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i go away to see some mouse and duck in Paris and come back to a right to do.
some bloke is going to run tuk tuks.
some bloke is going to run pedicabs.
the cartel is falling apart.
one members is a witness in court to another.
scanners firm is going to be swallowed up by brighton streamline.
they think its a merger but thats not the brighton streamline way.
lambs to the slaughter.

did they all wait till i went?

All that chaos isn't just a breath of fresh air.

And you went on holiday What were you thinking ?

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I would be very interested to see how this panns out, as they are being considered in Nottingham. But there the council will only license them as PH.

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IDFIMH

This recent story from Nottingham might aid you Mr Cgull

CITY MOVES CLOSER TO 'TUK TUK' TAXIS

12:00 - 06 June 2006

Revellers and shoppers will soon be able to nip around the city on pedicabs and tuk tuks... but they won't be able to flag one down in the street. Councillors yesterday granted two businessmen private hire licences to operate the three-wheeled vehicles.

However, they had wanted Hackney Carriage licences so they could pick up passengers in the street, as this is where they expected most of the trade to come from. But they were told the limit of 405 licences had been reached and they would have to join a waiting list of 300 when it is reviewed in October.

Neither of the operators had set a fare rate as they were hoping for a Hackney Carriage licence, which would have set the charges.

Lee Todd plans to run the pedicabs under the name of Robin Hood Ecco Taxis. He said: "They are environmentally friendly and it is going to tell people that Nottingham is serious about the environment.

"I think it also brings a fun aspect, and because I can go down the pedestrian area I can cut across the city. "They are already in Cardiff, Edinburgh, the West End, Manchester and Newcastle.

"I have done my calculations. A lot of people say it is going to be seasonal and busy in the summer months but it has a rain cover and will be operational during the majority of the day."

The pedal-powered cycles, which cost £3,600 each, can seat up to three passengers and have space for two suitcases. Mr Todd, of Long Eaton, said he would be based in the Sneinton Market area.

He will reapply for a Hackney Carriage licence in October - relying on telephone bookings would not be viable unless he could get a contract with hotels and licensed premises. Two pedicabs will be used to start with, expanding to eight if the Hackney Carriage licence is granted.

These would run from 8am to 6.30pm on weekdays and 8am to 3am on Fridays and Saturdays. Sanjay Sharma, who runs a business importing petrol-powered tuk tuks from the sub-continent, applied to operate them as cabs in the city.

He said: "People have concerns over their safety but we have done everything in our power and more to make them safe and environmentally friendly.

"They have all got seat belts, we have fitted a catalytic converter and improved the braking and tyres. "They weigh 375kg, which is quite high and they are very sturdy. In terms of safety I would say we have got something that is, touch wood, 100% safe."

Mr Sharma said he was looking at starting with a fleet of three to five tuk tuks. One of the current vehicles is pink and he said he was considering the possibility of using it to run a 'ladies only' service.

He said: "I see it as an opportunity to leave a mark on Nottingham. "If I can say I brought tuk tuks to Nottingham when I die - part of me wants to create history."

He plans to run them from about 9am to 11pm and he envisaged most people using them for short trips between pubs and shops. Speaking after the meeting he said he was delighted to be given the private hire licence but would reapply for a Hackney Carriage licence.

He was confident he could make the business viable as a private hire firm in the meantime and hoped to be running by mid-August. "It is best if you can just flag it down. That is the ultimate aim," he said.

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IDFIMH

Welcome to the club.

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IDFIMH

Yes, but he didn't address the issue of wheelchair accessibility.

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i think they just tie them to the back.

Obviously the Tuck Tuck people didn't apply for a hackney carriage license because surely the authority would have told them their application had been refused but they have a right of appeal to the Crown Court? Perhaps they did apply and the authority told them to join a waiting list? One is obviously the correct procedure while the other is incorrect? No prizes for guessing which one Nottingham seems to have chosen?

Regards

JD

little bit more on the death of the cartel.
scanners mobs has lost a big hotel and more to lose soon.
and soon his mob will be a thing of the past when they merge ( ) or so he thinks with the other lot.
i think scanners has backed the wrong horse.

How appropriate, he used to rob people as well.