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Something else I'd like to add

I observe a lot, I see big business taking advantage on a mass scale, take Tesco and Asda, neither wants to pay any tax and both keep the little guy out of things so they can then employ him cheap, this is the downward spiral where eventually the profit is so small there is no profit and nobody has any money, knock on and it's mass unemployment and no manufacturing, sound familiar?

Now if I flip it around to think on the side of the PHD who wants to be a hack for free, well I see that in the same light as saying don't insure your car or get a license as I should by right have the choice to drive if I want to for free, why should anyone tell me otherwise, if you can drive on a road so can I, why should I observe any rules about being able to, or pay anything when I can do it for free, perhaps I should stretch it further and become a squatter, why should I want to pay a mortgage or rent if I can simply kick a door in and live for free, you good people can pay for me can't you?

Got it yet? if you want something in life you have to pay for it, anything that is free isn't worth having.

I hope this helps you understand, and I know some of it may get lost in translation, but never think me a racist or a ****, I'm about as diverse as it gets and I have 200 foreign workers who will tell you so as well, who do you think they ask for advice from, I can say what I see, it doesn't mean I hate anyone, I see what is coming, and you have verified that for me saying the ****'s are on the rise in Germany again, my mission is peace, but sometimes I have to shout and say unpopular things to get the sleepy to understand what I mean.

If we look at the situation from outside of the trade we would find that punters generally couldn't give a monkeys what they go home in, other (well most of them) than the vehicle and driver has been sufficiently checked.

I think the trade down here (England and Wales) need to find good reasons to tell why the Law Commission shouldn't go down that route.

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IDFIMH

Mr Doom you are getting angry because what you are saying is bollocks, and your need to rant to try and get your flawed points across is a tad pitiful.

Your manor is a mess not because of anyone on TDO but because of people in your manor. Be big enough to have a pop at them, because no one on here can help you locally.

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IDFIMH

Yeah yeah, ok so Jochen is yer boy then.

My manor isn't a mess because of me, it's a mess because laws were flouted or re-arranged without anyone knowing to allow anyone with two arms and legs to get licensed.

Anyway now you've highlighted this fact it gives me a great opportunity to try and get you to see the future.

Lets say you get your wish, full de-reg or 3 tier, I actually think you would favour 3 tier as that is how I read you, which is a man out for his own gain btw, so here we are in Brighton, can get a license as long as I meet the criteria, someone like myself won't find that hard, however, the euro cab training schools of Europe will also be recruiting in force, and they will be on Brighton like a rash, with no limits you will have 4000 hack cabbies within 5 years, how are you going to earn a living then then smart guy? Dublin and Cardiff proved this.

Are you going to install marshalls at every busy point in the town? how are you going to stop the race war on the street? what are you going to do when across from the station a rank of tier 3's pull up and intercept the custom, what are you going to do when the knives appear.

I don't think you know a lot about much tbh, ok you are an educated guy, but streetwise, NA! you're as flawed as George Osbournes policies, increase cost when money is tight and wonder why demand falls so you increase by 20% and end up with 20% of the original customer base where had you left well alone you'd be getting a slightly smaller % of a lot larger customer base.

I don't need experimental road planners in my world, if people want to change things then they should one be 100% sure their idea will work, and 2 compensate those they are attempting to brush aside who've shown a commitment.


BTW, if it does de-regulate, I've found a big hole to exploit that is going to cost the country an amazing amount of cash to settle up, you being part of the "justice" machine shouldn't find it too hard to find, or then again, maybe you will struggle to find it as it's so simple it may well not appear on your radar, remind me how many plate holders have lost their value since open de-reg came, they will all be able to claim if I win in court, and that will be a court that cannot fix the result btw.


Face it, you were given something you made a big fuss about having, you then sold it for profit, took the pee with your new Mondeo you bought with some of it, the fact you sit in a courtroom is a disgrace as you've shown you aren't a fit person to be holding judgement on possibly innocent people, you've acted imo like Arthur Daley and let the record show this fact, if you hadn't you'd still have that plate and be driving it yourself wouldn't you?


Over 2 U.

The law commission are looking at PH ranks.

It may be that a procedure for approving local schemes to address this issue could be developed, to allow PHVs to act in a more taxi-like manner (eg with marshalled PHV “ranks”). Other measures might also be developed, such as removing zoning out of hours.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

You mean like at the satellite base where I used to work?

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

I thought of the second option when I was PH, reality is it will simply become a free for all, the firm won't be able to cover it's bookings and everyone will be on £3 ph.

Glad I'm getting out tbh, wheels are in motion and I shall dedicate myself to being a legal PITA to all official bodies.

Where's this from?

a little something

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I'm grateful for that offer, but I have already given my view.

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IDFIMH

From 'heaven'.

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IDFIMH

At Doom: This is plain racism, my man, or is there any hint in my posts you n-e-e-d t-o t-a-l-k v-e-r-y slowly with me? What gives me a hard time to really get what you are saying is you don´t come to the point in your rantings. I would have the same trouble with a German about that.

Now the cat is out of the bag. This is your real concern, cabbies from Europe flooding England, anything else is just a cover up.

Right. Now, don´t think that this is a concern unique in the UK, there is no one in Europe who wants that to happen in their own country, least of all the Poles, by the way. Yet, quite frankly, who wants to come to Brighton from Poland still to pay high rent for [edited by admin] or the other blown up costs of living in that area and earn [edited by admin] (and get racism for free)? No one. So, believe me, the Poles may be numerous, but they ain´t stupid, if it doesn´t pay any longer they will stay at home.

So, let´s face it, the cab-trade is down here and one of the many reasons is that stupid separation into PH and Hack. Wether it be in England or in Germany.

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Jochen Lembke, Europe´s cab-driving writer and author of the best Hitch-hiker´s-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-volume-six ever written. Or else money back (haha.)

This fits in here nicely, btw: The Spiegel online says: "Der Besuch von David Cameron in Berlin am Freitag birgt Zündstoff: Der britische Regierungschef gibt auch den Euro-Rettern um Kanzlerin Merkel die Schuld an der kränkelnden Wirtschaft in seiner Heimat. Doch die Probleme des Inselstaates liegen tiefer". So, how´s your German, Doom?

Alright, alright, it means: Cameron comes to Berlin blaming Merkel for UK-misery, nothing else. Great. At least you´re not blaming for me for it, Doom. Not quite.

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Jochen Lembke, Europe´s cab-driving writer and author of the best Hitch-hiker´s-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-volume-six ever written. Or else money back (haha.)

@ Jochen.....

Again you point the race card at me, let me educate you, cabbies flocking from Europe isn't something I fear, it's already happened mate, and I don't have any problems with the people on a personal level, surprise surprise I actually like a bit of diversity, I don't like being swamped out in hard times with European dole queue's, recently you will have seen many British people especially young ones can't get a job in this country yet 175k of immigrants could, as the British can't get anything in our own country that migrants can it kinda puts the nose out of joint a bit and breeds resentment, the reason they got jobs is due to it being a very unfair playing field at this time.

David Cameron is correct, for many years, or more like at least 30 years the feeling here has been we don't want to be in Europe at all and that the whole thing is a pro French/German con, as proven when Blair went to Brussels for the UK's due rebate and ended up coming home having given Europe more money, fact is you don't like anyone telling you the truth because it's not in line with your plans, and it would appear that your own countrymen will agree with me and not you regarding how things are going and how they should be adressed, and if you think I'm anti German you couldn't be further from the truth, I look at the Germans like brothers, you share our DNA regarding progression and thought, added to that did you ever hear of a racist who purchases products from someone he doesn't like, even my sat nav is German, the reason is I know it's going to have been designed and made by someone with quality in mind.

Hope that clears that up for you.


@ Sussex......

For gods sake man wake up, once you get all restrictions removed phase 2 will kick in, this will be I don't want to be a cabby, I want to be a cabby where the money is, you are going to ruin the UK trade and you are going to do bad damage to Brighton in particular.