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City cabs have stated that ANY of the edinburgh taxi fleet will be able to have a permit, depending they meet the criteria. Not sure what that is but rumoured to be cabs less than 5yrs old and all the same colour & no livery

Oh that will come, no doubt about it.

I'm quite sure you are correct, but all it means is that City Cabs are issuing permits to subsidise their part of the airport contract. In effect, CRT mobiles would be working to swell the coffers of City Cabs.

They'd probably be all better of just joining City Cabs and be done with it. After all you are still driving a taxi and delivering customers form a to b so what's the difference, a daft wee badge?

What was the point of tendering then if you are giving the work back to the loser?

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21 cars in using the threat of losing the airport, then the jobs are running late,then at last the truth ,eh its to cover the ridiculous discount,the other 20 cars will have to come in at some point to cover this, and the waiting time that they hoped they wouldn't have to give the drivers, but its awrite coz thats coming off the monthly discounts tae,POUNDLAND TAXIS !!! now crt are stuck wi more cars during the worst times ever in the taxis and no airport ! feck me 7 grand a share ,no worth a fart noo....

At the end of the day the loser is your backup, until at least, you increase the size of your own fleet to meet the demand. Of course, you could simply keep charging a premium to service your contract, either way you’re the winner.

Does it say how much they will have to pay for this permit?

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I think Murray and Ken were seduced by their own egos and failed to look at the reality of the situation, if it all went pear shaped.

Although, it sounds like CRT might have already been in trouble so what did they have to lose. The airport tender may have been their last-ditch attempt, to save CRT from the slippery slope.


We've said it all before, you can't keep bringing in cars or hiking radio dues to buy the work.

You can be sure whatever they pay for the permit. It will be a good few percent on top of what City Cabs are paying.

Star 75 writes on fasties:




It's like they're ready to reach for the razorblades.

Private Pile on fasties writes:



That's an easy question to answer, owning CRT. This town ain't big enough for the three of us.

Spot on Skull, options for CRT are very limited. The committee has to convince the members that the future is bright, it is, bright as a blackout. Their foreseeable growth has been stunted, if anything the 21 rentals will be looking for ways out and the other 20 lined up will be looking for ways not to get in. That leaves the 424 fool members with all the discounted fares for themselves, don't see much money coming in the way of dividends this year?

Probably a whole lot more headaches coming the bold boys way, what price there are currently legal moves afoot by some of the fool members to find ways of leaving the titanic? 424 this week how many in 6 months?

Interesting to read elsewhere on this forum the reference to CRT being 'poundland taxis' this from one of the biggest critics of City as well. No doubt this will raise a few eyebrows from his co-producer central (clegy) peter, probably get him a mention in the upcoming blockbuster.

Star 75 and Private Pile are a pair of beauties. Why did they have illusions of grandeur and now their taxi world is falling apart they say. It doesn't have to they can have their high standards, their investment and morals, just no at the airport, what a pair of fuds.

Talking of fuds, no words of wisdom on the perilous state of the (CRT) trade from the master fud Travis.Travesty is the situation according to the sheeple, when can we expect his pish?

You know, after all the years fighting with the council and predicting everything that was going to befall the taxi trade. It comes as no surprise to me the rats, have finally turned on each other.

You see, the funny thing about being a rat, is that a rat does what a rat does, in order to survive but at the end of the day. You are still a rat. And that’s the nature of things.

However, to become something more than just a rat, you need to make a commitment not only to yourself but to each other.

You need a set of protocols or a code of correct conduct to protect everyone recognised as being one of you. You need to cover one's back against all aggressors. And that includes your committees, the council and the Cab Inspector or anyone who might make a complaint, rightly or wrongly, against a fellow taxi driver and brother.

Oh and that should also mean coming up with a system of issuing plates to all who commit to your club, and that doesn’t include someone paying thousands of pounds for someone to walk away.

The value of being a taxi driver should be in the legacy you are leaving your sons and daughters or anyone worthy of making a commitment,and not to scurry off like a rat, when faced with adversity or your work being done.

If the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts, you are fu*ked.

You will reap what you sow – enjoy.

Aye boab, it will be interesting to see what the rats do next.

Oh and I should say, I think City Cabs and ECPH, will clean up.

The selfish gene in action.