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And you expect him to do that himself ??

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

I have to totally disagree...

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

round here definitely i gave up trying !!!

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

I think he is a lot more capable than you think BUT does he have the motivation and a few friends wouldn't hurt

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Some of them do make you want to spit..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

You'll never get drivers to stick together. The only time they'll stick together is when something kicks off and they need help. As soon as it's all sorted they'll be back to, "fuck you Jack I'm OK."

Not sure if this has been posted, I meant to do it a few days ago.......



The names just seem so familiar, and we end up copping the flack.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

Well the truth is that due to the trade being incapable of Organising itself they are paying the price.

you can be rude about as i frequently am or polite lets try that one

Your problems can be solved if you organise yourselves into democratic organisations or join existing ones ie Unions.

It wont happen overnight but as MrT has pointed out with a lot of WORK it can be successful but of course its a continuous process, so get on with it OR continue the downward spiral.

Finally Jeremy Corbyn has stated that the self employed need assistance and protection, advice get in there and ensure he and his party are fully aware of whats required.

Reading about Drivers working ridiculous hours in an attempt to feed their family's is to me infuriating !!

Organise Agitate Educate ....................................and good luck in your efforts all of YOU that try to those that dont .........SUFFER

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Reports of Cardiff taxis refusing fares up after appeal



Hackney carriages cannot refuse fares, but the rules are different for private hire vehicles

Reports of taxi drivers refusing short-distance fares in Cardiff have spiked after a safety campaign following three sex attacks.

The issue was raised after passengers claimed they were turned away, despite advice not to walk alone at night.

Since 28 September, Cardiff council has received 70 reports concerning hackney carriages and is investigating.

The city's hackney cabs association has denied claims some drivers have turned people away for short-distance trips.

A council spokesman said this was a "big increase" on the usually low number of complaints about drivers.

In response, the council has put mystery shoppers on duty to test drivers during the remaining Rugby World Cup games in Cardiff.

The council launched a social media campaign on 28 September encouraging people to report taxi fare refusals

A council spokesman said it was looking into the recent complaints and where there was a case to do so, it would take the matter to court.

He urged those wishing to make a complaint to include the driver/cab number and where and when the refusal happened when reporting it to the authority, after it received several reports via social media it was unable to follow up.

Councillor Jacqueline Parry, chairwoman of Cardiff's licensing committee, said: "If you are getting a taxi from a taxi rank, the light is on and the fare starts and ends within Cardiff, the driver has to take you home and must use the meter. It is as simple as that.

"The take up on social media channels has been very encouraging and we want to give a firm message to everyone that they have to report this incidents to us, with the relevant information so we are able to take action."

But Mathab Khan, chairman of the Cardiff Hackney Carriage Association, insists the scale of the problem has been blown out of proportion.

He said drivers had taken tens of thousands of passengers during Rugby World Cup matches since 28 September and there had been only a "handful" of complaints.

He added drivers had the right to refuse fares in some instances, such as when a passenger has drunk excessive alcohol and said the council "inviting complaints was unnecessary".

"99.9% of the drivers are doing a great job," he said.

"It's illegal [to refuse a fare] and we always tell them [drivers] don't refuse fares, especially because there are young people that are vulnerable who don't know their way around Cardiff, and the response of the drivers has been very positive."

Private hire taxi firms can refuse short distances.

source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-sout ... s-34468652

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I have had two smart ar$e$ over the past couple of months standing in front of my vehicle taking an image!

One a bouncer who said that his bosses did not like cabs waiting outside a lap dancing club - so move, I refused to move, he proceeded to take an image........well that was until I started to take one back of him, as big as he was, he slunk off - not a word from him.

Another night I was parked up on the street, out of a couple (in the background of others) the girl came forward and I told her I was booked, a few minutes later her male partner came forward and I told him exactly the same. He obviously did not believe me, he then fiddled with his mobile and proceeded to take images of my plate, I took images back of them both ( they could see what I was doing ), both walked away. As they said in "Dad's Army".......they don't like it up um - they IMO are basically cowards for using veiled threats of losing a driver his livelihood. In both cases I heard nothing.

Quite frankly I think even less of our Council/LA for suggesting it.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

I would appreciate the views/thoughts of others on a thought that I have had.

As you all know we are at risk of murder/assault/verbal berating etc etc etc night after night year in year out!

So I am thinking, is this statement attributed to Cardiff council/LA............



........tantamount to encouraging harassment for drivers legally going about bookings within the City, they will no doubt have to legally turn people away in order to do their job properly, unfortunately they are now likely to face further abuse/harassment etc.

Another point that I would like to mention (yes it will p!zz a few of you off).

We have a big problem down here of PH picking up off of the streets, it has been reported to the LA on numerous occasions, unfortunately they will do nothing about it.

From my point of view I am seeing constant bias/unfair trading conditions coming from the LA....

1. They tried to force us to pay for the Taxi Marshalling scheme, as already documented they had to repay £1.1 million pounds.

2. There was interest owing from the above of around 30/35k, they did not want to pay that until I threatened them with court action.

3. The comment that I have posted; I personally believe that it borders on the side of incitement to commit harassment against the drivers of Cardiff, something that would not be tolerated in any other part of society.

4. They can find mystery shoppers to catch hackney drivers refusing fares.....but do not do the same for PH drivers taking passengers home off of the streets with invalid insurance.

Question........which is the bigger crime/offense?

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

Thank you all, sometimes no answer is an answer in itself.......a bit like being interviewed by the police i.e no comment.

Putting the Hack/PH issue to one side, does anyone have any views on whether or not the Council/LA comment is inflammatory/encouraging harassment?

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

You shouldn't expect to many replies over a weekend when everyone is busy.
Whether a comment is inflammatory/encouraging harassment or not is down to the person reading the comment or hearing the comment. The same as abusive language. What in inflammatory to one person may be ok to someone else. In my opinion if you think that a comment is wrong you are within your rights to make a complaint. in this instance, depending on how bad you feel, you should complain through your Councils complaints procedure and you should also make your feelings known to the police.

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Grandad,

Personally I do not feel as to how it is read in this instance, I do not see as to how it could be read in any other way than it being inflammatory, and causing harassment. It is there plain and simple telling the public what to do, this will come back on the guys and girls who do the job properly.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.