Taxi Driver Online

Seen the headline on the IOL website - sadly no further information - but if true - it'll make passing the taxi driving test (as per condition of application) a little tricky

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

the councils will probably each appoint their own instructor and standards !

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

the idea behind the test was national standards

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

And surprise surprise we are getting the opposite

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

Will take them years.

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IDFIMH

Reducing waiting times: DVSA’s taxi driver assessments to end

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have released this bulletin today:


Reducing waiting times: DVSA’s taxi driver assessments to end

From 31 December 2016 DVSA will no longer be offering a taxi driver assessment service.

We are committed to reducing waiting times for car practical driving tests.

To help us to reduce these, we’ve reviewed all our services and have decided to stop offering taxi driver assessments from 31 December 2016.

We currently provide this service to local authorities. We have contacted them to suggest alternative providers, such as road safety charities or representative bodies of driving instructors.

source: http://www.msagb.com/asp/detail.asp?ref ... .asp?ref=1

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

this is f*cking disgusting - the government should hang their heads in shame.

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

really Tory's feeling shame

mind what are the Drivers organisations going to do about it ???????/ the normal WHINE

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As above.

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IDFIMH

I bet Mr Kaye is a little p*ssed off


DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL V MALCOLM KAYE (2004)

[2004] EWHC 2836 (Admin)

The requirement by the local authority that the respondent pass a Driving Standards Agency taxi test before it would consider renewing his hackney carriage licence was not a condition attached to the grant of the licence but a request for information. It was reasonably necessary for the local authority to request such information in order to assess whether the respondent was a fit and proper person for a licence.

QBD (Admin) (Wilkie J)

viewtopic.php?t=3926

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

So basically all those DSA folk that went around all the local authorities encouraging them to adopt this DSA driving test for taxi drivers were broadly the equivalent of double glazing salesmen?

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

I'm still confused as to what is exactly the problem with testing cabbies.

We don't do those tests for free, and there isn't a backlog of ordinary tests anyway.

And if there was well employ more testers to meet demand.

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IDFIMH

an uber agenda

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

Think this is what our lot are looking at to replace DVSA.

https://www.bluelamptrust.org.uk/?f=Dri ... ssment.php

oh FFS I have uttered similar - f*cking vultures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToQhVV7WpLk

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