Suburban drivers sold out by the LTDA as Kingston Station Rank is given over to Private Hire.
T&PH and the Police turn a blind eye as Private Hire contravene the Private Hire Act.
Licensed Taxi drivers (YB) are threatened by the police with arrest under section 5 of the Public Order Act of 1986, while the LTDA do nothing to represent their suburban members.
For full story and lots more (that you wont find in any other trade publication) see issue 2 of the United Cabbies News click here:
Apparently Brian Rice, Chairman of Dial a Cab recognised the danger of what the LTDA had agreed to in 2006. Seems none of the trade leaders saw the same danger on the horizon:
See Call sign, April 2006 Chairmans report.
This is STaN in action.
An agenda that John Mason said was just an old agenda from 5 years ago that they no longer use!!!
So, whats the new agenda then John?
Then we had the release of the new sexual assault figures over the week end after a high profile joint agency enforcement action that, in his words, are a direct result of Safer Travel at Night.
While the UTG print this mis-informing release, parrot fashion and unquestioned, Taxi Leaks pulls the press release to pieces.
1,300 arrests last year, but under 200 convictions and revocations.
(Remember the letter to the Chair of the RMT London Taxi Branch, 590 convictions and revocations in the last 3 years!)
Its convictions we want to see, not the arrest of innocent drivers made to make the statistic look better.
How about publishing the statistics for minicab driver convicted of rape and sexual assault for last year?
Now why would the other trade media be taken in, so easily?
see page 16 of the United Cabbies News;
Engagement Policy for Associations Representing London Taxi Drives
See just what your handsomely paid trade leaders have had to sign up to, to get their feet under the top table. The response on page 17 is one of the best pieces of writing i have seen in the trade press for many years.
Is their no one in TfL or T&PH who has any idea of how the Licensed Taxi trade functions?
When Taxi drivers are turned down for the position of knowledge examiner for lack of experience, can some one please tell me what qualification and experience Nikki Harris brings to the table, to enable her to take over from Robin Gillis as head of Ranks and Highways?
TfL have been slowly getting rid of all the staff who have been working to the STaN Agenda.
Wonder who will be next?
Mr Mason Sir, as the Olympic games looms on the horizon, and as you may have felt that you had all the major players in your pocket, you have badly under estimated the silent majority, who grow stronger by the day.
ReplyDeleteNow you have to ask yourself this question; Do you feel lucky, well do yah?
Enforce the Law.
Thre is only one qualification needed to get a job at senior level at TfL and it seems for the UTG to sit at the 'table of treachery'.
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'Yes Mr Mason, Of course Mr Mason'.
Oh and as an extra for the UTG 'We will make our members swallow that, John'
Now your getting it, if you do need help remembering contact Mr Grant Davis, I understand he is giving lessons!
Well done to the UCG publication nad all those inc. the RMT who are keeping up the pressure.
All this talk about having feet under the table, don't worry about that make sure there's not a briefcase under it?
ReplyDeleteWell done to the UCG
ReplyDeleteHave stopped my subscription to the LCDC
As I feel they have let the trade down by siding with the traitor Oddy.
It's the only way to show these arrogant collaborators that the gravy train has finally come into the staition.
Nikki Harris brings to the table her experience directly from whatever bus company she worked for. She only knows about bus's and F.A. else. Another London cab hater. She has gone straight in and taken the well used rest ranks in St Martins Le Grand away and put bus stands both sides of the road.
ReplyDeleteThe bus stands in Angel St are rarely used, could it be that bus drivers are too thick to find their way to Tesco's round the corner. Or,is she incapable of dealing with ANY issues outside the running of bus's, just like Peter 'The Hat'Hendy.
The sooner Nikki Arriss gets on her bike the better.
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