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Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare increase
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Author:  captain cab [ Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare increase
Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare increase request


Sheffield taxi drivers ‘are going to struggle’ after the council’s licensing committee denied them permission to increase their fares.

Members of the Sheffield Taxi Trade Association were told that money is tight for everyone at the moment, and drivers would have to absorb increasing running costs as best they can.

The STTA had requested to increase Sheffield taxi fares by ten per cent to meet rising fuel, insurance and other running costs.

Although it is not a legal requirement that the council must fix taxi fares, it has long been the practice in Sheffield for it to do so. The last increase Sheffield Council approved was a rise of more than four per cent in October 2011.

At the licensing committee meeting on Tuesday morning, chairman Coun John Robson said: “There’s a significant proportion, if not the majority, of the citizens of our city who are suffering economically at the moment.

“They have lost jobs and been threatened with redundancy. People have had their salaries frozen for the last two or three years with no prospect of an increase.

“In short, money is tight for everybody. We recognise and have a degree of sympathy that your costs have increased but since you put in your application at the back end of last year, the cost of fuel has started to decrease somewhat. There’s a feeling among members that the trade needs to absorb cost increases as best they can.”

After the meeting, Hafeas Rehman, chairman of the STTA, said he had taken ‘a lot of flack’ from drivers for not requesting an increase last year and he had hoped this year’s request would be granted.

“The drivers will be very, very disappointed I think, and some will be very angry,” he said.

“We didn’t apply for an increase last year because of the fact that everybody is losing jobs and so on. So we gave it a rest last year. The drivers are going to struggle now.

“I think what the council said is right but as with all businesses, there are increases in costs. We recognise that if fares go up too high we may lose customers, but we could have done with a slight increase to meet the other increases in costs. We’re tied down, with Sheffield City Council making the decision on our behalf.”

Sheffield taxi fares are the 13th most expensive in the north out of 81 authorities, ahead of Doncaster (56th), Rotherham (61st), and Barnsley (62nd).

source: http://postcodegazette.com/
Author:  trotskys twin [ Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare incr
STRIKE NOW EASY AINT IT :D :D :D :D
Author:  Nidge2 [ Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare incr
trotskys twin wrote:
STRIKE NOW EASY AINT IT :D :D :D :D



Don't be silly they won't strike, while some are out the other will be cherry picking the fares.
Author:  trotskys twin [ Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare incr
Nidge2 wrote:
trotskys twin wrote:
STRIKE NOW EASY AINT IT :D :D :D :D



Don't be silly they won't strike, while some are out the other will be cherry picking the fares.


Of course which why this industry is BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE less money for more hours than anyone else, just read the likes of wannabe and bloodknock then all becomes clear :badgrin: :badgrin: :badgrin: :badgrin: :badgrin: MORONS CRETINS IDIOTS BURKES SCUM EEJITS PARASITES THEIR ALL THERE :D
Author:  Sussex [ Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare incr
captain cab wrote:
Members of the Sheffield Taxi Trade Association were told that money is tight for everyone at the moment, and drivers would have to absorb increasing running costs as best they can.

The options are earn less or work longer. Which of these do those councillors suggest? :sad:
Author:  trotskys twin [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare incr
Sussex wrote:
captain cab wrote:
Members of the Sheffield Taxi Trade Association were told that money is tight for everyone at the moment, and drivers would have to absorb increasing running costs as best they can.

The options are earn less or work longer. Which of these do those councillors suggest? :sad:


More to the point what are the victims gonna do about it ...............oh yes fekk all their cabbies #-o #-o #-o


GROVELL GROVELL GROVELL GROVELL GROVELL GROVELL Please Sir GROVELL GROVELL GROVELL But please Sir "fekk off times are hard" but it aint fair Sir," Fekk off" :badgrin: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: It aint fair :cry: :cry: :cry:

Fekking tossers make me sick :evil:

we are bottom of the league bottom of the league bottom of the league " I WONDER WHY??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Author:  grandad [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers ‘will struggle’ as council denies fare incr
Every year we hear that train fares are going up by X ammount on January 1st. There is uproar in the press and on TV. We are not yet at the end of January and you never hear it mentioned now.
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