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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices Manchester City Council will be investigated by the Audit Commission over the price of taxi licences. The probe follows a Greater Manchester Private Hire Association claim that drivers were paying £240 more than those in Liverpool. MR Black Cabs' Les Reid said he wants the "disparity" in pricing explained, especially as Liverpool drivers got a "far better service". A council spokesman said licensees were not being "overcharged". The Audit Commission's Grant Thornton said the body had "received a request to review the council's arrangements for charging for private hire licenses", which he said he was "responding to through the normal course of the audit". Mr Reid said that licensing a black cab in Manchester cost £410 per year, while "our neighbours in Liverpool pay £170 and get a far better service". "We need that answering - why is there such a disparity?" he said. 'No issue identified' Manchester City Council's licence price includes the cost of MOT tests on vehicles, which Liverpool's does not. The Manchester drivers claim that by law the council can only charge for the cost of administration, but that council accounts showed that costs for catering, car parking permits and security had also been attached. Derek Brocklehurst, from Manchester Private Hire Association, said drivers needed "a breakdown of the fees line-by-line". "There needs to be some questions answered about what we're getting, especially in these hard times," he said. The council spokesman said the claims were "simply wrong" as "neither Hackney nor private hire drivers are overcharged for licensing fees". "Our accounts are subjected to rigorous external auditing and no issue has been identified with expenditure or income relating to taxi licensing," he said. He added that the council were "happy to work with the external auditors to demonstrate that there is nothing amiss about our figures". source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma ... r-17534551 |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
Quote: Manchester City Council's licence price includes the cost of MOT tests on vehicles, which Liverpool's does not. Since when has an MOT cost £240????? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
skippy41 wrote: Quote: Manchester City Council's licence price includes the cost of MOT tests on vehicles, which Liverpool's does not. Since when has an MOT cost £240????? Beat me to it Mr Skippy. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
Everything is included in our licence fee, even the MOT all for £182 |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
skippy41 wrote: Everything is included in our licence fee, even the MOT all for £182 do you pay for taxi marshalls each weekend like the manchester cab trade do? |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
captain cab wrote: skippy41 wrote: Everything is included in our licence fee, even the MOT all for £182 do you pay for taxi marshalls each weekend like the manchester cab trade do? No none required, they should not have to pay for them out of licence fees as they ring fenced are they not?? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
skippy41 wrote: No none required, they should not have to pay for them out of licence fees as they ring fenced are they not?? I fear all that could be about to change in new legislation |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
captain cab wrote: do you pay for taxi marshalls each weekend like the manchester cab trade do? Personally I think increasing the hackney vehicle fee to include the marshalling costs is reasonable. However I'm still not convinced a court would agree. But I'm dam sure my good friend JD would most certainly not agree. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: do you pay for taxi marshalls each weekend like the manchester cab trade do? Personally I think such increasing the hackney vehicle fee to include the marshalling costs is reasonable. However I'm still not convinced a court would agree. But I'm dam sure my good friend JD would most certainly not agree. he didnt when they introduced it. CC |
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
captain cab wrote: skippy41 wrote: Everything is included in our licence fee, even the MOT all for £182 do you pay for taxi marshalls each weekend like the manchester cab trade do? Isn't the inquiry into private hire fees? Do private hire vehicles have taxi marshals in Manchester? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Inquiry into Manchester council taxi licence prices |
grandad wrote: Isn't the inquiry into private hire fees? Do private hire vehicles have taxi marshals in Manchester? I suspect it's into all fees, just the press haven't got the full picture. Once again.
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