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Skull
PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:39 pm 
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What a hammering :shock: licence Plates, Vehicle choice, Tariff cock-up :shock:

And now fares

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=796372006


Well you know what they say "Al's fair in taxis and de-restriction" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Do you think they will ever work it out, higher tariffs means less bums on seats?:roll: :roll: :roll:

Never mind the Ph and the council run bus company will be pleased. :roll:

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Skull you think you have the most expensive evening fares :?: :?: well welcome to the Scottish borders £3.00 start £1.40 a mile plus time =£7.50 :shock: :shock: :oops: :oops:
No wonder i'm going PH from next week dont want square wheels with sitting on the rank all day
£2.00 start £1.00 mile should do it
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Skull wrote:
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=796372006

Rightly, or wrongly, those type of stories kill the trade. :-s

Methink the Edinburgh cab trade's PR is pretty dam sh**. :shock:

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And yet, in "Roland's Rag" (PH Monthly) Edinburgh are placed in 168 position in the fare league table, with a £1:50 drop. So who has got it wrong?

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skippy41 wrote:
Skull you think you have the most expensive evening fares :?: :?: well welcome to the Scottish borders £3.00 start £1.40 a mile plus time =£7.50 :shock: :shock: :oops: :oops:
No wonder i'm going PH from next week dont want square wheels with sitting on the rank all day
£2.00 start £1.00 mile should do it



I don’t think it’s about whether or not your fares are the most expensive it’s more about public perception and them believing they are. Enter the poor unsuspecting victim (The Edinburgh Public) pursued mercilessly by the villainous taxi driver (GBC) :lol: looking to take all your money.:shock: Do you give him all your money or do you give it to someone a little less of a villain like the Ph or the Bus company? Then again if you wanted to promote a cheaper vehicle with the possiblity of cheaper fares? :wink:


Different ball game now isn’t it. :D


Then again :wink:

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And yet, in "Roland's Rag" (PH Monthly) Edinburgh are placed in 168 position in the fare league table, with a £1:50 drop. So who has got it wrong?
the difference is between tariff1 and 2 journalist's hate to let the facts get in the way of a story
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Some areas even put Edinburgh to shame. [-(

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewa ... ?id=372538

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Some areas even put Edinburgh to shame. [-(

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewa ... ?id=372538



Wayne Casey :roll:

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“Our main cost is fuel and I would wager that’s risen by 10p a litre since 2004.”

So wouldn't it be better to get actual figures rather than what is essentially a guess? I mean, we're talking 2004, not 1904.

And if his main cost is fuel then he must be using very fuel-inefficient vehicles.

Come in Wayne?

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