Cant be just me thinking - it only took them nearly a year
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| Author: | StuartW [ Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Oldham offers free licence renewals if safety screen fitted |
Council approves Coronavirus financial support for taxi drivers and owners https://www.oldham.gov.uk/news/article/ ... and_owners Published: Wednesday, 27th January 2021 Oldham Council is giving funding to support taxi and hackney carriage drivers/operators during the current COVID pandemic. The £450,000 package will be linked to the trade playing their part in reducing the spread of Coronavirus and keeping both drivers and passengers safe. Any vehicle owner who fits a safety screen, which will be supplied by the council, will receive a grant to cover the cost of their next vehicle licence. A similar scheme will be in place for drivers who do not own a vehicle which will cover the cost of their driver licence. Councillor Barbara Brownridge, said: “The licensed trade has played a vital role during the pandemic helping people access essential services. “At the same time many drivers have also suffered lost income due to the lack of trade. “By releasing this funding we are looking to help the drivers out financially and make sure they, and their passengers, are at less risk from Coronavirus.” More information will follow about the scheme over the coming weeks. You must wear a face covering when using taxis or private hire vehicles. You will be breaking the law if you fail to do so and could be fined. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldham offers free licence renewals if safety screen fit |
Cant be just me thinking - it only took them nearly a year
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldham offers free licence renewals if safety screen fit |
captain cab wrote: Cant be just me thinking - it only took them nearly a year And 100,000 deaths. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldham offers free licence renewals if safety screen fit |
Sussex wrote: And 100,000 deaths.
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| Author: | StuartW [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldham offers free licence renewals if safety screen fit |
Oldham taxi head slams new council funding scheme https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/1 ... ng-scheme/ THE chairman of Oldham Taxi Owners’ Association has called the council’s funding scheme for taxi and hackney carriage drivers, “not a feasible proposition” and will refuse to recommend it to his members. The £450,000 scheme by Oldham Council enables any vehicle owner who fits a safety screen, to receive a grant to cover the cost of their next vehicle licence, or in the case of drivers who do not own a vehicle the cost of their driver licence. Mr Khayal, who is also a board member of the National Private Hire and Taxi Association (NPHTA), told The Oldham Times that taxi drivers had “a very nasty experience in the past” with safety screens, with one driver even being attacked in Failsworth, Oldham as a result of a screen. According to the chairman customers broke the taxi’s safety screen and threatened to kill the driver for taking them in a “coffin car”. The driver was forced to return to the taxi rank where marshals stepped in to rescue him. The aim of the council’s scheme is to ensure the taxi trade plays its part “in reducing the spread of Coronavirus and keeping both drivers and passengers safe.” Councillor Barbara Brownridge, said: “By giving this funding we are looking to help the drivers out financially and make sure they, and their passengers, are at less risk from Covid.” The funding comes as the taxi industry faces breaking point after months of successive lockdowns. Mr Khayal told councillors in a recent meeting that taxi drivers are only getting £20- £25 a day. “If you want to count the hours, we work it works out as £1.30 per hour, when minimum wage is £8.75. We have difficulty putting food on the table,” he said. He has also told members that comparable councils have offered funding without conditions. He said: “I think this is a completely ridiculous situation, either they (the council) don’t want to pay us the hardship money or something else. “They should look at us sympathetically and logically when it comes to the grant, we are completely on our knees we need the help, we need to survive. “If they want to give hardship money that would be greatly appreciated but if they put these conditions in, we will not accept it.” The director of the NPHTA, David Lawrie, however told The Oldham Times that the scheme is “appreciated” but it’s “a very small drop in a very large ocean when considering not only the amount of ongoing expenses, but also the length of time that all of those costs have had to be met by the taxi and private hire drivers.” |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldham offers free licence renewals if safety screen fit |
Quote: According to the chairman customers broke the taxi’s safety screen and threatened to kill the driver for taking them in a “coffin car”. What is better, picking up the odd f***wit who hates screens, or dying of covid? |
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| Author: | sasha [ Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldham offers free licence renewals if safety screen fit |
Isn't this discrimination ? You can't treat someone differently than someone else, either everyone gets their licence fee covered or none at all - you can't say some will have it covered if they get a shield fitted and everyone else has to pay. Doesn't say how much it is to get the screen fitted, is it more or less than the licence fee ? Overall is it cheaper to get the screen and free licence or no screen and pay the licence fee ? |
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