They would do that anyway.
People don't hire a taxi just because there are 10 on the rank instead of 6.
Or maybe they do in Carlisle?

Thats correct.

So if a driver has to earn say £50 per day, which will obviously keep him in the grandeur he has become accustomed, and after working 12 hours he has say £35 on his meter. Are you telling him he has to go home now, because he's being unfair on the other cabbies?

Or should he carry on and work another couple of hours to make up the shortfall?

CC

Why don't you explain how everyone working extra hours will put extra bums on seats?

No, I would hope they might see the big picture and figure out the stupidity of it for themselves.
Some hopes of that when the likes of you can't see it.
It would be better if everyone recognised there is less work and accepted that working more hours only eats into the next guy's income.
He in turn works more hours and eats into yours. A vicious cycle where everyone ends up working more and making less.

You haven't answered my question BTW:

Then you also surprise me, although I never imagined you, dusty and sussex were that innocent.

Working extra hours will put more bums on the seats of the individual cabs working, because if they're parked up at home, possibly contemplating suicide due to the stress of having bills and very little income to cover them, they simply wont pick up any passengers at all.

I like the way you and dusty think of the public collectively......100 people 10 cabs.......10 jobs each......pmsl.

CC

I love the naive view you have that more cabs = more work.
Shame you don't take that view with derestriction

Work more, make more? Only works for those doing it.
If everyone works more, they still make the same amount. It just takes longer.
The pot hasn't got any fuller in the process.

And your guy will be contemplating suicide at the back of a very long rank.

I'm not the person wanting more cabs......from memory, thats you aint it?

I'm pointing out that a driver wants to earn a specific amount per day......and will stay at work until he gets it.

Thats the reality.



Are you telling me its not quiet out there? Because I have some news for you......its very quiet.



But as long as its a rank in a deregulated area that doesnt matter huh?

CC

Because a taxi driver goes out wanted to earn a certain amount.....say £50.

If at the end of his shift he has £35....he carries on working till he has £50.

Now no amount of sarcasm, no amount of telling me about bums on seats is going to negate from that fact.

CC

Because eventually a customer will come to a taxi rank and hire the taxi.....or is that a novel idea in Aberdeen and Dustyland?

No sarcasm CC, just pure astonishment.
You really don't have a clue. I'm debating with an intellectual dwarf.
At least I was, now I just don't think your worth the effort.

If you're the best this trade has, we're all fekked.

The way I see it, and it happens in reality is that when it's quieter drivers work longer hours.

However the theory that says working longer hours means more money is flawed, unless you are the only driver working those longer hours.

That flaw is why I haven't got a great objection to a maximum working week.

The point you are making is one that those in favour of de-limitation can use.