Torncasualty Wrote:
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Somehow I'd like to believe you, but given your history and renowned comments at the time of the 3maxblack case and since, it will take more than the above to convince me you just want a plate to work weekends if it suits.
No what I am saying is that is a possibility and the very least I would do. I know one guy who has a £6000 TX1 and only drives it at weekends sometimes Thursday through to Sunday more often or not three nights out of the four. His costs are cut dramatically by the very fact his taxi doubles as his private vehicle. No private car and no extra finance, insurance, road tax, or running costs just to get to his work.
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You've previously claimed that the PH don't go to the trouble of buying and licensing a car, the cost of insurance and buying a meter etc just to work on a Fri/Sat night so why would it suddenly be worthwhile to do that with a Taxi? If it makes no sense for a PH it makes even less sense for a taxi.
I never claimed the “PH don't go to the trouble of buying and licensing a car, the cost of insurance and buying a meter etc just to work on a Fri/Sat night”. A lot probably do if for anything just to have a nice vehicle for their family paid for by a Ph weekend radio circuit. But once again if his private car is doubling for his working vehicle it’s a huge saving and one of the main reasons the Hacks cannot compete. At the end of he day its work you use to do.
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Kind of blows your argument about a significant part of the rise in PH numbers not being just weekenders out of the sky. A quick count of the PH seagulls in George Street on a weekend night compared to a week night tells you that's how it is. Add to that the drop in PHC numbers recently. and that tells it's own story.
Once again I claimed no such thing. The drop in Ph numbers means absolutely nothing in the scheme of things. In the long term they are steadily increasing plucking one year out of five or six hardly makes a comparison. What I can tell you is the Ph from areas surrounding Edinburgh have risen dramatically and in line with the reduction in country work picked up off the streets. Add that to the current Edinburgh Ph fleet and you will see any reduction is insignificant.
Torn I am attempting to answer your questions and your cynicism openly and honestly this is your chance to debate the real issues.
Now you answer my questions.
Where do you see yourself in the next two years as a driver?
How much less are you prepared to earn and how much more are you prepared to pay for your rental or a plate to keep you in employment?
What happens when you find yourself out of employment for whatever reason where do you find work?
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