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skippy41
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gbadge wrote:
Its because the new head of the council is a Celtic fan, expect Claret and Blue after the next elections.


You never know it could be the yellow peril :lol:
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Patheads close enough, is'nt it? :wink:


You will be in for a shock when you come up for a visit the new Dalkeith by pass has opened all the way to the city one, cuts out a good 15 to 20 mins, they are still digging up the main street in Pathhead BTW how many years is that now



I still swing by Dalkeith to go to the Airport...some Daft Bugger put the Dalkeith Bypass on the wrong side of Dalkeith....and who wants to hit the Sherriff hall roundabout from the East part of the Edinburgh bypass..no me thats for sure...

and the Digging that goes on in Pathead is to give Spade Technicians practice for bigger jobs on Edinburgh tram way...
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bloodnock wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
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Patheads close enough, is'nt it? :wink:


You will be in for a shock when you come up for a visit the new Dalkeith by pass has opened all the way to the city one, cuts out a good 15 to 20 mins, they are still digging up the main street in Pathhead BTW how many years is that now



I still swing by Dalkeith to go to the Airport...some Daft Bugger put the Dalkeith Bypass on the wrong side of Dalkeith....and who wants to hit the Sherriff hall roundabout from the East part of the Edinburgh bypass..no me thats for sure...

and the Digging that goes on in Pathead is to give Spade Technicians practice for bigger jobs on Edinburgh tram way...


It took me 45 mins the other night and I hit the sheriff at 5.PM from Gala cutting across to Lauder
Mind you all that work on the sheriff has only moved the problems to the bypass ends they should have put a tunnel in
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skippy41 wrote:
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skippy41 wrote:
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Patheads close enough, is'nt it? :wink:


You will be in for a shock when you come up for a visit the new Dalkeith by pass has opened all the way to the city one, cuts out a good 15 to 20 mins, they are still digging up the main street in Pathhead BTW how many years is that now



I still swing by Dalkeith to go to the Airport...some Daft Bugger put the Dalkeith Bypass on the wrong side of Dalkeith....and who wants to hit the Sherriff hall roundabout from the East part of the Edinburgh bypass..no me thats for sure...

and the Digging that goes on in Pathead is to give Spade Technicians practice for bigger jobs on Edinburgh tram way...


It took me 45 mins the other night and I hit the sheriff at 5.PM from Gala cutting across to Lauder
Mind you all that work on the sheriff has only moved the problems to the bypass ends they should have put a tunnel in



Or removed Dalkeith totally....its the only Town I know that Bans smiling during Daylight hours..
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Anybody know where to buy a new vehicle in white with a green bonnet and boot?

Believe it or not you can get them from LTI, Cab Direct and Patons. :shock:

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finding a white car cant be that hard, the police and ambulance services seem to manage...

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How dare they dictate the colour of our privately owned and company vehicles and expect us to pick up the bill.

The law says councils can. :?

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Sussex wrote:
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Anybody know where to buy a new vehicle in white with a green bonnet and boot?

Believe it or not you can get them from LTI, Cab Direct and Patons. :shock:


Sussex as your a mind of information, could you put some of the winning court cases on here that have anything to do with colour changes
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Sussex wrote:
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How dare they dictate the colour of our privately owned and company vehicles and expect us to pick up the bill.

The law says councils can. :?


The law also says they cannot as well :wink:
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Sussex as your a mind of information, could you put some of the winning court cases on here that have anything to do with colour changes

The problem is that, as will be the case in Thurrock, you get bundles of hot air from the local trade, yet when it comes to going to mags court or the high court the hot air rhetoric cools.

Thus cases are hard to come by, but a few are on here somewhere. In essence it's a lucky dip as to what magistrates are sitting at the time, and if they have had good taxi experiences or a bad taxi experiences.

That said, I'm a fan of corporate ID, as it help to ensure people wanting a proper taxi get into a proper taxi. Ditto PH.

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court case listed for 9th October York Magistrates court, re colour [black]
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Sussex wrote:
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Sussex as your a mind of information, could you put some of the winning court cases on here that have anything to do with colour changes

The problem is that, as will be the case in Thurrock, you get bundles of hot air from the local trade, yet when it comes to going to mags court or the high court the hot air rhetoric cools.

Thus cases are hard to come by, but a few are on here somewhere. In essence it's a lucky dip as to what magistrates are sitting at the time, and if they have had good taxi experiences or a bad taxi experiences.

That said, I'm a fan of corporate ID, as it help to ensure people wanting a proper taxi get into a proper taxi. Ditto PH.


Well if the council wants that they should pay for it not the owners
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Well if the council wants that they should pay for it not the owners

An interesting view, but if the licensing department paid the bill who do you think they would recoup it from? :sad:

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Sussex wrote:
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Well if the council wants that they should pay for it not the owners

An interesting view, but if the licensing department paid the bill who do you think they would recoup it from? :sad:


They could make the policy upon replacement, or upon new license?

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Sussex wrote:
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Well if the council wants that they should pay for it not the owners

An interesting view, but if the licensing department paid the bill who do you think they would recoup it from? :sad:


They could make the policy upon replacement, or upon new license?

CC


Or they could leave well alone? :roll:

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