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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:43 pm 
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could this come to york

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/ ... 4455986.jp
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 Post subject: Re: york next?
PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:10 pm 
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Don't think the queue will be that long. :D

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 Post subject: Re: york next?
PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:43 am 
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Sussex wrote:
happy cabs wrote:

Don't think the queue will be that long. :D


there are presently 116 cars allowed in and the rank holds 12, so they all park in the long stay car park much to the annoyance of customers who are trying to exit, rumour control has it that national express have leased the car park to NCP who are not going to allow taxis in so watch this space


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[there are presently 116 cars allowed in and the rank holds 12, so they all park in the long stay car park much to the annoyance of customers who are trying to exit, rumour control has it that national express have leased the car park to NCP who are not going to allow taxis in so watch this space



firstly they[National Express] are going to concentrate on PH who come to pick up their passengers at the Station

it seems that a letter is going out to all PH offices to stop the practise of picking up their customers from the station on the through road in the Portico, their bunging up the system, but private vehicles i think will be left alone

this also include PH who park up in Tea Room Sq bays sitting one or two east, or is it west, waiting for radio jobs

the idea will be that PH will go to the short stay car park, buy a parking ticket, whilst waiting for that job off the train, makes National Express a bit more money from car park charges

or they could sit outside in the Bus bay at the front of the station and wait


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:39 pm 
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Stinky Pete wrote:
happy cabs wrote:
[there are presently 116 cars allowed in and the rank holds 12, so they all park in the long stay car park much to the annoyance of customers who are trying to exit, rumour control has it that national express have leased the car park to NCP who are not going to allow taxis in so watch this space



firstly they[National Express] are going to concentrate on PH who come to pick up their passengers at the Station

it seems that a letter is going out to all PH offices to stop the practise of picking up their customers from the station on the through road in the Portico, their bunging up the system, but private vehicles i think will be left alone

this also include PH who park up in Tea Room Sq bays sitting one or two east, or is it west, waiting for radio jobs

the idea will be that PH will go to the short stay car park, buy a parking ticket, whilst waiting for that job off the train, makes National Express a bit more money from car park charges

or they could sit outside in the Bus bay at the front of the station and wait


Had a jumped up jerk asking me to move from the layby in tea room square this afternoon, told me i cant wait there to pick up my booked job, he said either wait in carpark and buy a ticket or drive around the square till they turned up, i duly refused to move till customer was in the car,
I want to know what right national express have to move me off a piece of land they dont even own, or even rent as part of the station. tea room square always has and still is owned by the people of York.
I will only move were i have been asked to pick up by a copper and he better have a good reason.

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 Post subject: Re: york next?
PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:45 pm 
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agabbycabbie wrote:
Stinky Pete wrote:
happy cabs wrote:
[there are presently 116 cars allowed in and the rank holds 12, so they all park in the long stay car park much to the annoyance of customers who are trying to exit, rumour control has it that national express have leased the car park to NCP who are not going to allow taxis in so watch this space



firstly they[National Express] are going to concentrate on PH who come to pick up their passengers at the Station

it seems that a letter is going out to all PH offices to stop the practise of picking up their customers from the station on the through road in the Portico, their bunging up the system, but private vehicles i think will be left alone

this also include PH who park up in Tea Room Sq bays sitting one or two east, or is it west, waiting for radio jobs

the idea will be that PH will go to the short stay car park, buy a parking ticket, whilst waiting for that job off the train, makes National Express a bit more money from car park charges

or they could sit outside in the Bus bay at the front of the station and wait


Had a jumped up jerk asking me to move from the layby in tea room square this afternoon, told me i cant wait there to pick up my booked job, he said either wait in carpark and buy a ticket or drive around the square till they turned up, i duly refused to move till customer was in the car,
I want to know what right national express have to move me off a piece of land they dont even own, or even rent as part of the station. tea room square always has and still is owned by the people of York.
I will only move were i have been asked to pick up by a copper and he better have a good reason.


I'm sure if you check the network rail website you will find a list of stations that have effectively been contracted out.

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York always has been since the railways were privatised but tea room square doesn't come with the station, so they dont have control over it.

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agabbycabbie wrote:
York always has been since the railways were privatised but tea room square doesn't come with the station, so they dont have control over it.


was your car parked in the tearoom?

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yes in a loading bay. we are not allowed to pick up under the portico its not a thing york PHVs do anyway, we have always picked up in the tearoom square. and the bus stop after they have stopped running, i do know station taxis have been compaining about it, there was something in the local rag about it.

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agabbycabbie wrote:
yes in a loading bay. we are not allowed to pick up under the portico its not a thing york PHVs do anyway, we have always picked up in the tearoom square. and the bus stop after they have stopped running, i do know station taxis have been compaining about it, there was something in the local rag about it.


Dont know the layout of the station...but a loading bay is a loading bay...with restrictions?

Maybe the case that you got a jobsworth.

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wouldn't have thought so, will check tommorrow.

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