Doom wrote:
Actually guys it's you who is the Christian's in this, you think your cause will lead to equality, which it will in a way, but that equality will be taken advantage of on a massive scale, I know things aren't perfect right now but when is it ever.
Right now what you want to see happen is like a doctor removing a melanoma by cutting off a whole arm.
I'm actually a very good business man, I just don't have the funding to play at the level I consider worth the risk, I might not be the con the cash type businessman, but I do know there are people who like to be delt with in an honest fashion who would in turn become regular custom if the business was something that supplied on a regular repeat basis, but right now you'd be a fool to even try to set up anything that required substantial investment due to the fact that you can't sell anything to people with no money, and that is how it is right now.
I'll leave it that when you get your way everything will come crashing down, remember if it happens this time there will never be no re-regulation and the plate will never have a value, so every Johnny come lately will be licensing up his 5 yr old Mondeo for cream time, that mean's, no proper cabbies, the customer will suffer all sorts of things like overcharging and IDGAF attitude on a mass scale, your desire to put everyone's noses out of joint is going to backfire seriously, PH was like this in the 70's locally, a bloke would finish work in his proper job on Friday evening, put up the company sticker in his daily driver and off he'd go to cherry pick, through the week there were no cabs as the professional cabby couldn't earn so left, what you propose will end up like me selling burgers outside McDonalds, or duty free stuff outside an off license, you effectively want to Del Boy the taxi trade.
Doom.... they will never realise that most hackney owners totally understand that they do not own the licence.... and always have... for they will never understand the concept of what a business is.... a person runs a business and makes a profit..... it's obvious to see you've been there regarding the oversupply of licences and the devastation it brings......
