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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up. I just hope no pun intended that the rest of his family and his extended 20 time over one, dont get the same idea, as there is absolutely no more room for cabs to rank, there are now 138 cabs with 16 places in Galashiels 
The council dont give a dam all they want is the money |
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| Author: | grandad [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
skippy41 wrote: The council dont give a dam all they want is the money But they don't make any money out of licensing. That would be against the law. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
grandad wrote: But they don't make any money out of licensing. That would be against the law. And I suspect Skip would be amongst the first to quote them the wrong courst case 
That aside, I'm certain skip, being a free marketeer that he is, will welcome these chaps with open arms. CC |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
captain cab wrote: grandad wrote: But they don't make any money out of licensing. That would be against the law. And I suspect Skip would be amongst the first to quote them the wrong courst case That aside, I'm certain skip, being a free marketeer that he is, will Quote: welcome these chaps with open arms. CC As welcome as a f@rt in a space suit, regardless of where they come from there are just to many cabs
on a saturday night at club kicking out time there is only a 10 second wait for the punters FFS and they are moaning in Dublin I wonder how many will be left after the end of the month when the tax and vat men want there pound of flesh 
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| Author: | grandad [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
skippy41 wrote: I wonder how many will be left after the end of the month when the tax and vat men want there pound of flesh If things are as bad as you say they are, they won't earn enough to bother the tax and VAT man. 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
grandad wrote: skippy41 wrote: I wonder how many will be left after the end of the month when the tax and vat men want there pound of flesh If things are as bad as you say they are, they won't earn enough to bother the tax and VAT man. They did before the shiet hit the fan due to the credit crunch, this is last years tax and vat btw |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:30 am ] |
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If they have only just started up, They will not need to do accounts untill the end of their tax year and then they will have until the end of the January the next year to pay. |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:23 pm ] |
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Quote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up.
Out of the Frying pan and into the Fire springs to mind..."Galashiels"...Scottish Borders Regions equivelant of the Bronx...
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:21 pm ] |
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bloodnock wrote: Quote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up. Out of the Frying pan and into the Fire springs to mind..."Galashiels"...Scottish Borders Regions equivelant of the Bronx... More like the mafia, with the 3 large companies trying to rule the roost. I just ignore them and just get on with it, some if not all 3 will fall by the way side as they have done over the years. There have been some in the past who have started up and put loads of cabs on only to end up down the pan |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:30 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: bloodnock wrote: Quote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up. Out of the Frying pan and into the Fire springs to mind..."Galashiels"...Scottish Borders Regions equivelant of the Bronx... More like the mafia, with the 3 large companies trying to rule the roost. I just ignore them and just get on with it, some if not all 3 will fall by the way side as they have done over the years. There have been some in the past who have started up and put loads of cabs on only to end up down the pan I was asked today by a couple of independant owner drivers why I don't put drivers in my cars and put them out on the rank. My reply was simple. There isn't enough work on the streets now, so if I put my cars out as well they would just upset everyone else. I can't see the point in sitting all day on a rank for about £20 worth of fares, and that would be a good day by all accounts. |
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| Author: | chipper [ Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
skippy41 wrote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up.
I just hope no pun intended that the rest of his family and his extended 20 time over one, dont get the same idea, as there is absolutely no more room for cabs to rank, there are now 138 cabs with 16 places in Galashiels The council dont give a dam all they want is the money so your upset that a asian has started up on his own would it be diff if it was a person from else where
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
chipper wrote: skippy41 wrote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up. I just hope no pun intended that the rest of his family and his extended 20 time over one, dont get the same idea, as there is absolutely no more room for cabs to rank, there are now 138 cabs with 16 places in Galashiels The council dont give a dam all they want is the money so your upset that a asian has started up on his own would it be diff if it was a person from else where NO, I was just pointing out a fact He is the first Asian ever in the Borders to take up driving taxis and good luck to him even though there have been a few snide remarks from the public |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
skippy41 wrote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up.
I just hope no pun intended that the rest of his family and his extended 20 time over one, dont get the same idea, as there is absolutely no more room for cabs to rank, there are now 138 cabs with 16 places in Galashiels The council dont give a dam all they want is the money Its a free market to enter Skip......but you're council are p*ss poor, I asked for a hackney vehicle application form two weeks ago and havent got it yet.....are you lot still using pigeons? CC |
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| Author: | chipper [ Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
skippy41 wrote: chipper wrote: skippy41 wrote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up. I just hope no pun intended that the rest of his family and his extended 20 time over one, dont get the same idea, as there is absolutely no more room for cabs to rank, there are now 138 cabs with 16 places in Galashiels The council dont give a dam all they want is the money so your upset that a asian has started up on his own would it be diff if it was a person from else where NO, I was just pointing out a fact He is the first Asian ever in the Borders to take up driving taxis and good luck to him even though there have been a few snide remarks from the public ok np bet there was no snide remarks when they were posting something
some of our non uk friends are no good at the job dont have a clue things like "you direct with TOM TOM  " but then again the same can be said for some of the local drivers as well.
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| Author: | Jasbar [ Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Asian owner driver in the Borders |
skippy41 wrote: An Asian driver has just started on his own in Galashiels, he used to run a local sub post office but was recently robed and beaten up.
I just hope no pun intended that the rest of his family and his extended 20 time over one, dont get the same idea, as there is absolutely no more room for cabs to rank, there are now 138 cabs with 16 places in Galashiels The council dont give a dam all they want is the money Did no one explain to you that taxis are not supposed to spend their lives parked on ranks? Oh I know that they are like social clubs, where you can whinge to your heart's content, where you can pretend that you're a businessman and wax lyrical about the ills of the world and how you're being put upon. But if you're bumping your gums on this council owned parking space, you're not doing your job. You're not a real cabbie. Round the corner there is a hand wanting to go up. Someone who wants a cab. And they can't get one because you don't want to be got. I suggest that you spend your time talking to customers, not psychopaths posing as cabbies. 
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