Cybro wrote:
Cab driver Kevin Donelan said: "There's no basis for the survey at all –we pay enough already. It's just more cost for us.
I'm more than certain you wouldn't like the council not to survey.
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| Author: | Cybro [ Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Corby Drivers In Outcry At Cab Survey Bill |
14 Feb 2008 Drivers in outcry at cab survey bill BLACK cab owners in Corby will have to fork out an extra £87 when they renew their licences. The cash will go towards a compulsory Government survey about whether there is an unmet demand for taxis in the town. The Department of Transport says any councils which have a Hackney Carriage Limitation Policy must justify their reasons for it. Corby Council currently limits the number of black cabs to 114, so a survey was launched in September last year at a cost of £10,000, with the final report due this month. Council chiefs say the cost should be met by all the Hackney carriage owners, which would mean an extra £87.71 per vehicle added onto their licence fee of £235. A council report says: "In consultation with the Corby Hackney Carriage Owners' Association (CHOA) it was agreed the cost of the survey was to be recovered by invoicing each Hackney carriage owner on a shared basis." All Hackney carriage owners were contacted by letter and advised that they would be expected to pay, but some owners have objected, saying they are not members of the CHOA and did not agree to the survey. This forced councillors at Tuesday's One Corby Policy meeting to back plans to add the fee to the licence costs. Cab driver Kevin Donelan said: "There's no basis for the survey at all – we pay enough already. It's just more cost for us. "They have got 114 cabs and only rank "The survey is pointless – you can have an unlimited number of private hire vehicles in the town." However secretary of the Corby Hackney Carriage Owners' Association Lawson Walker said: "Every member was invited to the annual meeting of the association and it was voted on unanimously to have the survey done. At the end of the day it's our business and it's unrealistic to expect it to be paid for by the taxpayer." Meanwhile, changes in the law on private hire and taxi licensing have come into force. Any commercial passenger vehicle with eight seats or fewer now has to be licensed by the council. That includes limousines, chauffeur services and novelty vehicles, and means the council can carry out safety checks on vehicles and drivers. Source: Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corby Drivers In Outcry At Cab Survey Bill |
Cybro wrote: Cab driver Kevin Donelan said: "There's no basis for the survey at all –we pay enough already. It's just more cost for us.
I'm more than certain you wouldn't like the council not to survey.
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:10 pm ] |
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I always thought that any survey fees, had to come out of the council coffer, and not from licence fee's 
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| Author: | jimbo [ Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:27 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: I always thought that any survey fees, had to come out of the council coffer, and not from licence fee's
Yes, I heard a rumour that you once had a thought, but it died of loneliness. |
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| Author: | jimbo [ Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corby Drivers In Outcry At Cab Survey Bill |
Sussex wrote: Cybro wrote: Cab driver Kevin Donelan said: "There's no basis for the survey at all –we pay enough already. It's just more cost for us. I'm more than certain you wouldn't like the council not to survey. £87:71 to possibly fend off delimitation, or pay nothing and guarantee delimitation. You don't have to be thick to be a Corby Hack owner, but it obviously helps. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:41 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: I always thought that any survey fees, had to come out of the council coffer, and not from licence fee's
IMO it should be paid for by the council, as it's their poxy policy. But it's almost always paid for by increased licensing fees. |
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