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Late night taxi numbers on the agenda



A shortage of late night taxis operating in Paisley town centre is the subject of a report due to go before councillors next week.

A report due to go before Renfrewshire Council will recommend that councillors commission a comprehensive survey into local demand for taxis.

The results will be presented to the authority's regulatory functions board on Wednesday, November 4, will invite Renfrewshire councillors determine if there should be an increase in the current licensed total of 214 hackney cabs.

Councillor John Hood, board convener, said: “The regulation of the taxi trade is important in terms of employment, transport, and meeting the needs of the local community and the local economy.

“We regularly monitor all aspects of the taxi trade and the demand for available taxis for hire is one of the most important aspects of that.

“Our last formal large-scale survey of demand was carried out in 2009.

“Since then we have carried out our own regular monitoring of taxi demand. Now we feel it is the right time, for a combination of reasons, to embark on a similar major survey.”

In the spring of 2015, council monitoring showed no significant unmet demand for taxis.

However, further monitoring was carried out in the summer of this year in response to anecdotal evidence of shortages of hackney cabs at late nights at weekends in Paisley town centre.

The results of that monitoring found that, while there was no significant general unmet demand for taxis, there appeared to be a shortage of vehicles for hire for journeys at busy peak times after midnight from Paisley.

While the Regulatory Functions Board has no power to decide on the numbers of private hire cars operating in Renfrewshire, the monitoring found that it appeared there was also an issue of private hire cars not operating at those times in sufficient numbers.

Councillor Hood added: “It is important that we get detailed evidence to provide a clear overall picture on taxi demand and availability. A detailed survey will give everyone involved the facts and context needed to make decisions on the best approach on taxi licensing for the years ahead.”

If the survey of taxi demand is approved by councillors, it is expected to be completed by spring 2016.

source: http://www.barrheadnews.com/news/roundu ... he-agenda/

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

simples kick a few workshy benefit scroungers out of their council houses fill then with asylum seekers and refugees and bobs your uncle an infinite supply of night time drivers !

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

Why don't they whine about a shortage of late night Public Bus Services, they are quite happy to extol the virtues of buses during the Day and early evening whilst Taxis and PH are looked upon as the poor cousins, yet at night their beloved Buses are no where to be seen and it's up to Hacks and PH's to pick up the human flotsam and jetsam.

That's because their subsidies have been stopped so they can run empty at night.

Where's our Subsidies, my Vehicles still cost me money whether they are parked up or out working, Hardly makes for a level playing field does it.

So the solution to a shortage of cars at night is to increase the number of licences............

And what if all the new licence holders then choose to only work midweek days ?

Increase the fares between midnight and 6am to £5 flagdrop + £3 per mile after and you'll find no shortage of drivers.

Just a shortage of passengers.

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Grandad,

We're in a business that is subject to peaks and troughs if they issued more licences to be able to meet weekend early hours demand what would they do for the rest of the week the answer is not much. Up to about 8 years ago round here you could work Thursday to Sunday night and take £900 to £1000 pound now it's only Saturday that's anything like busy and Thursday and Sunday' nights the town centres like a ghost town.

If people want a taxi home they'll have to pay for it.

Would they pay those prices up your way? That is the same as our bank holiday rate, you remember, the double fare rate that your punters wont pay.

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Grandad,

If they don't want to pay they walk, its pretty simple. I've got better things to do with my time than barter with a pissed up punter who won't pay a £15 fare home despite pising £100 worth of beer down the trapper.

Do they want to get home safely or would they sooner piss £100 down the drain?

A large increase in the numbers of Licenses will only marginally increase the actual number of Idiots who are prepared to spend their wee hours carrying a bunch of Incoherent, Incontinent, Foulmouthed, puking and punch drunk drinkers home for less than a fair price.

If I'm going to carry such people then I expect to be paid a decent amount that reflects the Dangers and Horrors of the work.

We are business's not a charity.

Same here.