Dear Editor…
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recently in Liverpool and was astounded by the disgruntled and negative at the moment because the
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pleased to announce that they now have the backing E H Q H [ W " < R X F D Q S H W L W L R Q 3 D U O L D P H Q W I R U H Y H U D Q G D
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to a national level. Not to mention a relationship they especially the swindling labour cronies.
have with local council helping our trade to function
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Liverpool and surrounding areas are still overwhelmed H P S W \ F D E V 7 R D S R L Q W , K D Y H W R J L Y H W K H P F U H G L W
Z L W K 6 H I W R Q 3 U L Y D W H + L U H F D U V F R Q G R Q H G E \ W K H O R F D O in the comments made about how some cabbies
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+ L U H G U L Y H U V � V R Z K H U H � V W K H V X F F H V V \ R X W D O N D E R X W name. I myself have challenged one or two of these
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cabbie, cross border hiring has been going on for at W K H U D Q N R U H Y H Q D Z K H H O F K D L U M R E D Q G I X O O \ X Q G H U V W D Q G
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not better, and do you really think that the councillors E X W L W � V Q R W D O O D E R X W � D W W L W X G H � , W K L Q N W K H U H F H V V L R Q
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because most of them use private hire anyway, but online, outlet villages etc has contributed to the
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in the country needs to get organised and stick , F R X O G J R R Q D Q G R Q D Q G R Q � E X W , � O O Q L S L W L Q W K H
together, but it will never happen because of apathy, E X G I R U Q R Z F D X V H , � P J H W W L Q J E R U H G Z L W K W K H V D P H
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indeed private hire drivers are not going to subscribe P L Q G W K H P R D Q L Q J E O R R G \ F D E E L H V D Q G E H V H H Q W K D W
W R D X Q L R Q L I W K H \ � U H V H H Q Q R W W R E H G R L Q J D Q \ W K L Q J W R your union are there to support the existing members
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a pamphlet with good intentions full of what you have a lost cause to the trade.
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is deregulation happening all over the place, what are Name and address supplied
Dear Editor…
TOP GEAR
I refer to your comments in the November 2009 editorial regarding the
drawing to a close of the current year and goodbye to the “noughties”. I
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heartily agree with your plea for an outbreak of common sense in local
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have a golden opportunity to bring logic and common sense to the trio
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of authorities now under the one banner. Your observations, regarding
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comments about best practice when attending a taxi seminar for the new
authority, will sadly not hearten the worried hackney plate holders of the
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is no secret that the taxi business in Ellesmere Port and Neston is far from
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congestion, illegal parking, fare disputes, illegal ranking up, driver hardship
and even bankruptcy. Note if you will, the growing number of nearly new
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seriously wrong here and licence plate holders are powerless to defend and
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protect their already strained incomes. Many cabbies are now attempting
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advise that the “cake” is only so big, there is a point at which the income
will not cover the somewhat considerable expenditure of an investment and
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night for £20...I don`t think so.
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