AFTER A WASHOUT SUMMER ... WHAT NEXT?
Whatever theories, Met Office explana- tions, Gulf Stream air slip misbehavings etc. that they attributed this inglorious summer’s weather to, it didn’t dull the fact that once again July and August were a soggy non- event.
And now they’re say- ing that we won’t even have an Indian sum- mer, and that the first dry spell will happen sometime in Novem- ber! Oh well - there’s only one thing for it: curl up in a warm dry corner somewhere and have a good read. Like this issue, for instance... there’s all- sorts in here. We could not let the issue go by without paying our respects to the couple from Birm- ingham who were murdered in Pakistan; it says it all on page one. As one person close to the situation comment-
ed, these dreadful cir- cumstances should not happen in this day and age.
Anyway, getting back to business, you will be delighted to know that our Taxi Fares League Tables are back with you in the flesh. They have always been on the website, but they out- grew the previous two issues - take a look, and take notice of the fact that the national two-mile average fare on Tariff One is now £5.12. That’s precisely two pounds higher than it was when Chief Anorak first started compiling the League Tables in 1999. Now that may not sound like a huge sum, but think about it: we’re talking about two pounds more taken on average on every fare. Is that happening down your way? If not, why not? We’re Profiling from
different sides of the country: our company Royal Cars is situated in Birmingham, and our driver Jared Col- clough hails from Taunton. Read all about them inside - as you can also catch up with our departments old and new. And do check out Opinion for the latest update on the national taxi acces- sibility survey.
In addition to our word quiz and Oxford Dic- tionary update inside this issue, we also had to smile when we came across a feature about the types of questions that baffle council call centres around the country. These include a per- son who tried to register the death of a person who was still alive, someone asking where pest control offi- cers buy their rifles, and a person who was looking for a summary
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Let’s face it: councils handle more than 50m calls each year, with most of these dealing with mundane issues such as council tax, environmental services or parking. Occasion- ally, however, they come with a twist, such as the German man in Northumberland who went into the reception area and demanded political asylum. Staff there explained that people within the EU are free to come and
go as they please, but he still refused to leave. Eventually the police had to be called. One caller to Surrey County Council want- ed to know whether he was allowed to roll up a zebra crossing; a motorist who had mis- placed her car in a different parking spot rang Sutton Council to ask if the car park was haunted. One lady phoned the library to inquire whether she had left her false teeth there, while another resident asked
whether he could put a dead fox in his recy- cling bin. Doesn’t everyone? Tell you what: in a future issue of PHTM we’ll set out some of the more amusing calls we’ve received at the Association offices over the years, from licence holders far and wide, as to the trials and tribulations they have suffered. It makes for some pretty thought-provoking reading...
As we hope this issue will!
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