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Size matters to Fenland Council as taxi drivers are told to replace roof signs with lettering ONE INCH too short


TAXI drivers have been told to replace roof signs because the lettering is one inch too short.

Fenland councillor Dave Patrick is one driver awaiting a rap on the knuckles from the district council because the lettering on his roof sign is 4in high.

Under new regulations introduced by the council in April, lettering on a roof sign has to be 5in tall.

Cllr Patrick, a Lib Dem councillor and chairman of Wisbech and District Hackney Carriage Drivers Association, said: “My sign has been on my taxi for several months, it was ordered from the Internet with the word taxi already on it.

“If you went anywhere in the world, my taxi sign would be absolutely fine.

“I am fed up with battling with Fenland District Council over such petty issues. I am sure that even the visually impaired can see that my sign says taxi.”

The problem emerged when a member of the association was issued with a deferred stop notice. His meter was being recalibrated at the time.

Cllr Patrick is also complaining that the council has failed to supply new rate cards to taxi drivers who are currently having their metres recalibrated to bring new fares into operation.

Cllr Patrick said: “Under the bylaws we are duty bound to carry the cards, otherwise we are committing an offence.

“We have been told that they are still at the printers.”

A council spokesman said: “The word ‘Taxi’ on the roof sign can be simply replaced for £2.50.

“All taxi drivers have been fully informed of the new regulations and of the need to comply with them.

“On Tuesday we saw 44 drivers for their metres to be recalibrated and it was necessary to issued ‘deferred stop notices’ to 12 who failed to meet various requirements.

“The deferral gives them seven days to make the necessary modifications. Meanwhile, we have made it clear that they can all continue trading.

“We are very conscious of the need to balance compliance with the regulations with encouraging and supporting the taxi trade.”

The spokesman added: “We apologise for the delay in issuing the updated tariff cards, which was the result of a printing problem that has now been resolved. They are ready now and will be sent out immediately to all the drivers we saw on Tuesday.

“We have been in touch with Cllr Patrick already and explained the situation to him.”

source: http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/size_m ... _1_1374337

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

5 inches is HUGE!!!!

Or at least my wife tells me it is.

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Former taxi driver

Madness, f***ing madness.

Let them keep their signs as they are until they replace them.

Giving stop notices for slightly bigger signage is crazy.

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IDFIMH

thankfully the LC will save the day

perhaps not.....its not a PH thing

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

To be honest I'm not sure how big 5" is, but, that might just be a female thing,

Is it

A ____________

or

B ______________

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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 bet you say that to all the boys

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

To be honest....the sign is sh*te, it looks sh*te and these are the same daft tw*ts that were maoning on about a cab rank in a market square and who brought in taximeters....150 odd years after the event.

We got a few chancers here, new smaller signs....the council stipulate size in their conditions, but still they buy them.....and our testing department is so inept, they dont check and pass the cabs.

So who is right? The driver for chancing his arm or the tester for not testing the cab?

CC

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

If it were me affected, I would buy a tin of "Humbrol" black enamel (like we used to try to paint our bike, airfix kit, ears (don't scratch you ear when your painting), and just about everything that didn't move away fast enough) the tiny one. Then I would add one third of an inch to the top of the letters, one third of an inch to the bottom. Result is 5 and one sixth of an inch letters.









Then I would try to get the bloody stuff off my ears.

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

Hey, I realy love your maths. The letters were 4 inches high and adding a third of an inch to the top and bottom of them will then make them over 5 inches high.

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Grandad,

They should challenge the Local Council. Take it to Judicial review if needed. The conditions are illegal. You cannot stipulate measurements in inches. You must state 125 mm, not 5 inches.

However, in the alternative, you could pay the fiver and change them.

Is it not in there best interest to have a big sign ? so the fen people can see them coming and hale them?

Well I was tired - I counted on someone correcting me - I was remembering why ladies can't estimate the size of fish ('cause we tell them it's 9 inches) - pick an excuse and I'll stick to it!

On the other hand, I can spell "really".

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

Yeah i'm sure they are hale and hearty personally if I wanted a taxi i would HAIL it but I doubt very much if them fenland boggits would know that they could or even how to hail a taxi

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector