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maybe i'm missing something here but virtually every plate/position for sale that has been advertised over the last few years has been of higher value when being sold with a city/central position. surely the only handicap of being with either of these companies is between midnight and 4ish on a friday or saturday night. but regardless of this, i for one would be interested to know how much the successful applicants are willing to cash in for.

are you interested in buying

thats because the posotions are trding for £3k
the plate value is the same
value of the cab is market value

but surely its better to have a plate that can be in any company.. these plates are gonna take a hit if they can only be street or com cab..

yes Ali, but any prospective buyer of a plate may want to do so on the basis of trying to get a position. assuming that its not going to be possible for that particular plate number to ever achieve a position i'd have thought that would have a slightly detrimental value to the plate?

not really interested in buying a plate at the moment, they'd have to come down in value a fair bit.

And the point of this thread

I've stuck by what i said and trust me Its going to be the difference between £30k and £800k

Alex could you remove this thread on behalf of Skull and AliT

It has just showed them up as slavering looney tooners

Sleep well guy's

3 winks is a code message meaning what

New York New York is a Wonderfull regulated restriction through restriction by cost

I'm not saying it's going to happen but i told you the council like the idea, now for legislation to be changed

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

What do you mean by that? It's restricted by politicians.

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IDFIMH

Dougie, you and Doom, are you sure you're not related?

Regulated Restriction is decided by politicians, Restricting licence increases by increasing the New licence fee granted to that of the current market value of licences being traded on what i call the grey market,Restriction this way would keep the Survey of demand so any future increases would take both in to account.

The system in Edinburgh operates this way but without being recognised and accepted, The only player in Edinburgh who doesn't profit from the trade in plates is our council, through change to the current CGSA (alteration or amendment) this will allow our council and all Scottish councils to profit from the trade in plates, as they do in Sydney, New York, Barcalona etc

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

The way I see it with Plate values is this: They were at their peak around Three and a half years ago,when yours truly bought in, (lucky white heather).
They've dropped by about 10/15k, but they will rise again. It's a chance you take. However, Owners are no' daft, if they see the Plates starting to shift again, the price of them will go up. As I say it's a chance you take, wait on the price falling further, or increasing. Meanwhile yer' renting.
Unless you believe de-restriction is going to happen, some folk said that was just around the corner, 6 YEARS AGO.

Skull read back on you and AliTs posts on this thread

Are you feeling a big bit SILLY

How many times have you hung yourself out to dry like this

I know for sure you won't sleep tonight

Coming soon

The wording for the change in Legislation that will allow our council to profit from the trade in plates

It might be a while but don't expect any increase in the number of licences as the debate and consultation process will take time

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

The Scare tactics are over, the 3 amigo's are finito porfavour

The plates will start to rise again that's for sure, watch this space AliT will increase his to 40-45 at least, Christmas is coming the plates are going to rise

Means nothing to me as i'm not selling until i'm 65

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

talk about taking a leap of faith

i think you missed something here Dougie in fact i know you have

16 plates are going on.fact
the council may be trying to work a flanker on a further six sisted cases .
and i do mean may be trying,we just don't trust them and have surmised this may be what they are going to do they haven't said as much

apart from that nothing has changed,except in your mind that is.


kids should do well this year at Christmas,if i sell then ill get £800k are you an investment banker in your spare time dougie

did you have to ask

and then again they may not,myself im not one of those guys who buys ppi's extended warrenties etc i prefer to keep my options open and if i wanted it at a later date id buy.

btw what on earth makes you think that any new plates will be barred from getting into city/central anyway.