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Aye boab, a 41 vehicle increase is a lot of work to find, especially when you don't have the rank space to accommodate all of those flushed back into the city from the airport.

Never mind, I am sure a reduction in rentals and radio dues is just around the corner. And you could always draw lots to see who gets a job.

So do you think the hunchback of CRT, is trying to bury the company before his ass is kicked oot the door?

I would be watching the family silver with that lot. They'll be robbing the company blind before it goes under.

No women and children first when it comes to Murray and his crew.

Fat Boab, criticizing driver's for their lack of English language skills is not racist, ya tube.

Skull, finding spaces for the 41 isn't a problem, Colin Kweer will do his bit on the home front to get permission for the extra rank space and then oversee the box painting personally.

The problem for the 41 is nothing compared to the problem for Murray and Co. How do the 41 get out of Central and into City so they can get 5-7 years of Caribbean Holidays as opposed to how CRT can keep them chain ganged to help bail out the sinking ship. Not to ignore the many full (should read fool) members who will be exploring all avenues to leave the Titanic. Your previous legal experience may be of use to some?

The company silver has been sold anyway, the benefactors are RBS (26% discount) Health Board (£32 St Johns-RIE ho ho ho) and University's (28%) The airport contract was going to be their saviour. Maybe the sheeple will finally wake up and smell the rogering?

Lewdboy

Your spelling is on a par with the grasp of some licensed PHC drivers command of English. The difference is the PHC drivers you refer to will in time pass the 'precious knowledge' and be sitting alongside you as your equal but you still won't understand or be able to write a letter of complaint why.

Now get yer brushes out for Murray ya simpleton.

Lewdboy

Why don't you ask the question of the licensing authority why they deem fit to issue licences to individuals that you claim have a poor command of the Queens English? Why not that instead of your inference that a colour of skin different to yours is not able to serve the paying public of Edinburgh?

Lewdboy

Check out the tag line of the airport, it might help get you and the brothers to see we are in the 21st century.

A wee clue 'Where Scotland Meets The World''

Your and others continued ignorance ignorance of how PH works and has developed in Edinburgh over the recent years is one of the main contributing reasons why you will be sitting on the expanded city centre ranks for years to come.

Now GET PAINTING

Hot off the press.

The Samaritans have announced that they will be recruiting for new listeners in the Edinburgh area. According to a spokesperson "this upsurge in demand is due to the unprecedented demand of callers by the name of Peter to their Edinburgh call centre." Seemingly many Peters are calling to say that the end of the world has arrived and are seeking guidance. The helplines for those afflicted are 01312281211 and 01314774000.

Alex Salmond is hoping to bring Murray and Co on board for the independence campaign as the employment figures for non cabbies are bucking the nationall trend. Murray and Co are considering the offer as their own futures are as bright as ComCabs!

Yeah the city drivers are gonna need it too as they will struggle to get past the pile of skodas ranking at the airport.
And maybe the airport could help the unemployment by hiring more security staff, I mean ph dont know where theyre going half the time, might accidently drive through the terminal, kaboom

well if you guys aint got anything good to say....say nothing

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Colour of skin?! You're actually making stuff up as you go along. Try reading what people write other than skimming and filling in the blanks with whatever nonsense is in your head.

Someone should ask to see CRT’s new marketing strategy for the coming year, now that increasing radio dues and bringing in new cars to buy work is no longer an option?

Oh and a bit of fancy advertising simply won’t cut it.

Now even trying to keep the contracts they do have is going to be a major struggle let alone drumming up new work.

And then there’s the drop in radio values when you are losing work hand over fist with your cars ranked up all over the city.

It’s not looking good for CRT and I really do think this could be the beginning of the end.

"The beginning of the End" Dinni talk nonsense man. Contracts will always be won and lost.

Skull, you best concentrate on your "Dog Walking business"

Buying work can only last for as long as you have the money to do it. It's a finite marketing strategy which is totally dependent upon, increasing radio dues or bringing in more cars to compete for work through discounts.

Are you happy to pay more for your radio now that you've lost the airport, or perhaps you should open the door to another forty or so rental sets? Oh and where's all the work coming from to pay your radio dues, your driver's rentals?

Discounting to buy work is a vicious circle, especially in the taxi game.

Now if you believe me to be wrong, and "contracts will always be won and lost" perhaps you could explain where CRT is going to get the money to continue buying contracts ? :

I await to hear all about CRT's new marketing strategy?

This should be good.

Well, we all know that Private ire drivers will work their ass es off.

The Wick job proved it. 21 and half hours in the saddle. Then a drive back down the dangerous A9.

And we know that while the big boy is languishing in his expensive pad, it won't be him paying the price. That price will be paid for by the drivers. It always is. So, we know they'll work longer and harder as obedient units of production to fill the coffers of the Glasgow boys.

So when someone is killed, who will be responsible?

The drivers, for whom slavery is a drug?

The Company who know how they operate, and ignore it as they dip their pockets?

The Airport management for allowing dangerous practices to win their tender?

Or the council, who also how these turnips operate, and do nothing?

And shouldn't we, as responsible cabbies, warn everyone we take to the airport about how these guys operate?

And if a PH does kill a punter, doesn't this also drag City Cabs' reputation into the mire, for leaping into bed with PH?

BTW We all now know why pecker boy changed the tariff to the standard one with a straight discount. Seems they intend to charge full whack from the airport while discounting elsewhere. Now, as with above, shouldn't we be telling those we take to the airport about the two tier fare structure, so they know to demand the discount benefit as well?

Just imagine, all these eager units of production languishing at the airport for long periods, then having to discount as well. No more than they deserve.

Particularly with the extra pecker tax to pay for it.

Cos we all know this is only about the few filling their boots at every one else's expense.

BTW 2 City Cabs have got previous. They ruined the station gig by breaking trade ranks and paying the 40 pieces of silver. What they did then harmed the whole trade, and it has NEVER recovered. GThey are responsible for the culture of the trade having to pay for access to its own customers. No other trade suffers this. City Cabs delivered it.

What they have done here is just as Heinous.

And the only way to repay them is complete de-restriction. Control back in the arses of those who sit in the saddle and actually do the work.

The old adage has always been that you don't have to be bright to be a cabby. Now you just have to be an imbecile.

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Skull, "You are a police inspector, aren't you?"
Cab Inspector Smith, "Yes."
Skull, "So, are you going to tell Mr Taylor what his rights are?"
Smith, "And ... What rights?"

Oh and Sochaux, I remember when City Cabs broke ranks to win the Waverly. At that time, there was very few Ph, and they were badly organised. Now it’s a different ball game, and they have just landed by far the biggest contract in town. And you don’t think this will tip the balance of power significantly in favour of ECPH and City Cabs?

The NEW BIG TWO will expand their fleets to meet demand and if that means giving bigger discounts to take contracts from CRT, you can bet they’ll do it.

So tell me Sochaux, how will CRT continue to compete with the NEW BIG TWO after April?