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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:53 am 
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but the most obvious and universally recognisable difference is that one simply has a sign reading "TAXI" on it and the other doesn't. How much simpler can it get than that!


There you go then, an E7 with no taxi sign or rooflight ceases to be a taxi/hack

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:55 am 
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I get it, was brought up in Knowsley, and new the difference. A lot just don't seem to get it in st helens


You could paint every hack bright yellow with pink polkadots, and force every PH to drive only saloon cars in a fetching shade of turquoise and lime green checks.
It will not make any difference. Joe public cares more about the cost and how long they have to wait, than what they see as a petty squabble amongst taxi drivers.
Most do know the difference, they just don't care.

TBH It's you who doesn't get it, not the public of St Helens.

You and your compatriots should be careful what you wish for because, as others have said, you could well end up with some stupid colour scheme foisted on you or they may further restrict your choice of hack motors.

Also, if it were me being refused a PH plate for a perfectly good 6/7 seater, just because the local hacks don't like it, I wouldn't bother appealing through the courts.




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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:39 am 
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Oh wanna be appears so are u a hack or a PH wannabe

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:04 am 
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Oh wanna be appears so are u a hack or a PH wannabe


My badge is dual, my current car is PH but ive been a hack too

whats your point?

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
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There are Mondeos plated HC in my LA, according to your case I shouldnt therefore have a PH Mondeo?

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:10 am 
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Oh wanna be appears so are u a hack or a PH wannabe


My badge is dual, my current car is PH but ive been a hack too

whats your point?


Obviously. You haven't invested in your business in the same way as a hack. Also the issue of illegal plying for hire.

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:25 am 
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Obviously. You haven't invested in your business in the same way as a hack.


You mean he didn't pay £xyz to somebody for a public licence? :lol:

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Also the issue of illegal plying for hire.


Now that's the issue you need to be tackling with your LA, instead of dictating what can and can't be a PH. :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
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Obviously. You haven't invested in your business in the same way as a hack. Also the issue of illegal plying for hire.


Looking on the St Helens list of hack vehicles I could easily spend MORE on a Mondeo!

Ignoring Lti/Fairway/Carbodies the NEWEST is a 06 plate the oldest is... a Y reg?

http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/media/51696/ ... 21_aug.pdf

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
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The real point of all this is that the St Helens hacks are losing ground to the PH trade, so instead of ideas for promoting trade they try to ban one ex-hack E& from being plated PH....yeah, thats gonna make a big difference

not

I also note that not 1 hack on the list can carry 7 or 8 passengers, theres a PH market for you!

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:01 am 
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CHRIS2610 wrote:
Obviously. You haven't invested in your business in the same way as a hack. Also the issue of illegal plying for hire.


Looking on the St Helens list of hack vehicles I could easily spend MORE on a Mondeo!

Ignoring Lti/Fairway/Carbodies the NEWEST is a 06 plate the oldest is... a Y reg?

http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/media/51696/ ... 21_aug.pdf


You haven't looked properly then, as the oldest is an x plate, but then you are also forgetting the goodwill for the plate

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
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You haven't looked properly then, as the oldest is an x plate, but then you are also forgetting the goodwill for the plate

The plate value you mean. :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
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I also note that not 1 hack on the list can carry 7 or 8 passengers, theres a PH market for you!

We are not allowed to carry no more than 6. Unlike private are rate doesn't change if we have more than 4 pass unlike PH, we don't go on a different rate just cause its snowing unlike PH, everything we do is governed by the council unlike PH.

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:15 am 
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I also note that not 1 hack on the list can carry 7 or 8 passengers, theres a PH market for you!

We are not allowed to carry no more than 6. Unlike private are rate doesn't change if we have more than 4 pass unlike PH, we don't go on a different rate just cause its snowing unlike PH, everything we do is governed by the council unlike PH.


AWWWW, poor hacks....lol

so you are BARRED from carrying 8 passengers? how? by who?

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
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so you are BARRED from carrying 8 passengers? how? by who?


and why?

BTW, wasn't that the same numpty council who had the crusade against ecigs?

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 Post subject: Re: E7 vehicles
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From licensing.. Yeah same council. Funny enough my brother up in front of kangaroo cour tonight over smoking a proper cig in his cab, not denting the smoking, objecting a to the punishment of a weeks ban

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