Taxi Driver Online

Another way of saying you have lost the argument.

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IDFIMH

Tell that to all the 1000s of drivers, who have over the last five years, got free plates from councils, and no longer have to rent vehicles off folks like you.

I sleep well on that fact.

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IDFIMH

I don't rent mine out, mine is there for me to earn a living in myself.

Eastbourne is only a small place, it doesn't represent the impact of a dereg in major cities.

I didn't pay a lot of money for my plate, I've owned the right to use it for a dozen years now, and in that time it's saved me 5k pa not having to have a radio, so I've well had my money from it, but that's no reason why I should want another 300 cabs competing with me just to appease ppl like you.

Free trade is a good thing overall but as demonstated by kebab and curry house mentality it doesn't work and you have oversupply in the end, something you don't seem to be able to comprehend, you think if you can have a free plate you're the only person who will apply for one.

Out of interest, how long have you held a licence anyway?

A lot longer than you.

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IDFIMH

I don't think so, if that's true you'd have bought a plate by now, and if it is well what does that say about you? lame or tight?

Bit miffed, from Eastbourne.

http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/lette ... 5091377.jp

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IDFIMH

Do you mean he's a bit or you're a bit miffed

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

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IDFIMH

Who's miffed you or the bloke in the paper. I can understand if it's the bloke in the paper but not if it's you

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Toots it's the letter writer that is miffed

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Life? Don't talk to me about life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjm2eslm6hI

Thanks that's what I thought but I wanted to be sure

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Cabbies stage protest drive


TAXI drivers staged a slow drive around Eastbourne's one-way system to protest against a council decision to boost the numbers of Hackney carriages in the town.

Between 80 and 90 cabbies set off on their hour-long protest drive on Friday morning.

Sussex Cars and 720 Taxis were united in the protest and private-hire drivers also joined in.

Their route was a loop taking in Grove Road, South Street, Gildredge Road, Hyde Gardens, Lismore Road, Bolton Road and Pevensey Road, with the cabbies sounding their horns as they went past Eastbourne Town Hall and the council offices.

The protest was in response to Eastbourne Borough Council's licensing committee voting for delimitation, which means there will be no cap on the number of taxis in the town.

There are currently 90 Hackney carriage drivers in Eastbourne and the majority say the council's decision will be detrimental to their livelihoods.
Barry Morris, chairman of 720 Taxis, said he was pleased with the turnout at the protest.

"Several of us have spoken to councillors and we feel the protest has raised awareness of our plight," he said.

Mr Morris said the protest was successful and had prompted the council to postpone a second meeting that was scheduled to take place on April 8.
Councillors say there won't be an explosion in numbers of Hackney drivers because delimitation will come with a control system – most likely requiring all new cabbies to have costly wheelchair-friendly taxis.

But drivers are unhappy with the way the council came to its decision and are seeking legal advice.

In a statement, 720 Taxis said, "We are considering with our legal advisers as to whether the decision is susceptible to challenge via judicial review. It seemed to us that the decision flies in the face of available evidence and will not be in the best interests of the travelling public, including the disabled.

"The way in which the licensing committee meeting was conducted was a breach of natural justice in that all the parties were not treated in an even-handed way."

However, the council says that the meeting was conducted fairly and taxi drivers were given the opportunity to put forward their views.

A spokesman added, "The council notes the drive-slow by the taxi trade last Friday and is pleased that they were keen to limit disruption to motorists.

"We understand that the trade has sought legal advice on the licensing committee's decision and we look forward to hearing from them.

"A further full licensing committee meeting will be arranged shortly at which a quality control policy will be considered, and taxi drivers will be invited to attend and will have the opportunity to provide written information for the committee to consider, and to address the meeting.

"A quality control policy means that new Hackney carriage proprietor licences issued after a specific date will only be released to vehicles meeting certain technical, age and safety specifications."

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

It appears that Eastbourne has finally delimited, and new plates must adhere to certain strict regulation.

Committee meeting docs.

Strange thing about all this is that if the local trade arranged for a few more WAVs to be licensed, then I doubt this council would have delimited.

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IDFIMH

If there are no volunteers then the council will take it out of their hands... but then a gain it looks like the DDA Act will probably do the same. only a larger version.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!