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Poll: Wolverhampton minicab drivers want 'fair fare' with base price raise

Over 100 private hire drivers came together to make their case for a 'fair fare'.


Minicab drivers meeting at Dunstall Hill Comunity Centre, Wolverhampton. They want to increase the base rate of the taxi fare. Pictured front: Organiser Raheel Shah.


The drivers, representing Wolverhampton minicabs Central Cars, ABC and Wednesfield Radio Cars, want the base fare price raised to £3.50.

They claim that the price of maintaining and servicing their cars has increased year after year while their fare rates have remained the same.

During a meeting at Dunstall Community Centre on Sunday, drivers got together to discuss how this change can come about.

Sonny Dhillon, a private hire driver and member of Unite the Union, said: "What we are asking for isn't unreasonable.

"For us drivers, if things carry on this way, we won't be able to provide a service that people can enjoy.

"We take pride in what we do, we look after our vehicles so passengers have a safe, comfortable journey and we work long hours.

source: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014 ... ice-raise/

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George Carlin

£3.50 for what opening the door ffs how far does that get a punter Wonder how many Unite members voted in favour of £3 50

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F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

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So basically what we have is a cartel - prices being fixed and no competition?

ffs some free market

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

If theyre self employed private hire drivers then whats it got to do with Unite?

Listen, these guys have got it right. You dictate your own value in this life. You don't let someone tell you how much you are worth.

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George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

but what they're arranging is price fixing ffs

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

No. What they are doing is dictating their value.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

then leave and go somewhere else, or start their own

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

What are you talking about?

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

I'm led to believe nowadays anyone can join a union.

Been like that since some farmers got sent away to Australia from Topuddle.

Just amazed they actually wanted to come back.

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IDFIMH

Aren't they getting on at the companies they rent their radios off?

how come i always hear from out of towners who now live in blackpool that we have very expensive cabs.

we start at £2

yeah but that's each

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

Then it's £5 after 200 yards.