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Smarten up warning to taxi drivers

Bare-chested cabbies could be told to cover up or risk getting booted off Blackpool's taxi fleet, if plans to smarten up black cab and private hire drivers are approved.

The taxi quality proposals follow complaints to Blackpool Council about the appearance and behaviour of drivers, who are often the first person a visitor sees when they visit the resort. Some cabbies have been reported smoking and others using their mobile phones while driving.

A total of 26 recommendations will go before the council's Neighborhoods and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting tonight (Thursday) for further discussion.

The proposals could also see all cabs having a uniformed steward on board to escort people leaving clubs and pubs to their taxis. Another reccomendation is to have CCTV installed in cabs and How Am I Driving? plates attached to the back of every taxi.

More than 700 hundred licensed vehicles could be affected by the proposals as part of the council's plans to make people's experience of getting a taxi in Blackpool more enjoyable and efficient.

Secretary of Blackpool Licensed Taxi Owners' Association, Trevor Boaler, said: "All these proposals are subject to extensive consultation between ourselves, the cabbies and the council.

"We fully support anything which would improve and enhance the standard of the taxis but more capital investment will be needed if these measures are introduced.

"The dress code could become a minefield to enforce as who will decide what is and isn't acceptable? "And we are certainly not pleased with the, How Am I Driving?' plates. "They could be disastrous in terms of the burden they will place on the drivers. "Most of our taxi drivers are highly qualified, experienced and safe but the mistakes of the small minority could reflect badly on everyone."

Incentives may be offered to taxi drivers who comply with the council's requests, in the form of reduced taxi badge fees.

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IDFIMH

What you mean like having to drive in a safe manner?

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IDFIMH

Lets say you have an argument with your neighbour who's dog constantly does a "Sussex" in your front garden every morning.

Say your neighbour drives a taxi with a notice on the back such as the one mentioned.

Say you phone the number, quote his reg and plate number and tell a pack of lies about his driving.

Say that driver gets suspended for 7 days and is unable to earn money for a week.

Is that fair?

B. Lucky

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"Here's a simple solution. If you don't want to pay more for a premium service then wait in the queue, problem solved".
Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

Say every licensed vehicle (other than LPH) had a licensed plate on the back......

Oh yeah they already do.

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IDFIMH

Si if the driver is driving like a moron then he can already be reported, which kind of makes the 'hows my driving' signs a bit of a mockery

Its got 'bloody stupid councillor laying in bed at night thinking of things to make a name for himself' written all over it.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

But they don't have an invitation to phone up and complain.

I think that the plate should be enough, and the public should be properly informed as to how to complain about any illegal activity by licensed vehicles.

B. Lucky

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"Here's a simple solution. If you don't want to pay more for a premium service then wait in the queue, problem solved".
Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

It's got bloody stupid licensing officer written all over it,

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

So customers should be made aware of how to complain about the bad guys, but you don't want customers to know how to complain about the bad guys.

Somethings just never change.

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IDFIMH

What kind of retard doesnt know how to complain about a bad driver?

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

No ........... I want customers to know how to complain ................ but I don't want someone otherwise agrieved to mis-use the information to place drivers in front of a council committee.

B. Lucky

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"Here's a simple solution. If you don't want to pay more for a premium service then wait in the queue, problem solved".
Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

Or you could use lateral thinking, we don't want the bad guys complaining about us the good guys

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Well if you live and work in that CESS PIT dont have the sense to unionise yourselves and elect a TORY VERMIN council you deserve all you get.Theyve been offerd the solution many times F--k EM
AGITATE EDUCATE ORGANISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Fine talk from a trade representative.

B. Lucky

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"Here's a simple solution. If you don't want to pay more for a premium service then wait in the queue, problem solved".
Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

I don't think you can blame the taxi trade for electing Tories terry old chap

regards

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I want THEM to respond but i dont believe they can read.
GA most of this is a joke you know!!!!!! if youve ever been there youd appreciate it.My regional secretary BOLLOXED me for being restrained about the KARSIE in the artic BLACKPOOL thats true, he couldnt believe how disgusting it is!!!!!!!!!!!!! We do have members there and they aint keen on the VERMIN.

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The views expressed by this contributor do not neccesarily reflect the policys of The GMB Nationally or of the GMB London Region.