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Seriously though if the taxi trade is not happy with the content of the course then they should do something about it instead they'll wait for few years then bleat on about how useless the course was


Unless you're someone like MrT who will criticise the course if it's crap the chances are that drivers will say it was great.

Not many drivers are going to say they've just wasted 30hrs of their life attending a course.

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I was taught two new things yesterday...1,, that all councils across the country must have a proportion of wheelchair accessible vehicles and that is law..DDA..Act...2 private hire drivers must hand in any articles found in their vehicles to the company....? :lol:


At what stage are you going to complain that they are teaching b*llocks?

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Whilst I appreciate that this appears a waste of time for experienced drivers it is probably quite useful for the newer drivers. Perhaps them in the education system should have consulted those in the taxi system to come up with a more interesting and challenging course

I think the point that Mr T is alluding to is that the teachers are teaching drivers the wrong stuff.

There is no % written in any law that says a certain number of taxis need to be WAVs. Other than maybe an old London one for London.

And all goods recovered from a PH should be taken asap to the police station.

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And all goods recovered from a PH should be taken asap to the police station.


Does that include wallets?

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And all goods recovered from a PH should be taken asap to the police station.


Does that include wallets?

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Of course it includes wallets. Now I am not sure about the contents of said wallets. :D

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Of course it includes wallets. Now I am not sure about the contents of said wallets. :D


:lol:

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Seriously though if the taxi trade is not happy with the content of the course then they should do something about it instead they'll wait for few years then bleat on about how useless the course was


Unless you're someone like MrT who will criticise the course if it's crap the chances are that drivers will say it was great.

Not many drivers are going to say they've just wasted 30hrs of their life attending a course.

CC


I wonder if hes had detention yet or had to stand in the corner with the pointed hat on :lol: :lol:
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toots... as you might have read in some of the posts ... some of the information is incorrect..... there is an offence called( stealing by finding)..... unless this has been superseded giving private hire companies an exemption from prosecution then what they are teaching is wrong..... and the driver could end up being prosecuted.... my findings on this course are going straight back to the person that Designed it... and he will be taking appropriate action......

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toots... as you might have read in some of the posts ... some of the information is incorrect..... there is an offence called( stealing by finding)..... unless this has been superseded giving private hire companies an exemption from prosecution then what they are teaching is wrong..... and the driver could end up being prosecuted.... my findings on this course are going straight back to the person that Designed it... and he will be taking appropriate action......


Is you picking on me :cry: what have I said. Why are you shouting at me I don't like it

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toots... as you might have read in some of the posts ... some of the information is incorrect..... there is an offence called( stealing by finding)..... unless this has been superseded giving private hire companies an exemption from prosecution then what they are teaching is wrong..... and the driver could end up being prosecuted.... my findings on this course are going straight back to the person that Designed it... and he will be taking appropriate action......


Is you picking on me :cry: what have I said. Why are you shouting at me I don't like it


No .... I am in one of my more jovial moods :wink:

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toots... as you might have read in some of the posts ... some of the information is incorrect..... there is an offence called( stealing by finding)..... unless this has been superseded giving private hire companies an exemption from prosecution then what they are teaching is wrong..... and the driver could end up being prosecuted.... my findings on this course are going straight back to the person that Designed it... and he will be taking appropriate action......


Is you picking on me :cry: what have I said. Why are you shouting at me I don't like it


No .... I am in one of my more jovial moods :wink:


Let me know when you is in a bad one I'll stay well away cos you is scary :wink: Did you go see that Night Collar is it good cos I going next week

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I was taught two new things yesterday...1,, that all councils across the country must have a proportion of wheelchair accessible vehicles and that is law..DDA..Act..


No doubt you advised him he was wrong?

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.2 private hire drivers must hand in any articles found in their vehicles to the company....? :lol:


And no doubt you advised him that the 1976 act makes no reference to lost property and that each individual council applies its own conditions as to lost property if they so wish?

I do hope you corrected him.

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I was taught two new things yesterday...1,, that all councils across the country must have a proportion of wheelchair accessible vehicles and that is law..DDA..Act..


No doubt you advised him he was wrong?

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.2 private hire drivers must hand in any articles found in their vehicles to the company....? :lol:


And no doubt you advised him that the 1976 act makes no reference to lost property and that each individual council applies its own conditions as to lost property if they so wish?

I do hope you corrected him.

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Let's just say, it's not very becoming watching a grown man cry.
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toots... as you might have read in some of the posts ... some of the information is incorrect..... there is an offence called( stealing by finding)..... unless this has been superseded giving private hire companies an exemption from prosecution then what they are teaching is wrong..... and the driver could end up being prosecuted.... my findings on this course are going straight back to the person that Designed it... and he will be taking appropriate action......


Is you picking on me :cry: what have I said. Why are you shouting at me I don't like it


No .... I am in one of my more jovial moods :wink:


Let me know when you is in a bad one I'll stay well away cos you is scary :wink: Did you go see that Night Collar is it good cos I going next week
I'm sure you'll enjoy it, I do hope you will not be going by yourself, and that afterwards you will be wined and dined in one of our more refined restaurants.. enjoy yourself. :wink:

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He said: “This is not only a complete waste of time but quite insulting. We already have to undertake a local knowledge test and a medical test.


Whilst I agree it will take time to complete having knowledge of an area and being pronounced fit does not a good taxi driver make. Apart from which as has been said in lots of posts now it is a case of getting what you know on paper. It is inconvenient but it can be enjoyable

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I would pay the drivers wages whilst they were on the course.


Can I come work for you. You seem much nicer than them who run the system I work on :wink:


My drivers are employed on an hourly rate and not on a shared bag, radio rent or other such scam. :wink:


What if they sit there for hours and don't get any work :?


They don't. They only do school contract work. they don't work the streets. Most are semi retired people who only want to work part time and enjoy the school holidays off.


arent holidays abroad cheaper during term time?...
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