Mick wrote:
Does it not provide an obligation for a council that undertakes a survey for un-met demand to continue to undertake such surveys at regular intervals.
What I mean is that if council changes local legislation becuase of an un-met demand surveys results does it not need to continue to undertake surveys in order to justify the legislatory change, ie if a survey was to find an extra 19 plates were required over the next three years would it not be required to undertake another survey after those three years to assess any further requirements.
Or does the councils right to take no action justify having surveys when they want them and not when the trade demand them.
B. Lucky
nO mICK IT DOESNT surveys dont appear in the law, but let me tell you where they come in!
after the ridley transport act many councils including mine were circulated by Leeds University Transport School, who said why not let us take the strain, let us survey your area and we will provide expert witnesses for you.
they came rather succesfull and won every challenge, a lot of students went to set up Halcrow Fox and more and more councils contacted them to do independent surveys for them
Independent is a prostitution of the word they are no more independant than me or you, in fact we might be more independant!
They interview offices and produce the report on what officers think.
its an industry set up and its a joke.
but no the law does not require them all the law requires is for a council to proove met demand to have limit by numbers
as someone who has all figures for every taxi in 2 zones I can proove that these surveys are bullshit.
Wharfie