Skull wrote:
On the contrary, our argument concerning restriction or de-restriction not working with Ph expanding to meet demand, and the taxi trade losing its market share to its competitors is a proven fact, because you are living it, the airport contract falling into the hands of ECPH, being a case in point.
I'm not making any of this up. Your trade is fu*ked. How long do you think your average taxi "owner" would last without his driver?
And why should anyone paying in the region of £300 a week to drive a taxi, be denied access to his own vehicle?
Come on now Artur, it's time to wake the fu*k up, don't you think?
Oh and Artur, you only need to look at Job's totals over the last ten or so years to understand where your trade is going. I could do over fifty jobs on a Saturday night and nearly thirty jobs on any week night. Your competition has grown up around your trade, and now you are playing second fiddle to Ph.
And you watch this. It's only a matter of time before they are in the greenways and on your ranks.
And Artur, perhaps you could explain how in 2005, Jacob's consultancy carried out a survey in a Gold Rush City, Edinburgh was bursting out at the seams and one of the busiest Cities in Europe at the time, and couldn’t find any demand?
However, in 2009, Halcrow in the middle of an economic meltdown came up with a demand for 30 plates?
These are what I call, inconvenient truths.
Skull I do enjoy the banter. You however need to wake up and move on. You're out the game and you should show more class.
The game as hssc points out has been [edited by admin] for as long as I've been driving.
I won't lie Skull having the airport has brought back the good times. The job totals and money you quote you were making years ago are not that far off what I'm earning since acquiring the airport contract.
I do giggle at your constant belief ECPH have somehow through their business acumen got to this perceived position of strength. City and Central should have had their own PH fleet or should have bought out ECPH. The only reason they are there is the airport wanted saloon cars. Now you and the others can display your paranoia that dirty deals were done but I don't believe that.
Why are you mentioning a 2005 survey??? Surely that was bogus too??
