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OFT - TAXI DEREGULATION 01.03.04

Meale/Alan

That this House is alarmed about the Office of Fair Trading's recent report on the taxi trade, which advocates the deregulation of the industry; is deeply concerned that since its publication, the OFT has engaged in a series of behind closed doors, so-called round table discussions across the country, promoting its own position against other options and without the involvement of representatives of those who work in that sector; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to listen to common sense and reject the dangerous and misguided meanderings of this body, before its actions and opinions ruin what is by and large a sensibly managed and regulated public transport service.
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The average number of signatries for 'Early day motions' is between 40 and 100, and the doom-mongers have got 6.

Even the 'HORNCHURCH FOOTBALL CLUB' got 27.

I must have typed a few million words, on forums, in the press, to MPs, to councils etc etc.

Not once have I had a coherent answer to the 'why restrict' question.

he's away asking one of his drivers what he should say

You missed a bit suspect, in-fact you missed quite alot.

I have asked this question of you before, you have never ansered it.

Lets say I call your office to pick me up from home and take me into the town centre at 7 pm, you get the job 10 mins before its due and your heading for my address. Whilst on the way someone flags you down and askes to go twice as far as I want to go

What would you do?

Lets say my wife phones your office with a booking for 11:30pm from outside our local pub to take her the 1 mile home, again you get the job, you arrive at 11:25pm and someone offers you a job that will cover 20 miles

What would you do?

I suspect I have never answered it, cos it's a daft question.

But to answer it, I wouldn't stop in the first place.

I would say to them, hang on, I will be back in ten minutes.

So you wouldn't stop for flaggers, canny answer that mind, especially when you berate the H/C lads of doing exactly that now.

You don't want a level playing field you want your own playing field where you choose the rules, in is a fact that both people involved in the question need a certain level of service and the only way to deliver that service is to have two types of licence to accomodate the needs of the public.

But what about my next door neighbour who has booked your office to pick her elderly mother up at 11:35pm and take her home?

You don't want a level playing field you want your own playing field where you choose the rules, in is a fact that both people involved in the question need a certain level of service and the only way to deliver that service is to have two types of licence to accomodate the needs of the public.

B. Lucky