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Dougie, now thinks it's alright for everyone to have a plate because Dougie is no longer worried. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Some drivers will need their own taxi just to survive the coming years. This might mean working split shifts to make it pay. It could also mean using your taxi as your private car. Living within your means cutting your costs while working flexible hours, for many, will be the only way to see their family and to keep their heads above water. You can't do this paying a big rental for unproductive hours to sit on a rank. Nor can you afford to take on 50K of debt bailing someone else out to buy into a depreciating market with diminishing returns.

If you need your own taxi get together with like minded individuals. Agree, if the council refuses your applications to take them into court through a group action, the more the merry.

Existing owners who can't survive without a driver will go down the tubes, and you will pick up from where they left off. The dead wood will be cut away, and a new trade will emerge. Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't.

:-|

Deerie me :roll:

Is it all right if i take a break SKULL are you sure i won't miss a £3 fare to the Radison :roll:

Dream on :wink:


I know drivers and owners that are toiling. :-|


Do they sit on Haymarket moaning allday or is your opinion based on a general view :roll:


Look at it this way Dougie, if I am wrong you have nothing to worry about, but I am not wrong Dougie. Am I? You are on this thread because you are the one that's worried, and I might just be right again. Give the guys their plates and let's see who survives and who goes under.

Are you up for taking your chances Dougie? :-|

I'm sitting at home having worked 10am-8pm so far you are wrong and trust me i have nothing to worry about :D

Although it could be better :mrgreen:


So tell us all Dougie, how does a driver work the flexibility of your hours when paying a rental?

You are a wan* stain Dougie. :roll:
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Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't


So what happens to them? Do we just turn a blind eye and hope they go away? Do we help them and if we do, how? How do we ensure that those who do invest thousands of pounds actually see a return so they don't lose their homes or their dignity or their social lives completely or worse case scenerio everything they hold dear


Toots, I don't know what you are on about. We are way beyond the rights or wrongs of what ails the trade. For many, this is becoming a fight for survival. If you need your own taxi then why should anyone deny you the opportunity of a level playing field. :-|


My question was not about what ails the trade, I'm sure this fight was begun before any ailment of the trade. As you've said it's a fight for survival for some what happens when it's a fight for survival for everybody? It's not about needing your own taxi it's about wanting your own taxi and congratulations on being 'right' but time will tell how 'right' you are :wink: I do hope you are right and I do hope everything works out well for the trade as whole in Edinburgh but I don't think you care about that you just want to be 'right'

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Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
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Skull wrote:
Some drivers will need their own taxi just to survive the coming years. This might mean working split shifts to make it pay. It could also mean using your taxi as your private car. Living within your means cutting your costs while working flexible hours, for many, will be the only way to see their family and to keep their heads above water. You can't do this paying a big rental for unproductive hours to sit on a rank. Nor can you afford to take on 50K of debt bailing someone else out to buy into a depreciating market with diminishing returns.

If you need your own taxi get together with like minded individuals. Agree, if the council refuses your applications to take them into court through a group action, the more the merry.

Existing owners who can't survive without a driver will go down the tubes, and you will pick up from where they left off. The dead wood will be cut away, and a new trade will emerge. Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't.

:-|

Deerie me :roll:

Is it all right if i take a break SKULL are you sure i won't miss a £3 fare to the Radison :roll:

Dream on :wink:


I know drivers and owners that are toiling. :-|


Do they sit on Haymarket moaning allday or is your opinion based on a general view :roll:


Look at it this way Dougie, if I am wrong you have nothing to worry about, but I am not wrong Dougie. Am I? You are on this thread because you are the one that's worried, and I might just be right again. Give the guys their plates and let's see who survives and who goes under.

Are you up for taking your chances Dougie? :-|

I'm sitting at home having worked 10am-8pm so far you are wrong and trust me i have nothing to worry about :D

Although it could be better :mrgreen:


So tell us all Dougie, how does a driver work the flexibility of your hours when paying a rental?

You are a wan* stain Dougie. :roll:

I don't know if you are aware that a lot of drivers shifts are actually 8-8 or 7-7 there is even a couple of partners doing 2-2, so the answer to your question is to find an owner who is willing to offer something different

You portray you know the trade Skull but you know nowt :wink:

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So what happens to them? Do we just turn a blind eye and hope they go away?

What else could you or I do?

Do you want the existing trade to subsidise those that can't make ends meet?

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toots wrote:
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Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't


So what happens to them? Do we just turn a blind eye and hope they go away? Do we help them and if we do, how? How do we ensure that those who do invest thousands of pounds actually see a return so they don't lose their homes or their dignity or their social lives completely or worse case scenerio everything they hold dear


Toots, I don't know what you are on about. We are way beyond the rights or wrongs of what ails the trade. For many, this is becoming a fight for survival. If you need your own taxi then why should anyone deny you the opportunity of a level playing field. :-|


My question was not about what ails the trade, I'm sure this fight was begun before any ailment of the trade. As you've said it's a fight for survival for some what happens when it's a fight for survival for everybody? It's not about needing your own taxi it's about wanting your own taxi and congratulations on being 'right' but time will tell how 'right' you are :wink: I do hope you are right and I do hope everything works out well for the trade as whole in Edinburgh but I don't think you care about that you just want to be 'right'


Toots, this is about a level playing field for all concerned. No one is given an advantage over the next guy. You pay your money and you take your chances. A fair fight one might say, and let the best man win.

It's a lot harder to survive while carrying a monkey on your back. :-|
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Private Reggie
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Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Some drivers will need their own taxi just to survive the coming years. This might mean working split shifts to make it pay. It could also mean using your taxi as your private car. Living within your means cutting your costs while working flexible hours, for many, will be the only way to see their family and to keep their heads above water. You can't do this paying a big rental for unproductive hours to sit on a rank. Nor can you afford to take on 50K of debt bailing someone else out to buy into a depreciating market with diminishing returns.

If you need your own taxi get together with like minded individuals. Agree, if the council refuses your applications to take them into court through a group action, the more the merry.

Existing owners who can't survive without a driver will go down the tubes, and you will pick up from where they left off. The dead wood will be cut away, and a new trade will emerge. Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't.

:-|

Deerie me :roll:

Is it all right if i take a break SKULL are you sure i won't miss a £3 fare to the Radison :roll:

Dream on :wink:


I know drivers and owners that are toiling. :-|


Do they sit on Haymarket moaning allday or is your opinion based on a general view :roll:


Look at it this way Dougie, if I am wrong you have nothing to worry about, but I am not wrong Dougie. Am I? You are on this thread because you are the one that's worried, and I might just be right again. Give the guys their plates and let's see who survives and who goes under.

Are you up for taking your chances Dougie? :-|

I'm sitting at home having worked 10am-8pm so far you are wrong and trust me i have nothing to worry about :D

Although it could be better :mrgreen:


So tell us all Dougie, how does a driver work the flexibility of your hours when paying a rental?

You are a wan* stain Dougie. :roll:

I don't know if you are aware that a lot of drivers shifts are actually 8-8 or 7-7 there is even a couple of partners doing 2-2, so the answer to your question is to find an owner who is willing to offer something different

You portray you know the trade Skull but you know nowt :wink:

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Skull
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Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Some drivers will need their own taxi just to survive the coming years. This might mean working split shifts to make it pay. It could also mean using your taxi as your private car. Living within your means cutting your costs while working flexible hours, for many, will be the only way to see their family and to keep their heads above water. You can't do this paying a big rental for unproductive hours to sit on a rank. Nor can you afford to take on 50K of debt bailing someone else out to buy into a depreciating market with diminishing returns.

If you need your own taxi get together with like minded individuals. Agree, if the council refuses your applications to take them into court through a group action, the more the merry.

Existing owners who can't survive without a driver will go down the tubes, and you will pick up from where they left off. The dead wood will be cut away, and a new trade will emerge. Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't.

:-|

Deerie me :roll:

Is it all right if i take a break SKULL are you sure i won't miss a £3 fare to the Radison :roll:

Dream on :wink:


I know drivers and owners that are toiling. :-|


Do they sit on Haymarket moaning allday or is your opinion based on a general view :roll:


Look at it this way Dougie, if I am wrong you have nothing to worry about, but I am not wrong Dougie. Am I? You are on this thread because you are the one that's worried, and I might just be right again. Give the guys their plates and let's see who survives and who goes under.

Are you up for taking your chances Dougie? :-|

I'm sitting at home having worked 10am-8pm so far you are wrong and trust me i have nothing to worry about :D

Although it could be better :mrgreen:


So tell us all Dougie, how does a driver work the flexibility of your hours when paying a rental?

You are a wan* stain Dougie. :roll:

I don't know if you are aware that a lot of drivers shifts are actually 8-8 or 7-7 there is even a couple of partners doing 2-2, so the answer to your question is to find an owner who is willing to offer something different

You portray you know the trade Skull but you know nowt :wink:



"find an owner" why don't you go and fu*k yourself, you little worm. Give the guys their own plates and let them work their own hours, how about that?" God you make me sick. :-|
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Toots, this is about a level playing field for all concerned. No one is given an advantage over the next guy. You pay your money and you take your chances. A fair fight one might say, and let the best man win.

It's a lot harder to survive while carrying a monkey on your back.


I agree, but, it's a lot harder to walk away from something when you're shackled to it

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Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Some drivers will need their own taxi just to survive the coming years. This might mean working split shifts to make it pay. It could also mean using your taxi as your private car. Living within your means cutting your costs while working flexible hours, for many, will be the only way to see their family and to keep their heads above water. You can't do this paying a big rental for unproductive hours to sit on a rank. Nor can you afford to take on 50K of debt bailing someone else out to buy into a depreciating market with diminishing returns.

If you need your own taxi get together with like minded individuals. Agree, if the council refuses your applications to take them into court through a group action, the more the merry.

Existing owners who can't survive without a driver will go down the tubes, and you will pick up from where they left off. The dead wood will be cut away, and a new trade will emerge. Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't.

:-|

Deerie me :roll:

Is it all right if i take a break SKULL are you sure i won't miss a £3 fare to the Radison :roll:

Dream on :wink:


I know drivers and owners that are toiling. :-|


Do they sit on Haymarket moaning allday or is your opinion based on a general view :roll:


Look at it this way Dougie, if I am wrong you have nothing to worry about, but I am not wrong Dougie. Am I? You are on this thread because you are the one that's worried, and I might just be right again. Give the guys their plates and let's see who survives and who goes under.

Are you up for taking your chances Dougie? :-|

I'm sitting at home having worked 10am-8pm so far you are wrong and trust me i have nothing to worry about :D

Although it could be better :mrgreen:


So tell us all Dougie, how does a driver work the flexibility of your hours when paying a rental?

You are a wan* stain Dougie. :roll:

I don't know if you are aware that a lot of drivers shifts are actually 8-8 or 7-7 there is even a couple of partners doing 2-2, so the answer to your question is to find an owner who is willing to offer something different

You portray you know the trade Skull but you know nowt :wink:



"find an owner" why don't you go and fu*k yourself, you little worm. Give the guys their own plates and let them work their own hours, how about that?" God you make me sick. :-|

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just the kind of reaction you'd expect from an empty SKULL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :D
Nighty Night Night :lol:

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Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Some drivers will need their own taxi just to survive the coming years. This might mean working split shifts to make it pay. It could also mean using your taxi as your private car. Living within your means cutting your costs while working flexible hours, for many, will be the only way to see their family and to keep their heads above water. You can't do this paying a big rental for unproductive hours to sit on a rank. Nor can you afford to take on 50K of debt bailing someone else out to buy into a depreciating market with diminishing returns.

If you need your own taxi get together with like minded individuals. Agree, if the council refuses your applications to take them into court through a group action, the more the merry.

Existing owners who can't survive without a driver will go down the tubes, and you will pick up from where they left off. The dead wood will be cut away, and a new trade will emerge. Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't.

:-|

Deerie me :roll:

Is it all right if i take a break SKULL are you sure i won't miss a £3 fare to the Radison :roll:

Dream on :wink:


I know drivers and owners that are toiling. :-|


Do they sit on Haymarket moaning allday or is your opinion based on a general view :roll:


Look at it this way Dougie, if I am wrong you have nothing to worry about, but I am not wrong Dougie. Am I? You are on this thread because you are the one that's worried, and I might just be right again. Give the guys their plates and let's see who survives and who goes under.

Are you up for taking your chances Dougie? :-|

I'm sitting at home having worked 10am-8pm so far you are wrong and trust me i have nothing to worry about :D

Although it could be better :mrgreen:


So tell us all Dougie, how does a driver work the flexibility of your hours when paying a rental?

You are a wan* stain Dougie. :roll:

I don't know if you are aware that a lot of drivers shifts are actually 8-8 or 7-7 there is even a couple of partners doing 2-2, so the answer to your question is to find an owner who is willing to offer something different

You portray you know the trade Skull but you know nowt :wink:



"find an owner" why don't you go and fu*k yourself, you little worm. Give the guys their own plates and let them work their own hours, how about that?" God you make me sick. :-|

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just the kind of reaction you'd expect from an empty SKULL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :D
Nighty Night Night :lol:


"find an owner" you said it all you pathetic little [edited by admin]. :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
Skull wrote:
Some drivers will need their own taxi just to survive the coming years. This might mean working split shifts to make it pay. It could also mean using your taxi as your private car. Living within your means cutting your costs while working flexible hours, for many, will be the only way to see their family and to keep their heads above water. You can't do this paying a big rental for unproductive hours to sit on a rank. Nor can you afford to take on 50K of debt bailing someone else out to buy into a depreciating market with diminishing returns.

If you need your own taxi get together with like minded individuals. Agree, if the council refuses your applications to take them into court through a group action, the more the merry.

Existing owners who can't survive without a driver will go down the tubes, and you will pick up from where they left off. The dead wood will be cut away, and a new trade will emerge. Those who can't survive the economic reality simply won't.

:-|

Deerie me :roll:

Is it all right if i take a break SKULL are you sure i won't miss a £3 fare to the Radison :roll:

Dream on :wink:


I know drivers and owners that are toiling. :-|


Do they sit on Haymarket moaning allday or is your opinion based on a general view :roll:


Look at it this way Dougie, if I am wrong you have nothing to worry about, but I am not wrong Dougie. Am I? You are on this thread because you are the one that's worried, and I might just be right again. Give the guys their plates and let's see who survives and who goes under.

Are you up for taking your chances Dougie? :-|

I'm sitting at home having worked 10am-8pm so far you are wrong and trust me i have nothing to worry about :D

Although it could be better :mrgreen:


So tell us all Dougie, how does a driver work the flexibility of your hours when paying a rental?

You are a wan* stain Dougie. :roll:

I don't know if you are aware that a lot of drivers shifts are actually 8-8 or 7-7 there is even a couple of partners doing 2-2, so the answer to your question is to find an owner who is willing to offer something different

You portray you know the trade Skull but you know nowt :wink:



"find an owner" why don't you go and fu*k yourself, you little worm. Give the guys their own plates and let them work their own hours, how about that?" God you make me sick. :-|

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just the kind of reaction you'd expect from an empty SKULL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :D
Nighty Night Night :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Toots, this is about a level playing field for all concerned. No one is given an advantage over the next guy. You pay your money and you take your chances. A fair fight one might say, and let the best man win.

It's a lot harder to survive while carrying a monkey on your back.


I agree, but, it's a lot harder to walk away from something when you're shackled to it

and thats why it should be opened up or people will always be shackeled to it.

only more so as prices increase
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Toots, this is about a level playing field for all concerned. No one is given an advantage over the next guy. You pay your money and you take your chances. A fair fight one might say, and let the best man win.

It's a lot harder to survive while carrying a monkey on your back.


I agree, but, it's a lot harder to walk away from something when you're shackled to it

and thats why it should be opened up or people will always be shackeled to it.

only more so as prices increase


How can you be shackled to a rented vehicle :?

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toots wrote:
ALI T wrote:
toots wrote:
Skull wrote:
Toots, this is about a level playing field for all concerned. No one is given an advantage over the next guy. You pay your money and you take your chances. A fair fight one might say, and let the best man win.

It's a lot harder to survive while carrying a monkey on your back.


I agree, but, it's a lot harder to walk away from something when you're shackled to it

and thats why it should be opened up or people will always be shackeled to it.

only more so as prices increase


How can you be shackled to a rented vehicle :?


Possibly, something to do with a swelling labour pool and a shortage of rentals driving up artificial plate premiums? Some people call it a restricted market.
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