Hackney Carriages
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Who cares? As long as one can get a cab when one needs one. I have used cabs/taxis daily for the past 15 years, so I do have a lot of experience. Incidentally I have never changed the firm once. So, if you are happy with the service they provide…. who cares :)
I really cannot work out what you beef is jok.
I, along with many, many others do not care what designation is placed on a vehicle as long as it is licenced, appropriately priced and gets me from A to B safely.
All I can imagine is that you see yourself (and other Hackney licence holders) as somewhat a cut above the rest and deserve some sort of accolade.
Perhaps another method of identifying Hackney Carriages would be that they are all required to be fitted with personalised number plates. That would sort out the problem, wouldn’t it.?There is definitely a large degree of public ignorance in what defines a Taxi/Hackney and a Private Hire Vehicle.
As a Private Hire driver I dread being approached by members of the public ( usually whipping open my drivers door of all things ) when I’m parking up, even off shift…EVEN with my own Children in the car, and having to explain to them.Other Councils licence saloon cars as Hackney Carriages. I cant see why Wrexham cling to their policy. Obviously the public prefer to hire a saloon over a “London Cab” due to the numbers of PH v HC in Wrexham.
I may have misinterpreted what licencing differences are but I do have a problem with taxis that look like normal cars picking up passengers without being booked. We went to Wembley a couple of years ago, phoned a taxi from the hotel, so didn’t hesitate getting in the taxi which pulled up. We asked him to pick us up for the return journey & arranged a designated pick up point & time. He didn’t turn up. Phoned the taxi company & they had no knowledge of the pick up. They were too busy on the airport runs to pick up as were other companies. We now realise that the taxi which pulled up was just a chancer. Beware!
@sparky1 19544 wrote:
i think all taxi drivers are chancers overcharge because they know you have no choice
The customer has the option to ask a Private Hire driver what the fare will be in advance…assuming there is no breaks in the journey incurring waiting time ( typically £1.50 for 5 minutes ) then that is what they pay. In many instance it is now cheaper for two people to share a taxi/p.h vehicle than pay for a bus.
I think this thread has run it’s course, thanks to everybody for their contributions and varying views, I believe that is the purpose of these forums,
Regards,
JOK.
The first sign of an alternative opinion form a non-hostile audience and you bail? Come on JOK, aren’t you supposed to be Chairman of something?
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