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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:21 am 
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Since April 2008 GMB members in Bracknell have been campaigning to re-introduce limitation.

Last night at the Licensing & Safety Committee meeting all councillors voted to introduce limitation with immediate effect.

The issue will be subject to further debate at the next committee meeting in March 2010.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:43 am 
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brightonbreezy wrote:
Since April 2008 GMB members in Bracknell have been campaigning to re-introduce limitation.

Last night at the Licensing & Safety Committee meeting all councillors voted to introduce limitation with immediate effect.

The issue will be subject to further debate at the next committee meeting in March 2010.

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Well done ..... union or not! It does not matter who achieves sensible policy on license issues, as long as they are achieved.

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The issue will be subject to further debate at the next committee meeting in March 2010.


Do they only meet every six months?

That's a good licensing committee!

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Delegated powers to the LO BC

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Congrats to those involved

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So what's the going rate for a plate now?

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gusmac wrote:
So what's the going rate for a plate now?

Too much. :sad:

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gusmac wrote:
So what's the going rate for a plate now?


Not as much as the local butchers shop :roll:

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So what's the going rate for a plate now?

Too much. :sad:

Probably over-saturated, so the owner pays the new owner to take it off his hands.

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So what's the going rate for a plate now?


Not as much as the local butchers shop :roll:

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Probably closed down after tesco opened :lol:

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So what's the going rate for a plate now?



If you have to ask, you can't afford :wink:


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Well done to all concerned,it is victories like this that prove the effectiveness of banding together.Amazingly it would seem that some amongst us are prepared to scoff and play down the fact that despite this success, many Councils are still not prepared to listen to the local drivers who face extreme hardship do to oversubscription of plates in the area.

Congratulations to the Bracknell drivers and the GMBpdb southern region for pushing through this reversal in the councils decision.Perhaps other associations in adjoining councils may wish to achieve the same success,
should you wish to discuss then contact Mick Hildreth.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:55 pm 
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Well done to all concerned,it is victories like this that prove the effectiveness of banding together.Amazingly it would seem that some amongst us are prepared to scoff and play down the fact that despite this success, many Councils are still not prepared to listen to the local drivers who face extreme hardship do to oversubscription of plates in the area.

Congratulations to the Bracknell drivers and the GMBpdb southern region for pushing through this reversal in the councils decision.Perhaps other associations in adjoining councils may wish to achieve the same success,
should you wish to discuss then contact Mick Hildreth.
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They will, I'm quite active with other cabbies around the country, all they need is the right words to show them how to repel the invader's, it's in it's infancy now but it's gaining weight, every time something happens it makes the PHM and Taxi mags, if there's one thing the trade really needs more than anything it's to get the cheap seats out, they can't see it but they are effectively to the trade what an Indian call centre is to a British customer, i.e ineffective and hard to understand, and now for my speech



We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in Britain,
we shall fight on the Ranks and Roads,
we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the Cab, we shall defend our Income, whatever the cost may be,
we shall fight on the Stations,
we shall fight on the Supermarket grounds,
we shall fight in the Civic Offices and in the streets,
we shall fight in the Terminals;
we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Trade or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the Council, armed and guarded by the WAV Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the Old World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the New."



I thank you :lol:


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I'm sure many concerned are now rubbing their hands together in glee, no more cabbing for them - they can get some other scmuck to do it for them. :lol:
Never mind, anyone can be a cabby. Fresh off the boat with a tomtom and no english............ but only the chosen few can be a baron.

Quality :roll:

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gusmac wrote:
I'm sure many concerned are now rubbing their hands together in glee, no more cabbing for them - they can get some other scmuck to do it for them. :lol:
Never mind, anyone can be a cabby. Fresh off the boat with a tomtom and no english............ but only the chosen few can be a baron.

Quality :roll:


Why is it that only thing that concerns others about limited areas is whether or not there are 'barons'. The same people who rent out vehicles in a limited area will be the ones who rent out vehicles in a delimited area.

You don't hear people complaining because they have to rent premises so they can run a business :roll:

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Why is it that only thing that concerns others about limited areas is whether or not there are 'barons'. The same people who rent out vehicles in a limited area will be the ones who rent out vehicles in a delimited area.


Choice is the difference. Rent because you want to, not because you have to.

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