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Les only please ,could you answer the following honestly.

Do you believe the Onward travel rank needed to be fenced off in inception to comply with the CGA 1982 ?

Is it true the CRT and City backed off the onward operation when FTS were awarded the rank ?

Do you think,given your experience in trade matters, that the new proposed set up in the former drop off area will be Legally compliant ?

Do you feel a similar operation could operate in say the Waverley with Private hire drivers ranked( lined up, parked etc) along side Black cabs would be legally compliant ?

You have stated you could not back the STF's support and financial award towards CRT due to an alleged proposed operation/tender put forward by CRT themselves, Did CRT and City not both have a PH solution in their tender submissions as it was mandatory for the airports vision/solution in which both would have taken in the onward fleet (you'll have the pictures from Ocean Terminal to prove it ) as they were a ready made solution and most importantly to the trade, ALL BRIEF HOLDERS ?

If the rumours are to be believed also about the upcoming greenway review, will you and City cabs support,abstain or object to the PH gaining access to the Greenways ?

Finally,You have in the past be at the forefront of our trade against the PH even voicing your dislike of Mr Woodburn at trade meetings he shouldn't be involved in, is it purely commercial that your views and opinions appear to have charged or is there another reason ?

Thanks in advance[/quote]

Where has Les gone ? He preaches openness and transparently yet has failed to answer a few questions. I wonder if he has calmed down now that the current committee are standing un-opposed thus safeguarding his position?
It's ok though because Boabs came out of hiding to answer the questions or deflect it from him for his retainer..
If anyone wants to ask the questions of the CRT committee they can go in to the office without fear of retribution unlike others. So why don't you get a couple of your ex-colleagues Boab to go in and ask the questions for you ?[/quote]
"Without fear of retribution" cboice words from a weasel. Would you like to see your tender specification on here ya breast? Clearly desperate times call for desperate measures and Travis Kev needs you now more than ever. Les McVay has been open, honest and transparent at all times, that's reflected by the 420 and growing members of City Cabs who are happy with the direction the company is moving in. An AGM that will resonate to the sound of "CRT, who are you"

P.S. Swannee, who are you, on the list of non compromised information that is soon to come here?[/quote]

They say time is a great healer ......... obviously not in your case now is it ?
It's really sad that you can't let it go.

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TAXIS TAXIS TAXIS TAXIS TAXIS

Thanks swannee, you are helping spread the word and helping stick the knife further into your demise.

I think it a disgrace that CRT are taking £5000 from the STF to help fight a case against ECPH having a booking office, especially as they would have had to apply for the same when their own PHC was up and running!! A sorry tale of desperation with the last grasp of the straw being used. Just how low are the CRT propaganda machine willing to go?

Who let the dogs out??????

Still heard nothing from Mr Spealaloadofshiting and Scarlet, surly you still can't be making scones?? Come on, lets be hearing from you!!!!

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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Mr Swannee

A little bird has informed me, and not that it has anything to do with me, that you have a Private Hire vehicle sitting in your drive.

From what perspective are you asking me to answer these questions?

You just couldn't make it up!!

Well Mr Swannee, it's your turn. Also narrows it down a bit!! You should change your name to "Down the Swannee"

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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Thanks for your informative postings Mr Mcvay
Why dosent ANYONE from Central or an informed member post here with the tender document that Central presented to the airport. Stop hiding behind the "pop into Gilmore Place its all there to be seen" argument.
Follow Mr Mcvays lead and show HERE exactly what Centrals tender document contained.
Also if the STF can justify their stance backing Centrals legal fight against the PHC at Edinburgh Airport, I would love to see their explanation following Mr Mcvays offer to discuss openly the process.
Think we are all growing tired of silly personal stuff on this very important topic. Would be good if people posting now just posted FACTS.

Okay, so central broke ranks and tendered alone as did City Cabs but my understanding is that CRT, were not prepared to throw in with ECPH, even as the preferred bidder.

However, the City Cabs committee just couldn't wait to jump into bed with the opposition and they never even consulted with their members, which begs the question WHY?

Was it really for the good of the company? And what about the long-term cost to your trade as a whole?

Is the above not the real reason the STF, is backing CRT?

Just a thought?

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Garry you have summed it up correct. It is about the trade not the commercials

Les I still await your answers.

Garry this was posted back in Feb on the other side, you thoughts above echo everything below


Re: AIRPORT TENDER
« Reply #80 on: February 12, 2013, 03:19:47 PM »
Quote from: IRS on February 12, 2013, 11:26:45 AM
Central believed that a single tender would stand a better chance of winning the Airport and told City thats what they wanted to do,but we also said if we won we would issue permits to City cabs and Onward not ECPH. Your missing the reason CRT drivers are upset not that you won the tender but who you are working with ECPH thats our problem lets hope that your not told to merge with ECPH haven`t you seen the link which tells you about there owner?



You're correct IRS this is not about CC vs CRT vs CCE it's about the TRADE vs ECPH!
http://mafiatoday.com/?s=The+fat+controller

Major contracts will always migrate between companies they always have done.

What has happened here is recent awards have not gone to CC and it has left Dode with the awful dilemma of what to do to appease his membership.

Does he risk his 40k a year job when the membership scream for his blood for losing the Airport?

Does he take a ENCOURAGEMENT from ECPH to SECURE THEM and HIMSELF and have something to fall back on if it all failed?
http://mafiatoday.com/?s=The+fat+controller


No doubting the CC membership will be told at their EGM that this is a solo venture and we will service two separate ranks? It may appear to be that from the onset but when they are all huddled into one rank and it is public knowledge that CC and ECPH are business partners it will be blamed on the insistence of Edinburgh Airport Limited!

CC members -This is a man who has negotiated with ECPH on YOUR behalf and WITHOUT YOUR knowledge! He has even SILENCED his OWN wife after she told other cabbies that she KNEW two weeks before the award announcement that CC had DONE a deal with ECPH!

Come CC EGM Dode will be ready with the speech of his life PLEADING INNOCENCE!
BELIEVE THAT AT YOUR OWN PERIL !

Can you have any trust in a man who has brought in extra cars without even having the COURTESY to consult with his own membership? Can you trust a man who has DONE a DEAL with this guy?http://mafiatoday.com/?s=The+fat+controller NO ! He believes and operates as if it his OWN company NOT YOURS!

CONGRATULATIONS GEORGE AIRD- YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED WHERE IAIN COLQUHOUN HAS FAILED ! YOU HAVE JUST GONE AND RUINED THE EDINBURGH TAXI TRADE !

DO YOU FEEL RESPONSIBLE OR GUILT ? PROBABLY NOT- JUST RELIEF YOU'VE SAVED YOUR OWN SKIN AND KNEECAPS!
http://mafiatoday.com/?s=The+fat+controller

FORGET DE-REG! -GEORGE FERNIE AIRD- EDINBURGH TAXI TRADE'S OWN WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION !

Oh my god Swannee I'm goin all misty eyed hear. Have CRT got their own little cult where you lot a chicken fed all the bull [edited by admin] and you actually believe it. Take ECPH out the equation. How would you have felt if CRT had won the contract and started their own PHC company, would that have been acceptable.

Oh and before I Forget. Two faced is something you and your pals should take a closer look at. You are against PH, but you and your pals have PH cars sitting at your door. It seems it is alright for you lot to have PH but on the bigger picture you all get together and concoct your stories of woe. Next time you are all baking your scones and cooking up the next chapter, hold on to it as the last chapter for you guys may not be that long away.

Happy baking boys.

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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Firstly, I think CRT and City Cabs, individually, did not have a realistic prospect of winning the tendering process as ECPH, had it in the bag.

The only problem was splitting the taxi trade in a bid to service the contract.

At this stage CRT, as the story goes, baulked at the prospect of getting into bed with ECPH, but I think this was just a ploy on ECPH’s part. I don’t think it was ever their intention to use CRT, as a partner to service the airport. However, I do believe that City Cabs committee or certain members on the committee were approached prior to the contract being awarded, and the deal was done before the ink was dry.

It was certain, shall we say, maneuvers, that occurred thereafter, which confirmed the above for me.


The bold boys Woody & Gibson played a deft hand, but I've got to say lads, you got away with it because you were dealing with gullible idiots but fair play, you pulled it off.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Must be wonderful living in your world skull

The airport, from before this time last year, was telling the cab companies that they wanted a PH presence at the airport. The initial plans was for City & CRT to bring in Onward Travel and operate/manage the ranks, giving the customers the option of cab or car (that the airport insisted was going to happen). CRT then decided to try and tender by themselves. Had city and CRT stuck together, which the airport was seemingly wanting to happen, it would be exactly the same set up as now except Onward would be in place instead of ecph

Really, and you believe the Airport doesn't get what it wants, it just had to accept ECPH, as the winning tender?

Listen, ECPH had the Airport contract in their pocket along with at least, two members of your committee, and now, whether you are smart enough to know it or not, you are working for ECPH.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"