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Some years ago Station Taxis in York gave everyone who had a permit for the station the ultimatum, join our radio circuit or you don't get a permit, Gerald Grisdale who was then the main man in the trade challenged this and after a period of time this was rescinded. Well guess what they have said they now have new evidence to prove that the can implement this again and they plan to do just that next year. Thet say that they can legally refuse you a permit if you do not go on their radio circuit and pay something like £50 a week, this will be interesting.

Ask them for the new evidence!!

By law you dont have to pay a dam thing, just because that village idiot has an office in the station the rank is now back in public ownership as from when national express lost there franchise
tell him to go feck himself, and get the rest to do the same and stop paying him a weekly rental

First of all, who issues the permits?

Do the railway authority issue them, or do Station Taxis have an exclusive contract with the railway authority to provide a taxi service on the station rank which is within railway property?

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

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If I was to put money on these things, I'd lay a few quid on the East Coast Operators Association having something to do with it.

CC

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

Report them to the rail regulator.

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IDFIMH

Station taxis have a contract with the rail company to provde a taxi service, the price of the permit is determined by the rail company and station taxis then issue the permits

In that case, Station Taxis may well have you by the goollies!

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Kind regards,

Brummie Cabbie.

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Disagree with other members' views;
But please, do have some decorum,
When debating on the TDO Forum.

Apply to the council to have them reinstall the rank outside on the A19 where it used to be
And as Sussex says report him to the rail regulator
or try here


I am writing to you further to our previous correspondence (copied below) concerning access to train stations for the purpose of providing a taxi service. We are now conducting further research in this area, and would like the opportunity to discuss your views on the issues that are most important to the taxi/private hire trade.



We are currently carrying out a research study into the provision of taxi services at train stations. This research is being undertaken within the framework set out in our guide, “ORR’s Approach to reviewing markets” (http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/407.pdf).



A Research Study is a diagnostic tool which enables ORR to quickly assess how a market is working and whether there appear to be market problems that warrant further attention. A Research study is usually conducted using publically available information. In this case we are also seeking views from parties such as you.



The purpose of the study is to investigate any competition foreclosure issues resulting from the current licensing regime for taxi companies at GB railway stations and to gain a better understanding of how taxi services at railway stations work, with particular reference to concession based access.

Once this work has been concluded, we intend to publish on ORR's website information setting out our findings, including our views on how competition and railway specific law applies to such access and on whether the market could work better for consumers.



As a person who has previously brought his concerns to our attention, I would like to talk through the concerns that you raised with us back in November 2009 concerning access to train station taxi ranks. I think that this could be done by a short telephone conversation.



If you are able to spend some time explaining how working from a train station affects your business, please reply to this email and we will arrange a time when I can call you so that we can go through the issues that cause concern to you. Alternatively, I can be contacted on 0207 282 2122.



To provide you with some more information on the framework within which I am working, please refer to our guidance document, ORR's approach to reviewing markets (http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/407.pdf) - this research is categorised as a 'research study' within the definitions provided in that document. The following webpage also provides information on previous studies of this type that we have conducted (research studies were previously referred to as "Phase I Studies") http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/ ... .9564#comp.







Yours sincerely,



John Trippier