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skippy41
PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:44 am 
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What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.
With the growing numbers of them in most places it looks like the way out of not having to buy a wav, and having the council controlling you except for the ilegal picking up of punters.
Any person who at the moment goes to a rank would soon learn that they must call for a PH but they would still ask for a taxi :roll:
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how many LA's issue HC plates way beyond the number of spaces on its authorised ranks?

thats taking the pish innit


99% of the public carry at least 1 mobile phone, some carry more, who needs to walk to a rank when a PH taxicab-bus will come to you?
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skippy41 wrote:
What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.
With the growing numbers of them in most places it looks like the way out of not having to buy a wav, and having the council controlling you except for the ilegal picking up of punters.
Any person who at the moment goes to a rank would soon learn that they must call for a PH but they would still ask for a taxi :roll:



Not going to happen before Hell freezes over though, is it?

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What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.

All the PH would go taxi to get away from the riff raff.

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skippy41
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jimbo wrote:
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What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.
With the growing numbers of them in most places it looks like the way out of not having to buy a wav, and having the council controlling you except for the ilegal picking up of punters.
Any person who at the moment goes to a rank would soon learn that they must call for a PH but they would still ask for a taxi :roll:



Not going to happen before Hell freezes over though, is it?


Well Jimbo ( remembering new years revolution) :D
Would you rather be driving a saloon or MPV over a WAV
PH to my thinking is a get out clause and lifts the burden of most hack rules and regs
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Sussex wrote:
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What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.

All the PH would go taxi to get away from the riff raff.


I think riff raff get in anything they are probably more likely than most to try and flag PH down or get in one they haven't booked and then kick it when they can't

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skippy41 wrote:
What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.
With the growing numbers of them in most places it looks like the way out of not having to buy a wav, and having the council controlling you except for the ilegal picking up of punters.
Any person who at the moment goes to a rank would soon learn that they must call for a PH but they would still ask for a taxi :roll:



Not going to happen before Hell freezes over though, is it?


Well Jimbo ( remembering new years revolution) :D
Would you rather be driving a saloon or MPV over a WAV
PH to my thinking is a get out clause and lifts the burden of most hack rules and regs


explain please

our PH regs are the HC regs with no meter
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skippy41 wrote:
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skippy41 wrote:
What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.
With the growing numbers of them in most places it looks like the way out of not having to buy a wav, and having the council controlling you except for the ilegal picking up of punters.
Any person who at the moment goes to a rank would soon learn that they must call for a PH but they would still ask for a taxi :roll:



Not going to happen before Hell freezes over though, is it?


Well Jimbo ( remembering new years revolution) :D
Would you rather be driving a saloon or MPV over a WAV
PH to my thinking is a get out clause and lifts the burden of most hack rules and regs


Well Skippy (what revolution?) if I wanted to continue to drive a saloon rather than a WAV I would have gone over to the dark side on the 1st April 1994.

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skippy41 wrote:
What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.
With the growing numbers of them in most places it looks like the way out of not having to buy a wav, and having the council controlling you except for the ilegal picking up of punters.
Any person who at the moment goes to a rank would soon learn that they must call for a PH but they would still ask for a taxi :roll:


But weren't you telling us all about a european law :roll:

ffs

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jimbo wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
What would happen if every taxi went PH, what would councils be able to do if it did happen.
With the growing numbers of them in most places it looks like the way out of not having to buy a wav, and having the council controlling you except for the ilegal picking up of punters.
Any person who at the moment goes to a rank would soon learn that they must call for a PH but they would still ask for a taxi :roll:



Not going to happen before Hell freezes over though, is it?


Well Jimbo ( remembering new years revolution) :D
Would you rather be driving a saloon or MPV over a WAV
PH to my thinking is a get out clause and lifts the burden of most hack rules and regs


explain please

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our PH regs are the HC regs with no meter[/
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I dont quit think so, or they would be on a rank :shock:

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Well Skippy (what revolution?) if I wanted to continue to drive a saloon rather than a WAV I would have gone over to the dark side on the 1st April 1994.


(Resolution) :lol: fare enough

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But weren't you telling us all about a european law


No why are incensed with the Europeans :roll: :?:
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all our regs do between HC and PH is state colour and meters

and no "london cabs" for PH work
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captain cab
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Could you have another go at your last post skip; I'm having difficulty following it.

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skippy41
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captain cab wrote:
Could you have another go at your last post skip; I'm having difficulty following it.

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NO
Its called old age CC :lol: :lol:
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wannabeeahack wrote:
all our regs do between HC and PH is state colour and meters

and no "london cabs" for PH work


I know they both go through the same test and licence procedure, but that where the differences split
I dont know about your rules regarding age or vehicle type , but in most areas there is no age policy or restriction on vehicle type and some are total sheds in some parts
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skippy41 wrote:
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Could you have another go at your last post skip; I'm having difficulty following it.

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Its called old age CC :lol: :lol:


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No why are incensed with the Europeans


I'm not incensed with the Europeans, apart from during Eurovision.

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