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If the vast majority of drivers are non-white, then the figures wouldn't prove much anyway?

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What the figure's would show is that you should not get in car with that group of people driver as you are more at risk of being attacked(illegal touts).

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I agree, but what would an ethnic breakdown add to that?

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What it would do is allow people to make a choice of which illegal car they gey into, IE, if alledged rapist's all had ginger hair, don't get into a car if the driver has got ginger hair.

All the PCO poster adds/TV commercials show white english men as the tout's, and I think this is unfair, I am not saying that white english driver's don't commit rape, what i'm saying is that the public have a right to know.

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rambo wrote:
What it would do is allow people to make a choice of which illegal car they gey into, IE, if alledged rapist's all had ginger hair, don't get into a car if the driver has got ginger hair.

All the PCO poster adds/TV commercials show white english men as the tout's, and I think this is unfair, I am not saying that white english driver's don't commit rape, what i'm saying is that the public have a right to know.


HELLO THIS TOPIC IS FOR CCTV FINES??????????
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HELLO THIS TOPIC IS FOR CCTV FINES??????????

but some people have other agendas. :roll:
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Sorry I strayed off the point, doe's anyone know where in law the black cab exemption is for stopping on red routes?

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no fine i know bit similar to pulling onto path whilst dropping or waiting for your fare, and the buggers wont let you back in, i make sure now every time i stop it's in the road sod the cars they can wait.
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Sorry guy,s for being ignorant but what is red routes. Do you mean bus lanes as there sort of reddish in glasgow. But if it is i drive ph but we up here always use bus lanes and no entry roads when it says taxi or bus only throughway. Have been for years with no problem. :lol:
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I think they're all basically 'bus lanes', but have different names and rules depending on your LA. For example, I don't think PH can use the 'greenways' in Edinburgh, but taxis can.

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Sorry guy,s for being ignorant but what is red routes.

As TDO says with the added bonus of not being able to stop.

Maybe Mr GBC could clarify.

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rambo wrote:
What it would do is allow people to make a choice of which illegal car they gey into, IE, if alledged rapist's all had ginger hair, don't get into a car if the driver has got ginger hair.


But an ethnic breakdown wouldn't tell people anything they don't know already?

And surely it would be unfair on the ginger-haired drivers (to use your example) who are law abiding, ie classic stereotyping?


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All the PCO poster adds/TV commercials show white english men as the tout's, and I think this is unfair, I am not saying that white english driver's don't commit rape, what i'm saying is that the public have a right to know


I'm inclined to agree with you there, after all surely cultural diversity dictates that such posters should feature minority groups :?

But imagine the carry on if that happened; racial stereotyping and all that :shock:

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bigyin wrote:
Sorry guy,s for being ignorant but what is red routes.

As TDO says with the added bonus of not being able to stop.

Maybe Mr GBC could clarify.



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