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as a result of last nights public protection committee meeting at thurrock council it was agreed by all councillors that rear loading wav are allowed to be licensed for private hire only, the rule for hackneys remains they have to be side loaders

Sounds about right, rear loaders are dangerous and have no place on a Taxi rank.

I was a supporter of rear entry ( ), but having looked into it a bit deeper have decided it's a no go.

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IDFIMH

I was a supporter of rear entry ( ),.... Coming from Brighton I thought you might be

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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!

Hang on, wait 'til I get up off the floor......

I've just spit coffee all over my monitor now.

The guy at PC World tells me its normally Dried wallpaper paste he finds splattered over Monitors and keyboards..at least that what he thinks it is

why not as a Hackney, dose it not do the same job, ex for ranks what is the differens.

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C. Oakes


The Hackney Association Ltd
bbha@btinternet.com

Possibly cos when you have another taxi up your ass how the hell are you suppoesed to load. Also there is always the danger that another vehicle will not spot what you are doing as it turns into the rank. These are just a couple of reasons not withstanding the possible injuries caused in an accident to the wheelchair users in some of these vehicles not specifically designed for use as taxis

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Never let facts get in the way of this chap

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Because the Captain says so. Why else?

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IDFIMH

A lot of it is propaganda put out by those who supply side loaders.
I normally just pull forward a few feet to load a wheelchair. The guy behind can see what I'm doing and stays where he is.

The safety aspect is just what you decide to make of it. Side loaders are safer? For who exactly? Both types have their drawbacks.
How many ranks have the pavement on the wrong side (most side loaders can only load from the nearside)
How many ranks have a pavement wide enough to accomodate the width of the ramps and enough space for the wheelchair and driver as well? And leave enough room for pedestrians to get past without forcing them onto the road?
How many of the side loaders have insufficent room to turn the wheelchair once it's aboard and strap it down properly?

If you were to ban these things on grounds of safety, you would need to ban them all.

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You would think the guy behind would lend a hand.

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Grandad,

Sometimes they do
However the real truth is wheelchair customers at a rank are rarer than rocking horse sh*t.

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There's only the one door which the wheelchair user can get out of, if it was a side loader there's the choice of 2 doors in the event of an accident. Simples.