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outofpockeket
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:53 am 
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How many of you since April 2006? Have seen a drop in your senior citizen's trade because of the free bus pass.
Well I have noticed it has had a dramatic effect on the taxi and private hire trade in my area. Where we have a high population of senior citizens.
I see the free bus pass as unfair competition and the Goverment did not think of this effect on the taxi and private hire trade. Is there a possibility that we could sue the Goverment for unfair trading practise's and claim for loss of earnings?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:19 pm 
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In short our PTE has, for as long as I can remember, given all pensioners free bus passes.

They used to offer "care cab" vouchers where they could buy a voucher worth £1 in the taxi for 65p then the driver would reclaim the voucher from the PTE through a registered operator.

They were withdrawn a couple of ears ago when a management company (who's name escapes me) was brought in and the whole scheme was dropped cause THEY couldn't make money from it.

B. Lucky :shock:

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GBC
PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:47 pm 
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outofpockeket wrote:


How many of you since April 2006? Have seen a drop in your senior citizen's trade because of the free bus pass.
Well I have noticed it has had a dramatic effect on the taxi and private hire trade in my area. Where we have a high population of senior citizens.
I see the free bus pass as unfair competition and the Goverment did not think of this effect on the taxi and private hire trade. Is there a possibility that we could sue the Goverment for unfair trading practise's and claim for loss of earnings?



If this is true, Sussex would be out of a job as we speak.

Thers no one under 63 down there. :wink:
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:26 pm 
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I think the bus passes have lost us a bit of work, but not that much.

I've always had the view that if someone is going to get a taxi/PH, then they will get a taxi/PH. If they don't want one, then they wont.

Most bus fares for the old dears are only a pound or less, so in fact a free bus one way might allow them a cab back. :wink:

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