No need to get salty about Ms Brine, Sussex 
Anyway, wouldn't have bothered with this if I'd known it was all about reader responses to the S Glocs fare stuff 
Saw the 'black cab' headline, and because it was in the Bristol Post, assumed it was about something else (the article the other day was from the Glocs Gazette. On the other hand, Bristol HCs are of course blue...  )
I mean, if S Glocs HCs are to be made cumpulsory WAVs in the future, then presumably fair to assume they're not 'black cabs' at the moment, or at least a lot of them aren't 
Black cab taxi prices to rise as council warned 'they cannot compete with Uber'
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/news ... e-10074086
Some think that the council's mind is already made up on the issue
Bristol Live readers have certainly not held back in the debate over taxi fares. With a proposed increase on the cards, locals are sharing their varied opinions on what the adjustments may mean for the community.
Down in South Gloucestershire, taxi fares are set to rise by 2.55 per cent, but here's the kicker – there was not a single response to the public consultation about it. This price hike is going to hit hackney carriages from April, and it's worth noting that there's only about 50 of them left in the district.
When we talk about hackney carriages, we're referring to those cabs you can flag down in the street or jump into at taxi ranks, like the ones outside Bristol Parkway station or spots in Hanham and Kingswood. In contrast, private hire vehicles, such as Uber cars, won't feel the sting of these fare changes.
Over on the comment section, Saytoday35 believes: "Once SGC have an idea. It seems to he set in stone. No amount of objections make any difference."
TomPetty adds: "South Glos Council aren’t genuinely interested in responses to a consultation. They go into everything with a pre conceived opinion. It happens time and time again. Consultations to them are just going through the motions."
Justifyit feels: "With the council killing the hackney trade by way of making every car wheelchair accessible, Which are ridiculously expensive. How else is the cabbie meant to pay for the cab."
Banksstuart2 asks: "How can anyone safely and securely carry their 2 week or even 1 week holiday luggage of suitcases and, or sports holdalls on a bicycle ride to a railway station or airport, leave it there secured and expect it to still be there when they return with their holiday luggage."
Ronaldw points out: "No-one commented because no-one had any idea there was a consultation. I mean seriously, the population of Bristol is around 500,000. Much higher if you consider the surrounding areas. Is it REMOTELY conceivable that not one solitary individual had anything to say? No. It's not conceivable. I seriously wonder if the council actively tries to have 'stealth' consultations to comply with laws and guidelines but avoiding any public objections."
Headpostmaster thinks: "Hackney carriages cannot compete with the cheaper more reliable Uber as it stands. Increasing fares is only going to achieve nothing."
Grey Mike states: "I think it's more likely that the public are fed up responding to so called consultations, when they know it is pointless as the decision has already been made. The 'consultation' is a mere tick box exercise."
TalbotHill comments: "In the case of South Gloucestershire Private Hire Taxis, you need to look around Bristol to see one, especially in the Barton Hill area where you'll find them parked up blocking the pavement!"
Giveusajob asks: "Who in this day and age books Taxis? They are about double price of ubers."
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