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grandad
 Post subject: Freephone
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:54 pm 
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I have had a call today from the hardware shop, Wilkinsons. They are going to install a freephone in the shop for customers to ring for a taxi. They asked if I would be interested in tendering. I politely refused. They asked me why. I told them that the store is in the middle of a pedestrian precinct and there was no vehicle access.
Done their homework here.

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Freephone
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 6:21 pm 
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grandad wrote:
I have had a call today from the hardware shop, Wilkinsons. They are going to install a freephone in the shop for customers to ring for a taxi. They asked if I would be interested in tendering. I politely refused. They asked me why. I told them that the store is in the middle of a pedestrian precinct and there was no vehicle access.
Done their homework here.



same here but the council wrote to all operators saying taxi's were ok to use the area, as were blue badge holders


the cops and traffic wardens play ball, i didnt ask about private hire vehicles, i didnt want to confuse them too much

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Freephone
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
I have had a call today from the hardware shop, Wilkinsons. They are going to install a freephone in the shop for customers to ring for a taxi. They asked if I would be interested in tendering. I politely refused. They asked me why. I told them that the store is in the middle of a pedestrian precinct and there was no vehicle access.
Done their homework here.



same here but the council wrote to all operators saying taxi's were ok to use the area, as were blue badge holders


the cops and traffic wardens play ball, i didnt ask about private hire vehicles, i didnt want to confuse them too much

No vehicles are permitted in this area between 10.00am and 4.00 pm.

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toots
 Post subject: Re: Freephone
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:40 pm 
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Don't they have a rear of the building for deliveries where customers could wait?

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Freephone
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toots wrote:
Don't they have a rear of the building for deliveries where customers could wait?

No. Deliveries are at the front of the store after 4.00pm. usually deliveries are at around 9-10 pm. We did have bollards at each way into the zone but they have stopped using them because the emergency services could not even go in to the zone during the day time because no one knew where the key would be.

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 Post subject: Re: Freephone
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:24 pm 
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Oh well that solves the problem then :D

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 Post subject: Re: Freephone
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Freephone
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
I have had a call today from the hardware shop, Wilkinsons. They are going to install a freephone in the shop for customers to ring for a taxi. They asked if I would be interested in tendering. I politely refused. They asked me why. I told them that the store is in the middle of a pedestrian precinct and there was no vehicle access.
Done their homework here.



same here but the council wrote to all operators saying taxi's were ok to use the area, as were blue badge holders


the cops and traffic wardens play ball, i didnt ask about private hire vehicles, i didnt want to confuse them too much

No vehicles are permitted in this area between 10.00am and 4.00 pm.



ambulances, disabled, fire engines, cyclists, police....

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Freephone
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wannabeeahack wrote:


ambulances, disabled, fire engines, cyclists, police....

Emergency services can enter. Disabled can't, cyclists are supposed to dismount but most don't.

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Skull
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grandad wrote:
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ambulances, disabled, fire engines, cyclists, police....

Emergency services can enter. Disabled can't, cyclists are supposed to dismount but most don't.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVoWUnKA18k

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captain cab wrote:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVoWUnKA18k



GFC.... :lol: :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKiFoEwPQNU

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Grandad: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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