Taxi Driver Online

thats the advantage of Stamford the shape of the town makes some journeys two miles plus

but of course Melton doesn't have any LARGE outlying villages that would be higher fares such as Asfordby does it ?

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

One of the biggest issues is cards being declined which happens a lot more often than the banks and government would have us believe

No money in the account = card declined and many people exist with bank balances at or around zero

The government needs to set up some sort of scheme to allow traders such as us to not end up out of pocket

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

I know I shouldn't say this but I rarely get declines, maybe 2 or 3 this year.

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So now they've got dirty great doorsigns with QR codes on them - well done those drivers

Bet the ones who were playing by the rules are boiling


New signs for fare taxi service

https://www.tmbc.gov.uk/news/article/14 ... xi-service

New signs will appear on car doors of taxi and private hire vehicles.



Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council is taking action to ensure a safer taxi experience in the borough. New signage on taxi and private hire vehicles will make it easier for people to report concerns, provide reassurance that standards are being monitored and help customers feel safe.

The borough council is one of the first authorities in the country to adopt this approach, which comes after reports of taxi drivers at Tonbridge Station refusing short-distance fares and turning away passengers without cash, sometimes leaving lone women stranded at night. Under licensing regulations, taxi drivers must accept the first fare that hails them, no matter what the distance. In several cases complainants could not recall the vehicle plate numbers meaning the council had no way of addressing the issue with the drivers concerned.

Licence identifications are currently on the rear of vehicles, which are less visible to people using taxis. The new signs will appear on the side of vehicles and will feature a QR code for passengers to scan with their phones to report any issues directly to the council’s complaints webpage. This aims to simplify the process of reporting problems and identifying vehicles and drivers.

Des Keers, the council’s cabinet member for Community Services said “We are committed to ensuring high quality, safe taxi services across our borough and making licence numbers more clearly visible is just one way of doing that. While most passengers don’t have issues, we also want to make it easier for those who do to report it so we can investigate and take appropriate action.”

The new signs will roll out to more than 500 registered private hire and hackney carriage vehicles from early November.

Interestingly, this council understands that signage is exactly what is required to identify vehicles and drivers.

On the other hand, the basket case council Wolverhampton believes no signage is best.

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