Just the start, these companies have nowhere else to expand, and are cash rich, it has been expected, the writing is on Wall.
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| Author: | JD [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | COACH GIANT TO RUN LUXURY TAXIS |
MAIL ON SUNDAY (London) September 2, 2007 Sunday COACH GIANT TO RUN LUXURY TAXIS BY TOM MCGHIE COACH and rail giant National Express will be going into the luxury taxi business from November. The company is targeting well-heeled business and leisure passengers with a fleet of new Mercedes people carriers. In a dramatic departure from its mass market image, travellers from central London to Heathrow and Gatwick airports will be able to ride in a chauffeur-driven vehicle for about £22 each - far less than hiring a traditional taxi. However, the service, to be called dot2dot, will not be totally exclusive. Passengers might have to share with ten others and put up with several stops before the taxi heads off to the airport. National Express is in talks with airlines and plans to roll out the service to other London airports later next year. ______________________ |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:49 pm ] |
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Just a bus service then. |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:01 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: Just a bus service then. spot on. Just a fancy bus.
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| Author: | echo15 [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:31 pm ] |
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Just an expensive bus |
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| Author: | MR T [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:20 pm ] |
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Just the start, these companies have nowhere else to expand, and are cash rich, it has been expected, the writing is on Wall.
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: COACH GIANT TO RUN LUXURY TAXIS |
JD wrote: However, the service, to be called dot2dot, will not be totally exclusive. Passengers might have to share with ten others and put up with several stops before the taxi heads off to the airport.
I bet they will be queueing up for that one. 
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| Author: | MR T [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: COACH GIANT TO RUN LUXURY TAXIS |
Sussex wrote: JD wrote: However, the service, to be called dot2dot, will not be totally exclusive. Passengers might have to share with ten others and put up with several stops before the taxi heads off to the airport. I bet they will be queueing up for that one. And then on to school contract work, Polish drivers £5.50 an hour |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: COACH GIANT TO RUN LUXURY TAXIS |
MR T wrote: And then on to school contract work, Polish drivers £5.50 an hour
I'm not sure Polish drivers will want to earn £5.50 an hour when they can earn far more on the building. In fact, despite what we hear about the mass influx of Eastern Europeans, I actually wonder how many are driving taxi/PH out of the 800,000+ that have arrived. In my area we have a big fat nil. 
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| Author: | MR T [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:38 pm ] |
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you will start to see them, we are seeing lots of them appearing sure you remember the articles about the Manchester buses as well |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:39 pm ] |
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MR T wrote: you will start to see them, we are seeing lots of them appearing sure you remember the articles about the Manchester buses as well
But will they stick it out in your manor with the local PH rates? 
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| Author: | MR T [ Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:41 pm ] |
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you miss the point, they are driving buses, and then topping up with a few hours private hire |
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| Author: | Tulsablue [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:07 am ] |
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They are not the first, just jumpim#ng on the latest bandwagon http://www.easybus.co.uk/booking/EBUSBook.asp |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:29 pm ] |
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And of course GNER running taxi buses between spalding and peterborough stations in competition with another rail operator as well as buses and taxis And since national express are taking over the franchise they are inheriting similar services for commuters |
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| Author: | T4XI CAB [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:20 am ] |
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i cant see that working out 
Y would they use a people carrrier / mini bus carrying 7-14 people when they can fit more on a single or double decker? .......If its because they will charge you more for the people carrier / minbus then i dont think nobody will use it. The type of people that use nat xpress coaches are using it as its cheaper than the train  They wont pay more to use the nat xpress minbus
4th sept 2007 -Another one of them national xpress double deckers crashed again today!! |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:08 am ] |
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T4XI CAB wrote: i cant see that working out
Y would they use a people carrrier / mini bus carrying 7-14 people when they can fit more on a single or double decker? .......If its because they will charge you more for the people carrier / minbus then i dont think nobody will use it. The type of people that use nat xpress coaches are using it as its cheaper than the train They wont pay more to use the nat xpress minbus 4th sept 2007 -Another one of them national xpress double deckers crashed again today!! The driver was over the drink/drive limit. |
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