yellowcars wrote:
Raising the requirement standards would be a benefit to everyone apart from the cowboys, I say bring in a national requirement of minimum English and maths skills for every private hire and taxi driver.
You look nicely set up there mate, very pro looking, I do hope you aren't mega cheap though, anyone can win if they undercut the other guy, downside is you attract the cheap seats and they aren't a desirable punter imo, anyway the point you put is a good one, only falls down though when someone takes a back hander to allow those through that they shouldn't, my town has a total of nearly 4000 licenced badges, I'm pretty certain no more than 500 are proficient at the job.
I'd also like to point out I believe this company is owned/part owned by Indians ? makes a big difference rather than it be Bangladeshi,Pakistani,Bengali, an Indian always thinks more like a British guy, so good luck for the future, but remember to keep it fair for the drivers as well or you will end up with a fleet of drivers that as you mention aren't suitable cos they are all that will work for you eventually.