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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:50 pm 
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At the launch, GMB Congress delegates representing members across all sections and industries of the union voted overwhelmingly for the abolition of "O" licenses currently issued by local councils which circumvent the high standards required in the rest of the taxi and private hire industry
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Since when did councils issue "O" licences? #-o


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Terry Flanagan, GMB Professional Drivers Branch Secretary said: "This is the first time ever any union in the UK has united the taxi and private hire industries into one campaign. Our message to local councils is simple: GMB members will not accept


Good grief, you'd think that the last person on earth to unite the UK trade would be Terry, but by some miracle he's managed it single handedly. :lol:

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Taxi and private hire drivers operating on an "O" license are not subject to the standard criminal record and or suitability checks, potentially putting the traveling public at risk from unchecked drivers and unregulated vehicles. (Quote)

What a load of tripe, we do get a full enhanced crb check, (and a police check every year,) and for some reason we have to have one every three years, even though we have not left the trade, yet for any other job that requires one, they only need one crb check and that lasts until they leave that job.
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TDO wrote:
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At the launch, GMB Congress delegates representing members across all sections and industries of the union voted overwhelmingly for the abolition of "O" licenses currently issued by local councils which circumvent the high standards required in the rest of the taxi and private hire industry
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Since when did councils issue "O" licences? #-o





I think he means operators licence tdo
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I think he's referring to the licences issued by VOSA to run bus-type services, so when he refers to councils issuing O licences and taxi and PH drivers operating under an O licence then it's just confusing the issue.

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TDO wrote:
I think he's referring to the licences issued by VOSA to run bus-type services, so when he refers to councils issuing O licences and taxi and PH drivers operating under an O licence then it's just confusing the issue.

He's certainly got me confused :? :? :? :?

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Oh it's nice to know, we can all retire. and leave our futures incompetence hands :lol:

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GMB has been signing up thousands of professional drivers over the last few years and the new committee wills co-ordinate the campaign throughout Britain.

:^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o

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The people around that table haven't learnt a thing over the last six months, and clearly haven't got the balls to bin the OAP.

If those lads are happy for the OAP to be their top man, then good luck to them. [-(

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This sadly reminds me of a time when we were all trying to get section 75 (1) (B) sorted and terry joined in trying to ammend a different section :lol:

Nice to see the union have united the trade on the 'O' license issue....just a shame they are about 3 months behind the NTA / NPHA / NTTG / T&G / and GMB :shock: still never let the truth get in the way of a press release.

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Sussex wrote:
TDO wrote:
GMB has been signing up thousands of professional drivers over the last few years and the new committee wills co-ordinate the campaign throughout Britain.

:^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o :^o


You beat me to it. :lol:
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GMB members who work as professional drivers in the taxi and mini cab industry have set up a GMB National Committee.

A little birdy told me that this new committee agreed at their first meeting that no national press releases would go out without everyone first seeing it.

I wonder if Mr GA can confirm that, and whether or not he first saw the O license release on TDO. :D

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