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Elaine Mcglasson
Hope you can help with this ? The new parking places in Gala outside the cinema are parking places and not for taxis ? so why are they taking up these places on numerous occasions . SBC regulate and licence these taxis so could you please clarify on this is it okay for me to park in the taxi rank
Like · · 11 May at 22:21Des Thorburn and 28 others like this..
Write a comment....Graham Gray There was an agreement that the double plates would be removed a few years ago so why is the council still issuing double plates so that taxis from Peebles can work in Gala, when they dont even know where they are going
Like · Reply · 10 hours ago..Scottish Borders Council Hi Graham - thanks for your many comments on this string - however if you would like any of your questions answered by one of our staff members - then please see our previous comment which states: "If any of you have specific questions that you would ...See More
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Write a reply....Derek Brown as a taxi driver working in galashiels may i point out that there are over 120 licensed taxis in zone 2 which incorporates gala. too accomodate these cars we have 2 taxi ranks which when full can hold 13 cars. if any member of the public has any proble...See More
Like · Reply · 17 · 22 hours ago..2 Replies.Des Thorburn They park outside the Cinema waiting to go onto the Rank when a space becomes free,you cant tell me theres not a rule preventing this unfair practice? Early evening Friday and Saturday you cant move for them parked around the Cinema and stretching round into Tesco's Staff car park at the side of the Indian. They also stand ON THE ROAD in Channel Street talking to each other, You have to Drive round them, I reported this to the Police a couple of years back and was told it was a matter for the Council!! Presumably if I stand in the road talking to my mates I won't be causing an obstruction either and the Police won't move me onto the Pavement??
Like · Reply · 3 · Tuesday at 21:26..3 Replies.Graham Gray There is no point contacting licencing, there hands are tied, its the full council committee that needs to sort it out, but they are to busy with other none important matters like the railway and any other matters that waist our money
Like · Reply · 2 · 9 hours ago..Graham Gray The Asda rank could be in the pick up point, the Tesco one could easily be put in by removing one of the bollards so that taxis could drive strait through Green st ,to the outside car park, no other alterations are required except for the painting of the rank lines and signage.
Like · Reply · 1 · 10 hours ago..Steven Halliday Something needs to be done
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Write a reply....Graham Gray SBC, why where no ranks provided at Asda and Tesco, they where on the original planning application's so should be there now, if this was done 8 taxis could rank at them, 4 at each supermarket.
Like · Reply · 1 · 10 hours ago..Des Thorburn Sorry Mate but they shouldnt be blocking all the Spaces around the cinema waiting to get onto the Rank, shows little thought for others, and standing on the road in channel street talking is just plain stupid, whats the problem with standing on the pavement? it's maybe not all Drivers but it makes for a bad image for all Taxi Drivers
Like · Reply · 1 · 12 hours ago..4 Replies.Graham Gray When I started my own taxi 32 years ago, we had an unwriten rule that if you did not belong to a town you did not work or pick up in that town (unless booked), since the licencing started with Zones taxis like town to town and Ace both from Melrose, and Earlston even Peebles now work in Gala.
Like · Reply · 10 hours ago · Edited..Des Thorburn Clearly more Taxi Rank Spaces are required
Like · Reply · 12 hours ago..Michael Brownlee law unto themselve's? that and standing in the road at the ranks.must be invulnerable!
Like · Reply · Tuesday at 23:58 via mobile..Scottish Borders Council replied · 2 Replies.Scottish Borders Council Hi Everyone - further to our previous response to Elaine's original question. There has been lots of debate and comment in relation to Taxi's, licensing and on street parking. If any of you have specific questions that you would like answered - then please send them via this online form
https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/site/xfp ... anguage=en and someone from our licensing department will get back to you as soon as possible. Many thanks for your comments on this.
Like · Reply · 1 · 12 hours ago..4 Replies.Scottish Borders Council Hi Elaine - thanks for your comment. To park in the designated rank would be a breach of the traffic regulations which are enforceable in the usual way through the police. Simply by parking in the on street time limited spaces is not by itself a breach of the law by the taxi driver- they may be there for a variety of legitimate reasons, but were he /she to take a fare, this would be a breach of the terms of the taxi driver licence they hold and action could be taken by the taxi enforcement officer. We hope this clears things up and provides more clarity for you.
Like · Reply · 1 · Tuesday at 11:44..Steven Halliday Channel street rank not visable from market street u need feeder rank at cinama and more ranks would be good to have rank at hospital or collage to take some cars out of the town would be idea for council to sit down and talk to drivers some operators got to many cars out
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Write a reply....Margaret Charles They also park in the disabled spaces across the road from cinema ,surely this is not allowed.I also had to stop in the street because i could,nt get passed them blethering in the road ,They have the whole pavement to stand on ,why the middle of the road......
Like · Reply · 4 · Tuesday at 21:40..Steven Halliday Some of the drivers do but not all take plate number and report
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Write a reply....Ann Hynes Taxis think they rule the roads someone needs to get a grip o them
Like · Reply · 4 · Tuesday at 18:55 via mobile..Fiona X Scott Buchan i would like to add on to this, i spoke to someone the other day on the phone, as i couldnt get parked to got to the bank, i ended up having words with some taxi drivers who really dont give a [edited by admin], about us normal drivers who use the shops and banks in town, i was told they have had complaints and are actioning on this, but hey that could take for ever, also i was told that this is a police matter as the taxi drivers are breaking road laws as they should be in taxi spaces that are provided and not in parking spaces for us shoppers and town users.
Like · Reply · 4 · 11 May at 22:53..Bruce McClory Scottish Borders Council. Is there a person, office or telephone number that concerned drivers can contact ? Does the Taxi enforcement officer have any record of taxi drivers breaching the rule? If caught not complying with the taxi laws what warnings / fines are imposed?
Like · Reply · 3 · Tuesday at 20:26 via mobile..Derek Brown bruce. please refer to the contact details i left above.
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Write a reply....Fiona X Scott Buchan SBC can you clarify that a taxi can sit in a non taxi space, engine running and take a call from control office sending them for a fare, that to me is like picking up a fare, I think some body needs to see for themselves what the problem is what's the point in spending thousands of our the tax payers money on up grading parking spaces to make it easier to go to the bank, when really the taxi drivers reap the benefits. Surely taxi spaces for taxis other spaces for us drivers.
Like · Reply · 3 · Tuesday at 17:02 via mobile..Scott Mitchell Quite simply, there are over 100 licensed taxis in Galashiels and not enough space in the Taxi ranks! As you see it is easy for the Council to ignore the problem (above) as they still take the license fee from every taxi. The more taxis they issue a license to, the more money the Council get and obviously don't care where they are going to park.
Like · Reply · 3 · Tuesday at 12:57..Scottish Borders Council If you do not contact the appropriate department then your specific questions or comments cannot be answered. Please read our social media policy, available on the website. Thanks
Like · Reply · 9 hours ago..Maurice Duffy Local taxi drivers have REPEATEDLY taken this issue up with the council to no avail. In fact they have twice REDUCED the number of rank spaces, despite issuing more taxi plates every year. They are happy as long as everybody keeps paying for their licences.
Like · Reply · 2 · 15 hours ago via mobile..Fiona Gowans there were 5 taxis parked outside the cinema when I passed at 8.55 this morning. I spoke to someone who wanted to park there to go to the dentist surgery but couldnt because of the taxis!
Like · Reply · 2 · Tuesday at 20:09..Judy [edited by admin] True!
Like · Reply · 2 · Tuesday at 14:48 via mobile..Niki Marra Fitzgerald your quite rite if we park in their spaces we get in bother
Like · Reply · 2 · Tuesday at 14:35..Fiona X Scott Buchan Bruce it's a David Niven at council headquarter 824000
Like · Reply · 1 · Tuesday at 23:28 via mobile..Derek Brown alan niven. not david.
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Write a reply....Fiona X Scott Buchan Regardless if they are taken a fare they are waiting to get into the rank up channel street surely this is unfair to other who then have to pay to park maybe just to pop to get money at the bank am sure they can leave these spaces free .
Like · Reply · 1 · Tuesday at 12:06 via mobile..David Spike Mcleod Less taxis
Like · Reply · about an hour ago via mobile..David Spike Mcleod I was comming in to langlee bout 12 midnight one night taxi right up behind me over took me on the old crossing before trafic lights went up in a 30 zone a law in to them selfs
Like · Reply · 2 hours ago via mobile..Graham Gray As for the bay outside the Cinema, When this bay was marked and the signage was put up, the front bay should have been painted yellow due to there being a yellow sign that states taxis only from 10 PM to 6 AM, it would have been more appropriate to have a 4 taxis only bay in the first bay at all times, leaving the bay outside the Indian restaurant free for the public.thereby giving us the rank space back that was removed from Stirling st
Like · Reply · 10 hours ago · Edited..Georgina Boggs Whey Hey! Get in! Are we all going to try this
They have taxi ranks at B&M, Channel Street and they park in Tesco Staff car park!!
Like · Reply · 15 hours ago..Fiona X Scott Buchan No one is saying taxi drivers are not entitled to make a living but so are others if there is shortage of taxi spaces maybe taxi drivers need to take this up with council !! Why should everyday people suffer for this .
Like · Reply · 16 hours ago via mobile..Derek Brown fiona over the 25 years i have been driving a taxi we have repeatedly asked for more rank space. its not that they dont want to help us but where in gala could they put them that would be convinient for people on foot to access taxis?
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Write a reply....Elaine Mcglasson Thank you very much SBC for clarifying the matter much appreciated so if you see one parked and ask them if they are working and the answer is yes then they can be reported .Would you be able to do this via the website ?
Like · Reply · Tuesday at 16:43..Liz Bernard My boss can't get parked near the Banks because of taxis (they manage to park on the yellow lines whenever they want too) and the spaces at the fountain being closed off.
Like · Reply · 1 · Tuesday at 19:13..Michael Brownlee also.if they take a fair outside the yellow designated area.that isnt against the law? If you park outside the markings in the carpark are you liabe to a fine!
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