charles007 wrote:
Manchester P/hire to protest Tomorrow I am told about Bus Lanes
I wish them well.
Are you going to help them Charlie?
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| Author: | charles007 [ Tue May 15, 2012 7:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Manchester P/Hire |
Manchester P/hire to protest Tomorrow I am told about Bus Lanes |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Tue May 15, 2012 7:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
It's been in the press all week. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue May 15, 2012 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
charles007 wrote: Manchester P/hire to protest Tomorrow I am told about Bus Lanes I wish them well. Are you going to help them Charlie?
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| Author: | charles007 [ Tue May 15, 2012 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
I have over 500 Hackney Members, I dont think so do you. and i did not know it had been in the press. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue May 15, 2012 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
Sussex wrote: charles007 wrote: Manchester P/hire to protest Tomorrow I am told about Bus Lanes I wish them well. Are you going to help them Charlie? Yeah right are you going to organise a Brighton support demo for them sussex ? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue May 15, 2012 9:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
edders23 wrote: Yeah right are you going to organise a Brighton support demo for them sussex ? I will be driving in and out of our bus lanes tomorrow in support of those lads. 
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue May 15, 2012 9:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
Sussex wrote: edders23 wrote: Yeah right are you going to organise a Brighton support demo for them sussex ? I will be driving in and out of our bus lanes tomorrow in support of those lads. Are PH allowed in bus lanes in Brighton & Hove ? |
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| Author: | blackpool [ Tue May 15, 2012 9:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
Sussex wrote: edders23 wrote: Yeah right are you going to organise a Brighton support demo for them sussex ? I will be driving in and out of our bus lanes tomorrow in support of those lads. My what a renegade you are ! |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue May 15, 2012 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
edders23 wrote: Are PH allowed in bus lanes in Brighton & Hove ? Even Manchester PH are allowed in B&H bus lanes. |
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| Author: | charles007 [ Wed May 16, 2012 10:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
so B&H are one of the 57 councils tht allow P/Hire in Bus lanes then |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed May 16, 2012 10:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
charles007 wrote: so B&H are one of the 57 councils tht allow P/Hire in Bus lanes then Yes. The council believe that all licensed drivers should be afforded the same rights. Other than taxi quotas that is. |
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| Author: | taxeman [ Wed May 16, 2012 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
The joys of living in a more civilised part of the country I guess. Imagine that people being able to catch two different cabs and arriving at their destination at the same time!!! |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed May 16, 2012 5:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
Manchester private hire drivers in bus lane protest Private hire taxi drivers who claim it is unfair that they are not allowed to use bus lanes in Manchester are holding a go-slow protest through the city. The drivers say they are discriminated against as they are not allowed to stop in the lanes to pick up or drop off, while Hackney carriage drivers are. Up to 1,000 taxis plan to drive from the Etihad Stadium to Manchester Town Hall at 11:00 BST. Manchester City Council said changing the rules would affect bus services. It said the bus lanes were created to speed up journey times and reduce congestion, and opening them to private hire vehicles would encourage more motorists to use the lanes. 'Aggravating people' Councillor Nigel Murphy, the council's executive member for the environment, said: "[Opening the bus lanes] would affect the reliability of bus services, which huge numbers of people in Manchester depend upon to get access to work, education or healthcare. "Today's protest will do nothing but cause more congestion in the city, aggravating people who are trying to go about their business." James Parry, a solicitor acting on behalf of the Private Hire Association, said: "We now have something like 2,500 taxi drivers in Manchester and 1,500 Hackney carriage drivers. "Anybody who can't get a Hackney carriage, because they don't happen to have one drive past their door, has to pre-book a vehicle and they are likely to have a private hire vehicle come to their door. "They charge more because they can't use the bus lanes so they can't for example get to Victoria Station easily or as quickly as a Hackney carriage would. "That is discriminatory, it is unnecessary and it doesn't serve the city very well in the Private Hire Association's view." source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma ... r-18083592 |
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| Author: | tom2907 [ Wed May 16, 2012 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... bynk1oy2g#! |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Wed May 16, 2012 7:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Manchester P/Hire |
Sorry i fell asleep after 3 minutes remember the bit where someone let a white van out of a junction  but not a lot after thatDid it do any good ? |
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