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Can't believe I would ever see the day when those ghastly minicabs would be allowed to 'ply' their trade at Heathrow, but it appears they will soon.

Looks like Addison Lee will get to work out of Terminal 3, and a PH firm owned by London a black cab firm ( :lol:

) will run out of Terminal 5.

Doomed I tell you, doomed. :shock:

Where has this come from?

Looks like Addison Lee will get to work out of Terminal 3, and a PH firm owned by London a black cab firm ( :lol:

) will run out of Terminal 5.

Initially a good source

Checker Cars/Cabs run out of Eastleigh, looks like some more brown envelopes have changed hands again eh. :shock:

Doom wrote:

Checker Cars/Cabs run out of Eastleigh, looks like some more brown envelopes have changed hands again eh. :shock:

Checker have taken over East Midlands Airport, they hate it when all the passengers come out and get into pre booked Taxis. They haven't got any plates on the rear of their vehicles so I was wondering if they were operating a chauffeur service.

Bout time punters got some real choice vehicles instead of 1950s air raid shelters on wheels...

Nigel wrote:

Doom wrote:

Checker Cars/Cabs run out of Eastleigh, looks like some more brown envelopes have changed hands again eh. :shock:

I think you have this wrong. Checker have LOST East Midlands to a new company.

wannabeeahack wrote:

Bout time punters got some real choice vehicles instead of 1950s air raid shelters on wheels...

Didn't know that World War II went on into the 1950's.

You must be in a world of your own!!!

Checker have been in East Mids airport for a few years. I was told 2 days ago that they were out and a new company was in. I think the new company are called Arrow and a lot of PH who pick up for businesses regulaly are not very happy with them because they have apparenty put loads of cars in the airport and they have someone noting down all the company names that drivers are holding up and they are then contacting the company's to try and get the work.

Author:	Sussex [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:47 pm ]
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Can't believe I would ever see the day when those ghastly minicabs would be allowed to 'ply' their trade at Heathrow, but it appears they will soon. Looks like Addison Lee will get to work out of Terminal 3, and a PH firm owned by London a black cab firm ( ) will run out of Terminal 5. Doomed I tell you, doomed.

Author:	Brummie Cabbie [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:57 pm ]
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Sussex wrote: Can't believe I would ever see the day when those ghastly minicabs would be allowed to 'ply' their trade at Heathrow, but it appears they will soon. Looks like Addison Lee will get to work out of Terminal 3, and a PH firm owned by London a black cab firm ( ) will run out of Terminal 5. Doomed I tell you, doomed. Where has this come from?

Author:	Sussex [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:20 pm ]
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Brummie Cabbie wrote: Where has this come from? Initially a good source, but has been confirmed by the mass hysteria on the London cabbies forum.

Author:	GBC [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:14 am ]
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Sussex wrote: Looks like Addison Lee will get to work out of Terminal 3, and a PH firm owned by London a black cab firm ( ) will run out of Terminal 5. First of all Minicabs have always worked out of the Airport, secondly they have had booking points for years. This is about waiting areas for them, which has traditionaly been the Car Parks. I see or hear nothing about 'them' taking over, or being allowed to 'rank' up like the pretend Taxis do at Gatwick and Stanstead.

Author:	GBC [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:15 am ]
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Sussex wrote: Initially a good source Or one guys opinion?

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Author:	Doom [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:17 am ]
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Checker Cars/Cabs run out of Eastleigh, looks like some more brown envelopes have changed hands again eh.

Author:	Nigel [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:50 am ]
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Doom wrote: Checker Cars/Cabs run out of Eastleigh, looks like some more brown envelopes have changed hands again eh. Checker have taken over East Midlands Airport, they hate it when all the passengers come out and get into pre booked Taxis. They haven't got any plates on the rear of their vehicles so I was wondering if they were operating a chauffeur service.

Author:	grandad [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:28 am ]
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Nigel wrote: Doom wrote: Checker Cars/Cabs run out of Eastleigh, looks like some more brown envelopes have changed hands again eh. Checker have taken over East Midlands Airport, they hate it when all the passengers come out and get into pre booked Taxis. They haven't got any plates on the rear of their vehicles so I was wondering if they were operating a chauffeur service. I think you have this wrong. Checker have LOST East Midlands to a new company.

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:04 am ]
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Bout time punters got some real choice vehicles instead of 1950s air raid shelters on wheels...

Author:	Brummie Cabbie [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:24 am ]
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wannabeeahack wrote: Bout time punters got some real choice vehicles instead of 1950s air raid shelters on wheels... Didn't know that World War II went on into the 1950's. You must be in a world of your own!!!

Author:	Nigel [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:34 am ]
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grandad wrote: Nigel wrote: Doom wrote: Checker Cars/Cabs run out of Eastleigh, looks like some more brown envelopes have changed hands again eh. Checker have taken over East Midlands Airport, they hate it when all the passengers come out and get into pre booked Taxis. They haven't got any plates on the rear of their vehicles so I was wondering if they were operating a chauffeur service. I think you have this wrong. Checker have LOST East Midlands to a new company. When was this? They were there the other day when I was down there.

Author:	wannabeeahack [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:04 pm ]
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Brummie Cabbie wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: Bout time punters got some real choice vehicles instead of 1950s air raid shelters on wheels... Didn't know that World War II went on into the 1950's. You must be in a world of your own!!! it did in Palestine and Borneo (not that i mentioned WW2) i meant 1920s air raid shelters on wheels....icone by boy, icons... gimme a merc saloon anyday

Author:	grandad [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:07 pm ]
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Checker have been in East Mids airport for a few years. I was told 2 days ago that they were out and a new company was in. I think the new company are called Arrow and a lot of PH who pick up for businesses regulaly are not very happy with them because they have apparenty put loads of cars in the airport and they have someone noting down all the company names that drivers are holding up and they are then contacting the company's to try and get the work.

Author:	GBC [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:30 pm ]
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I've nothing against choice, and as much as I slag off our second rate opposition, I accept they have a place and that some people prefer them to Taxis. What I do have a problem with, is when you land at places like Gatwick or Stanstead, I want to use a licensed Taxi not a PH and now, thanks to 'brown envelopes' or whatever 'tendering' process they go through, I'm left with the hassle of calling a local Taxi firm, opposed to walking out onto the rank like I would do at Heathrow. Choice. Simple word. People at Heathrow have always had a choice, why not Gatwick, or Stanstead or any of the other Airports that have been sewn up?

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Author:	edders23 [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:16 pm ]
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grandad wrote: Checker have been in East Mids airport for a few years. I was told 2 days ago that they were out and a new company was in. I think the new company are called Arrow and a lot of PH who pick up for businesses regulaly are not very happy with them because they have apparenty put loads of cars in the airport and they have someone noting down all the company names that drivers are holding up and they are then contacting the company's to try and get the work. Are there many business travellers using east midlands ? i thought the majority of the trade there was holiday traffic since BMI moved most of its operations to Birmingham ?