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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
Anger over taxi permit price hike by new company for front of Brighton Station TAXI drivers have renewed calls for a new rank after they were told to pay more to park at the front of Brighton station. Cabbies in Brighton and Hove have been told by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) that their new parking operator Indigo Park Solutions is putting up the cost of its permits to £750 a year. Bosses at Streamline Taxis have said the cost represents an increase of about £100 a year on the previous arrangement at Brighton Station and that its drivers now have to renew in January rather than when their current permit runs out. The move adds fuel to the taxi company's case for citing a rank in Terminus Road at the side of the station, where drivers would not have to pay a permit cost as the road is owned by Brighton and Hove City Council. John Streeter, vice chairman of Streamline, told The Argus: "We are absolutely livid. It is detrimental to the passengers and visitors of Brighton and Hove. It's not giving the customer the best service. "We want a permanent rank in Terminus Road because it's open access to all taxis licensed by the council and would create a better service for the customer. "It's a problem that consecutive councils have turned a blind eye to and it needs to be resolved." Mr Streeter also raised concerns over the number of permits being issued with 300 permits available for 17 spaces inside the station. Martin Harris, the managing director of Brighton and Hove Buses, backed a Terminus Road taxi rank in March, saying it would reduce traffic and improve safety. But residents complained that it would increase noise, congestion and pollution. They have suggested a rank at the back of the station - a move which taxi drivers are against as cabs would be less visible to customers. Indigo took over the running of the station forecourt after GTR won a new rail franchise in the summer. A GTR spokesman said: "The increase in the cost of permits at Brighton Station equates to an additional 30p per day. £2.05 per day is the cost of a permit to operate from the station. We think this is excellent value for money. "The taxi rank at Brighton Station is very popular with taxi drivers as it offers a good stream of revenue on a constant basis. We have received more than 1,200 applications for permits for next year and we will be issuing our usual 300. "This figure ensures that our passengers do not have to wait long for a taxi and also limits numbers so the taxi queuing area does not overflow, causing problems for road users around the station." Indigo had not responded by the time The Argus went to press. source: http://www.theargus.co.uk/business/1415 ... n_Station/ |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
Another company who are rinsing the Taxi Trade. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
If there are 1200 drivers applying for 300 permits, I am surprised that the price isn't double. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
sounds like another spiv parking company "managing" station parking for the franchisee. There's so many businesses taking their cut it's no wonder everything costs a fortune when it comes to operating trains. Bring back British Rail I say !! No more rainbow painted trains and leasing companies generating billions in profits for the banks and pension companies and one organisation running stations properly without fleecing everyone |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
grandad wrote: If there are 1200 drivers applying for 300 permits, I am surprised that the price isn't double. Maybe, if that was true. However it's a big fat lie. B&H licenses 560 hackneys, so how the f*** can those 560 send in 1,200 applications. The lads are moaning about paying in once, let alone twice. |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
gutless grovelling mugs get what they deserve
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
edders23 wrote: sounds like another spiv parking company "managing" station parking for the franchisee. There's so many businesses taking their cut it's no wonder everything costs a fortune when it comes to operating trains. Bring back British Rail I say !! No more rainbow painted trains and leasing companies generating billions in profits for the banks and pension companies and one organisation running stations properly without fleecing everyone A train operating company has to lease the train off the ROSCO's then they have to pay to use the tracks and stations they stop at. I bet there's no money left for profit. Now wonder the Franchises are being handed back in by some train companies. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anger over Brighton Station taxi permit price hike |
If they aren't making money on it why are they all so keen to be franchisee's ? |
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