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Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
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Author:  Sussex [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:31 am ]
Post subject:  Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
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Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania

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The cab's trademark colours were spotted by a traveller in Northern Albania this month.

The man, who took the above picture, commented: "I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation but why is there a Brighton and Hove taxi being used in Northern Albania?"

Streamline Taxis was contacted for comment.

The distance between Brighton and Albania is about 1,700 miles and would take about 28 hours to drive.

According to Better Taxi, a fare calculator website, a taxi fare is calculated by adding an initial £2.80 charge to the price per minute - estimated to be 33p.

This would make the journey to Albania cost about £550 - although that excludes factors such ferries, overnight stops and, of course, the driver's ride home.
Author:  Sussex [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
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The distance between Brighton and Albania is about 1,700 miles and would take about 28 hours to drive.


So would you go on the hourly rate £560 (£20 an hour) or the mileage rate £4,080 (£2.40 a mile)?

Or has the cab been nicked? :-k
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:40 am ]
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Sussex wrote:
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The distance between Brighton and Albania is about 1,700 miles and would take about 28 hours to drive.


So would you go on the hourly rate £560 (£20 an hour) or the mileage rate £4,080 (£2.40 a mile)?

Or has the cab been nicked? :-k



Or is the driver Albanian on holiday ?
Author:  StuartW [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
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According to Better Taxi, a fare calculator website, a taxi fare is calculated by adding an initial £2.80 charge to the price per minute - estimated to be 33p.

This would make the journey to Albania cost about £550 - although that excludes factors such ferries, overnight stops and, of course, the driver's ride home.


Load of nonsense - never heard of trips like this being quoted on a time basis, just mileage. Maybe tours and the like quoted by the hour, but nothing like this.

I mean, what driver would go 1,700 miles for £550? :-s

To be fair, the article does say that that doesn't include the 'driver's ride home' and other charges, so the figure quoted in meaningless.

But I see someone in the comments says there are a few Albanian/East European drivers in Brighton, so probably 'home' on holiday?

Any 'mileage' in that?

Millionmileman wrote:
Not really a top story, lots of taxi drivers are from that region and take them and their families back for holidays probably cheaper than flights for 7 people, we were in Eastern Europe in summer and noticed lots of UK registered taxis on the roads
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Sep 29, 2019 4:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
Without doubt one of the drivers going home for a holiday.

Maybe he had booked a Thomas Cook flight? 8-[
Author:  edders23 [ Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
No Thomas cook jokes please over a thousand of the staff who lost their jobs live in Peterborough or Stamford it is a major blow for this area
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
edders23 wrote:
No Thomas cook jokes please over a thousand of the staff who lost their jobs live in Peterborough or Stamford it is a major blow for this area

Very sad indeed, but even someone like me that has never booked anything with them knew this was going to happen years ago.
Author:  x-ray [ Sun Sep 29, 2019 2:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
Sussex wrote:
edders23 wrote:
No Thomas cook jokes please over a thousand of the staff who lost their jobs live in Peterborough or Stamford it is a major blow for this area

Very sad indeed, but even someone like me that has never booked anything with them knew this was going to happen years ago.


Only flew with them once to Florida (and back), now I know what battery hens feel like! :?
Author:  Nidge2 [ Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
Sussex wrote:
edders23 wrote:
No Thomas cook jokes please over a thousand of the staff who lost their jobs live in Peterborough or Stamford it is a major blow for this area

Very sad indeed, but even someone like me that has never booked anything with them knew this was going to happen years ago.



I booked with them the Thursday before the went belly up on the Sunday / Monday morning. Luckily we're protected by ATOL but it's going to be an age to get our money back. I've booked another jolly for the same place in a weeks time, that was because I got up early on Monday morning when they pop overnight.
Author:  edders23 [ Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brighton taxi spotted in Northern Albania
well apparently they are still "popping" up in high streets up and down the country

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