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HappyDude Posted Jan 6, 2002
Be careful wot you say, you will have an angry mob of black cab drivers over here 
I already said I'm a Private Hire driver - only those licensed for Public Hire can call themselves Taxi's.
About 2/3's of Private Hire work is account based so lot's of drivers never ever see cash and as such not much of a target - I'm thinking about switching to an account circuit though.
Also note with both public & (good) private hire, cab driving in London is not the same as other cities in the UK & around the world – our fairs are high, we earn a good wage the reason for this is that we know where were going. Black Cab Drivers (Public Hire) have to Study hard to pass the Knowledge (this normally takes 2 –3 years) so far with private Hire there has been no formal test but most reputable Operators will test drivers before hiring them (although the Public Carriage Office is planning to introduce a basic knowledge & topographical test soon).
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</sarcasm> Posted Jan 6, 2002
in america we just call them /all/ taxi cabs... no offence, really...
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HappyDude Posted Jan 6, 2002
its somewot more complicated here
Private Hire includes stuff like Limo Hire, Chauffer driven executive cars, MPV’s doing airport transfers through to local cab services, all these have one thing in common they cannot legally be called Taxi’s.
If in the unlikly event you want to know more try visiting the websites for
TransportForLondon
&
Public Carriage Office
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</sarcasm> Posted Jan 6, 2002
you should write a guide entry for it... heck, you could just take what you;ve posted here and add a bit...
peace.
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HappyDude Posted Jan 6, 2002
Not yet, things are in a state of flux now, as the “1998 Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act” is slowly being implemented by the Public Carriage Office, perhaps once it is fully implemented.
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</sarcasm> Posted Jan 6, 2002
I didn't... this is an alternate account... used to be the YrekabakerY one... I just changed that name when the moderators edited it...
peace.
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Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) Posted Jan 8, 2002
*waves*
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jan 9, 2002
Hi, Theory:
Your alter ego, , was wondering
in another forum what "GRAH" means.
I can't remember what forum that was,
so I'll give my interpretation in this
one, if you don't mind. I think GRAH means
GReetings Again, Hitchhiker.
It's used by ACEs who inadvertently
greet the same researcher more than
once.
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The Theory Posted Jan 9, 2002
interesting... (a tad surprising cuz Njan said it meant nothing...)
However, NTL, interesting...
peace.
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Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) Posted Jan 16, 2002
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