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I really am a traditionalist Artur but recognise that the customer is king. If I was in a radio company and a large contract customer asked for such a service then serious consideration should be given to the proposal. Ultimately in the co-operative system members have a vote and committees will carry out the members decision. Thankfully for me as a street car it is not a decision I will have to think about as there is merit in both arguments.

It's a proposal I don't think you could ever get everyone on board with. It's just my view it would better prepare City cabs for the challenges ahead. The airport contract (minefield territory) stipulated that they wanted taxis and ph vehicles due to customer requirements. Thankfully the committee of City had the kahunas to look beyond the Neanderthal business thinking in the trade and go for it!

Having a PH branch would just give us more options going forward in securing and retaining contracts.

Appreciate your response hssc.

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

Think you mean that when Edinburgh City Private Hire were told they were in at the airport, City Cabs were the only company that would work with them.

Wrong on that account Mr Desire.

What a fantastic contribution you've added to the debate on here.

It's exactly this type of thinking that holds the trade back.

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

If ECPH did not have at least a verbal agreement from Les and Dod on behalf City Cabs to service the airport, they would never have won the contract. In fact, from a logistical point of view ECPH weren't even in the running.

So well done goes to Dod and Les for giving your trades major competitor the means to win the biggest contract in the City.

Oh and Dougie before you start talking pi*h, it had nothing to do with having a mixed fleet of Ph and Taxis working the airport.

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

You are nothing more than a repetitive sh*t stirrer.

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

So are you telling me that BAA is in the habit of handing out contracts to companies that lack the means to provide, at least, a reasonable level of service? Oh and in this particular case, that would fall drastically short by a very long way?

Don't get me wrong Artur, I congratulate Woodburn and Gibson for playing you for the fools that you so obviously are.

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

I know you've made the same point over and over again and again. Your only purpose is to spread negativity and stir.

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

Tell me where I have it wrong?

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

Ok Skull i'll tell you a story..........

Couple of weeks ago i'm on the main rank chatting with marshall and another cabbie. Seven women on a hen do come up and ask for a seven seater. Marshall says you'll need to get 2 taxis. One of the bridesmaids buts in and says "i emailed the airport and was told we could get a 7 seater from the taxi rank". The marshall then directed them to the PH rank. Cabbie beside me says " that's out of order they should have been made to get two taxis"

Now no doubt you'll come back with thats p*sh and etc etc. However your stance regarding the Airport contract is a purely selfish one (even though you don't drive a taxi) in regards that you think the black cab trade is due a living no matter what.

Your negativity has become BORING!

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

There has always been the facility to phone for a Ph, if one was needed. Oh and now you are claiming what exactly? That ECPH won the airport contract because they can provide seven seaters and City Cabs jumped into bed with ECPH because they couldn't?

Are you a complete mong Artur?

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

There has been private hire operating at the airport years before the contract came up for tender, infact most of those guys just switched to ECPH and still work the airport.




Let's get one thing straight, only Captain cab can call me a mong


Do you just plan to go on and on and on and on about a topic that makes no difference to your life in order just to spout negative bitter nonsense?

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"I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France. They fly in V-formation but the second ones don't fly. They're the subs for the first ones. And then the second ones take over - so it's teamwork."

Artur I told you before, I just like watching you squirm now is this what you are claiming?



Because this seems to be your logic behind City Cabs throwing in with ECPH and ECPH wining the contract?

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

Should be made to do something they don't want to do!!!

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