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Well I wonder why that is?

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That aside, it seems that Dundee are looking to go 100% WAV and tying the capping issue to this.

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Tis all over for Dad's Army !

Is this the same Dundee council that decided not long ago that corporate licenses were illegal?

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IDFIMH

Very interesting report.

It seems that all sides are jockying for position to suit heir own aims.

Fact is, the taxi trade side is just cranking up a vested interest. They're not interested in the quality of service they provide, they just want to be able to buy and sell taxis, profit from doing so and when the shortage bites, crank up rentals for drivers and higher tariffs for customers.

Customers and Drivers pay more.

That's the model here in Edinburgh. Dundee City Council can see where the taxi trade wants to go.

However, what is being proposed is challengeable. Section 10 (3) is an anachronism from a bygone age where rights weren't observed. That challenge will be coming soon.

And the report clearly shows that the market has worked with cabs reducing in number in line with market conditions. The market has arrived at the fleet level Dundee ordinarily needs.

The current problem is simply that the demand in the market has contracted and the supply side hasn't yet adjusted. But, as in the past, it would. There really is no need to restrict numbers, except to crank up vested trade interests.

I suspect DCC knows this. But is happy to play along to get its WAV fleet.

However, for DDC the options really are simple.

The fleet can be left to the market to determine supply.

Policy can be designed to force existing licence holders to move to WAV within a reasonable timescale - 3 to 5 years say.

Customers get the service they need, drivers will continue to have access to their own vehicle if they want it, and the council gets the WAV fleet to meet its commitments under DDA.

The only ones to lose out would be the greedy taxi trade vested interest trying to crank up their greed at the expense of all those above.

BTW

Isn't it disgusting that a trade union like UNITE should be playing capitalist greed politics which directly harm the interests and rights of workers?

This simply shows how far trade unions, and the "Uncle Toms" in them, have departed from their raison d'etre - protecting the working class from exploitation. And why they are now substantially irrelevant in the class struggle.

End of the road for Dundee saloons?

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Dundee ... -cars.html

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Where's you're Skoda gone..
(where's your're Skoda gone)
Vauxhall Vectra gone
(Vauxhall Vectra gone)
Where's you're Skoda gone
(Where's you're Skoda gone)
Far far away.far far away hey hey..
Last night i parked the Skoda at the front door
ooh weep chirpy chirpy cheep
woke up this morning n my Skoda's no more..
you weep, but we're chirpy chirpy cheep cheep...

No middle of the road now...eh lads ???

PMSL

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i have been throwing money at the wheelchair assoc for years hoping they can get an all wav policy,looks like i was backing the wrong assoc

Doubt that....The Wheelchair Association was disbanded a year ago !

Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep yeah !!!!

Why would you want an all wav policy?

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

The hint is in his name