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CHORLEY TAXI BOSS’ ‘SMASH AND GRAB’ IDEA TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY AND CASH PRIZES FOR CUSTOMERS
A Chorley taxi boss reveals his new ‘smash and grab’ cash idea to raise funds for charity and cash prizes for customers.
Shaz Malik is launching Promo Ryde - where every customer who rings to book a vehicle is automatically entered into a draw for the chance to compete in a £250 cash grab - for themselves and a charity. The Lancashire Post reports that “The Smash and Grab” idea is even more surprising considering Shaz is putting Promo Ryde up against his other estab- lished taxi businesses, Four Sixes, Four Four, Star Cars and Eccleston Taxi. He said: “This aim is to become a big- ger name than all of them. I say, there’s nothing like a good competition!” Shaz’s brainchild involves a custom- made box filled with £250 in change - ranging from 5p to £2 coins - which
customers have the chance to grab a handful of, then have it weighed out in a specialised counting machine. The results will be posted in a Top Gear-style leader board. Inspired by his childhood love of Monopoly, he’s even employed the use of a cartoonist to redesign the iconic Monopoly man to look like him on the company’s logo.
Shaz said: “The cash grab idea started when I was sitting looking at a pile of change in the office and I thought to myself, I wonder how much change I can grab and fit into my hand?” Shaz has seen his dream become reali- ty with the help of Martin and the team and Spiral Graphic in Chorley, and his brother Ayaz Malik, who has helped with graphic designs. The draw will take place once a month for a customer and a charity picked at random.
Shaz said he has consulted with Chorley Council and the Gambling Comission to make sure he is operating legally. He said: “I think it’s fun, something new and donating to charity is rewarding, as is giving the customer a chance to get free money. We’re proud to say we are the first to do this in the UK making our taxi service more rewarding.”
BRADFORD COUNCIL APOLOGISES FOR ISSUING BUS LANE FINE ON CHRISTMAS DAY TO PHV DRIVER
A Bradford PHV driver has spoken out after he was mistakenly issued a bus lane fine on Christmas - a day when buses do not run. According to the Telegraph and Argus, the man, who does not want to be named, was caught by a camera travel- ling in a bus lane on Church Bank near The Broadway at 4am on Christmas Day. He received a penalty charge notice (PCN) from Bradford Council approxi- mately two weeks later asking him to pay up for the alleged contravention. “I was definitely surprised,” said the Bradford man. “I thought the council was trying it on. Bus lanes are not enforced on Christmas Day or on New Year’s Day,” he said. “This council should know better.” When asked if he had contacted the council to contest the PCN, he said: “I
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haven’t argued the case because I don’t need to. It’s the council’s fault, so I don’t need to write to them. They’ve caused me the hassle. It’s irrelevant because there is an exemption on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.” A Bradford Council spokesperson said: “Unfortunately this ticket was issued in error by a new member of staff who was providing temporary cover. “We have contacted this gentleman to apologise for the oversight and have cancelled the PCN.” The man added: “It’s pointless to have procedures in place if the civil enforce- ment officer can’t follow them. It shouldn’t be happening in the first place. The system should have recog- nised it.” The man’s PCN was issued for the alleged contravention on Church Bank,
which happens to be Bradford Coun- cil’s third largest source of bus lane fine revenue. It was issued in December when figures were released showing how much Bradford Council had raised from bus fines since 2014. The data, published by the local authority, shows nearly £12.5 million has been raised since 2014 due to motorists driving in prohibited lanes. The data also reveals the biggest cash cows for Bradford Council, with three bus lanes in the district raising more than £1m each since 2014. The amount stands at more than £1.6 million for the Bridge Street, Broadway bus lane; over £1.4 million for the one on Bolton Road and £1.3 million for the bus lane on Church Bank, towards Bolton Road.
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