Are there too many taxi's in accrington? - Page 2

glasgow guy · 04-03-2007, 19:56

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Originally Posted by magpie

mind you last time I was in Glasgow there were loads of cabs... and I thought really cheap: but it was a few years ago:

there still is but glasgow is a huge city with over 600,00 folk in it...and all cabs have meters in them thus making sure you know what your paying...and you know what your getting into..
and garinda...it always pays to book a taxi..theres nothing worse standing in a taxi rank at 3 am waiting in a line with 100 drunks in front of you..

flashy · 04-03-2007, 19:58

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Originally Posted by slinky

3 easy steps.....

Yellow plate on the back

license badge round drivers neck ( with picture on)

and company name badges on side of car.

If you're ever un-sure, take driver name and number and don't get in.

yeah i know that slinks but to someone who's drunk on there way home they wouldnt have a clue

grego · 04-03-2007, 20:06

I think we have a lot of taxis in Accy but surely there must be a need for them otherwise it wouldn't be cost effective for the drivers. I would rather them all be metered cause I hate it when they say "your usual" when you dont know what that is.

shillelagh · 04-03-2007, 22:20

Are you sure all them taxis are from Accrington? They might be from Blackburn or Rossendale or Burnley and they've brought a fare over so they stay on taxi rank to get a fare back?

By the way i thought all taxis had to have meters?

garinda · 04-03-2007, 23:19

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Originally Posted by glasgow guy

there still is but glasgow is a huge city with over 600,00 folk in it...and all cabs have meters in them thus making sure you know what your paying...and you know what your getting into..
and garinda...it always pays to book a taxi..theres nothing worse standing in a taxi rank at 3 am waiting in a line with 100 drunks in front of you..

I know, thats why I bought a flat in the West End, as it was staggering distance home from the city centre, and I had some very interesting conversations with the working girls along the way, some of whom I became quite friendly with.

US Angel · 04-03-2007, 23:26

try living in Germany
My son paid 14 Euro for the first taxi ride home and paid 6-8 euro since then.
live and learn

cashman · 05-03-2007, 00:43

hackney cabs have to be metered. private hire dont, at least that used to be the case when i was a macs driver.

entwisi · 05-03-2007, 07:47

IIRC don't cars have to be under 3 YO when they are first registered as a taxi but can continue as long as they pass the Taxi MOT.

glasgow guy · 05-03-2007, 23:06

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Originally Posted by garinda

I know, thats why I bought a flat in the West End, as it was staggering distance home from the city centre, and I had some very interesting conversations with the working girls along the way, some of whom I became quite friendly with.

ooooooooh...lad-de-da

..I
"I bought a flat in the west end"...dont you know, by the way

snooty git !!..where bouts in the leafy west end did you buy it mate ?
if I won the lottery I would buy one there and have it as a crash pad...
and I dont wanna know about your sordid interventions with the (ahem) working girls...and do you not miss it up there..the west ends great for a wander and a beer,or jump on the underground into 'ra toon' cracking little shops down byres road etc..and please don tell me you had that kid on pretencious west end accent that the snobs from there put on..

I am from the totally opposite end of the city and the scale of things...the dreaded east end of glasgow !!

...so dont mess right !!

garinda · 05-03-2007, 23:45

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Originally Posted by glasgow guy

ooooooooh...lad-de-da

..I
"I bought a flat in the west end"...dont you know, by the way

snooty git !!..where bouts in the leafy west end did you buy it mate ?
if I won the lottery I would buy one there and have it as a crash pad...
and I dont wanna know about your sordid interventions with the (ahem) working girls...and do you not miss it up there..the west ends great for a wander and a beer,or jump on the underground into 'ra toon' cracking little shops down byres road etc..and please don tell me you had that kid on pretencious west end accent that the snobs from there put on..

I am from the totally opposite end of the city and the scale of things...the dreaded east end of glasgow !!

...so dont mess right !!

I lived just near Kelvinbridge in the West End. New apartment, bought off plan. Two beds, two bathrooms, top floor. Great views of the city on one side, and the University on the other. Best of all it was walking distance from the city centre clubs, and Byres Road/Ashton Lane for trendy wendy bars and shops.

My non-descript English accent was never a problem, even with my East End gangster mates.

cashman · 05-03-2007, 23:49

thought long and hard about the title of this thread and the answer is NO. not on bloody new years eve there aint.

cherokee · 06-03-2007, 01:15

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Originally Posted by cashman

thought long and hard about the title of this thread and the answer is NO. not on bloody new years eve there aint.

thats when they all take a night off cashy..pmsl give em a break lol!!!!

lettie · 06-03-2007, 09:20

I don't know about too many taxis but we definitely have too many take-away/kebab shops. Whilst walking through town on Saturday night, I noticed that most of these kebab shops were empty of customers. Surely the people of Hyndburn aren't scoffing kebabs every night. how do these shops make a profit, how do they recoup their running costs? I have a theory that some of these places are just fronts for more sinister dealings, money laundering etc...

cashman · 06-03-2007, 23:50

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Originally Posted by lettie

I don't know about too many taxis but we definitely have too many take-away/kebab shops. Whilst walking through town on Saturday night, I noticed that most of these kebab shops were empty of customers. Surely the people of Hyndburn aren't scoffing kebabs every night. how do these shops make a profit, how do they recoup their running costs? I have a theory that some of these places are just fronts for more sinister dealings, money laundering etc...

no lettie its where the stray/ snaffeled pets end up.

cherokee · 07-03-2007, 02:01

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Originally Posted by lettie

I don't know about too many taxis but we definitely have too many take-away/kebab shops. Whilst walking through town on Saturday night, I noticed that most of these kebab shops were empty of customers. Surely the people of Hyndburn aren't scoffing kebabs every night. how do these shops make a profit, how do they recoup their running costs? I have a theory that some of these places are just fronts for more sinister dealings, money laundering etc...

do you know lettie you may have a point there....

its the same over here loads of kebab shops, burger bars etc and they,re always open throughout the week (out of season) and i often wondered how they keep going......ummmm cherokee goes off with very suspicious mind now....