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tim..... · June 18th 14, 07:11 AM posted to cam.transport,uk.transport.london

"JNugent" wrote in message
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On 17/06/2014 21:08, wrote:
In article ,
(JNugent) wrote:

On 17/06/2014 11:22, Basil Jet wrote:

Surely if there was no demand for hackney carriages in South Cambs
previously, and this new science park creates such a demand, one thing
to do would be to allow a small number of South Cambs private hires to
become South Cambs hackney carriages.

There is no recognised system for that.

It would be just as easy - and probably more expedient - to simply
allow some or all of the hackney-carriage owners to apply for an
extra vehicle licence (or licences).

I don't think the same vehicle can be licensed as both a hackney carriage
and hire car.

What need would there be for it?

so they can "pick up" from a rank at the new science park station

You seem to have missed the problem here.

Because (it appears that) there are currently no ranks in South Cambs and
nowhere that driving around looking for a hire is worthwhile, there are no
licensed hackney cabs in SC. They all content themselves with operating as
mini cabs offering their pre-booked (5 minutes before by phone) service both
in SC and Cambridge City.

But Roland (and others), not unreasonably, think that there will be business
customers arriving at the new SP station thinking that the 20-25 minute walk
to the company that they are visiting is too far, expecting to jump in a
un-booked cab.

But SC cabs won't be able to pick up there because none of them are licensed
to ply for hire and City cabs won't be able to pick up there because (by a
few 100 yards) the station is in SC.

So people are suggesting solutions to this problem.

tim