QC appearing on behalf of the claimant, started because of somewhat exaggerated bad publicity joint venture is already a success in the midst
rambling on about the Treaty of Rome and article by a number of individuals in the trade with an R I W K H L Q W H U Q D W L R Q D O F U L V L V * H H O \ V H O O V P R U H W D [ L V
28 and the free movement of European goods,
axe to grind (some of which they deserved by
than expected: 6,000 agreements already, more
quoting the Cassis de Dijon (case C-120/78)
the way), not to mention the government/bank
W K D Q G R X E O H W K H & R Y H Q W U \ S O D Q W � V R X W S X W $ � J X U H
and other stuff, well eyelids were starting to get
manufactured economic downturn. Are we
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very heavy to say the least. However, it suddenly
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G U H D P R I F K D W W L Q J L Q W K H E D F N R I D � F O D V V \ E O D F N
dawned on us (after being awakened by some
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F D E � E X W D W O H D V W H Q R X J K W R U H D O L V H W K H G U H D P
rude individual in court breaking wind) where
realistic because we know and understand a
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this was actually going, It was evident that this
trade and the vehicles we currently use, and
spread over the banks of the Thames. And who
Judicial Review was not � D O O D E R X W / L Y H U S R R O � , but knows, may W K H V X F F H V V R I W K H / R Q G R Q L D Q F D E
D O V R / R Q G R Q 0 D Q F K H V W H U D Q G R W K H U F L W L H V W K D W
K D Y H X V H G I R U P D Q \ \ H D U V : H D U H D I W H U D O O
L Q 6 K D Q J K D L V W U H H W V E H F R Q � U P H G L Q W K H \ H D U V W R
retain the CoF and turning circle requirements
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come, and may the crisis be defused, Shanghai
and one wonders how long it will be before they
hand, with the people who matter most. And
people could soon be able to yell on any corner
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talking of communication with other drivers,
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High Court. Of course, trained barristers are
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indeed very clever actors and when one is sitting
operation, but also in other parts of the UK. This
So there we have it. The alternative vehicle is
in the High Court listening and watching these
is because we are the only trade publication that
here to stay and now more steadfast than ever
S H R S O H L Q D F W L R Q W K H \ � U H Y H U \ H Q W H U W D L Q L Q J D V W K H \
hand-balls our magazine on the major UK ranks,
before and will ensure that the Traditional Cab
twist, dance and bamboozle the audience – this gives us the upper hand and opportunity to
will positively compete in the market place with
they just relish the moment! It was obvious that ask questions, unlike those who sit on the fence,
or without the famous turning circle. But to see
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the TX model off… well somehow we really
the E7 to be licensed as a Hackney Carriage in
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/ L Y H U S R R O � K D G F R P H D O R Q J Z D \ D Q G Z L O O Q R W
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J L Y H X S W K H L U � J K W Q R P D W W H U Z K D W
manufacturers throughout this country are And Finally…
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) X U W K H U W R $ O O L H G 9 H K L F O H V � O D Q G P D U N Y L F W R U \
other vehicle/cab builder we might add, will take R U M X E L O D W L R Q I R U * O D V J R Z � V F D E G U L Y H U V 7 K H
D Q G F R P L Q J R X W M X E L O D Q W D I W H U Z L Q Q L Q J / L Y H U S R R O
the necessary steps to continue in business in
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City Council, hands down in the high Courts,
this cut-throat industry, whilst negotiating in the
to award a 1.7m contract to a local private hire
everyone took it for granted that it was just
company has been met with huge discontent,
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face of adversity, compounded by a careless
not only from the trade itself, but also from
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J R Y H U Q P H Q W D Q G D F R U U X S W E D Q N L Q J D Q G � Q D Q F H
V S R W W H U V D V Z H O O D V ( G G L H 6 W R E E D U G V S R W W H U V �
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Q X P H U R X V 0 6 3 V O L V W H G L Q � 7 K H & O \ G H & R O X P Q � R Q
However, when the vehicle was again presented
Independent Dealerships; perhaps their timing
page 24. Jack Clyde - through his column -
on 22
nd
October 2009, for re-consideration to
was out of sync, with some people becoming
emphasises how he and his colleagues are
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very upset along the way, but it was evidently
shocked at the news that a 10-month epic
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all and sundry including us expected it to go
something they had to do to cut their cloth in
Clyde to hold on to a 1.7m bread and butter
through without any hitch whatsoever… but it
order to reduce costs and overheads to maintain
contract has been awarded to a local private
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hire company, apparently with a history and
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lacking some wheelchair accessible vehicles.
document, particularly Article 28 of the EC still bang on about the cost of the TX4 and past
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problems, but a huge percentage still have a
followed the sequence of events surrounding
not relevant to the issue of granting approval
passionate admiration for the Traditional Taxi
this controversial issue, which has unfolded
of the E7 for use as a hackney carriage in
and would be utmost disappointed if it were to
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/ L Y H U S R R O 7 K H ( L V Q R W W K H V X E M H F W W K H \ V D \
disappear for ever.
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of intra-state trade as it does not originate in
which outline important issues that have taken
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� : L O O W K H D O W H U Q D W L Y H W D [ L X O W L P D W H O \ V H H R I I W K H
place in the previous year. Rather than repeat
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� E O D F N F D E � " � P D Q \ F D E E L H V D U H D V N L Q J : H W K L Q N
W K H Z K R O H V F H Q D U L R Z L W K * O D V J R Z 1 + 6 Z H K D Y H
Q R W Z L W K V W D Q G L Q J / 7 , � V R E M H F W L R Q H Y H U \ R Q H N Q H Z
Q R W : H K D Y H U H S U R G X F H G D Q H [ F O X V L Y H D U W L F O H
re-published under � 2 Q 5 H � H F W L R Q � two previous
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on page 36 / R Q G R Q 7 D [ L � 0 D G H L Q & K L Q D � F K H D S
D U W L F O H V E \ - D F N & O \ G H 0 D U F K D Q G $ S U L O
the E7 and other alternative vehicles would be
but classy by French Journalists Emmanuel
which can be read on pages 26 and 28, this will
licensed across the UK under non-mandatory
+ D G G D G D Q G / X F D V 6 F K L I U H V 7 K H 7 ; L V O R Y H G
help the reader to draw their own conclusion
conditions.
and respected world-wide, in spite of the early
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problems with the vehicle, and who knows with in awarding the contract to a local private hire
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W K H U H O D [ L Q J R I W K H � W L J K W W X U Q L Q J F L U F O H � D Q G D U W L F O H company when the service that was provided
& R P S D Q \ L Q W K H 1 H Z < H D U " 8 Q I R U W X Q D W H O \ / 7 ,
W K L V Z L O O J L Y H 7 K H / R Q G R Q 7 D [ L & R P S D Q \ W K H E \ * O D V J R Z 7 D [ L V Z D V X Q S D U D O O H O H G F R P S H W L W L Y H
K D Y H E H H Q G R Z Q R Q W K H L U O X F N L W � V E H H Q P R U H
opportunity to develop an alternative vehicle D Q G � V W F O D V V 7 R W K R V H R I \ R X H O V H Z K H U H L Q
of a triple whammy for them over the past
W K H P V H O Y H V W K D W � V L I W K H \ K D Y H Q � W V W D U W H G the country that have the attitude that: � : K D W � V
\ H D U R U V R : H O O Z H D O O N Q R Z W K D W W K H F R P S D Q \
production already? * O D V J R Z J R W W R G R Z L W K X V " � Then reconsider
has suffered heavy losses and a huge vehicle
your feelings, because it could also affect you
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To quote the last paragraph written by D V Z H O O � \ R X � Y H E H H Q Z D U Q H G
rival vehicles entering the market, including the independent journalists: “Today, the joint venture
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D V % L J % H Q L Q / R Q G R Q D Q G $ O O L H G 9 H K L F O H V ( Holding turns the movie scene into reality for
and other alternative cabs in the provinces, but the elite of China and Asian rich countries. The ' D Y L G 0 L O O Z D U G D Q G ' H U H N & X P P L Q V
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