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grandad
 Post subject: all at once
PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:27 pm 
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This is getting ridiculous. In the last hour I have answered 27 calls. 20 of them wanting a taxi for "now". This is a small town. How can so many people want a taxi on a Wednesday teatime?

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: all at once
PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:00 pm 
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This is getting ridiculous. In the last hour I have answered 27 calls. 20 of them wanting a taxi for "now". This is a small town. How can so many people want a taxi on a Wednesday teatime?

Because no one else is working.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:20 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
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This is getting ridiculous. In the last hour I have answered 27 calls. 20 of them wanting a taxi for "now". This is a small town. How can so many people want a taxi on a Wednesday teatime?

Because no one else is working.

I only had one driver working and he was on an out of town job.

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 Post subject: Re: all at once
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:39 am 
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grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
This is getting ridiculous. In the last hour I have answered 27 calls. 20 of them wanting a taxi for "now". This is a small town. How can so many people want a taxi on a Wednesday teatime?

Because no one else is working.

I only had one driver working and he was on an out of town job.


take the phone off the hook

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 Post subject: Re: all at once
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:50 am 
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who are these people who pop up like a panto genie once a year and think that makes them "regulars" who should have priority?

and then complain double time NYE is almost criminal?

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grandad
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wannabeeahack wrote:
who are these people who pop up like a panto genie once a year and think that makes them "regulars" who should have priority?

and then complain double time NYE is almost criminal?

We only had one complaint about the double fare on Christmas day. It was from a chap who booked a taxi at 22.45 to go less than half a mile and thought that because it was before 23.00 it would be ordinary fare. Again, a first time customer (and probably last time as well).

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have you noticed its not only the chav/pondlife who create?

posh house/BMW on the drive/big party.... "HOW MUCH"?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:12 pm 
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
who are these people who pop up like a panto genie once a year and think that makes them "regulars" who should have priority?

and then complain double time NYE is almost criminal?

We only had one complaint about the double fare on Christmas day. It was from a chap who booked a taxi at 22.45 to go less than half a mile and thought that because it was before 23.00 it would be ordinary fare. Again, a first time customer (and probably last time as well).


When you book a taxi around our neck of the woods, they make a point of telling you beforehand if there is an uplift in the tariff.

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 Post subject: Re: all at once
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:52 pm 
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grandad wrote:
This is getting ridiculous. In the last hour I have answered 27 calls. 20 of them wanting a taxi for "now". This is a small town. How can so many people want a taxi on a Wednesday teatime?


welcome to the real world Pete :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

unfortunately most of them are probably students back home for xmas expecting Melton or Stamford to have the same level of service as London or Manchester

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Our council only had one overcharging complaint this Xmas.

And that was from a punter using a non B&H cab. #-o

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cabby john wrote:
grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
who are these people who pop up like a panto genie once a year and think that makes them "regulars" who should have priority?

and then complain double time NYE is almost criminal?

We only had one complaint about the double fare on Christmas day. It was from a chap who booked a taxi at 22.45 to go less than half a mile and thought that because it was before 23.00 it would be ordinary fare. Again, a first time customer (and probably last time as well).


When you book a taxi around our neck of the woods, they make a point of telling you beforehand if there is an uplift in the tariff.


is that like an increase?

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