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On Feb 3, 8:13*pm, Phil W Lee wrote:
Mark Goodge considered Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:42:09 +0000 the perfect time to write: On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:12:54 -0600, put finger to keyboard and typed: In article , (Richard Thrippleton) wrote: My long memory of this group informs me that a few people here have madecomplaintsabouttaxidriver conduct to the city council'staxi licensingdepartment in the past. I'm wondering if their experiences tally with mine. At the start of the year I tried writing to complain about some poor driving I'd witnessed by an identifiabletaxi, and got the response that as I wasn't a ``fare-paying passenger'' my complaint could not be taken. What I recollect from older threads on here is that they used to happily takecomplaintsfrom members of the public and use patterns of complaints(not single allegations) to decide on formal action. Do I remember wrong, or has there been some bemusing change of policy? I've already advised the Cambridge Cycling Campaign about this, as their ``problems'' webpage refers people to thelicensingdepartment forcomplaintsabout bad driving. The Council tends only to act on convictions orcomplaintsfrom passengers. So if you weren't a passenger and the driving was criminal, you'll have to complain to the police, I fear. That's not entirely unreasonable, really. It's consistent with how any other professional driver is regulated. If, for example, the driver of a courier firm drives so badly that my package is damaged in transit, then I can take it up with his employer and get redress. Equally, if the driver of a courier firm drives so badly that he breaks the law then the police can take action. But if I merely happen to see a van being driven badly, but not quite criminally, and it isn't carrying any of my goods, then there isn't necessarily anything I can do about it. Some trucks and vans, of course, have contact numbers on to report instances of bad driving, but that's equivalent to reporting ataxidriver to the firm he works for. The council isn't the employer oftaxidrivers, and therefore it doesn't have any reason to intervene unless ataxidriver is either driving illegally or is generatingcomplaintsfrom his customers. Bull****. The council is the REGULATOR, and has a duty and an obligation to REGULATE. If the *******s won't do anything about thetaxidriver risking people's lives by dangerous driving, book him to take your kids on a trip, then report him for kiddy-fiddling. *He'll never drive ataxi again. Incitement to comit illegal act reported. |
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On Feb 6, 1:24*pm, Paul Clarke wrote:
On Feb 3, 8:13*pm, Phil W Lee wrote: Mark Goodge considered Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:42:09 +0000 the perfect time to write: On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:12:54 -0600, put finger to keyboard and typed: In article , (Richard Thrippleton) wrote: My long memory of this group informs me that a few people here have madecomplaintsabouttaxidriver conduct to the city council'staxi licensingdepartment in the past. I'm wondering if their experiences tally with mine. At the start of the year I tried writing to complain about some poor driving I'd witnessed by an identifiabletaxi, and got the response that as I wasn't a ``fare-paying passenger'' my complaint could not be taken. What I recollect from older threads on here is that they used to happily takecomplaintsfrom members of the public and use patterns of complaints(not single allegations) to decide on formal action. Do I remember wrong, or has there been some bemusing change of policy? I've already advised the Cambridge Cycling Campaign about this, as their ``problems'' webpage refers people to thelicensingdepartment forcomplaintsabout bad driving. The Council tends only to act on convictions orcomplaintsfrom passengers. So if you weren't a passenger and the driving was criminal, you'll have to complain to the police, I fear. That's not entirely unreasonable, really. It's consistent with how any other professional driver is regulated. If, for example, the driver of a courier firm drives so badly that my package is damaged in transit, then I can take it up with his employer and get redress. Equally, if the driver of a courier firm drives so badly that he breaks the law then the police can take action. But if I merely happen to see a van being driven badly, but not quite criminally, and it isn't carrying any of my goods, then there isn't necessarily anything I can do about it. Some trucks and vans, of course, have contact numbers on to report instances of bad driving, but that's equivalent to reporting ataxidriver to the firm he works for. The council isn't the employer oftaxidrivers, and therefore it doesn't have any reason to intervene unless ataxidriver is either driving illegally or is generatingcomplaintsfrom his customers. Bull****. The council is the REGULATOR, and has a duty and an obligation to REGULATE. If the *******s won't do anything about thetaxidriver risking people's lives by dangerous driving, book him to take your kids on a trip, then report him for kiddy-fiddling. *He'll never drive ataxi again. Incitement to comit illegal act reported. Who to? The police or his ISP? Just curious. I see that Ian Jackson hasn't yet commented...I wonder whether he condones Lee's suggestion? I suppose that if he does, he might not want to say so in public...probably wise :-) I still can't find the words to properly express how disgusted and appalled I am at what Lee has said. Just when you think you've seen it all from the car-haters. This surely shows that for some of them, *anything* goes when it comes to punishing those awful awful drivers. |
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On Feb 7, 5:55*am, Nuxx Bar wrote:
On Feb 6, 1:24*pm, Paul Clarke wrote: On Feb 3, 8:13*pm, Phil W Lee wrote: Mark Goodge considered Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:42:09 +0000 the perfect time to write: On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:12:54 -0600, put finger to keyboard and typed: In article , (Richard Thrippleton) wrote: My long memory of this group informs me that a few people here have madecomplaintsabouttaxidriver conduct to the city council'staxi licensingdepartment in the past. I'm wondering if their experiences tally with mine. At the start of the year I tried writing to complain about some poor driving I'd witnessed by an identifiabletaxi, and got the response that as I wasn't a ``fare-paying passenger'' my complaint could not be taken. What I recollect from older threads on here is that they used to happily takecomplaintsfrom members of the public and use patterns of complaints(not single allegations) to decide on formal action. Do I remember wrong, or has there been some bemusing change of policy? I've already advised the Cambridge Cycling Campaign about this, as their ``problems'' webpage refers people to thelicensingdepartment forcomplaintsabout bad driving. The Council tends only to act on convictions orcomplaintsfrom passengers. So if you weren't a passenger and the driving was criminal, you'll have to complain to the police, I fear. That's not entirely unreasonable, really. It's consistent with how any other professional driver is regulated. If, for example, the driver of a courier firm drives so badly that my package is damaged in transit, then I can take it up with his employer and get redress. Equally, if the driver of a courier firm drives so badly that he breaks the law then the police can take action. But if I merely happen to see a van being driven badly, but not quite criminally, and it isn't carrying any of my goods, then there isn't necessarily anything I can do about it. Some trucks and vans, of course, have contact numbers on to report instances of bad driving, but that's equivalent to reporting ataxidriver to the firm he works for. The council isn't the employer oftaxidrivers, and therefore it doesn't have any reason to intervene unless ataxidriver is either driving illegally or is generatingcomplaintsfrom his customers. Bull****. The council is the REGULATOR, and has a duty and an obligation to REGULATE. If the *******s won't do anything about thetaxidriver risking people's lives by dangerous driving, book him to take your kids on a trip, then report him for kiddy-fiddling. *He'll never drive ataxi again. Incitement to comit illegal act reported. Who to? *The police or his ISP? *Just curious. I see that Ian Jackson hasn't yet commented...I wonder whether he condones Lee's suggestion? *I suppose that if he does, he might not want to say so in public...probably wise :-) I still can't find the words to properly express how disgusted and appalled I am at what Lee has said. *Just when you think you've seen it all from the car-haters. *This surely shows that for some of them, *anything* goes when it comes to punishing those awful awful drivers. Humourless gang of idiots. Get a life! |
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On Feb 7, 8:56*am, TimB wrote:
Humourless gang of idiots. Get a life! Oh, it was a joke was it? I'm sure Lee will be along shortly to confirm that. Or not. |
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On Feb 7, 9:06*am, Nuxx Bar wrote:
On Feb 7, 8:56*am, TimB wrote: Humourless gang of idiots. Get a life! Oh, it was a joke was it? *I'm sure Lee will be along shortly to confirm that. *Or not. Lee is a joke |
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On Feb 7, 9:06*am, Nuxx Bar wrote:
On Feb 7, 8:56*am, TimB wrote: Humourless gang of idiots. Get a life! Oh, it was a joke was it? *I'm sure Lee will be along shortly to confirm that. *Or not. Looks like "or not" since he's been posting elsewhere. Good to be sure that the condemnation was warranted. Ian Jackson has also posted elsewhere but has not objected to Lee's advice. |
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