Taxi Driver Online

No its called avoiding enforcement and the higher standards of the borough in which a person would want to work.

The fee we pay is not just for testing ................ its for administration and enforcement.

What exactly is the grand plan JD .................. because the way I look at it you will not settle until you have destroyed the trade completely.

B. Lucky

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"Here's a simple solution. If you don't want to pay more for a premium service then wait in the queue, problem solved".
Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

Yes, flexibility. You are SO flexible you applaud a council when it applies quality control, and then applaud drivers in the same area when they take measures to avoid quality controls.

A Council should only issue Hack licenses to vehicles that are to be worked in their own area, and should revoke those that are clearly abusing the system. Numerical control of licenses does curtail this practise, of course.

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Former taxi driver

I suppose you prefer to pick and choose which laws you live by? If you can't live with the system change it.

The fact is, its legal. Simple as that.

Regards

JD

EVERYONE (including you) "picks and chooses which laws they live by"?

Some by choosing to speed, others by throwing gum on to the pavement.

I manage to live by (most) Laws. But I could really, REALLY live without lawyers.

There was a few years ago a mid air collision in the USA. Two jumbo jets packed with lawyers on the way to a convention. No survivors. What was the headline in the New York Times?

"A Good Start!"

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Former taxi driver

Don't you think its good that all your private hire cars can go next door and get a hackney carriage license? Then come back and work lincoln, as private hire?

Regards

JD

Doesn't it say somewhere that a PH "shall not have the appearance of a Hackney carriage vehicle"? It's the law, isn't it?

And ask me sometime about "Imp taxi's, and Guymers Taxi's" and where they are now. Both NKDC licensed, and tried that wheeze.

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Former taxi driver

I'm enjoying this, by the way.

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Former taxi driver

Why do u purposely evade the point? A hackney carriage is a hackney carriage, whether it be a saloon car like Gateshead or a black cab like Manchester?

Doesn't make any difference in regard to private hire. There are more saloon car hackneys carriages than there are purpose built. have u read the

Regards

JD

Pretty slow this week. If I come over to Manc Chester in my Metrocab, could I work from a Trafford PH office? Without knowing WTF I was, or where I was going? Would that be "good"? For the travelling public, I mean?

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Former taxi driver

You can work from any office you like but its rather a long way to go. Maybe you should try Birmingham.

Regards

JD

Who shot JD?.............

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Former taxi driver

I've got an article here about you jimbo. Do you want me to post it?

Regards

JD

"We have an annual review of fares with the city council, but they set the fares and we have to get their approval for any increase," he said. "It's been 18 months since the last increase and prices of fuel have gone up considerably this year, but that is just one aspect of the problem.

Cap in hand to the council for a fare rise, under my regime you would either get an automatic fare increase every year or set your own fares? lol

I bet you just love these councillors.

Regards

JD

Read the ........... what ??????????

Gateshead does have saloon cars as HC, that is the truth, however the implication was that Gateshead has no WAV's and the truth is that there are 250 WAV HC as well as 85 saloon.

It should also be pointed out that the saloon HC plates have always been restricted and will always be restricted ................ plates released after deregulation were non transferable WAV only, and IF the temporary restriction Gateshead Council have enforced is ever lifted only WAV plates would be available.

I should also remind the great pretender that plate values for saloons rose after deregulation so his little plan to bankrupt the majority of plateholders who's plates demanded the greatest premium failed miserably ................ indeed for those who make owning plates a business they owe a great debt to the infamous JD.

I don't know still what this grand plan is JD ................. maybe one day you will share it with me ................... and hopefully it will start with something like ................ "I would have got away with it too, if it wasn't for them pesky kids" .................... scoooooooby doooooby dooooooooo

B. Lucky

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"Here's a simple solution. If you don't want to pay more for a premium service then wait in the queue, problem solved".
Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

lol I had a feeling you might rise to the bait if I mentioned that magic word "Gateshead". Thank you for proving my theory right?

Why don't you apply for the vacant post of NTA secretary? I think you would do a fine job? Or does Mr Casey want to retain the strings of power indefinately?

Regards

JD