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Grandad,

Now let me see, I posted the document but made no comment, I obviously thought that people would make of it what they will, form their own conclusions, how many years now is it that they have been trying to make up their own minds on what they think we should have, November 2006 still they do not know, it might possibly have something to do with the ever changing opinions of the disabled lobby, but one thing is for certain, and that is if they don't sort it out before the next election it could become very interesting, if say a different party were to be elected it would start from the beginning again, new party, new priorities, new ministers, but the same old cab trade.

I am sure they would love for the whole of the cab trade to be wheelchair accessible, think of how many more ambulances and personnel they could do away with.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Well it's not, but hey ho.

I believe there is no chance of a 100% UK WAV taxi fleet. Even less chance of a 100% PH version.

Whenever anyone tells you different just ask them where it is written in black and white. As most people driving cabs and PHs know f*** all.

Bless them.

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IDFIMH

And where would it be written that the self drive hire is illegal.

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Grandad,

Yes, and that was passed in 1995, and an informal consultation document was issued a couple of years later.

But nothing concrete as yet, and the couple of public pronouncements from the DfT on the subject have all backtracked slightly from the original ethos.

And don't forget that the DDA specified nothing about accessible taxis; all it did was give the Govt powers to make regulations in that regard, but nothing has happened as yet.

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