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Council backs hackney carriages at airport

19 May 2011

Senior councillors have backed calls for a hackney carriage taxi rank at Leeds Bradford International Airport.

Executive board members said that provision should be made for a hackney carriage stand at Whitehouse Lane - despite objections by the airport.

Council leader Keith Wakefield heard that in 2008 the airport's operators signed an exclusivity agreement with Arrow private hire car company and since then Hackney taxis – which in Leeds are the black and white cabs – have been unable to "rank up" at the airport.

Wakefield said that the public should be able to have a choice of a Hackney rank or private hire and said plans should be drawn up for a taxi rank at the site and added:

"Gentle but firm pressure should be applied [to the airport] for a negotiated agreement on this issue."

The cost of the scheme is estimated to be around £80,000, and the Hackney Carriage Association has offered to contribute £20,000 to these costs.

Wakefield said the proposals for a rank should be brought to executive board alongside a revised airport access strategy by September. Wakefield received cross-party support.

A report to the board stated: "Whilst the proposed rank has some support from ward members and the taxi operators, the proposals are not supported by LBIA and the pedestrian routes are unsuitable."

The report added: "It is the view of the Acting Director that it is clear from the consultation that there is no common opinion and opposing views are unlikely to be reconciled."

Source; http://www.guardian.co.uk/leeds/2011/ma ... -save-cash

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This could hit Arrow Cars in the nuts!!!

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How refreshing, a pro Taxi L.A.

Wonder if it will catch on?

This is far from a done deal - this is the same council that sold the airport to a private company without any provision to keep a rank in the first place - there would be none of this if they had done so- the airport will never agree as the 'taxi' contract that Arrow exclusively signed would be worth significantly less come the new tender - it was supposed to be rubber stamp day on the 18th for a HC rank but that was delayed til september so the council can work with the airport on this Mmmmmmm my hairy arse ! ...... IMO this will be delayed until the next tender where we the HC will have to compete with arrow financially shall we say !!

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The airport at Leeds Bradford have now installed a £2 fee to drop off our customers mmmmmmmmm

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Point this out to them and get it on the tariff sheet
http://news.scotsman.com/transport-news ... 6769680.jp

Thanks for that but according to the mornings Chinese whispers our 'self elected' trade council are on with it or something similar anyway

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