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Originally Posted by accyman
the council are supposed to keep check on the state of teh taxis but when i spoke to the person covering our area he wasnt interested in unfit cars been on the road taking kids to school .
were supposed to believe that somone from teh council randomly visits taxi firms to keep check but how can they be doing when theres so many taxis out there that arnt up to code
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All cabs in Kingston are required to have three ministry safety checks a year ... MOT (Ontario Ministry of Transport) does the checks ... if the cab fails, its licence is pulled. KATC does random spot checks on cabs ... cabs can be pulled even for a missing hubcap. The KATC is a part of City Council. Two councillors sit on the commitee, plus the taxi inspector (full-time paid position). All three taxi companies are required by law to charge the same rates, and meters are set and sealed by the inspector. If you get into a cab with an unsealed meter, you don't have to pay the fare.
I'm not saying that we do things better, or, that the way we do things is the only way. But people who phone for a cab ... in Hyndburn or in K'town ... , or who stagger into one when leaving the pub (hey, that's me
), have a right to expect that the cab is clean, well-maintained, fully insured (with lots of passenger liability insurance), and driven by someone who knows what the hell he/she is doing.