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edders23
 Post subject: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:20 pm 
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Sat front rank early evening and a punter comes up to me and asks will you take me to Elizabeth road ( about 0.9 miles) or do I need to get in the one behind ? I told him he's welcome to get him and took him but during the journey I ascertained that he is one of a growing number of punters who are becoming conditioned to "cherry picking " and expect to have to walk along the rank to find one that will take them in fact it is getting to the stage now that 60 to 70 % of punters take taxis from the back of the rank

I have to wonder whose fault is this ? is it ourselves for not complaining more loudly and aggressively to the council or is it the council for refusing to take action

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:47 pm 
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What exactly would you be complaining about and what exactly do you expect your council to do about it? As far as I am aware the punter can go in any vehicle they choose.

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edders23
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:01 pm 
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the fact that cherry picking has become so rife on our rank that the punters now expect all drivers are at it !!

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:18 am 
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edders23 wrote:
the fact that cherry picking has become so rife on our rank that the punters now expect all drivers are at it !!

What do you expect your council to do about it?

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:07 am 
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edders23 wrote:
I have to wonder whose fault is this ? is it ourselves for not complaining more loudly and aggressively to the council or is it the council for refusing to take action

Both.

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:08 am 
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grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
the fact that cherry picking has become so rife on our rank that the punters now expect all drivers are at it !!

What do you expect your council to do about it?

Enforce the law.

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:28 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
the fact that cherry picking has become so rife on our rank that the punters now expect all drivers are at it !!

What do you expect your council to do about it?

Enforce the law.

Is there a law that can force the customer to use a specific car?

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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:56 pm 
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grandad wrote:
Is there a law that can force the customer to use a specific car?



No but there is a law for refusing to take a hire off the rank.
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:39 pm 
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if youve just pulled onto the back of a rank and get a fare its a result, the ones at the front may have been waiting an hour

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 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:46 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
if youve just pulled onto the back of a rank and get a fare its a result, the ones at the front may have been waiting an hour

It may be a result,but maybe next time you pull on that rank someone might decide to remove your teeth :wink:
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:51 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
grandad wrote:
Is there a law that can force the customer to use a specific car?



No but there is a law for refusing to take a hire off the rank.

Is it the driver or the customer that is cherry picking though?

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
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grandad wrote:
Is there a law that can force the customer to use a specific car?

No but that isn't the case in this thread, the case at hand is drivers refusing without proper reason, and that's illegal.

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edders23
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:50 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
if youve just pulled onto the back of a rank and get a fare its a result, the ones at the front may have been waiting an hour



This is the crux of the problem customers are assuming they have to go to the back of the rank if they want to go short distance because there is so much of it going on effectively they are being conditioned to it

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Tico
 Post subject: Re: Food for Thought
PostPosted: Wed May 01, 2013 12:37 am 
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not bad idea i take 0.1 mile punter from back of rank willingly as long as they pay min change
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