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Another couple I thought of from Scotland:

Worst politician:
Kenny Mcaskill for his newspaper article

Worst contribution to the OFT debate:
The Scott Taxi Fed contributions.

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Ok The Following are the nominations from Rural Calderdale

BEST Taxi

Voyagers citroen taxi is well designed and converter built, despite snipes at taxis on here they have not recieved a single criticism.

Best Taxi Software
Tom Scotts Excel Management Mercury, was brilliant and rapidly developed and goes from strength to strength, they had a bad patch when they teamed up with diplomat in the days of Midas, they have thank god come through that.

Best Council
well I had a shortlist of 2 Mansfield and Kirklees, Mansfield have fallen by the wayside in failing to be inovotive

Kirklees it has to be
Kirklees licensing is managed by a very able Doug Halliday, and they impress me because they manage in great inovations to make life easy for the driver whilst building quality for the consumer.

Kirklees train drivers over one and a half days in all aspects of taxi management and disability awareness.

Kirklees have inovative taxi stops like bus stops, and encourage drivers in good practice.

Thier applications for drivers licences are designed to be a staged affair, which can be cost effective you can have a criminal check b4 you fill in the application, saving money in some cases.

Kirklees can be a tough authority they are strict but very fair.

Best Mode of Transport Pedicabs
I put this forward in case Pennine Taxibus is nominated, there is nothing to credit pedicabs and everything to comend taxibus.

Best Contributor
Gateshead Angel, his posts attract many more!

Best informative contributor
got to be JD he always helps greatly on the law, though my enemy Sussex can be a gem at giving judgements of cases sorry Sussex you can have next years.

Biggest iritant
TDO our own bin man, hes repedetive and holier than though a wooden spoon for him.

Best Agitator
there is only one Nige, how the hell does he avoid being union leader?
his bring Mansfield council to its knees, was brilliant but made them look good.

Best Airport
had 2 Liverpool and Manchester, this year I nominate Manchester, they provide special bays in car parks for taxis and private hire, have drop off lanes exclusively there for them for visiting taxis and private hire they are great.

Most missed contributor.

Radioman, he was helpfull and corteus come back radioman.

Worst Council
we second Brighton and Hove, we have been appauled by the stories of fixed prices fixed markets, give em a wooden spoon.

Most Loved Contributor
yorkie hes cuddly lovely reliabl;e and in need of fast tan.

funniest contributor
claude the illigitamate a staunch taxi defender. and a london cabbie with personality.

Taximan of the year
Doug Halliday licensing manager of Kirklees in his retirement year would be a fitting acolade

best solicitors defenders of our trade
Kearns and co Swansea taxi specialists that keep the little man on par with big councils, they win more cases in our industry than anyone else.

The Biggest Succesfull Failures
Well how about Diplomat UK.? they have had more spats than anyone else aint they Lynda?

Best Salesmen.

oand m they are brilliant at keeping thier product in and everyone else out
lets hope 2005 will bring thier bigest accolade "made in Hong Kong"

Yes, another one I meant to include was:

Best specialist:
Radioman

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Can I nominate Mr Angel for the Frank Sinatra Comeback award?



hehe

Captain Cab

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

I niominate the t&g for the two faced award.
Fighting to keep some fully licensed cabs(including me) out of brighton station. yet no stop going on about Watford cab being kept out of there station.
What have i ever done to them?

Do you think its the beedy eyes and huge eerie smile?

hehe

Captain cab

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C Gull

the answer is breathed

please stop it

I should rephrase that - Captain sometimes seems to be against de-restriction, but against quotas as well, so seems to say something that appeals to both sides.

I don't think he likes premiums, but doesn't seem too keen on de-restriction either.

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kinhell answering his own e-mails now, going loopy.

Hehe TDO

Its easier to refer you to Angels thread on where we stand.

Im more in favour of standards.

It seems to me that justification works both ways, its also seems that the trade now is suffering from many years of permitting the circle of plate values, the bubble will eventually burst, but I kind of feel for those owner drivers who have purchased plates for a premium and who will get sweet FA for them if delimitation occurs.

Looking back over the past couple of months you seem to have the tale of two LA's, I think they were Basildon and Halton. Both of who decided differing courses for differing reasons, both of which seemed pretty stupid.

Basildon seemingly deciding to delimit on the basis that a survey would cost too much, and Halton to retain limits on the basis their plates weren't worth as much as surrounding districts. Neither considered the public!

Regards

Captain cab

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Are we having a award for best PH driver, just as Sussex cannot enter as he doesn't consider himself to be a taxidriver.

B . Lucky

Are we having a award for best PH driver, just as Sussex cannot enter as he doesn't consider himself to be a taxidriver.

B . Lucky

I had a feeling that you might say something like that, and I wholeheartedly agree.

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That has to be the biggest load of bullchit yet, TDO is intent on destroying plate premiums, how then can he say he feels sorry for the bloke who's bought their plate.

B. Lucky

Right Mick your postings have now got to that point I must pose some questions.

1, is there ever a justification for issuing new plates?

Calderdale council came into being in 1975
in 30 years they have never issued a single motorised Hackney license.

2, If the answer is yes how and to whom should they be issued?

3, are the needs of the public to be taken into account?

4, what is the function in your view of private hire.

Look at all those authorities with high plate values Calderdale is the highest and you will see the shortage is due to the high premium?

yet that is the sole criterion the council is not entitled to take into account.

proper development and change in the trade to reflect changing passengrer need cannot be undertaken if we follow your guidelines

and that is patiently clear.