| Do you know, |
the Private Hire trade is acknowledged as a part of Public Transport. |
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| Do you know, |
we fulfill many roles that buses are unable
to do. |
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| Do you know, |
most of our customers agree we should be able
to access the same area's/streets as the |
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Hackney and bus services, and during the same
times. |
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| Do you know, |
the majority of 'Taxi' work within the city boundary,
but beyond the city centre is MOSTLY |
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handled by the Private Hire trade. |
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| Do you know, |
what the Nottingham City Centre CLEAR ZONE is? |
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| Do you know, |
the Private Hire trade are PROHIBITED
access to the CLEAR ZONE between the hours of 8-00 a.m. |
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and 6-00 p.m. this RESTRICTS
the service
we have ALWAYS been able to offer YOU,
the PUBLIC |
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until October 2002. |
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| Do you know, |
Since October 2002, we have been PREVENTED
from and are UNABLE to ACCESS
the centre of |
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the city to assist
customers with: short and *long term disabilities;
Large shopping |
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items; For security; For your general
convenience; In
Emergencies; *Many without / unable to |
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obtain a Blue (Disabled) badge. |
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| Do you know, |
Nottingham City Council are considering FURTHER
RESTRICTING access, East & West through |
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Parliament Street to buses and cyclists only? |
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| The Private Hire trade understands the need for progress; until all buses can
offer the same flexibility of |
| service we currently offer, and have been doing for many
years; should the public be denied the FULL service |
| we can provide NOW? |
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| Do you know, |
the Private Hire trade must take customers, (when approaching the train station
from the west |
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of the city) *VIA CANAL ST. / LONDON ROAD / STATION
ST; AND NOT MORE
DIRECTLY up via |
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CARRINGTON ST; This route being used by the Hackney
trade! This is the policy of Nottingham |
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City Council! |
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This *EXTRA distance adds UNNECESSARY COST to
customers trips, and on occasions, lead to |
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trains being missed due to heavy
traffic on / around the London Road island. |
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