Taxi Driver Online

The fan club is out in full force.

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

because it can.....

You didn't answer my question Skull......

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

The Scorpion and the Frog

A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the
scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The
frog asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The scorpion
says, "Because if I do, I will die too."

The frog is satisfied, and they set out, but in midstream,
the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of
paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown,
but has just enough time to gasp "Why?"

Replies the scorpion: "Its my nature..."

Hardly, I think me and skull have had more spats than anyone else on this website, apart from my spats with jasbar

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

Aye very good. You and Jasbar would be goosed without copy and paste.
Anyway I've got pretendy business to be getting on with.....

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

Yes, a business that would be in massive deficit if Edinburgh Council wakes up in the morning and brings in age limits on first and subsequent licensing and introduces delimitation. This aside every aspect of your business activity is governed, like mine, the way you talk to passengers, the way you talk to licensing, the amount of change you carry as a float, the refusal of passengers who you may consider a threat, the playing of your in cab stereo, the amount of tread on your spare tyre, how clean your cab is, inside and out......by people who have very little comprehension about the taxi business.

You seem to wonder why Gary and his motley crew do what they do, it has been answered, because they can, so long as there is a system in place that allows it you are going to have people who can exploit its weaknesses. The solution is to speak with Dougie, because for all the stick the chap gets on here, he is about the only person I've read that is trying to do something about it.

(not a copy and paste in sight )

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

What, and miss out on your education.

Despite the ditty I can only surmise my question highlighted how insane you seem.....

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

That must me aimed at Gary, because my invisible friend told me so.

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

I've got a question for you Artur: Why are owners/plate holders against de-restriction and your competition, the Ph, is also against de-restriction?

Oh and I'll give you a clue. It has nothing to do with customer service.

we're gonna argue for the first time this year

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

Not at all, there is only one answer.

Ok I'll indulge you skull.

Plate owners are against de restriction because they have a belief that the value of the plate will fall. (Yes I know you've explained before the council owns the plate).

PH don't want de restriction because it means black cabs can grow in number.

I agree the future for the black cab trade isn't a great one.

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

There is some truth in what you say.

However, the only reason you have a plate "value" is because drivers are being denied unfettered access to the tools of their trade. No fettering of licenses and there is no one to buy a plate from an "owner." Plates would be worthless.

The Ph doesn't want de-restriction because they need drivers to expand their business, and it's only a cap on taxi numbers that allows this to happen. Ph drivers would migrate to the taxi trade to take advantage of the brief and owning a taxi.

ECPH, need drivers and Taxi owners need drivers and that's where the real "value" lies. You are two sides of the same coin, working to enslave drivers for your own benefit.

Oh and CC, I know eventually that Ph, might start growing again after the playing field leveled somewhat, but the "value" is in the driver.

The last time Edinburgh de-restricted, what Ph drivers there were, made the jump to driving a taxi. Now just think what would happen to Edinburgh Airport if that were to happen. It wouldn't be in the hands of Ph for long, that's for sure.

Oh and I should point out, when I started driving it was a de-restricted market, and Ph was virtually nonexistent.