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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:41 pm 
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So "the Big Green Coach company" (who dont own any coaches) set up stall in Brum selling coach tickets to "Bloodstock" on railway property.....

this has stirred some up in emotion some quarters, Licensing say its on private property...so anything goes

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:55 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
So "the Big Green Coach company" (who dont own any coaches) set up stall in Brum selling coach tickets to "Bloodstock" on railway property.....

this has stirred some up in emotion some quarters, Licensing say its on private property...so anything goes


Ah..Cousin Bloodstock, I haven't see him in years.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:20 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
So "the Big Green Coach company" (who dont own any coaches) set up stall in Brum selling coach tickets to "Bloodstock" on railway property.....

this has stirred some up in emotion some quarters, Licensing say its on private property...so anything goes

If it is for vehicles with 9 or more seats it has nothing to do with the council.

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wannabeeahack wrote:
So "the Big Green Coach company" (who dont own any coaches) set up stall in Brum selling coach tickets to "Bloodstock" on railway property.....

this has stirred some up in emotion some quarters, Licensing say its on private property...so anything goes

What has coach tickets got to do with licensing?

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Sussex wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
So "the Big Green Coach company" (who dont own any coaches) set up stall in Brum selling coach tickets to "Bloodstock" on railway property.....

this has stirred some up in emotion some quarters, Licensing say its on private property...so anything goes

What has coach tickets got to do with licensing?


It was the question of street trading with no peddlers licence i think, not anything PH/HC

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 3:53 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Sussex wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
So "the Big Green Coach company" (who dont own any coaches) set up stall in Brum selling coach tickets to "Bloodstock" on railway property.....

this has stirred some up in emotion some quarters, Licensing say its on private property...so anything goes

What has coach tickets got to do with licensing?


It was the question of street trading with no peddlers licence i think, not anything PH/HC

[edited by admin] push bikes now! :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:05 am 
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ok, street traders licence then


i bet if a taxi firm had hawkers handing out leaflets before the rock fans got to the bus ticket sellers something would be said

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:05 pm 
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You also don't need to own coaches to sell coach tickets. Just think of how many National Express coach tickets your local travel agent sells. Does HE own any coaches?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:03 pm 
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I personally dont give a to55 but 1 hack driver was apoplectic, frothing at the mouth, then again the gazeebo outside the station was 50 yds from the rank he was on....

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roythebus wrote:
You also don't need to own coaches to sell coach tickets. Just think of how many National Express coach tickets your local travel agent sells. Does HE own any coaches?


Do National Express own any coaches? I know one of our local operators runs NE liveried coaches under franchise.
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roythebus
PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:49 am 
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cabbyman wrote:
roythebus wrote:
You also don't need to own coaches to sell coach tickets. Just think of how many National Express coach tickets your local travel agent sells. Does HE own any coaches?


Do National Express own any coaches? I know one of our local operators runs NE liveried coaches under franchise.

Last I heard National Express owned one coach.
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