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 Post subject: Really?
PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:39 am 
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Took a visitor across town today, £5 fare she was from Bournemouth

"your taxis are cheap, its £15 in Bournemouth"

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 Post subject: Re: Really?
PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:25 am 
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£4,90 is exactly a mile drive with me... don't know how far you take him for a fiver but I bet not too far...


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 Post subject: Re: Really?
PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:43 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Took a visitor across town today, £5 fare she was from Bournemouth

"your taxis are cheap, its £15 in Bournemouth"

:sad:


Because we like to run for nothing.


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 Post subject: Re: Really?
PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:41 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Took a visitor across town today, £5 fare she was from Bournemouth

"your taxis are cheap, its £15 in Bournemouth"

:sad:

Some of you folks up north do sell yourself cheap. :sad:

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 Post subject: Re: Really?
PostPosted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:24 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Took a visitor across town today, £5 fare she was from Bournemouth

"your taxis are cheap, its £15 in Bournemouth"

:sad:


Because we like to run for nothing.


as most taxi drivers do ( i honestly will never understand it ) , had a fare today ( supposed to be a set fare of £13.00) she comes up to me , " going to the national express bus station in Newcastle , will £20 cover it? you don't take cards & that's all the cash i have , me - "should do i tell ya what, i will just do it for the 20 & will just turn off the meter at £3" just in case there is traffic :lol: :lol: , canny couple tbh, they were ever so grateful :lol:


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