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I read it as if you had already alluded to the fact by your comments " it's just not worth it" and " I've tried to put him off" as I said he could try ph while he studies his brief, I wouldn't drive ph purely for the safety reasons, the money is not great, he'll need to work long hours to make a decent wage but this will obviously be relative to his personal situation, to drive a hack he'll have to study and pay for studying hell then have to pay about £200 for his exam and licence costs and he'll also have to pay to sit 5 modules within a year £69 each, cctv is another added expense, driving blacks is not going to make him rich nor is ph or uber. A lot guys who drive ph end up on the hacks so maybe this says something about the difference in take home money, I'm not sure how well the uber drivers do in money terms but by all accounts the Edinburgh side of the business is not great

blacktaxi Wrote:


I appreciate your comments. It's more about the flexibility of the job which has caught his interest. The money obviously matters too but it's not like he's planning to make a full-time career out of Ph/Taxi driving. It is really just a stopgap or a stepping stone to a more rewarding career. I am not trying to denigrate anyone who drives a Ph/taxi for a living but I would imagine there are few that do the job by choice.

I suppose like most jobs it has its good and bad, It depends on your outlook and how much time you want to spend working and that's where it's unbeatable, you take holidays, ad hoc days off and finish whenever suits you, and you can work on longer when it suits, live within your means and taxing is a fantastic job, offering flexibility that no other job can offer, however becoming a slave to banks and such like will make the job miserable especally on quieter days if you have to keep chasing your tail

UNLESS you become Taxi Baron..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

You do realise the internal CCTV is encrypted and drivers have no access to the images?

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Son starts work next week on £11.50/hr 6am-2pm mon-friday. overtime is double time

Holiday pay, Bank holidays paid, training, pension, SSP (if needed), no drunks... and promotion prospects

He had just renewed his badge..................

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That depends on the CCTV system. If it is your own system and it is you who bought it then you will have access to the footage.

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Grandad,

That might put you in breach of the DPA, it seems recording audio with the video certainly does

Council imposed systems are certainly encrypted and over £700

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Yeah and it seems to be expensive and not taken up by the Ph/taxi trade in general which is disappointing but typical of such a shambolic industry. However, I wonder what the position is with a body worn camera, after all, the police, council officials and parking attendants all seem to be using this type of camera for their own personal protection. You could even wear it covertly and at least that way, you would have an accurate record of what was said and done should there be any kind of an incident. Maybe that's where the Ph/taxi trade has gotten it wrong, bodyworn cameras make much more sense, at least, to me.

EXACTLY!!!

You may have misunderstood me. The images will be encrypted with any system but if you bought the system yourself you also get the software to enable you to view. I am also told that under certain circumstances you can record audio as well.

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Grandad,

If you ever needed a reason for having CCTV in your vehicle or on your person, here it is...https://stv.tv/news/east-central/138237 ... st-attack/

Providing you have the required Data Control License.

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IDFIMH

Even with a DPA licence your LA can insist on a specific system (£700+) to which only they have access

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Not for all systems. It depends on what you are recording and how you intend to use it. For instance if you have CCTV that records outside the vehicle only it is my understanding that a license may not be needed also if you have CCTV at your home looking at only your property, you don't need a license. We already have a data controller license.

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Grandad,