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Post by wapentake on Nov 11, 2023 12:53:44 GMT
They have a rule of no flags, no emblems, no whatever. As long as they apply it across the board I don't see a problem. I think it is a problem if you take the example of the met they have banned the thin blue line badge which if you know is the union flag with a thin blue line across and commemorates officers killed in the line of duty. Afaik only the met has banned it and other forces see no problem with it, it’s the same with taxis in my area they have badges and large adverts which supplement the drivers income. In the case of the national flag it should be a national rule yes or no. |
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Post by Dan Dare on Nov 11, 2023 13:33:14 GMT
I wear my acknowledged apathy about taxi licensing regulations in Shropshire as a badge of honour and sanity, Dan. I had a feeling you might.
But then I think most sentient beings would understand that the location is irrelevant, it's the principle which matters here.
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Post by dappy on Nov 11, 2023 13:47:31 GMT
The “principle” of taxi licensing regulations……
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Post by Dan Dare on Nov 11, 2023 13:55:51 GMT
No. The principle of making a sensible exemption for the display of the national flag, and denouncing the cultural relativist dogma which requires that all flags, like all cultures, are of equal value.
Really dappy, I'd have thought this would be something you could work out on your own; you're being particularly bovine today. The after-effects of too much Vino Collapso?
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Post by dappy on Nov 11, 2023 14:13:10 GMT
The principle of revising taxi licensing rules in Shropshire ….
That’s all this “story” is about.
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Post by sandypine on Nov 11, 2023 15:27:14 GMT
The principle of revising taxi licensing rules in Shropshire …. That’s all this “story” is about. No it is a work to rule story as circumstance change. What was ignored in the past has now become a problem which begs the question why is it a problem now when it was not in the past. |
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Post by patman post on Nov 11, 2023 15:29:18 GMT
London Taxi Advertising's logo is a union flag in the shape of a taxi. www.londontaxiadvertising.com/Looks like Sadiq Khan and TfL take a broader view... |
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Post by ratcliff on Nov 11, 2023 16:50:10 GMT
London Taxi Advertising's logo is a union flag in the shape of a taxi. www.londontaxiadvertising.com/Looks like Sadiq Khan and TfL take a broader view... I once asked a London cabbie about the holiday hotel advertising all over his (now pink) black cab I'd assumed money changed hands but he said every two years he got a free two week holiday for two in return |
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 11, 2023 17:39:12 GMT
This is also the council who for years ignored a huge grooming gang scandal in Telford. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 11, 2023 17:40:36 GMT
London Taxi Advertising's logo is a union flag in the shape of a taxi. www.londontaxiadvertising.com/Looks like Sadiq Khan and TfL take a broader view... I once asked a London cabbie about the holiday hotel advertising all over his (now pink) black cab I'd assumed money changed hands but he said every two years he got a free two week holiday for two in return Hey that's not a bad deal. Depending where the hotel is I suppose. |
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Post by patman post on Nov 11, 2023 19:41:20 GMT
This is also the council who for years ignored a huge grooming gang scandal in Telford. And how has that to do with flags on its licenced taxis…? |
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 11, 2023 19:43:11 GMT
This is also the council who for years ignored a huge grooming gang scandal in Telford. And how has that to do with flags on its licenced taxis…? Highlighting the incompetence of some local authorities. Here to help.  |
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Post by zanygame on Nov 12, 2023 9:01:33 GMT
But it isn't about the flag. It's about the law on the appearance of private hire taxis and hackney carriages. There is a standardised format. There is no law against flying a flag of this country on your own premises. Could be Union Flag or Saltire, Red Dragon or George Cross. I wonder how a council would handle a Muslim cabbie with a Palestinian flag on the car? And there are laws regarding flying flags on private property, particularly around size, hieght of flagpoles and whether they're on buildings or free standing. Same side with you on this one Red. Absolutely crap over zealous red tape with not common sense applied. I bet if the guy had a Ukraine flag there would be a full council meeting to agree it was the right thing to do. |
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Post by zanygame on Nov 12, 2023 9:02:30 GMT
The guy drives a taxi in Shropshire The council is the licensing authority. The policy for cabs in Shropshire is that they must not carry any Advertisements, political symbols, flags or emblems The cab has an annual inspection and was found to be non compliant The taxi driver was instructed to comply That is the entire non-story. FFS get a life. Rules can be applied or not applied, councils have that right. |
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Post by zanygame on Nov 12, 2023 9:03:55 GMT
I have no idea why Shropshire Council chooses to ban all advertisements and flags and banners from its cabs. They just do. Hence why this guy was asked to remove it. A non-story. They just do has never been a good excuse for a law. |
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