RANK RUMBLINGS MORE TAXI RANK SPACES TO BE FOUND IN NOTTINGHAM
Nottingham City Council is looking to install 16 additional taxi rank spaces at two spots in the city Traffic had been dis- rupted last month after a new rule was enforced by the coun- cil, which allows the authority to fine taxi drivers for blocking bus lanes and flouting other regulations. Representatives of the Nottingham Licensed
Taxi Owners’ and Driv- ers’ Association say they’ve had no choice but to drive around because there are not enough spaces. But Jane Urquhart, portfolio holder for transport at the city council, said she and council leader Jon Collins had a meeting with taxi drivers where they discussed getting new taxi rank spaces in Peachey Street and
Station Street.
And she stressed that Nottingham already has a higher ratio of taxi rank spaces to cabs than comparable cities. Ms Urquhart told the Nottingham Evening Post: “One of the things the trade always raises is ‘can we have more space?’ We always investigate whether or not the places they are sug- gesting make sense.”
REVELLERS SPARK TRAFFIC CONCERN IN SWINDON
Swindon police are suggesting setting up taxi ranks in the Regent Circus area after being forced to use officers as “traffic cones”.
They say there have been problems out- side new music venue MECA after large events, with revellers spilling out onto the pavement and taxis stopping in the middle of the main road to pick them up.
According to the Swin- don Advertiser, after a popular gig in April, which drew a crowd of
around 1,600, six police officers were drafted in to simply stand around and keep the area clear of traffic.
PC Andy Alexander, in charge of policing pubs and clubs, has now been in discussion with taxi drivers to encourage them to pick up from Regent Circus in front of the town hall, and from the bus stop opposite MECA.
MECA owner Steve Causer said: “It would be great to have an official taxi rank there.
This is kind of a first step to see how we can manage it. “We’ll be paying for taxi marshals to help ferry people across. “It’s a tricky balance when people leave your venue as you’re not responsible for them, but you still feel responsible for them. You don’t want them walking out into the road.”
Mmm...Another ‘tricky balance’ is the MECA paying for their own taxi marshals. Which taxis or PHVs will the punters be directed to? - Ed
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BLACKBURN RANK IS TRIALLED FOR NEW MARKET CUSTOMERS
A new taxi rank is being trialled in Church Street, Black- burn, following the opening of the town’s new £8 million market. There will be four spaces for hackney carriages to serve cus- tomers going to and from the new market
hall in the ground floor of the Mall.
If they are well used, the rank could be introduced on a per- manent basis, council bosses said.
Cllr Dave Harling, executive member for regeneration, said: “Thousands of people
are visiting the new market every week and it is important that they have access to a taxi rank near to the venue.”
The trial ran until Fri- day July 15 after which the number of people who have used it will be reviewed.
DUNDEE TAXI RANKS PLAN FINALLY WITHDRAWN
A controversial plan for taxi ranks outside Dundee’s two city cen- tre cathedrals has been scrapped.
Councillors had been set to give the green light for cabs to sit out- side St Andrew’s Cathedral, in Nether- gate, and St Paul’s Cathedral in the High Street. However, a council spokesman confirmed that the proposals had been withdrawn. Offi- cials did, however, give a green light to a
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rank in Meadowside. A spokeswoman for the Diocese of Dunkeld said the deci- sion was a “victory for common sense”. Cllr Richard McCready said he had been “inundated” with con- cerns about the proposed ranks. He told the Dundee Evening Telegraph: “I am glad it appears the council has listened to what local people were saying.” However, Dundee Taxi Association chairman
Graeme Stephen said he was “disgusted” at the decision. He said: “We spent at least 18 months with the council looking at where we could get extra spaces.
“There are so many licences being issued we don’t have enough places to sit on. When we finally reach an agreement, people complain they don’t want them there. What do they want - for the taxis to sit on top of each other?”
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