Private hire vehicles ,which make up the greatest percentage of passenger carrying vehicles,are not taxis and it is a condition of their use,agreed by all operators,that they do not ply for hire .They can only legally be booked through the telephone number dispayed on the vehicles .This is not a condition laid down by by Telford &Wrekin Council but by National Government .The reason for the ban on plying for hire is that the person being carried in a private hire without the permission of the operator is NOT INSURED It is incumbent on all councils that they must at regular occasions check that the vehicles being operated under license from them are in a roadworthy condition and the drivers comply with the conditions that they sign to observe i.e.they do not ply for hire and put their passengers at risk .Possibly the Minor Transgressions to which Telford &Wrekin Private Hire Drivers Association refer have occurred because T&W Council Officers are currently and responsibly undertaking a check on drivers illegally plying for hire and if they find drivers doing so it is the duty of the officers to report the matter to the police who take action to punish the offenders .Even though drivers ,found guilty have to report the matter to the Licensing Committee of the Councilfor their consideration .I doubt if any driver has had his/her license revoked because of their illegal actions ,I stand to be corrected on this if I am wrong .These are not minor transgressions and Councillor Sahota being our rep. on the Police Authority should know this .The safety of the public is of paramount importance in this respect and the actions of the Officers carrying out these important checks must have the full backing of the public .Perhaps Councillor Sahota does not put the public first ?.

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how can self employed people go on strike ??

break there strike i say – we will simply get the bus

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So let me get this right, the private hire drivers want the same benefits regarding parking as hackney carriages? I say let them have them provided they pay the same amounts for their operating licences….ah didn’t tell you that did they? If they get a review of taxis only three years down the road from the last does this mean they will throw teddy out of the bed each and everytime a driver is held to task for breaking the law, the law that they agreed to comply with when they obtained their licences?

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sack tghem all i say they are striking socialists

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The best is yet folks….. If you all check youtube you might see the owner of central in a video protesting away saying he wont except the councils proposals, yet at the meeting he was in agreement with the council!!
so i put this to the owner of central…. do you actually know what you are doing????? because you have made a complete fool of yourself my friend.
and i told there is a reason behind central being called taliban taxis in shrewsbury… tut tut!!

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