your council will shaft you when it comes to ph like every lo in the country
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| Author: | thelodger [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Private hire ranks |
Our LA, is thinking of introducing private hire ranks in our town, of course the local giant PH company has piled on the pressure for this to happen. Of course all 400 Hackney's are 100% against the idea. Anyone have any experience of PH ranks, and stories that can be used to calm the HC drivers or even influence the LA to not allow these? |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:31 pm ] |
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I think there is something in Leicester although they are not called ranks. They are places where private hire cars wait to pick up their pre booked fares. There are also seperate areas for hackneys to rank. The roads around this area are closed off to all vehicles for safety. |
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| Author: | thelodger [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:43 pm ] |
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Well our bylaws require all PH to return to base, as HC drivers were happy with that, but if the council change the bylaws to suit the PH company, then should we expect to get something in return? |
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| Author: | Stationtone [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:36 pm ] |
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your council will shaft you when it comes to ph like every lo in the country
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Private hire ranks |
thelodger wrote: Our LA, is thinking of introducing private hire ranks in our town, of course the local giant PH company has piled on the pressure for this to happen.
Are they ranks or parking/waiting spaces? However if they are ranks then it wont be the hardest thing to do a 'test purchase' on. 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:22 am ] |
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thelodger wrote: Well our bylaws require all PH to return to base, as HC drivers were happy with that, but if the council change the bylaws to suit the PH company, then should we expect to get something in return?
I'm not sure a requirement to make PH go back to their offices would stand up in court, which is why I suspect your LO is looking at alternatives. |
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| Author: | thelodger [ Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:39 pm ] |
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Well the local Lo are saying PH ranks, not sure what a PH rank is to be honest. The current idea is to have one night time HC rank in the centre of town with Marshall's, and a PH rank a little further away. the distance is less than 300 yards away. The LO have commissioned a private company to looking to the local problems but all I have heard from this company is some crap about a central booking agency that will of course cost HC along with paying for Marshall's that we currently don't have. |
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Private hire ranks |
thelodger wrote: Our LA, is thinking of introducing private hire ranks in our town, of course the local giant PH company has piled on the pressure for this to happen.
Of course all 400 Hackney's are 100% against the idea. Anyone have any experience of PH ranks, and stories that can be used to calm the HC drivers or even influence the LA to not allow these? They have Private Hire ranks every weekend in Solihull town centre. Fully authorised and approved by Solihull MBC too. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Private hire ranks |
Brummie Cabbie wrote: thelodger wrote: Our LA, is thinking of introducing private hire ranks in our town, of course the local giant PH company has piled on the pressure for this to happen. Of course all 400 Hackney's are 100% against the idea. Anyone have any experience of PH ranks, and stories that can be used to calm the HC drivers or even influence the LA to not allow these? They have Private Hire ranks every weekend in Solihull town centre. Fully authorised and approved by Solihull MBC too. That dont make them legal though 
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Private hire ranks |
captain cab wrote: Brummie Cabbie wrote: thelodger wrote: Our LA, is thinking of introducing private hire ranks in our town, of course the local giant PH company has piled on the pressure for this to happen. Of course all 400 Hackney's are 100% against the idea. Anyone have any experience of PH ranks, and stories that can be used to calm the HC drivers or even influence the LA to not allow these? They have Private Hire ranks every weekend in Solihull town centre. Fully authorised and approved by Solihull MBC too. That dont make them legal though CC We've had one on our down town base for years (at least 30) but we don't call it a rank it's a queue
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Private hire ranks |
toots wrote: captain cab wrote: Brummie Cabbie wrote: thelodger wrote: Our LA, is thinking of introducing private hire ranks in our town, of course the local giant PH company has piled on the pressure for this to happen. Of course all 400 Hackney's are 100% against the idea. Anyone have any experience of PH ranks, and stories that can be used to calm the HC drivers or even influence the LA to not allow these? They have Private Hire ranks every weekend in Solihull town centre. Fully authorised and approved by Solihull MBC too. That dont make them legal though CC We've had one on our down town base for years (at least 30) but we don't call it a rank it's a queue Maybe, but my own opinion is that your licensing authority are particularly sh*t
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| Author: | Chris the Fish [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Private hire ranks |
toots wrote: We've had one on our down town base for years (at least 30) but we don't call it a rank it's a queue
That don't make it legal though. |
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Private hire ranks |
Chris the Fish wrote: toots wrote: We've had one on our down town base for years (at least 30) but we don't call it a rank it's a queue That don't make it legal though. I know this, I'm not having a blonde moment. I was just saying Quote: Maybe, but my own opinion is that your licensing authority are particularly sh*t
CC I don't think it's gone unnoticed and I always point out your articles to them whenever I'm visiting 
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| Author: | Chris the Fish [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:43 am ] |
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Toots, is that his Main Articles or his Test Articles? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:44 am ] |
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Chris the Fish wrote: Toots, is that his Main Articles or his Test Articles?
Wirral council aint seen those
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