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Seen a document today re: negotiations for Newcastle railway station permits.

It appears a 4 year deal has been done between the unions/associations and National Express, who run the route, for permits to be set at a rate of £1,600 a year, with an annual increase of inflation +4%.

So in four years time it will be over two f***ing grand.

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IDFIMH

Well, in Plymouth you have to run for Plymouth Taxi's LTD who bought the rights to the station.

To just work the station is I believe £60 a week so that's over 3 grand a year.

Off their fu*king heads


What?

You pay the LA, for a licence to provide a service to the public. Then you pay a permit to private company for the privilege of providing that very same service to the same public.






Or did I miss something

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

x 300 taxis = 1/2 a million quid

Skull is right, why should any of us pay.
The punters will still require a cab and if they cannot get one inside the station they will flag one down outside, or go to the nearest rank.
Why do some of you fall over yourself to pay for the privilege of picking up, when as Skull says you have already been riped off by the council
Stand up to them refuse to pay they need you more than you need them

We shouldn't, but someone will always take advantage.

Both inside and outside of the trade.

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IDFIMH

Here’s an interesting concept: why don’t you charge National Express a fee for providing a service?

Every time you pick up at the station, National Express pays the driver a £1?

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Companies like National Express take the pis*.

They laugh at daft wee taxi drivers trying to scrape a living and the sad thing is, they are right to laugh

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

I don't see them laughing at their southern most terminal.

It would be interesting to see them try and introduce a charge at Kings Cross.

Ah, so it's only the thick Geordies that pay, now I get the picture.

I wonder if the Geordies are related to the thick er*ehols we have up here that pay to work the train stations and the Airport?

A genetic link perhaps?

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Richard

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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.

Oh aye, how so Mr *ank Stain?

Maybe you think everyone should be like you . . . now wouldn't that be nice

You would sell your soul just to be someone . . . not to worry though, you will never get the offer. . . .

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

You have no idea about the recent history regarding the station permits at Newcastle.

Go find out about the activities of the past 5 years, the threats and actions that have been undertaken ................................. and then come back and voice your opinion.

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.

Take a look at what GBC wrote:



There's nothing to find out.

National Express won because guys like you sold out their members - for there own good of course

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Why do you think NE wouldn't try and introduce the charge at Kings Cross?

My bet it is that, GBC, and his bunch of merry men wouldn't stand for it . The public are not there to be sold as a commodity and it's their right to exercise their freedom of choice unhindered, not to be sold like sheep to the slaughter.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"