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Only for new drivers, our council aren't insisting on the tests.

Well what will it teach them? Has it ever occured to you that these so called trainers have not an ounce of the experiance and knowledge that many in the taxi trade have accumulated?



I don't understand your statement extract knowledge they already have and make them more aware of it? If the trainers aren't as knowledgeable as the drivers how hell will they be able to extract their knowledge. Shouldn't the drivers be teaching the trainers in that case?

Regards

JD

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Do we take a test with punters in the car then or just the "examiner"?

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taxi - private vehicle

whats the difference when driving, except of course, HC are allowed to cut up others, hog lanes, stop without signalling, make u-turns, speed, in fact most of the things bus drivers are also allowed to do

If you are offering free DSA 'Taxi' tests, then you could be popular. If not, then you can join the queue of folks telling us how to do our job better.

Maybe you should approach councils and ask them to refer to you drivers that accrue X number of points on their licenses. In that way your qualified testers could be of use.

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I started the NVQ on Monday.... the class consists of seven Liverpool hackney drivers, myself, and 12 Delta private hire drivers....... not impressed at all..... they started off showing the class a film regarding customer-care, the examples were a white driver in a tatty old banger that was filthy , he himself was a slob, cigarette hanging out of his mouth and arguing with the passengers and not carrying their shopping... and the contrast was a smartly dressed Asian driver in a nice clean car, who was polite and carried the shopping.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Good job there weren't any guide dogs about?

Regards

JD

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There were seven City drivers doing a bit of snarling

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

who wrote the script, hans christian andersson?

His name was Asiff?

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as if id believe that......

So what did you learn from this first lesson that you didn't already know?

Regards

JD

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After passing my driving test in Germany not the army one but the public one, in 1979 and having to do the theory test long before it was introduced here, first aid and simple mechanical checks and even autobahn driving while learning and skid pan handling, so when I came back here, and started Skippy's taxis in 1981.
I attended an advanced driver open day about 27 years ago, and actually took the test, and I only had one small fault, that was not griping the gear stick properly.
Before the actual driving test folk where asked to perform driving maneuvers like all types of parking, slalom course forward and reverse and gap judgment

But I think it would be like trying to tell your granny how to suck eggs in 95% of cases

It aint...costs a fair bit to do the D1

All ready got mine D1 that is
If you get your UK driving licence after 1997 I think it is you must pass a D1 test

how much is PH insurance for a 16 seat-er nowadays