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aye dead interesting im sure
can you lot not just text each other because this really is boring, i take it your tongue in cheek jousts are meant to make us all feel inferior.
truth is i doubt anyone gives a monkeys whats going on in cc/central or the trade infighting in general.
why?
because none of you can be trusted and you're all thick as mince

it would indeed be esteemed compared to the earnings of a taxi driver

My reference to trust and "previous" was in respect of the station.

When City Cabs broke ranks with Central over access to the station, it set in motion a chain of events where the trade is now required to subsidise its customers. We lost control as dog was set against dog.

Had the trade refused to play ball with the station, it would have had enough strength to refuse to play ball with the airport.

And by entering into a situation where it shares the airport with private hire, it has allowed PH to achieve a position where in five years time the cuckoo is gonna kick the chick out of the nest.

Another blow to the trade which we will all have to suffer.

So, you reckon CC can ever be trusted?

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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?"

Funny that there has been a PH company at the airport in the guise of Onward Travel yet they haven't kicked any cuckoos out the nest

Mr Jasbar. Would you care to explain what actually happened regarding the Waverly and the year please. Facts only.

Thank you

Jasbar wasn't in the Taxi trade at that time so he isn't qualified to comment however I doubt that will stop him. There are many other avid readers who may care to offer their bit.

The Waverley saga was long before Kevin 'MVF' Wood or his current committee cohorts came into the trade. They feed all the nonsense about Waverley to their flock in the hope it helps muddy the waters they are currently drowning in.

Would you care to educate the uneducated then Mr Boab of the Waverly saga?

Thank you

Well well well Mr Boab. I've just read your post on the other page. £149 paid in discount subs. Now I would say that if this figure is not accurate, very soon a Central owner will be on to denounce the figure.

Lets wait and see.

Some bright spark at Scotrail or Railtrack, I can’t remember which, came up with the idea of operating a restrictive practice at both the Waverley and Haymarket stations.

The plan was to restrict passenger access to taxi services while charging a permit fee to a limited number of taxis to pick up, essentially turning the passenger into a commodity to be sold on to the highest bidder.

City Cab broke ranks with the rest of the trade in refusing to pay to provide a service and signed a contract with one of the above, a situation not altogether dissimilar to that of the airport. Only this time it looks like it was CRT, who wanted to tender alone and lost out.

You reap what you sow.......

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Close enough.

Yes I agree close enough. So 30 years on and CRT are still using this as their ammunition aimed at discrediting City Cabs. I'm sure that any taxi driver can apply for a permit at the waverly? Central, get over it!

The trade will continue to survive through very difficult times. Mr Jasbar commented that both companies have ruined the Trade! I believe there is an individual who believes that deregulation is best for the taxi trade, we all know that this would be detrimental to the trade. Your opinions on that imbecile Mr Jasbar?

Mr Skull you are obviously well read. You are correct to assume that Central chose to break away and have fallen flat on their face. They will reap what they chose to sow.

As for the £149 discount subs and the Airport Tender being City Cabs fault, still no proof from Central and no one denouncing they are paying £149.

As Mr IRS states, the silence is an admission of guilt!

Fantastic facts Mr Boab! One may question where you get your knowledge! Impressive all the same.

I find you very intriguing Fat Boab, but unlike the others I see through the pseudonym.

Facts if you please Mr Boab.

Incidentally, had the trade stuck together and financed taking the station operator to court. I think they would have blown the practice of restricting passenger access to a limited taxi service out of the water. I can’t believe it’s legal to turn people into commodities by restricting access and services and then selling them on to the highest bidder.

I believer the same would also apply to the airport.

Interesting points made Mr Skull. However it certainly can't be illegal to offer work out to tender as this procedure takes place the world over. I get the distinct impression that when ever CRT don't win a tender then all the bile and hatred surfaces. I haven't however seen the same level of hatred and bile from City Cabs when they haven't won a major contract. I think this is because contrary to belief, the City Cabs members would not be happy if the committee won those contracts with which can only be described as catastrophic discounts. Yes in deed Mr Skull, CRT have made there bed and are finding it extremely uncomfortable. I myself find it all quite amusing!!

He who laughs last laughs the longest!!

No, it’s certainly not illegal to offer work out to tender.

However, restricting passenger access to a limited service and thereby reducing the customer's status to that of mere livestock and then selling them on to the highest bidder, can’t be legal.

CRT, on the other hand, is suffering because the taxi business environment of Edinburgh, simply can’t take the strain of everyone competing against each other. ECPH, are challenging for a bigger share of the market while I think City Cabs realise there is only room for one major taxi cooperative operating in the capital. This town is simply not big enough for two cooperatives delivering the same services while competing through discounts. Something had to tip the balance and unfortunately for Murray and co. it was the airport and ECPH. They got greedy and stupid and lost out.

Personally, I think there is a bit of Darwinian natural selection going on here due to the economic climate, and CRT seems to have positioned themselves very badly for a company looking to survive.

I have heard, true or not the reason CRT went alone was because City wanted to tell a little white lie to the airport i.e.
that Central and City were intending to merge within 12 months! which was not true.
Central were against putting their name to this , and so decided rightly or wrongly to go it alone