tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post1026491901524043798..comments2024-03-19T12:48:48.045+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: More ‘Rights’ We Never Knew Existed…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-1702185366452160682011-10-22T09:43:09.788+01:002011-10-22T09:43:09.788+01:00"I'm not sure even the blue badge gives y..."I'm not sure even the blue badge gives you that dispensation, does it?"<br /><br />I don't know what the law is exactly, not having one of the magical blue badges - but you can hardly see double yellows around here because of the 'disabled' drivers parked all over them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-57195446727895822682011-10-22T06:16:59.122+01:002011-10-22T06:16:59.122+01:00"There may be more to this than meets the eye...<i>"There may be more to this than meets the eye. You are permitted to stop on double yellow lines to pick up or drop off passengers..."</i> <br /><br />It's possible, but even the cab drivers seem to be admitting they are - legally - in the wrong. Unless the newspapers report is incorrect, which really wouldn't be unusual for the .B&D Post'...<br /><br /><i>"There will be great employment opportunities now for disabled mini cab drivers, I'm sure."</i><br /><br />I'm not sure even the blue badge gives you that dispensation, does it?<br /><br /><i>"My money is on the black cab drivers winning it, especially with the Olympics coming up."</i> <br /><br />Heh! Me too :)<br /><br /><i>"But I suppose they are too well-connected in most local councils for that to happen."</i><br /><br />Probably not this one...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-24436740323101085012011-10-21T13:14:40.495+01:002011-10-21T13:14:40.495+01:00They particularly like taxi licences to be tightly...<i>They particularly like taxi licences to be tightly limited in number</i><br /><br />Black cab numbers are not limited. However, the standards to gain one and keep a vehicle on the roads are very high. <br /><br />Minicabs were not licenced at all in London until 2003 when they accepted a regulatory framework to make sure that every idiot with a death-trap couldn't pay some insurance (or just take a chance) and start picking up the unwary.<br /><br />This naturally provided a barrier to entry but was broadly welcomed by the public who wanted to get home in one piece. The private hire firms accepted the trade-off; the could only take on certain cars and drivers, but they wouldn't face unlimited competition.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-75444571611049765362011-10-21T12:32:21.790+01:002011-10-21T12:32:21.790+01:00Taxi drivers are always looking for special privil...Taxi drivers are always looking for special privileges are they not?<br /><br />They particularly like taxi licences to be tightly limited in number, so that there's not too much competition (preferable, none at all, just them and their mates) and they can keep the prices up.<br /><br />It's time they were just dropped into the competitive shark-tank that the rest of us have to swim in, imho.<br /><br />But I suppose they are too well-connected in most local councils for that to happen.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45748192562291862132011-10-21T11:31:43.185+01:002011-10-21T11:31:43.185+01:00Splendid. We are about to have a philosophical dis...Splendid. We are about to have a philosophical discussion on the definition of taxi-rank and pre-booking. <br /><br />My money is on the black cab drivers winning it, especially with the Olympics coming up. It's a strong team and it has about 150 years of experience. The Minicabbers have only been a formal team for under a decade. <br /><br />Let's not forget that the Black Cabbers whipped Michael Portillo's backside in the 1980s and are about the only electoral demographic to cause the Iron Lady to hang a u-ey.<br /><br />I had that Boris Johnson in the back of the cab once. But then, so did everyone.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-12330793769368282592011-10-21T10:35:50.678+01:002011-10-21T10:35:50.678+01:00There will be great employment opportunities now f...There will be great employment opportunities now for disabled mini cab drivers, I'm sure.Law of unintended consequencesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-86997263340793483102011-10-21T10:04:02.356+01:002011-10-21T10:04:02.356+01:00There may be more to this than meets the eye. You ...There may be more to this than meets the eye. You are permitted to stop on double yellow lines to pick up or drop off passengers, and it may be that CCTV parking enforcement is wrongly picking up vehicles legitimately doing this. After all, there have been cases when people have been sent penalties from CCTV for having been stopped in a traffic queue!Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com