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Taxi drivers raise concern over illegal hire cars


TAXI drivers have raised fears about rogue operators in Dumfries.

They claim private hire and unlicensed cars are picking up shoppers and late-night revellers illegally.

Rab Kinnon, of Rab’s Taxis, said: “There are drivers out there advertising taxi services on the internet and lurking around after the pubs and clubs have closed offering lifts.

“Now that is dangerous and I would hate to think that someone’s daughter is maybe getting into one of these cars alone.

“Someone could get hurt here and the police must crack down on this.

“And not only this, but there are private hire firms in the town picking up people from the streets and that is illegal.

“They are also not insured to do this and if someone was to get hurt then there would be a real problem.”

Rab claims that rogue drivers are affecting bona fide firms in the town.

He said: “Not only is it dangerous but it is taking away income from those of us that do this honestly and fairly.”

Another concerned Dumfries taxi driver, who asked not to be named, has called on the police to step in.

He said: “I know for a fact that this is clamped down on in England yet we are left with no help.

“Yellow plated taxis are not allowed to stop in the street and non-licensed cars are certainly not allowed to stop yet nothing is being done. We see this weekend after weekend and throughout the day with shoppers and it is getting worse.

“The private hires are supposed to return to base but instead you see them sitting at Munches Street or at the Burn Statue. The public need to know that this is illegal and they could be putting themselves in danger.”

A police spokesman said no offences had been reported but insisted anyone wishing to report a crime should phone 0845 600 5701.

source: http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/dumfries-ne ... -30896595/

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Why?...surely they can take a Pre-booking from where ever they happen to be by way of Radio, Phone call, Text or Email.

Wheres the point in having such technology if you have to return to Base before you set off again...

Bollocks. Not required under the CGSA.

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If they do not return to base its a easy way of them to tout at then they'll just park where's there's a high demand for taxis or outside shopping centres and pubs clubs.
Imo all ph after a fare should return to base or the local authority should find a parking place away from the publics view for them to park up after each fare as then at night when its club closing times they'll be no private to steal bussiness as they is no trade for ph after midnight what so ever well where i work there isn't,
Come in to the centre after midnight anywhere around the country and what you'll see is ph parked everywhere offering lifts to people who are out.
This is illigal and something seriously should be done about this as its ruining hackneys lively hoods.
But i am for ph to return to base after a fare rather than parking up where hackneys are parked or infront of publics eye.

Are you saying that say I have a job booked to take some punters to say, Birmingham airport from my town, a journey of about 1 hour. I then have a booking to bring some passengers from Birmingham airport 30 minutes later, that I can't park up and wait for the return but I have to come back home and send another car to pick up the other job?

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Grandad,

Not in that way
I mean when they drop off a fare in town or somewhere like that instead of them waiting around there,
They should return to base.
Like there should be a law that any private hire waiting inside the town without booking is illigal,

Birmingham airport or Nottingham city centre. Are you saying that I can't wait for my booked return? It simply would not be workable to force drivers to return to base.

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Grandad,

Strange as it seems to those like thee and me, who have brains, but some councils not only have rules saying they should go back to their areas once they drop, but some say go back to their offices.

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Jack got it right earlier, after dropping PH should be designated somewhere not visible to return to, it's not fair nor workable these days to insist on returning to the office, but it's unacceptable for PH to be sitting outside a takeaway etc blatantly touting for work,

Personally now tech on the phone is able to tell you what car is yours when you book so I see no real need for outside advertising of the company, a simple dashboard sticker would suffice so that the public knows it got in a PH car that it booked, and failing that walk around the back and look for a PH plate bolted to the back of it

Oh look the text says white Insignia reg PB10 CAB, hey that must be it over there, diligence required when picking up from a phone box or public phone in an establishment, driver gets out of car and announces himself, just like in the old days