JDBubbles wrote:
Smoked Glass wrote:
Sussex wrote:
toots wrote:
What exactly do you mean by 'Exactly'
Are you suggesting that even if an area de-regs there will be little change in the number of HC's on the road?
No, but the total number of licensed vehicles shouldn't change that much.
Thats right, most of the NEW Black Van drivers are ex PH jocks.
Out of approx 37 new licenses issued I reckon the breakdown is 15 ex PH drivers 20 existing Hackney drivers who rented and 2 brand new to the trade.
Mr JD, I would say that there is an increase of 2 then.
Under the terms of ex-Chester LA there is usually an unmet demand survey and they would of given out another 4 off the waiting list. Which means the 2 newbies may have got one anyway. I know that doesn't help when all the ranks are full, but I think the lack of punters is the biggest problem.
The other possible problem would be the extra 15 ex-PH drivers may have been replaced or not by the PH operators, so there may be a gross increase in numbers. I suspect that the swell in numbers happened before de-reg anyway, but I may be wrong.
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