captain cab wrote:
TAXI drivers in Rossendale have taken a unanimous decision to strike if new licensing rules are introduced.
That will effect most of Northern England if they do.
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:34 pm ] |
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Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike if new licensing rules are introduced TAXI drivers in Rossendale have taken a unanimous decision to strike if new licensing rules are introduced. Drivers have expressed anger at Rossendale Council’s revised licensing policy and said that their concerns have been completely ignored. David Lawrie, chairman of the Rossendale Taxi Association, has said that if the new rules are enforced at a meeting on Tuesday then the drivers will have “no choice” but to strike. The revised draft policy sets out extra training required by drivers and also proposes a new ‘intended use policy’. If adopted, the council will be able to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a vehicle licence if the driver intends to ply for hire outside the valley. Council bosses have produced the revised policy after a month-long summer consultation in which taxi drivers, eight neighbouring councils, councillors and MPs responded. Mr Lawrie said: “We have had meetings with the council and they have completely ignored all of our concerns. “The new intended use policy threatens the livelihoods of every driver. “The council has said that it wants to bring this in to address the increase of out of out-of-town drivers. “This is ridiculous as hackney drivers can ply their trade anywhere. “It could well mean that more than 2,000 cars are forced to work within Rossendale which would be chaos.” The report states that the new policy may cause “hardship in certain cases”. A spokesman for the council said: “The policy does need to be changed, and the extended consultation process took on board many of the comments from the Taxi Association. “We have organised to meet imminently with the Taxi Association to see how we can avoid any potential strike action.” The proposed changes come after Nasir Ali, 26, of Minnie Street, Keighley, admitted that he drove a hackney carriage vehicle plated by Rossendale Council when without the correct council-issued licence to drive it, on March 23. He received a six-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £240 costs. Usman Ali, 23, of Chatsworth Street, Keighley, received the same sentence as he was owned the cab. source: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... ref=twtrec |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
Quote: Mr Lawrie said: “We have had meetings with the council and they have completely ignored all of our concerns. “The new intended use policy threatens the livelihoods of every driver. “The council has said that it wants to bring this in to address the increase of out of out-of-town drivers. “This is ridiculous as hackney drivers can ply their trade anywhere. “It could well mean that more than 2,000 cars are forced to work within Rossendale which would be chaos.” I think the chap is wrong. And if he thinks a hackney driver can ply for hire anywhere - I think he will fail any test his council bring in. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
captain cab wrote: Quote: Mr Lawrie said: “We have had meetings with the council and they have completely ignored all of our concerns. “The new intended use policy threatens the livelihoods of every driver. “The council has said that it wants to bring this in to address the increase of out of out-of-town drivers. “This is ridiculous as hackney drivers can ply their trade anywhere. “It could well mean that more than 2,000 cars are forced to work within Rossendale which would be chaos.” I think the chap is wrong. And if he thinks a hackney driver can ply for hire anywhere - I think he will fail any test his council bring in. He didn't say that they could ply for hire. He said they could ply their trade, which would mean that they can work for a PH circuit in other areas. I think they are really worried that their little circumvention is about to be closed. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
http://www.rossendale.gov.uk/meetings/m ... _committee |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
“It could well mean that more than 2,000 cars are forced to work within Rossendale which would be chaos.” I doubt it they will just re plate their vehicles elsewhere |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
captain cab wrote: TAXI drivers in Rossendale have taken a unanimous decision to strike if new licensing rules are introduced. That will effect most of Northern England if they do.
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
grandad wrote: He didn't say that they could ply for hire. He said they could ply their trade, which would mean that they can work for a PH circuit in other areas. I think they are really worried that their little circumvention is about to be closed. As far as I know the Rossendale Association is basically Rossendale drivers that work there. If there is a local knowledge test, they will pass it, its the flag of convenience merchants that wont I tend to disagree with you on the use of the word 'ply' when others would have been less controversial. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: TAXI drivers in Rossendale have taken a unanimous decision to strike if new licensing rules are introduced. That will effect most of Northern England if they do. Taxis striking won't have any impact on the people they are trying to influence now if 1000 pseudo Ph vehicles wanted to drive around Rawtenstall in a protest that would be effective and generate a lot of publicity. However I can't see that happening and to be fair this is more about belatedly trying to shut the stable door which should have happened ages ago I think the truly local cabbies should have little to fear from it |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi drivers take unanimous decision to strike |
edders23 wrote: Taxis striking won't have any impact on the people they are trying to influence now if 1000 pseudo Ph vehicles wanted to drive around Rawtenstall in a protest that would be effective and generate a lot of publicity. However I can't see that happening and to be fair this is more about belatedly trying to shut the stable door which should have happened ages ago I think the truly local cabbies should have little to fear from it in fairness to the genuine Rossendale drivers - they are usually quite successful |
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