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25 Feb 2008

Black cab drivers in association row

A bitter feud has broken out between black cab drivers in Lancashire.

The row started when a group of drivers joined the Bolton, Bury and
Preston Hackney Association (BBPHA) after becoming disilluioned with the
Preston Hackney Carriage Association (PHCA).

BBPHA chairman Charlie Oakes has signed up 163 black cab drivers from
the city as members of his organisation and believes the PHCA should now
disband and hand power over to his organisation.

But Mark Selley, PHCA secretary, insists that none of the three meetings
he called since August has the power to make changes within his organisation.

The matter came to a head on Monday, February 18, when Mr Oakes and
some of his members were denied entry to the PHCA annual meeting.

Mr Oakes said: "We have held our meetings, the latest of which in January
was held in front of a representative from the National Taxi Association
and my solicitor, in the interests of openess and transparency and the
decision was confirmed to remove Mr Selley from his role and affiliate with
the BBPHA as unanimous on every occasion.

"How many times does Mr Selley want to have it confirmed for him?

"We do not want him using the PHCA name. If he wants to set up his own
association that is fine but I do not want people saying things which can
come back to my drivers."

Mr Selley, who was elected secretary of the PHCA at last week's meeting,
confirmed that "a number of drivers" had joined the BBPHA in August and
that a meeting was held that month.

He said "This meeting was not a meeting of the PHCA and none of the
subsequent meetings were members of the PHCA either.

"The only meeting of the PHCA was its annual general meeting last
Monday, at which members expressed no desire whatsoever to form any
kind of alliance with BBPHA.

"I would add that we have got more pressing issues to deal with than to
get involved in a a spat with Mr Oakes."

Mr Oakes has appealed to Preston Council to resolve the dispute.

Coun David Hammond, chairman of the licensing sub-committee said: "We
will not get involved.

"We do not have a problem with the PHCA and, until such time that its
committee informs us that it no longer exists, we will continue to work with
them as they are doing a good job."

Source: Lancashire Evening Post
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Wise move.

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IDFIMH

Is Charlie trying to take over the whole of the North West? lol

Regards

JD

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Reminds of a certain film.

BRIAN:
Are you the Judean People's Front?
REG:
F**k off!
BRIAN:
What?
REG:
Judean People's Front. We're the People's Front of Judea! Judean People's Front. Cawk.
FRANCIS:
W**kers.
BRIAN:
Can I... join your group?
REG:
No. P**s off.
BRIAN:
I didn't want to sell this stuff. It's only a job. I hate the Romans as much as anybody.
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF JUDEA:
Shhhh. Shhhh. Shhh. Shh. Shhhh.
REG:
Schtum.
JUDITH:
Are you sure?
BRIAN:
Oh, dead sure. I hate the Romans already.
REG:
Listen. If you really wanted to join the P.F.J., you'd have to really hate the Romans.
BRIAN:
I do!
REG:
Oh, yeah? How much?
BRIAN:
A lot!
REG:
Right. You're in. Listen. The only people we hate more than the Romans are the f**king Judean People's Front.
P.F.J.:
Yeah...
JUDITH:
Splitters.
P.F.J.:
Splitters...
FRANCIS:
And the Judean Popular People's Front.
P.F.J.:
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
LORETTA:
And the People's Front of Judea.
P.F.J.:
Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
REG:
What?
LORETTA:
The People's Front of Judea. Splitters.
REG:
We're the People's Front of Judea!
LORETTA:
Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.
REG:
People's Front! C-huh.
FRANCIS:
Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?
REG:
He's over there.

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IDFIMH

You have to hand it to Charlie, he does work hard.

But when he was the boss of the Bolton Taxi association, a new outfit wanted to start up and he said at the time that Bolton doesn't need two taxi associations and that his association was the only one drivers needed. Anyway Charlie got voted out of his position at the Bolton Taxi association and guess what, He decided not to take his own advice and instead formed his own association. That meant Bolton now had two taxi associations. Naturally they both fought for the right of trade representation with the council and not surprisingly at that particular time Charlie lost out. So I believe.

I suppose while your happy being the only kid on the block you want to keep the status quo but as soon as you fall from grace or get removed from office then your principles have a makeover.

It would seem Charlie has plans for expansion but what is he going to do if he gets ousted from this new organisation? Will we see the birth of another association headed by Charlie and what would this one be called?

Does anyone else know of any others who have taken the huff after being recycled and then started their own association only to be ousted again? lol

Regards

JD

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