Taxi Driver Online

I haven't got a f***ing clue what you are on about, which I suppose makes two of us.

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IDFIMH

Plans are being hatched i believe, might prove interesting

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Hi ,firstly how many of the 51 hacks work directly from the taxi ranks in NuL, are there taxis that work from the ranks and also do PH jobs.

Are there hacks that do alot of PH jobs around peak times especially when the pubs and clubs end and try to avoid the drunks and druggies.

And are there hacks that go home around midnight to deliberately avoid the anti social behavavbor, threatening behavior,possibly getting there cabs trashed or even personally assaulted all associated with drink and drugs

These are the real reasons people wait longer than normal for taxis during the weekend nights and simply delimiting will not address waiting times well ok if you was to go from 51 to 1051 then ok it would but that would decimate the trade entirely.

I,m a cab driver of 15years i work only from the ranks i pick my jobs carefully after midnight a £20 fare is not worth getting your cab trashed or your eye blacked by drunken zombies.

No to any form of delimitation the longer the drunks and druggies wait the better.

You win the award for common sence my mate,

I've been at this since 1986 and I go home before midnight for the very reasons you list, for many years I had to deal with drunks and they could be handled ok without harm to either driver or drunk, since every loser need a sniff of cocaine now to one be able to stay awake and two not know how much of their face is now re-organised it's a whole new ball game, releasing extra plates would see the same drivers avoiding these pl and clogging quiet day ranks further,

Sort humanity out yourselves don't dump it on the cabby, you're happy to take a cut from illegal substance sales, so if you fed the problem then the responsibility is yours McEstablishment

Methinks the lads need a solicitor who knows a bit more about licensing law.

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IDFIMH

1 Hour twice a week of Excitement and 23 hours of unprofitable thumb twiddling.

Yes,that'll create new Jobs

Why not just give every body a job on the council as Profit and loss along with common sense matters nought there.

I agree

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Mind you, I'd like to see their rationale behind this statement

“As well as providing the opportunity of more taxis for customers – especially at night when it’s important that residents get home quickly and safely – creating more licences will give local people the chance to set up new businesses.”

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

Sir most of the public returning home after midnight are so drunk they can barely stand up and many of them can hardly speak any sense, the drunk young people after midnight are loud, rude,insulting,virtually any form of politeness just go,s out the window, bars and clubs should not require licences the people drinking in them should have them, if you cant take your drink no license no drink.....

Delimitation/deregulation does not work, look at the buses, trains, and above all banks, all been subsidised and still they fail ,they make massive gains for greedy bankers, share holders, and when the profits been sucked dry the goverment pick up the costs over and over again.

Delimitation will turn taxi driving into a cut throat worthless business for people with intent on ripping off the GP

Keep the Great British standards other countries look up to like our police , army, navy, etc

Your right on all of your post except the last line, bloody hell our Police 2 weeks after the hillsborough revelations and as for the MOB [army] Bloody Sunday ffs

Delimitation market forces can be stopped join a Union vote Labour particularly in local elections and you CAN stop this stinking TORY philosophy

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Except it's a Labour desire to start with Mr Trot, these plans pre date the Tories being in office, they may no longer oppose it but it was always a free for all under Labour and a preserve quality under Tory rule, it job to know now anyway they all should start a new party called the extremely wealthy old boys party and return the old 3 back to the people who set them up originally.

This world has changed now, there is now a class of person whose positioned themselves in all the power positions and I mean this is across the world not just UK, and they are simply on a similar vein as the Robin Hood story, they don't care about anything other than themselves, one thing they forget is this becomes like a cartel and cartel reaches the point where they kill each other to become top dog, I think it's already happened here in a way with mystery deaths of ministers while out walking their dogs.

So the London taxi trade doesn't work properly?

And in respect of the trains you would much rather go back to good old BR?

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IDFIMH

London has a slightly bigger population than the rest of us and they choose to restrict by the knowlede,i know quite a few drivers who are yellow badge in the suburbs and they would like a cap on taxi licences.As for Privatisation of the railways,you really think its better know ? Fares rise more than inflation for a second rate service,its run for the profits of the fat cats not the public

Train is good example of corruption, Mr Branson prove this and now all the rats who thought nothing would be said are in fear because he has shown facts to show the bid by the other's was simply pushed through because someone wanted them to have it and not Mr Branson, Mr Branson has set a precedent here with this, he be first man to take it to Goliath and knock giant over.

It suggests the DfT havent got a clue....or were manipulating the situation......I wonder if it runs deep in other departments of the DFT?

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George Carlin