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“To save money, CTA is based at Four Sixes office where a dedicated telephone number, email address and online platform has been set up and a website is on the way.


Drivers now feel supported and members are welcome to drop-in anytime for legal advice or help with any taxi-related issues.


“We have also designed an eye- catching logo and produced printed membership cards for each


trade


member which gives access to discounts at local businesses such as: takeaways, restaurants, car washes, accountant, insurance brokers. This will help generate more business locally which will also help our trade.”


Shaz recently had a meeting with Usman and Nathan from the Chorley BC licensing department to explain the benefits of everyone working together (both the council and the trade) and the council was very much in favour of the initiative .


CTA will now represent ALL sectors of the Chorley taxi trade, both at council meetings where general taxi policy is currently under review and addressing urgent issues such as vehicle age limits as well as liasing with the local police force highlighting the ongoing problem of stone throwing and driver attacks.


All CTA trade members are certified hackney and private hire drivers, who have not only been verified by the council but also registered with the Chorley Taxi Association, which will give customers that extra piece of mind.


Previously, if a customer forgot any of their belongings in a hackney carriage, they would have to either remember the driver’s licence number or vehicle registration number to ask about the item or wait on the taxi rank hoping to see the driver at some point during the day. As hackney drivers are self- employed and have varied shifts this would have been a difficult task!


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Hackney and private hire drivers who are CTA members are now all on one platform so it is now much easier to locate missing items and return them back to customers. Also, information can be quickly shared regarding traffic jams and road closures making customers’ journeys safe and hassle free – and the driver’s job much less stressful!


Members will also receive regular updates regarding the latest changes in rules and legislation putting any driver who is not a member at a clear disadvantage.


Shaz warned of issues arising when booking an Uber, as the company is not currently licensed in Chorley and any Uber drivers in the town come in from other boroughs.


He said: “A customer who decides to book an Uber or other drivers who are not members of the CTA could be at a disadvantage. As Uber drivers are not licensed in Chorley,


if there are any problems then


unfortunately you have to contact the borough which licenses them to resolve them.


“All the taxis currently operating in Chorley are not all from Chorley.”


Shaz said: “CTA is now here to serve and support the Chorley community. We want to want to work on a local level creating a symbiotic trusting relationship. Now, if a customer has a complaint, they can contact CTA in the first instance and we will try and resolve the issue.


“I am really proud to be the founder of CTA and hope that drivers in other towns and cities will now copy this model.


“We are building something unique for Chorley, a shared platform for all hackney and private drivers - and it’s not only for the trade but for the people of Chorley.”


CTA is a name you can trust, building a better future for the people of Chorley - keeping both drivers and passengers safe!


Together we are stonger!


A united trade is the future for our industry! 15


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