Cockney Rebel...
err ‘reject’
‘without a cause’ or
whatever I call myself!
O
ne poor chap up north wrote to taxi talk that leave the market open to a Mercedes taxi trade is so irresponsible as to not maintain
in the letters section last month regarding without the turning circle and if so what would their braking system? With all due respect
K R Z K H W K R X J K W ¶the last couple of issues were happen to the re-sale value of the Mercs with K H · V D Q R W K H U R Q H R I W K R V H Z K R À W L Q W K H ¶ W R W D O O \
overrun with letters from whinging London the rear wheel turning circle? Could a new LTI F O X H O H V V · E U D F N H W ' D U U H Q - R K Q V R Q V K R X O G D O V R
W D [ L G U L Y H U V · 7 K H Q K H V D L G ¶ , À Q G W D [ L W D O N D Q product from China suddenly appear as the know that the six monthly inspection only came
H [ F H O O H Q W D Q G L Q I R U P D W L Y H U H D G L Q I D F W L W · V TX5 with an economical engine at a price that in for just under a year, so has his statistics been
got to be the best trade publication there is W K H G U L Y H U F D Q U H D O O \ D I I R U G " 5 H P H P E H U , · Y H massaged for his own ends in his apparent hate
L Q W H U P V R I G L Y H U V H Z H O O E D O D Q F H G F R Q W H Q W · already said that the current cab we use in campaign against the Licensed taxi trade.
He was complaining, at least I think he was London, in my opinion is somewhat overpriced,
complaining about my and Sheldon Collins so how can we plan for the future? On the I know that some might not believe that what I
articles in previous issues. I wish people other hand if we were Private Hire we could am about to write is actually coming from me.
Z R X O G P D N H X S W K H L U P L Q G V + H · V U L J K W R Q W K H pick from any amount of vehicles on offer and I own a white TXII, I know, silly sod, but I really
button though, we are diverse and as I said W K H Z K H H O F K D L U I D F L O L W \ V W L O O Z R X O G Q · W D S S O \ 7 K H U H am coming around to the idea that all London
in the last issue, maybe what Scotland has are a lot of vehicles on the market that could W D [ L V V K R X O G E H R Q H F R O R X U O H W · V V D \ E O D F N , W
W R V D \ W K H Q / R Q G R Q G R H V Q · W Z D Q W W R K H D U D Q G carry wheelchairs so I wondered if maybe the could also have a green, red, or orange bonnet,
vice versa. But, taxi talk is probably the only licensing authorities are actually putting the but they should all conform to a type of colour. If
trade publication that listens to all sides of the burden of purpose built taxis on the London L W · V J R R G I R U 1 H Z < R U N W K H Q Z K \ Q R W / R Q G R Q "
argument and if worthy of publication then it trade because they really want rid of us in our
will be done. I cannot relate to what is going on present form. 2012 will be the yardstick for the % U L D Q 0 D \ D S S H D U V D J D L Q
in Sussex, or Scotland, but, as I said in the last taxi trade and just watch how we are excluded Did you see me on X Factor on Sunday 15
th
L V V X H Z H F D W H U I R U H Y H U \ R Q H L Q W K H W U D G H ' R Q · W in favour of Private Hire for the Olympics. November playing my guitar with my old
forget, taxi talk is a national publication and They are ready to go while we are still in the Queen band mate Roger Taylor on drums?
what happens in the north, sooner or later ends 1930s dithering while the Private Hire have Blooming fantastic. Hair carefully curly
X S L Q W K H V R X W K 6 R I R U W K R V H Z K R F R X O G Q · W J L Y H the ears of TfL. Bus lanes are only one thing coiffured for the night, I played my socks off...
D Á \ L Q J Z K D W H Y H U E X U \ \ R X U K H D G V L Q W K H V D Q G they are trying to get from TfL and you can bet H U U P D \ E H Q R W 2 Q O \ L Q V R P H S H R S O H · V P L Q G V
and allow others to make up their minds. L I W K H \ G R Q · W V X F F H H G W K H Q W D [ L V Z L O O Z L W K R X W D E X W , F D Q D V V X U H \ R X L W Z D V Q · W P H K R Q H V W , · P
doubt be thrown out of all bus lanes as well… % H U Q L H , V K R X O G Q · W S R N H I X Q E X W V R P H R I W K R V H
, G R Q · W P L Q G F R S \ F D W V J X \ V
Mmmm Z K R · V W R E O D P H W K R X J K " E O R R G \ O H W W H U V \ R X F R X O G Q · W P D N H X S $ F W X D O O \
How long have I been saying that the London they do make them up and sometimes dodgy
taxi trade should smarten themselves up in ' D U U H Q - R K Q V R Q V · D W L W D J D L Q names appear, especially from down here
the hope of capturing the better work that has Green Party mouthpiece Darren Johnson has in London. We can sort those easily but at
gone to Private Hire? Over eighteen months accused the London Mayor of cosying up to times I think they should be let through as
, · Y H E H H Q E D Q J L Q J R Q W K D W Z H V K R X O G K D Y H the taxi trade. Poor misguided Darren claimed ¶ K D U G F R S \ · D V D I R U P R I H Q W H U W D L Q P H Q W \ R X
D G U H V V F R G H $ I W H U D O O W K H V W L F N , W R R N , · Y H the Mayor is allowing thousands of taxis to know give us all a laugh, grammer (sic) and
noticed that on at least three occasions other emit illegal levels of pollution particulates punccttuuaattioon to boot! This is how it
so called London trade papers have quoted from exhausts and brakes since the Mayor should be taken and not as seriously as some
what I was saying then… letters from drivers scrapped the six monthly inspections. Poor have in the past. We all have the right of
are saying exactly what I wrote. What about O L W W O H ' D U U H Q K D V Q · W À J X U H G L W R X W \ H W W K D W L W Z D V reply, use it properly.
the Mercedes Vito passed in London? Spooky TfL who actually compelled the taxi trade to
H Q R X J K , Z D V W K H À U V W G U L Y H U W R N Q R Z D E R X W W K H E X \ D Q G À W H [ S H Q V L Y H H [ K D X V W V \ V W H P V W R R X U 7 K H I X W X U H "
Merc, I was told by a private hire driver (yes older cabs, and it was them and the Carriage So even more emission penalties on the taxi
private hire driver!) living in the Midlands… 2 I À F H Z K R V W L S X O D W H G Z K L F K V \ V W H P V W R À W D Q G trade? More pandering to the private hire trade
how come the trade knew nothing then? When who we should buy them from. So if anything D V O R Q J D V W K H \ U X Q W K H & D U U L D J H 2 I À F H D Q G
I told a number of so called trade peers I was L V Z U R Q J W K H Q L W · V 7 I / Z K R D U H D W I D X O W & D Q Z H W H O O 7 I / Z K D W W K H \ Z D Q W , · P E H L Q J F D U H I X O Q R W
greeted with: ´ D K W K D W · V D O R D G R I E R O O
F N V µ It claim compensation from TfL if they deem the to mention names here, have you noticed at
would appear that they were wrong (again) exhausts are breaking the law or failing smoke all?) We will plummet further down with the
and I was right. Now, some drivers have the tests? Like our popular purpose built taxis the G R Z Q W X U Q R I Z R U N V L P S O \ E H F D X V H Z H Z R Q · W
audacity to complain about cabs parked on H [ K D X V W V D U H Z K D W Z H D U H W R O G L V À W I R U W K H M R E F D Q · W H P E U D F H D Q \ V R U W R I F K D Q J H 0 R U H F D E V
working ranks. Something I have written for , I L W · V I R X Q G Q R W W R E H W K H F R U U H F W H [ K D X V W Q R Z repossessed because drivers can no longer
W Z R \ H D U V % X W W K D W · V Q R W Z K D W P \ S R L Q W L V they are changing the goal posts yet again, afford increasing high interest rates and re-
about in this issue. Last month I wrote that the W K H Q P D \ E H L W · V 7 I / Z K R V K R X O G F R P S H Q V D W H payments introduced by the greedy banks, like
/ R Q G R Q W U D G H F R X O G Q · W S O D Q D K H D G U H J D U G L Q J the people who shelled out a lot of money for Lloyds TSB, Black Horse and HBOS who need
buying new cabs. The famous turning circle what amounts to their negligence in making to be reminded that they were saved from
could be lost in the next three or four months sure the product passed by them is suitable for E D Q N U X S W F \ Z L W K 2 8 5 0 2 1 ( < E \ W K H Z D \ 7 D [ L
so what will then be passed at the Carriage the job. Again, I believe that not much thought age limiting that would effectively slash the
2 I À F H E \ 7 I / " , I W K H W X U Q L Q J F L U F O H L V W D N H Q went into which system was the best for the Á H H W E X W Z R X O G S H U K D S V I D O O Q L F H O \ L Q W R W K H O D S V
D Z D \ R Q W K H F R Q G L W L R Q V R I À W Q H V V W K H Q F R X O G older cabs. Does Darren really think that the of those that depend on us?
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !
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