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They already use these name boards, but thanks for the suggestion.

I think what your trying to say, is even you now realise the company signs, along with the drivers identity card which they must wear, along with the licensing discs in their cars, is more than sufficient for the law abiding drivers to go about their daily minicab business unhindered.

Whilst keeping the scoundrels amoungst them unhappy that they won't be instantly licensed to tout by way of signs all over the car to attract members of the public over to them without shouting 'taxee' once.

Theres hope for you yet Sussex.

I'm sure you do.

But you don't work in the mayhem of London.

The PCO and the Met Police OCU that deal with enforcement, can't cope with the 'would you like a taxee boss' squad at the moment, never mind when all they will have to do is park up and wait on people approaching them.

I agree, a similar disc system worked well in Edinburgh for years before it was changed to plates for some unknown reason

Up until about 10 years or so here in Renfrewshire (Paisley & Glasgow Airport) private hire had an identification sticker in the rear window, & that was it (see my avatar). There were no problems here until someone at the council decided to introduce exterior plates as a good way of generating extra income (the plate costs us £27 but only costs the council a few £'s)

Are you implying that I doubt what you say? Not at all, the point I was making was that the extent of touting contradicts what you say about people being careful - if they were that careful then the touts would be out of business, surely?

And thanks for the invitation - but the nearest I've been to London in around 15 years is the M25, so I doubt if I'll be there in the near future.



On the contrary, I was just following you around

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Interesting idea, but does not seem the most practical of systems especially for short runs.

And it still doesn't deal with customer foolhardiness.

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So the LTDA failed to get alternative vehicles?

By the way, I don't like most of the so-called representative organisations in the trade either, for reasons I've outlined in the past ad nauseum, but remember TDO's recent article which said:

Indeed, in normal industrial relations terms, it could well be said that trade organisations tend to represent the employers rather than the workers (which is rather ironic in the case of the T&G and GMB), and the workers tend not to be represented at all. Of course, this simplifies a complex scenario of numerous competing interests, but the only sizeable trade organisation in the UK that could truly be said to represent those at the coal face is the LTDA in London – the T&G and GMB are less National Union of Mineworkers than National Coal Board!





I thought you were always on about LOW stanards in the minicab trade GBC, so thus to that extent the LTDA must have failed?[/quote]

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Couldn't agree more you guys

How many times have us drivers turned up for a hire on a Fri/Sat night only to find the punter isn't there ?

I am sure that these 'no hires' are all caused by people just jumping into the first car they see

It doesn't matter how much identification you dress a car up in after a night out people, sober or not, just want to get home as soon as possible by whatever way necessary & text messages & all the other gimmicks won't address this

Incidentally I am sure someone mentioned the girl in Glasgow was from Northern Ireland, from my recollection private hire cars there have roof signs, could this be a way forward ?

Let's not go there

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Dont undersell yourself there are several of us here who think you are a 'pratt'

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the reason that the cars in edinburgh were plated was so that we can get acsess to the greenway and would help the police separate normal joe publics car from a PH. right now if you get caught in the greenways it a £40 fine i think??
not been caught yet so not to sure

Greenways access was supposed to happen when all the PH cars here were plated (last year) but CEC are still going through the motions but this should happen sometime soon.
thiswhen it happens will keep our Black Hack Pals happy as some of them go nuts if they see you in the greenways, funny to see them taking your plate number while trying to drive or flashing there headlights and hitting of the inside of there cabs while going red in the face

the reason that the cars in edinburgh were plated was so that we can get acsess to the greenway and would help the police separate normal joe publics car from a PH. right now if you get caught in the greenways it a £40 fine i think??
not been caught yet so not to sure
only joking iam a pure

Greenways access was supposed to happen when all the PH cars here were plated (last year) but CEC are still going through the motions but this should happen sometime soon.
this when it happens will keep our Black Hack Pals happy as some of them go nuts if they see you in the greenways, funny to see them taking your plate number while trying to drive or flashing there headlights and hitting of the inside of there cabs while going red in the face

woooooops posted twice there
was a long night last night

Thanks for the info...... like the graphics

Personally I thought the discs made the vehicles much more professional looking

Well done Roy, a whole post without resorting to greenbadgebigot, click, greenbadgebigot, click, greenbadgebigot, click . . . .

Anyway at least you now accept your a Bus driver, who got a bit lost in the world of forums, perhaps you could front the TGWU ?

Sadly though, the Doctor still has me on the truth drug, so I can't leave the post without typing something truthful about you.

[edited by admin].

Good, the tablet works.

Really, really funny - [edited by admin] - really good. How long did it take you to think of that one?

Lets just remind you of the definition lest you forget.

Bigot - a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices

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