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Quality!!

You might want to start referring to the customer as, the sheeple, if they allow themselves to be sold on for profit. It's all these emotive terms that really pi*s people off when they can no longer claim ignorance of how they are being used.

Well done Cabhappy, I would like to see you win just to show these spineless pricks in the taxi trade, what can be done, if they had the balls to stick together?

Day 3. Friday 10th May.

Threatened with a ticket this morning whilst sitting under a 'Taxis only' sign on a pole on a Council appointed rank position.
Apparently the newly painted double yellows supersede all other signs and road markings.
Pleasant chap with ticket book, was unsure where he should write the exact location I was parked on the ticket.
Unfortunately customer got in and ticket issue was abandoned.

After that everything went smoothly all day including the cone game.
All shops in the centre have been lettered and Police have been consulted on a work to rule demonstration

It's surprising to me that guys like Longshanks and hssc aren't beating down the door of the Clydebank shopping center to lend you, and your comrade's a hand for what you are trying to achieve, Cabhappy?

Hardly, a word of support?

One might believe your average cabby doesn't want you to win. I wonder why?

Day 4

At 2 pm, the non approved trade ( collectively known as the Independent Trade from now on) downed tools and did a half hr drive past. Around thirty cars took part. Traffic backed up all roads for a mile radius in and around the area.
After the half hr the Independent Trade gave the queue that had built up a free gratis journey to compensate for inconvenience and as appreciation of their support.

Tensions now mounting and many approved ( nka Non Independent Trade) drivers being aggrieved at disruption to their trade. Some are now unfortunately threatening non co - operation at the rank and queue jumping.

Tensions between Independent and non independent trade ease over the weekend.
Independent trade have to take note of the non independent drivers complaints about damage to their trade.

Day 6
This morning Taxi company staff attempt to fan the flames giving out orders for drivers to bypass the queue.

To their great credit most drivers ignore orders and continue to operate together.

the marshals are doing there job by putting cones in front of none appoved taxis and the tell the driver they just doing there job so if they want to move the cone its up to them and the radio car are letting them in the rank so i dont know where you get there is agro between radio cars and none radio cars

your fight is with clydebank taxis not there drivers

I hate to point out the obvious blackcabman7 but Clydebank Taxis only exist insofar as they have drivers to operate on their radio circuit. No drivers mean no Clydebank Taxis – get the picture?

Now I’m guessing that if the radio car drivers sit in their vehicles and do nothing, there won’t be a problem. However, if they choose to defend Clydebank Taxis by acting out like a bunch of ars*holes, then that's the problem. As it’s the company owner[s] that stand to reap the true financial reward out of the Shopping Center contract.

Welcome to the thread B7. Will be good to get another viewpoint on here.

I didn't say there was aggro and have pointed out how the drivers have worked together.
Just some tensions which seems to have settled down but i make the point the trade has to be careful not to let others take advantage.
The Independents blocked up the whole town on Saturday and handed out thousands of leaflets which criticised the contract between the taxi company and the Clyde centre management.
But the radio is a like an umbilicle for many of the non independents- the radio hirers.
There was some criticism of both these actions as it affected fellow drivers business. Independent drivers are just ordinary people trying to save their jobs and their incomes for themselves and their families, they won't get everything right. But they won't achieve anything by doing nothing.


The difficulty for the independents is making their protests and voices heard whilst they recognise it is not in their interests to alienate the non independent radio hirers.

Most of the drivers have worked side by side for years and know each other very well. They are members of the same trade association.
Drivers didn't bring this about and very few welcome it.
Skull makes the point that all taxi companies/booking offices are nothing without drivers. They have nothing except a phone number until the time when they own all the plates which is their aim.

One thing that has been proven beyond doubt in the last two weeks is just how strong the taxi trade can be in any town when they stick together in a common interest.

Ive been watching this for 6 days now escalating to a new level. The independants(radio hirers) have been very understanding to your diliema but on saturday, after the tensions had relaxed, the non independants(non radio hirers) had a protest and giving customers leaflets to my disbelef which stopped the taxi drivers from going about there every days business. This has now caused more unrest on the camp. I personally feel that the way the non independants are going about this is to cause damage to the independants and i would strongly recommend that the independants stick together or they are going to try and crucify you with their emotional crap... YOU CANT DRIVE ROUND US... Basically they are the ones causing this unrest the way they are acting. If i was the independants i would counter act this with a leaflet or a spread in your local paper detailing what is actually going on, so the customer understands.

Another viewpoint. Welcome mickey mouse.

Took a couple of readings to get the jist of what you are saying but I think you are in the divide and conquer camp.



There I have sorted it out for you, Non-Independent (radio hirers tied to a year contract with 13 weeks notice, forbidden from seeking any work other than what's fed to you or street hires)
Independent - the street cars and radio cars from other companies.

So a basic tenet of the taxi trade not to overtake another whilst you are plying for hire is just 'emotional crap'
Thankfully the vast majority in all the Clydebank trade think differently.
Despite the staff from the office being out in the car park trying to instigate it. Could be jeopardising their booking office license if they keep it up.

It would be really good to hear what those who are party to a contract that treats the public like a commodity they own have to say to get the public on their side, so that's a great idea.

first of all did your so called commitie members try to approch any radio car for surport no i can tell u none of them did and they dont invite radio cars to meetings i been i clydebank for 4 years now and never have been invite to any meetings so how do are u going to get surport for us if u dont ask us and i dont take to kindley to being called ars hole yes i think its wrong what clydebank taxis are doing as i know a lot of none radio cars and if u so called commitie approch i would have surrported u now as far as i know they about 14 none radio cars running scared and went to clydebank taxis to get radio in they cabs just show u solidarty between yous is not working when they run to get radios and they will be more to follow them so they are only making clybank taxis stronger

First of all, if your post is in response to mine then I didn't call anyone an ars hole. And I don't appreciate you throwing it I to the mix as if I did. I speak for myself and I am sure others on here are happy to do the same.
You should also get of your high horse and be aware of some facts.
'so called committee' I can only assume you mean the CPHA committee who were elected to represent all members, CT drivers, radio hirers or whatever. Are you a member, it only 2 quid a month.
They called one meeting and invited a councillor and a police representative to speak to all their members and even non members were invited to attend. Several radio hirers attended that meeting.
Apart from that all the Independents have just thrown their tuppence worth in as individuals and agreed what to do. No committee, no official group, just people who got together to do what they can.
And if none asked for anything from radio hirers it is only because they understand the position they have been put in.
I know for a fact many Independents appreciate the respect many radio hirers have shown.

And nobody as far as I know is giving any of the drivers who " ran scared ...to get a radio" a hard time either, we all know they have doubled CT money and made them stronger, whilst diluting the work the existing radio hirers had.
No drivers are winning out of this so far. But only 357 days to go!

For attention of all owner drivers and CPHA members

After the recent domonstration on Saturday I draw your attention to the flyers being given out I made some inquiries as to who was behind the printing.funding and organising or the flyers I went to all members of the committee to voice my concern about the content
I firstly a apoached a.... m.....d who said to me he had nothing to do with them only to find out he was the one who orchestratedthem not only has he told me deliberate lies he is a member or the CPHA who may or may not have funded the flyers with CPHA money collected from many of the members of which more than half are radio hirers so we were funding the protest against the system we are hireing from not just that we were being lied to by our own elected members thenan hour and a half later he was online boasting on this forum about It im abit woried about whats going on with our elected committee some were being evasive and one was telling deliberate lies the one telling the lies was mr a... m.....d all in all we have a committee who would take sides against paying members with opperators who dont contribute to the CPHA fund thats just simply wrong as well as holding covert meetings to cover ther own arses and form a new trade association .any members of the CPHA should imediatly ask for the resignations of a committee that cant be trusted and for them to return there fees

Another point about our so called committee who are also members of a rival company who had alot to gain In the resent demo the public reaction could cost us as much harm as them the company we hire radios from will give radios out the rival company hand pick there hirers so not only do they close there doors to anyone wants to hire a radio they have just as much to gain if public opinion goes against us everyone involved with CPHA committee has there own agenda all members should call a special meeting for this to be brought up and re elect new members from all the operators so to ensure this doesn't happen again