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I have to agree. I hope they have plenty of spare cash.

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I think it took two years for the judicial review on the Wirral..... and they have already paid in money for a survey.. which they should get back.....

There are plenty of clues .... I wonder when someone will work out their strategy

I seem to remember a court case where a certain person bought a number of vehicles and found himself in a similar position.... he took the council to court... he lost. it cost him £100,000 ..

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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!

My information is that the Hackney Association have engaged a Q.C, they have an Association meeting early this week when each member will pay £250 into the "fighting fund" (as already agreed). My guess would be that that is just the first instalment.

Are they in fact going for full de-restriction, surely the requirement to purchase a new cab will limit the number of applications for plates in any event.

If Chester think they are on stony ground in respect of consultation then all they have to do to circumvent this judicial; review is rescind their decision to deregulate and go through the process properly. It will take them no more than four weeks.

We don't know the terms of the judicial review yet? lol but what I do know is this, at the end of the day the council will do what they want to do and that's a fact. Anyone with half a brain knows that.

Regards

JD

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Fighting fund for what?

If any of you Chester guys can get any of your colleagues who are involved in the local TOA to come on TDO and debate their actions I would be most grateful.

I would like to hear what a twenty grand argument sounds like?

Regards

JD

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They would be foolish to do that wouldn't they
a bit like their solicitor discussing their case with somebody else. she could be struck off for that.. couldn't she

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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!

Better still, get me their phone number and I'll try and entice them on here myself.

Regards

JD

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Maybe a poor choice of words on my part, to fund the Q.C I should think.

Birmingham did exactly that in 1996 & we all thought it was the correct policy; which it was except we forgot one thing.

There was, & still is, no upper age limit on HCs & now we have 20-21 year old HCs on our streets. There were also no quality checks & there are none now. As long as the cab passes an MOT it is plated; never mind the state of the interior/exterior of the cab.

In the first 4-5 years the take up of plates was phenominal, even with the condition of new plate, new cab. After that it slowed down to roughly half of the number that were licensed in the first 5 years per annum.

There is nothing wrong with a policy of new plate must have new cab, provided that you also have quality assurance. But age limits are frowned upon in the DfT BPG, unless there are exceptional vehicle standards in place too.

But for a level playing field, what you should insist that your council adopt is new plate, new vehicle ....... on Private Hire as well!! And with the same quality standards as for HCs.

That way it is not discriminatory!!

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Don't you have the condition that they must have held a hackney Licence for 25 years before they're eligible

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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!

No we do not.

But I just loooovvve the Manchester points system for allocating new Hackney Carriage licences, with a controlled expansion policy.

Based on a variety of points scoring criteria, it also deducts points for misdemeanours.

That I do like ..... lots!!!

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It seems the rumour I heard was incorrect and there is no stay or injunction in place.

I hope it wasn't a threat of a phone call from JD that did it.

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I think it was more a case of someone (not in the council btw) misunderstanding the legal process, from what I can gather notice has been served of an application for Judicial review but that is all as yet.