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Is this really what the Edinburgh trade want?

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/ ... lion-each/

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IDFIMH

The Edinburgh market is 10 times smaller than that of New York and Yes I would like to see the market that IS Edinburgh recognised and protected in the way that New York and other LA's are, we are talking LA's around the world, from Sydney too Barcalona Too New York and beyond. The power of the New York medallion is clear to see within the article, the power comes from the market that has evolved and also comes from the trading and business of the past. New York can't write off the market value because of the money that is made off the back of trading plates, New york also get a percentage of every medallion that is traded. What I would like to see is our trade reps recognising the power of the medallion and using that power to gain change in legislation so as the market value of an Edinburgh licence is taken in to consideration when doing Suds. The market in Edinburgh is 10 times smaller so it is in my opinion reasonable to maintain the value at around the 50 k mark. I can understand a few who think I'm a dick for my views but my objective is to protect the mass majority.

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

the value isn't £50k its more like £30k

and what makes you think your protecting the vast majority(thats just majority to those that don't speak doogle)
do you have some facts to back up this claim

anyway its looking more like dereg than medallion time.
given the current market and the state of global finances,christ you couldnt get a loan for £20k from the banks to buy a plate never mind £800k by christmas

you spotted the new plate out there yet dougie the rest will be with you soon within a few weeks i hear,hardly the prediction you came out with ,in fact isnt it just the opposite

Ali you traded a plate at 50 k, 50k seems a fair price. As for de-reg ! You are in dreamland lol. Only 1 plate has been issued the council are holding out on the others, making the others go back to court. The council will not budge on this.

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

try to keep up
the council are recalling the sisted cases and asking the courts to grant them as agreed before they were sisted.

although this go's before a sheriff ,this is pretty much an administrative process.
its done i could post proof,but as im not involved in this case i don't really feel its my place to do so.
besides its nice to see you proved a buffoon over and over again

are you really this thick

found something that was sent to me as part of another inquiry


how'd ya like them apples doogie

I like the way they use an example of an actual driver,when in reality these medallions are probably mostly owned or are being traded by big fat yank business men,rented out to drivers who work scary hours(like us ),and don,t even see the friggin taxi,i know there is a percentage that have to be partially involved but the whole thing stinks...owner/driver brief holder, no one else should be in operating a taxi.
PERIOD

Focus on the 40 percent that are owned by the individual, they have to drive the cab ffs. The market in Edinburgh is around 90percent owned by individuals and most do drive their cabs. The Edinburgh market will never reach the value of New york but its fair to say that 100k for the whole package is good value, a couple of years ago this figure was within grasp, 57k for a plate, 30k for a new taxi and 6 k for a position, so their is no fantasy in valueing the product at 100 k. I'm about protecting the trade for the individual, the current market value of a licence is a bargain and trust me if the council do issue another 20 they will be the last as regulation will be tightened so as the current scenario will never happen again.

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

Well Reggie you can thank the guys that took the cooncil to court then, because as you say 'Regulation will be tightened so as the current scenario will never happen again' if your predictions become reality then the values could well go up! What puzzles me though, why all the song and dance about people taking the cooncil to court in the first place? The guys that won their case were totally vindicated as the cooncil were wrong in granting licences from an informal list before legitimate applications as was proved by the Judgement. On council court cases(Wait till the Statutory Notices hit court, that will be fun and games)
Cake and eat it springs to mind with you Reggie, whats another 20 plates when the value can shoot up to the 57K as you quote? Whats with calling these guys Carpetbaggers when the trade will benefit? with these thoughts in mind why the need for a Medallion System if it is going your way? What else do you want, why dont you move to have minimum packages set in place for example TX2 with position min 70K, TX4/Merc/Peugeot with position min 90k, TX2 street car 60K you know the script I am sure you could work something out in fact why dont you take overall control and set yourself up as a Taxi Broker you might earn plenty from the amount of guys banging down your door for a piece of the action!

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LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD

plates only ever reached £50k never £57k so where do you get that figure from

and within the next few weeks the other twenty will begin to come on the road so there is no if about it.

and haven't we already been through this crap about legislation,
it wont be tightened,there is no loophole,the cgsa is not about to be now! or in the near future,changed to suit your madcap plans.

for sake of some dignity doogie stfu

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