3 in 4 taxis not roadworthy in hyndburn
 

think it was 3 in 4 on teh telegraph bill boards

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whats going to be done about it we have known this for years :rolleyes:

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probably nothing as usual

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well i know that they are doing a lot of spot checks at the moment.

Ginger got pulled in tother night for one!! He had only just had his Taxi M.O.T the day before......so nothing wrong with his car..

But some taxi's are clearly un-roadworthy and I hope they get pulled in.

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shoudl do stop checks at night its easier to spot all the taxis with lights not working for starters

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It would be difficult to check all the taxis as there are to many.

Seems a bit a of a high stat though 3/4.

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highly believable , i doint think i have seen a taxi with both headlights working for years and teh sods either dont havve working indicators or too damn lazy to use them

this also applies to normal motorists too though but yes i would think the majority of taxis wouldnt pass a GENUINE mot

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Arnt Taxi MOT's supposed to be more Strict.

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SUPPOSED to be yes but i bet ime not the opnly person to hear of gararges passing anything especialy for peopel they know


teh way they check these mot stations shoud be changed

insopectors shoud pull up cars after they have been passed after they have driven away and test them there and then and if caught passing unfit cars have his buisness shut down with imidiate effect

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Then a Indepentant Company should be used to MOT the vehicle's one, the council has approved,appointed.

I know they are Hot when it comes to insurance at HBC.

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lolif dirt made your car unfit for teh road ime driving a death trap :D

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I have yet to see a taxi driver with his badge on prominent display about his person, when I was on the club committee I would not let them enter to collect fares, unless the went back for their badge ( usually behind the sun visor), you have no idea who is driving the taxi or if they are insured otherwise, and it's no use saying you will sue them if an accident occurs ,you'll never find them after the event.

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That is a very good point.

I have heard that if you where to suspect a taxi driver was'nt insured to drive the vehicle, he cannot charge you for the ride.

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used to drive a hackney early 80s in accy, to actually get the license was stricter, as opposed to private hire,as busman will probably be aware. the checks on the hackney where far more stringent up here also, which used to cause great annoyance,but at least they were safe. i have never understood WHY it should not be similar for Private Hire:confused: but it wasn,t.

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This is an issue that is down to the local council to get to grips with.. its the council who give out the licences.

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agree but for an hackney licence they had to check with the police to be sure no pervs or anyone unsuitable was carrying the public.Whats the differance? they went back 10 years.

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I thought the law had been brought into line with the very strick laws for hackney cabs, to apply to all taxi firms?

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could well be the case mancie,i have not a clue! just saying how it was then. i honestly hope that is the case, but reading the telegraph it dont seem like it.

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I did private hire for a couple of years for Five Star and then Arcade before a heart attack stopped me dead in my tracks. Er! Not literally ‘cos I’m still here. Or is this my hell?

But then (about 15 years ago) the local authority in Blackburn had an MOT station that did all private hire vehicles and they were very strict and MOT’s were due every six months. Your first aid kit had to be of a particular standard as well as a fire extinguisher.

I wonder who the drivers were of these 3 out of 4, or am I being mischievous in daring to ask?

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3 out of 4 of taxi drivers ????????

Could that account for the asian drivers...???

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Now I never said that!

However for daring to state the obvious have some of the Karma point things.

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I came across a taxi driver blocking the road last week, upon asking him why he was not moving, he told me he could NOT reverse ?????????????????

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What were you doing getting into an ‘iffy’ taxi in the first place?

He could have meant that his gearbox was kaput!

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IffY?

I'm trying my best not to have to much input into this thread as I have very strong, informative views on taxi's and licensing

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Come on tinks............... get going.............. we wanna know :):)

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dum de dum de dum...................................

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You made a very valid point in the above thread about who the culprits are, don't spoil it ;)

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In what way?

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It wasn't a Lada taxi was it willow their a bit iffy, or it may have been used for 'Ugandan' purposes I believe they use them for that purpose in Blackburn on a regular basis, hence the rocky seats.

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I sense a waffling...................

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I know a bit about taxi's...............but fastening the driver to the floor is a bit harsh, a taxi driver is for life- not just christmas :D:D:D


OMG my wit kills me....it really does

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:rofl38:...............

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Just an afterthought about the taxis not being roadworthy in Hyndburn.
The roads are not roadworthy in hyndburn either.

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jsut an after tought

whe we went to war with iraq and petrol shot up about 10p per liter the minimum taxi fare jumped up 50p to cover teh cost

not so long ago petrol dropped up to 10p per liter yet taxi fares didnt drop

so with all teh extra proffit there shoudnt realy be any excuse for not having a taxi in road worthy condition

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Taxis should have to go to a Government controlled testing station, what's to stop the owners swopping tyres off another taxi that has just passed its 'mot', why do they have nearly all the same cars? in the old days my mate 'Crammed Jack' used to say they had one they they used for test purposes only, he said they changed all the ID plates off another car, mind you he were a bit of a cynic were 'Crammed Jack'.:D

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I live next door to a taxi driver and we have spoke about this plenty of times. He can go to a number a of gerages he knows of in accy to get an mot for any car and it will cost him nothing. They dont even see the car. He knows of lots of taxis that are nothing more than rust buckets. he drives a new red ford mondeo so if you want a good taxi look out for it lol