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Am I Safe taxi app introduced in Worthing


Taxi passengers can check if their cab is licensed as part of a new scheme aimed at keeping revellers safe.

Worthing is the first Sussex town to formally endorse the Am I Safe? smartphone application, which also notifies the passenger’s friends or family of their location at the time.

Once the registration number is typed in on a person’s phone it will tell them if the vehicle is licensed, the type of licence and the make and model of the vehicle.

Anthony Price-Thomson, the founder of the application, said it would give passengers – and their loved ones – peace of mind.

Mr Price-Thomson said: “Am I Safe? creates a ‘footprint’ of the search, storing time, location, car registration, and your username, making you traceable quickly if something was to happen.

" It also sends a copy of this information to your nominated friends and family by email.

“At the same time, the licensed driver will get an email with your username only, so they too know that if anything happens to them the journey is traceable. It prevents a problem before it exists.”

The free application has been supported by Worthing Borough Council.

Jacqui Marsh, the chairman of the council’s licensing committee, said: “Although we have a taxi trade in the town of a high standard, who take customer safety very seriously in the main, this innovation will provide additional peace of mind for any member of the public at all concerned about their security.”

However, cab bosses in Brighton and Hove said drivers already have a myriad of proof on them and the vehicles to show they are licensed.

Andy Cheesman, a member of the Brighton and Hove Taxi Forum and the managing director of City Cabs, said: “When you get a licensed taxi the driver has two licensed plates, the number of the driver in front windscreen, the number of the vehicle in both back doors and on the rear of the car.”

He said passengers can also request a text when the cab is ordered.

source: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9378125.Am_I_Safe_taxi_app_introduced_in_Worthing/

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

And late at night when they have had a few drinks, who is going to be bothered to check it out?

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Grandad,

No one!!!

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

I think its a good idea.....it'll reassure parents.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I think it's an excellent idea.... sometimes I think people just like to find fault

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Didn't we have a discussion about this a while back, and the general consensus was on what basis could a council share our details, even just registration details.

Clearly our data doesn't matter in Worthing.

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IDFIMH

You mean like a register?

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Are they sharing it?

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

They have no right to share the data, the act only allows access to view it, not transfer or copy it.

And no act allows anyone to view PH vehicle details.

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IDFIMH

All the details of driver, operators, Hackney vehicles and Private hire vehicles in my area are on the council website for anyone to view.

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Grandad,

It's not a question of finding fault. late night punters don't even know or care if the car they are getting in is a taxi, private hire or any old car. So you tell me if they are going to pay for an app and put the registration number in. At 3.00 on a Sunday morning by the time they have loaded the app someone else will be in the car.

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Grandad,

Send them a FoI asking what provisions in what act allows them to put personal details of your vehicles on their site?

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IDFIMH

I take it all back.....the b*stards how dare they!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

You're probably right they wouldn't pay for it, but, it's free. The type of person that will use this application will be somebody who does care what vehicle they get into. If it became the subject of abuse then it will need looking at. So long as the app does not give out personal information about the driver I don't see a problem

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

So the driver has to say "mind if I pull over and check my emails?" or if they meant text "keep an eye on the road for me - I just want to read my texts!"

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Chris The Fish

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