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32 pounds for stickers , not stickers and magnets ,
I don't drive too fast , they get swiped , (probably a council employee looking for another 32 quid

Our beloved cock-eyed council went from a stick on simple sticker to one with the H or P number on it (Hack or PHV)

Now can anyone see the flaw in this?....


(imagine a total fleet of 100 hacks and 100 PH)

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

I know what you're talking about and imho it's not that bad.... that's a cost of being a member in this exclusive club... I know maybe this is not reasonable price but market regulates some factors on its own.... I'm not happy with council charging me £189 every year for my renewal but I pay it... that's a price and making another theory of conspiracy behind price of stickers is ridiculous... examples might be multiplied...

i understand some hidden costs in applying for renewals ,paperwork,peoples time ,our plate renewal is 200 pounds, our badge renewal 110 pounds, i would like to see where the money is going .But for a sticker that they dont manufacture, placing themselves as a middle man and doubling the price of the end product for doing NOTHING,is beyond me .

Have you tried asking?

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Grandad,

no, what do you suppose the answer would be?

clue


if you had (say) 200 cars on fleet, all have sticky door stickers, and assume 5% need replacements per year due to damage, and there were (say) 50 new plates a year how many door signs would you hold on the shelf?

(5% of 200 = 40 plus 50 new plates = 90 x 2 (one per side) ) would suffice = 180


now then, introduce the plate numbers on stickers and hold a spare pair per 200 cars plus 50 new pairs = 500

so with no plate number on them id guess 100 would be plenty per year......

LA already admitted they hold a spare pair per plate number

in fact id bet they kept a dozen old ones on the shelf

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Just ask them the question. If you don't get the answer you were expecting, use FoI.

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Grandad,

Are you sure about that I thought it was meant to be all aspects of licensing. Surely if it is a condition of license that they display these stickers then by implication it should be at cost i.e not at a loss or a profit to the council

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

What's fol ?

I agree !

f o i........freedom of information.

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if you cannot be yourself, then who can you be.

Send in a Freedom of Information request asking how much they are costing the council.

Then get a price from a supplier for the exact same thing.

Then make a formal complaint to the council over the difference.

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IDFIMH

NOT AS AN INDIVIDUAL but as a Union Branch if you really want to hammer them and of course issue press releases kick their heads in

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OK , I shall ask them , thanks people