It's November 1st, JD, not April 1st
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| Author: | JD [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | license fee rise in Wiltshire |
October 31, 2006 Tuesday HEADLINE: Taxi licence fees are set to rise DATELINE: Swindon Advertiser TAXI licence fees are set to rise in North Wiltshire. The district council, which covers Wootton Bassett, Cricklade, and surrounding villages, intends to raise its charges for taxi and minicab licences by three per cent next year. Under the new fees detailed in a council report, the licence fees for new hackney carriage and private hire drivers will go from £131 this year to £135 next year while renewals will go from £78 to £80. The number of hackney carriage vehicles is expected to rise by one next year to 165 while private hire vehicles jump from 24 to 27. The total number of licensed drivers is expected to drop from 282 to 280. Since the council decided in 2001 to deregulate the number of private hire vehicles it licensed, the number of minicabs has gone from 106 to 164. The council decided to raise licence fees to cover the cost of regulating the industry in the area. ......................................... |
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| Author: | TDO [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:24 pm ] |
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It's November 1st, JD, not April 1st
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| Author: | Onzon [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: license fee rise in Wiltshire |
JD wrote: Since the council decided in 2001 to deregulate the number of private hire vehicles it licensed...
Did we pass the test? 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: license fee rise in Wiltshire |
JD wrote: intends to raise its charges for taxi and minicab licences by three per cent next year.
Where are the normal quotes you usually get with stories like this i.e. we can't afford to pay these increases, fare will have to go up, vehicle standards will decline etc etc? 
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| Author: | JD [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:10 pm ] |
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TDO wrote: It's November 1st, JD, not April 1st
lol Reading that article does seem to give the impression its a joke? lol I think the reporter is confusing Private hire vehicles with Hackney carriage. However it just adds more grist to the mill in support of Trevors argument that some journalistic copy should carry a health warning, except of course when written by those associated with TDO? lol Regards JD |
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