tx_op wrote:
Q. Population of the area mentioned please.
Population:
137,400 - Total (2007 est.)
311 / km² - Density
Ethnicity
97.9% White
1.0% South Asian
0.8% Oriental
0.3% Other .
Welsh language
- Any skills Ranked 9th
28.8%
CC
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Council agrees taxi licence freeze |
Council agrees taxi licence freeze http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/south ... ticle.html AN impassioned plea by taxi chiefs for help to keep their struggling trade alive has won over councillors. Trade leaders have told of drivers working for next to nothing, desperate to feed their families. Cabs are said to be idling in the ranks because there are not enough passengers. Now, they have convinced Neath Port Talbot Council to take the next step towards a three-year freeze on new Hackney carriage licences being issued. The registration and licensing committee has agreed to carry out a survey to show whether there is unmet demand — a legal requirement before the moratorium can be considered. Neath Port Talbot Taxi Proprietors Association secretary Bob Hoyles told councillors: "We all know there is no unmet demand. We are trying to protect our trade for the next three years. We have to do this to ensure the hundreds of people in our trade can continue to make a living." Association member Simon Hopkins added: "Drivers are not making any money. They have no prospects, and you've got to have prospects." Licensing chief Jim Sullivan said that, of the 153 proprietors sent letters asking if they supported the restriction, only 77 responded, though he pointed out 73 of them were in favour of it. Mr Sullivan said no other authority in Wales had such a policy, and questioned whether the council should treat the taxi trade differently by protecting it during the recession. He pointed out that no new applications for licences had been received this year. Councillors, however, said they had seen taxis waiting at ranks because there were not enough customers around. It was pointed out that there were 280 hackney carriage and 25 private hire vehicle licences issued, meaning there were more than 300 cars covering a relatively small county. Councillors decided to go ahead with the survey and split the cost, estimated at £12,000 to £15,000, with the proprietors. |
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| Author: | dagger [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:19 pm ] |
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Suprising the figures on how many licences were issued 280 HC and 25 PH, thought them figures would have been the other way around. It's a start though which is good but the article only mentions restricting Hackney carriage licences and it would be interesting to see if PH licences issued will start to soar. If the case then all efforts of help will be pointless. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:25 pm ] |
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dagger wrote: Suprising the figures on how many licences were issued 280 HC and 25 PH, thought them figures would have been the other way around. It's a start though which is good but the article only mentions restricting Hackney carriage licences and it would be interesting to see if PH licences issued will start to soar. If the case then all efforts of help will be pointless.
Its similar here, I presume they license saloon hackneys CC |
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| Author: | tx_op [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:37 pm ] |
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Q. Population of the area mentioned please. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:55 pm ] |
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tx_op wrote: Q. Population of the area mentioned please.
Population: 137,400 - Total (2007 est.) 311 / km² - Density Ethnicity 97.9% White 1.0% South Asian 0.8% Oriental 0.3% Other . Welsh language - Any skills Ranked 9th 28.8%
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| Author: | tx_op [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:09 pm ] |
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Thx CC... |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:11 pm ] |
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tx_op wrote: Thx CC...
I dont know what the 0.3% might be. 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:25 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: I dont know what the 0.3% might be.
Members of the BBAABBBAAA taxi association. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:29 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: I dont know what the 0.3% might be. Members of the BBAABBBAAA taxi association. looks like a dyslexic nursery rhyme. CC |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:39 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: tx_op wrote: Thx CC... I dont know what the 0.3% might be. CC A few English brave enough to live there possibly
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:40 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: captain cab wrote: tx_op wrote: Thx CC... I dont know what the 0.3% might be. CC A few English brave enough to live there possibly Could be my wifes relatives 
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| Author: | Smoked Glass [ Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:55 am ] |
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captain cab wrote: dagger wrote: Suprising the figures on how many licences were issued 280 HC and 25 PH, thought them figures would have been the other way around. It's a start though which is good but the article only mentions restricting Hackney carriage licences and it would be interesting to see if PH licences issued will start to soar. If the case then all efforts of help will be pointless. Its similar here, I presume they license saloon hackneys CC |
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| Author: | charles007 [ Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | lets see |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: I dont know what the 0.3% might be. Members of the BBAABBBAAA taxi association. BBAABBBAAANPT, it Loses some thing does one not think. In fact i ha a complint the other day from a council, who asked me if i could sortern it. the very nerve. |
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| Author: | charles007 [ Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | yes so what |
captain cab wrote: Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: I dont know what the 0.3% might be. Members of the BBAABBBAAA taxi association. looks like a dyslexic nursery rhyme. CC
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| Author: | brightonbreezy [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:20 am ] |
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So much for unity
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