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explain to me why your greed for free plates is any different than the greed of plateholders to maintain premiums.

I think it's a little bit silly calling people who want equality for all licensed drivers greedy. :?


And there is no show without punch.

B. Lucky :D

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explain to me why your greed for free plates is any different than the greed of plateholders to maintain premiums.

I think it's a little bit silly calling people who want equality for all licensed drivers greedy. :?


And there is no show without punch.

B. Lucky :D


What about the equality of existing plateholders who have re-mortgaged their homes to get away from unscrupulous PH operators.

B. Lucky :D

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What about the equality of existing plateholders who have re-mortgaged their homes to get away from unscrupulous PH operators.

Well most have had the benefit of a restricted trade for long enough to repay their investment. And most of the rest got their plates for nothing.

The few that have just bought plates are IMO, following the OFT report and the mega de-limitation that has followed, a tad thick.

And their stupidity shouldn't stop vast numbers of licensed drivers getting their own taxi plates. Should it?

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How do you derive satisfaction from someone trying to earn a living being punished by the courts? And then take further satisfaction form the prospect of the man being punished a second time by the council?

I do accept as probably he does, he was doing something wrong and should be punished but I take no satisfaction from seeing him punished. This is hardly a heinous crime against society.

What I find curious is how you GA while claiming to represent taxi owners/drivers, you get your kicks by wallowing in this mans financial pain and discomfort?

I might point out that when I go out with the intent to hurt someone, I don’t feel any remorse for a deliberate and calculated act but I just don’t get any satisfaction from seeing or hearing about the misfortunes of others. It does nothing for me whatsoever.

Tell me GA what’s so satisfying? Do you need some sort of reassurance that you are the good guy who has never done anything wrong? :roll: How do you find the suffering of others so gratifying? :?



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Skull ............... this person knew he was breaking the law.

He got caught this time but god only knows how many times he had ILLEGALLY accepted a booking before.

I cannot get my head around why you claim that by me applauding Stockton Council for the action I'm not supporting the drivers ............. what about the HC driver who should have picked that person up and LEGALLY collected the £7.50 for the fare.

The other question I have is why was the bloke parked in an area where he could have been approached ......................... was he illegally plying for hire, which leaves his office with one less car to fulfil telephone bookings therefore making the firms punters wait ......................... or was he waiting for a booked fare, which leaves the person who had booked him stranded in the town centre.

Whichever way you look at it mate, drivers who operate outside of their licensing conditions should not be in a trade where public service should be paramount ............... this bloke is the sort of unprofessional, self centred leech who should have no place in our profession.

Hopefully higher standards will sort out the rest of them, because with the higher standards must come stiffer penalties.

Still ........... you believe you should be able to do whatever you want don't you ....................... in fact in your perfect world you'd just like people to come up to you and give you money without you actually having to earn it.


GA we all know you are a paragon of virtue but what I really wanted to know is what motivates you to enjoy another driver’s suffering. I am fully aware he did wrong and never disputed the point. He did the crime and paid for it but you want to see him punished time and time again. You even take satisfaction at the thought of it. Well GA what motivates you to see him punished yet again by a bunch of councillors? When is enough, enough? Why do you get off on this?

Why the parasitic need for gratification at the expense of someone else?

Would your time not be better spend going to the toilet with a dirty magazine? :lol:

Yet another committee man getting his jollies at another's expense while claiming to improve standards. :roll: Where do you people come from? :roll:

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What about the equality of existing plateholders who have re-mortgaged their homes to get away from unscrupulous PH operators.

Well most have had the benefit of a restricted trade for long enough to repay their investment. And most of the rest got their plates for nothing.

The few that have just bought plates are IMO, following the OFT report and the mega de-limitation that has followed, a tad thick.

And their stupidity shouldn't stop vast numbers of licensed drivers getting their own taxi plates. Should it?


Your wasting your time with this mush Sussex. GA only sees the world through super cabby specks. This guy can't understand why you would not want to be just like him.

GA is................. SUPER CABBY :lol: :lol: :lol:

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The reason GA wants to protect premiums is that he ...............................................................................................................................



Well I addressed the point yesterday, and in truth I don't know the exact reason.

How about protecting the fleet owners in Gateshead and stopping drivers running their own taxi?

Or perhaps the threatening nature of your other recent post gives the game away - it's just opposition for the sake of it, and a vindictive desire to see people who've disagreed with you intimidated.

Why else would you want to know the identity of people who self-evidently want to remain anon? Bit sad, innit?

I well recall the PMs you sent me several years ago when your Metro was torched and saying that you agreed with the need to stay anon. And on this forum even when you've been clear about your ID at later dates you've been PMing Admin bleating that your anonymity had been compromised.

Thus a hypocrite, bully and all-round bullshitter - anything I've missed :lol:

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GA wrote:
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Sussex wrote:
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explain to me why your greed for free plates is any different than the greed of plateholders to maintain premiums.

I think it's a little bit silly calling people who want equality for all licensed drivers greedy. :?


And there is no show without punch.

B. Lucky :D


What about the equality of existing plateholders who have re-mortgaged their homes to get away from unscrupulous PH operators.

B. Lucky :D


Well it's drivel from people like you that encourages people to risk their homes, so shouldn't you be taking a good look at yourself in this regard?

And don't forget that the NTA said that premiums were unproven and merely anecdotal, so presumably your statement above is likewise?

And don't you claim that plates should be untransferable - thus no premium?

And what about those who can't finance a plate to get away from 'unscrupulous' PH operators? Does everyone have enough equity in their house to finance this? No, and of course many don't even own a house.

And you want to give the PH operators a monopoly on HC plates in your manor :lol:

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Round our way there is only hackney because there is little point going PH as it is cheaper to plate a vehicle hackney and there are no restrictions on numbers. We do have a number of drivers who have lost their licenses elsewhere for similar offences and been given one by our council ! :? :?
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We do have a number of drivers who have lost their licenses elsewhere for similar offences and been given one by our council ! :? :?

Maybe a national license isn't such a bad thing. Lose it in one manor and that's it.

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Ive come into this a bit late.
I'm glad the driver got punished.
SKULL, if the driver had of picked a member of your family up and had a crash, he would not have been insured, he broke the law and deserves to be punished. Let it be a warning to other drivers.

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rambo wrote:
Ive come into this a bit late.
I'm glad the driver got punished.
SKULL, if the driver had of picked a member of your family up and had a crash, he would not have been insured, he broke the law and deserves to be punished. Let it be a warning to other drivers.


The passengers would be insured.

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rambo wrote:
Ive come into this a bit late.
I'm glad the driver got punished.
SKULL, if the driver had of picked a member of your family up and had a crash, he would not have been insured, he broke the law and deserves to be punished. Let it be a warning to other drivers.



There is a difference between justice being done, a man being punished and someone like GA having a wa*** over it. We have all broke the law at sometime or another and we don't hand ourselves in to the law when we get away with it.

Are you telling me you spend your whole life having wet dreams just waiting to pass judgment on someone? Is your life so shallow that you have to make the punishment of individual into a form of self-gratification?

You do the crime you do the time – end of. :-|

Is this your life Rambo?

One cheap thrill after another while claiming you have never done wrong.

You must be very happy.

BTW


GA is one sad little man eusasmiles.zip

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Incidentally Rambo, we had a case in Edinburgh where a taxi driver had a guy murdered in the back of his taxi by a couple of villains. They through the guy out the taxi and told the driver he was next if he said anything. The driver was shi**** himself. When they got out he went home cleaned the taxi and tried to forget the whole thing but needless to say he was unaware the guy was dead, until he heard it on the radio a few days later. He then handed himself in.

The whole trade fed off this for months. All they wanted was to pass judgment and for the driver to lose his licence because he never went straight to the police. What a bunch of toss***.

I would napalm the whole fu**ing lot of them give even half the chance. I might point out that nearly all those wanting to see this driver lose his licence were owners.

Who needs enemies…?

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In london he would not be insured, Pre booked work only.

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Skull, I am happy with the fact that someone who broke the law has been punished. What would you prefer?, someone who touts gets away with it.

Just imagine your a driver and you go to pick a job up but a tout has nicked it, you as the driver are the loser. In london where I work, touting is a very bad problem, and i'm glad when someone get's nicked for doing it.
If that makes me sad, then so be it.

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