captain cab wrote:
Mercury Taxis’ general manager, Dermot Griffiths, who is attending the meeting, said: “I don’t feel that CCTV is essential as generally most bad behaviour is related to drink or drugs. These people do not generally think before they act – meaning the deterrent aspect of CCTV would be useless.
“Additionally, the cost of a system that would be of sufficient quality to have the desired effect is expensive and there would be a big question as to who would be footing the bill, which would have an effect on prices.”
“Additionally, the cost of a system that would be of sufficient quality to have the desired effect is expensive and there would be a big question as to who would be footing the bill, which would have an effect on prices.”
Down here we had all this bollocks from the so-called trade reps when B&H council proposed, and adopted, a compulsory CCTV policy.
Councillors were inundated by lies and scare-mongering about CCTV, but for once they stood firm ignored the loud mouth buffoons and adopted the 100% must have CCTV policy.
Did the world end when the policy was adopted? No. Were those voices supporting 100% CCTV a minority amongst the trade, as the liars and buffoons suggested? Well thankfully good old Halcrow have just given us the answer.
Whilst undertaking their latest (and let's hope the LC do their job and make it Halcrow's last) SUD survey they asked customers, and both sides of the trade, if they supported the councils compulsory CCTV policy.
In respect of customers, 449 were asked and 88.4% of them agreed with the policy.
In respect of the PH trade, 148 replies were received from the PH trade and 54.1% of them agreed with the policy.
In respect of the taxi trade, 463 replies were received from the taxi trade and 71.9% of them agreed with the policy.