the very time the work is diminishing. With The following quotes have come from the despite his earlier admission that he worked
the greatest respect of the Radio Circuits press in the past couple of years: ´ % R W K R Q W K H W H O H S K R Q H V I R U D S U L Y D W H K L U H À U P D Q G
out there, when someone comes along featured drivers who had sailed through K H K D G E H H Q H P S O R \ H G D V D W D [ L G U L Y H U µ
and offers to pay them a fee for a radio
W K H V S R N H Q W H V W E X W D S S H D U H G E H I R U H W K H
each week, what are they going to do…
councillors with an interpreter because they It is my duty to very often come up with
say no? The only thing a driver can do is
Z H U H X Q D E O H W R V S H D N ( Q J O L V K µ solutions to problems which happen in the taxi
work increased hours, some of these hours
industry and the following maybe considered
D F W X D O O \ Y H U J H R Q W K H G D Q J H U R X V D Q G , G R Q · W
“I had someone who had a licence come in T X L W H U D G L F D O , W V K R X O G Q · W F R P H D V D V X U S U L V H
think I need highlight the dangers of driving
looking for work, but his English was so bad that in the UK every taxi driver should be able
whilst tired. Furthermore, in order to make up
he brought an interpreter with him. “He spoke to converse in the English language. Indeed,
weekly takings many drivers take on school
through an interpreter because his English given the fact that the majority of passengers
or local authority contract work. Strangely
Z D V G H V F U L E H G L Q F R X U W D V ¶ O L P L W H G · 3 D W H O Z K R communicate in English, some would suggest
enough, have you people noticed like me, the
had an interpreter in court, had since stopped it is more or less essential. In addition to the
drivers carrying kids at 8am are often still at
driving taxis and was working as an operator above it is equally important that not only
Z R U N D W R U D P L Q W K H P R U Q L Q J " , W · V D U H F L S H
D W W K H À U P + H Z L O O K D Y H W R H Q O L V W R Q D V H [ should a driver understand the passenger, he
for disaster.
R I I H Q G H U V · U H J L V W H U I R U À Y H \ H D U V µ R U V K H V K R X O G N Q R Z Z K H U H W K H S D V V H Q J H U
Vehicle Safety?
wishes to go. Customers tend to be a little
, W · V D S R L Q W W K L V P D J D ] L Q H K D V O D E H O O H G
“Younis had his sentence explained to him E L W ¶ S L F N \ · R Q W K L V S R L Q W W D N L Q J D S D V V H Q J H U
consistently since time immortal, given a
through an interpreter. Younis has had his V R P H Z K H U H W K H \ G R Q · W Z L V K W R J R L V Y H U \ R I W H Q
choice between a loaf of bread to feed a
licence to drive a Hackney Carriage revoked. frowned upon. In order to ensure both of the
family and servicing a taxi, given a limited
On the night in question Mr M G refused to above take place it is a good idea to have a
amount of income, what on earth do they
E H L Q W H U Y L H Z H G E \ R I À F H U V R I W K L V & R X Q F L O knowledge test, this test should be of both
think a cab driver is going to do? Vehicle
because he wanted an interpreter. However, W K H Z U L W W H Q D Q G Y H U E D O Y D U L H W \ , W L V Q · W H [ D F W O \
service periods are often extended, when
records showed that Mr M G was interviewed U R F N H W V F L H Q F H D O L F H Q V L Q J R I À F H U F D Q D V N D Q
P D L Q W D L Q H G L W · V R Q D V K R H V W U L Q J E X G J H W
D W W K H U R D G V L G H E \ R I À F H U V R I W K L V F R X Q F L O D S S O L F D Q W W R W D N H K L P I U R P S R L Q W ¶ D · W R S R L Q W
just in time management as opposed to
in 1990 and no interpreter was needed, a ¶ E · Z K L O V W E H L Q J L Q W H U Y L H Z H G Q D P L Q J H Y H U \
preventative maintenance. Somehow local
copy of this interview was attached to the street en route. This will satisfy the licensing
authorities have been duped into thinking
report. Also Mr M G was also interviewed R I À F H U R I W Z R W K L Q J V À U V W O \ W K H D S S O L F D Q W
that delimitation will solve all their problems,
at the roadside by a Police sergeant on can speak English and secondly he knows
H [ S H U L H Q F H W H O O V X V L W Z R Q · W
the 25th July 1992 and no interpreter was routes. Obviously, being able to drive is quite
Q H H G H G W K H Q $ F R S \ R I W K H 3 R O L F H 6 H U J H D Q W · V important, how about something radical? The
´ + D S S \ W D O N L Q · W D O N L Q + D S S \ W D O N
statement and a record of the interview were ' 6 $ K D Y H K D G D W D [ L G U L Y L Q J W H V W I R U P D Q \
7 D O N D E R X W W K L Q J V \ R X · G O L N H W R G R
attached to the report. When the case was \ H D U V Z K \ G R Q · W D O O D S S O L F D Q W V S D V V R Q H R I
< R X · Y H J R W W R K D Y H D G U H D P heard the defendant proceeded to tell the those?
, I \ R X G R Q · W K D Y H D G U H D P court that he could not afford to pay any costs
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