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JD

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Its a wonder there is any work for Hackney's with all that going on ............................ I understand you need a PCO approved vehicle for Edinburgh HC .................. so isn't a TX4 a bit of an expensive PH vehicle?

B. Lucky

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Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

With edinburgh,s growing economy the council will at some point have to concede unmet demand.I wonder how those on the IPL will react when they realise any live application will take precedence over theirs.
It just seems any survey done will come back with the old favourite
NO SIGNIFICANT UNMET DEMAND!!!!!!!!

I think if Jacobs came back with a little SUD and issued 50 plates then that, in the long term, would have been better for the existing plate holders.

Thank f*** they didn't.

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IDFIMH

The problem is that any future survey claiming "No Significant Unmet Demand" will only go to hike plate “values” even further. The bigger problem is, is that these idiots will keep buying in regardless. You’ve seen what they’re like on Fasties and TDO for that matter. Some wannabe business types want to believe the plate has a “value” with the ones who have already bought in needing to believe it. The seller wins both ways; hiked plate values with dummy’s lined-up waiting to part with their hard earned.

There is no reason for those on the IPL to wait any longer it’s not like they are going to be handed a 50K+ check from the council – so why wait.

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Except, we all know that the council always knew that Jacobs would be delivering no SUD. That was why they were choses from the tender list.

remember they weren't the cheapest, nor the most comprehensive. It was a clear choice by the council that they were awarded the contract. Of course they won't give us the reason, and of course how convenient it is that the council doesn't minute anything of what takes place at committee meetings. Seems little more than corrupt to me.

Jacobs was only ever about denying licences. The delaying tactic was only ever about allowing Jacob time to come into the frame to deny licences. This was only ever about denying licences.

The truth is that these applications were never considered on their merit, something the council is duty bound to do.

As for myself, my application will be argued on Law and logic. But the council will deny my application. Even though there 41 applications will need to be granted, even though the interested parties list will need to be granted. But my application meeting was always only ever about laying out the argument in such a way as to prepare the grounds for the appeal. I believe that the courst will adhere to law and logic and grant me my licence - yet another bloody nose for the council.

Of course, rather than deal with the matter in this sullied RC, the councils further delaying tactics just mean that the next RC wilkl start its working life just as sullied. How can there ever be any respect between the opposing sides in such circumstances.

All of this proves that the only way to deal with draconian councils is to batter them. They are storing up grief, not only on this issue, but all the issues we have yet to raise - disciplinary procedures, quality controls, wheelchair policy etc.

Seems they are quite happy, in the absence of real political leadership, to accept this strategy and revel in the hardest working life imaginable.

Bring it on though, eh?

Its a wonder there is any work for Hackney's with all that going on ............................ I understand you need a PCO approved vehicle for Edinburgh HC .................. so isn't a TX4 a bit of an expensive PH vehicle?

GA, Your forgetting the they can now drive the E7 in Edinburgh, and at 20k that's 14k cheaper than a TX

I am wondering how well the E7 is doing in Edinburgh with a room-yer interior and better economy perhaps Skull will inform us

Thanks for that Skippy ...................... but even £20k is expensive for what will ultimatley be used as a PH vehicle.

B. Lucky

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Skull on TDO

TF pi$$ed on his chips.

GA when you concider you can have the best of both worlds for 20k and if you consider that a saloon car worth its salt is almost that now, If I knew Edinburgh better than I do at the moment, I would apply for a plate, I have been secretly been doing the knowledge up there on a Tuesday night, for the last 3 months, I know that I should apply to the taxi school but I want to pass first time and only knowing the main area's so far, I have to put the missing bits of the jigsaw in myself. being dyslexic I cannot study paper work I can only learn by doing it all by myself.

20k is a lot of money, but it's only about 18 months rental in Edinburgh.

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IDFIMH

I understand your point but what I'm getting at is that the jockies in Edinburgh are paying rental for the vehicle they use AND in some cases radio rent to either circuits or PH operators.

If a PH driver in Edinburgh was driving a 5 year old Ford Mondeo and making good money how much more would he need to make if he had to buy an E7, pay the extra for the insurance and fuel BUT STILL have to pay a radio circuit or PH operator to give him a chance to earn the same money.

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.

Keep at it Skippy ................... I helped someone with the same problem some time ago .................. people don't realise how hard dyslexia makes learning knowledge/locality but stick in and good luck with it.

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.

Whatever happened to the level playing field that is the bedrock of our free market economy?

I'm pretty sure that in Edinburgh the taxi boys take a different knowledge to the PH lads.

And the folks applying for plates are 100% existing cab drivers.

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IDFIMH

This is becoming confusing (I know you'll say thats easy but .........), are the jockies in Edinburgh pushing for the removal of the restricted numbers policy of the council or are they just interested in getting themselves plates but retaining a controled numbers policy.

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.