Taxi Driver Online

You could well be right, it's just that I believe it's down to individuals to decide for themselves.

If they think it's too expensive, then it's too expensive. If they don't, then they don't.

I dislike people who take out of the trade, without putting anything into it, on the back of quotas.

Now that is a great case for de-limitation on the basis of saloon vehicles, not a case for quotas.

But even if the quotas remain its down to individuals to decide.

The thing is SM, that it is to the Minister that councils must report!!

I also would like to point out that I support standards fully, what I don't support is your conclusion that paying £30k+ for a WAV is OK but paying £30k for a plate is not when it comes to entering the trade.

Maybe your lucky and can obtain the finance to buy a new WAV, but I know a lot of blokes up here that can't. They don't have to worry though cause there are people who are willing and able to invest in more than one vehicle then rent out the vehicles they don't use themselves.

Now I might be wrong here SM but don't you hate these people more than you hate HC plateholders.

I offered an example criteria which would restrict the number of vehicles, I didn't say that the criteria is one that I would suggest just a possibility of what a council could suggest.

I find it completely true to form that you wouldn't agree with the Minister, after all he doesn't promise you a plate.

B. Lucky

councils do not report to ministers.
they are electives on thier own right, and can be taken to court in thier own right

Counsellors don't report to ministers but Councils do.

In this particular case the Government have called Councils to report to them by a specific date on their policy regarding restriction of numbers if they choose to maintain their quantative restrictions, its contained within the letter sent by Mr Cope.

B. Lucky

councillors are reporting to the department not the minister

and the department will do all the stuff

the minister will hardly involve himself

councils dont report to ministers.

Does anyone know any more the DfT got wrong?

East Northants restrict taxis unless they are wheelchair. So I suppose its a half way house.

I would sooner they are went wheel-chair.
Then the deadwood could retire, and allow the fresh new blood to earn a decent living.

I think the younger ones would be able to buy a WAV cos they could then graft to pay for the bloody thing.

You oldies just want to plodder about and pontificate.

as for the young ones they wanna shag all the time.