Re: Austerity / Economy
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:20 am
Tories must be gutted
That construction metric is bullsh*t.
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Of course they are. They'd rather see this country burn under labour than accept the economy is improving. They'll be along to bemoan the good news as not good enough news and criticise the data next. Sad.
Anecdotal evidence from the transport sector: January was brutal for the taxi and Feb is patchy but looking at my spreadsheet from previous years earnings are well down.
Inconceivable.Long slender neck wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:26 pm Have you tried not charging extortionate prices in the cab?
Dunners wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:11 pm You should venture south of the border, as you could be raking in the cash.
The new statutory duty for local authorities to provide school transport for certain people (SEND kids) has seen demand exceed state capacity (number of minibuses). Therefore the reliance on private mini-cabs/Uber rides etc has sky rocketed as councils pay for them to do various school runs.
There's a suggestion that certain parents in certain towns and cities, who are alert to the increase in demand for mini-cab hire, have been moving heaven and earth to get their own kids classified with a qualifying "ailment". Possibly with some of those parents being the very same drivers of said private hire vehicles.
Hee hee.
The councils do provide transport in such situations, but it is a paid for service. My two used to get the council provided service 19 miles to school at a cost - and rightly so as we decided to send them that far.The Mindsweep wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:37 pmDunners wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:11 pm You should venture south of the border, as you could be raking in the cash.
The new statutory duty for local authorities to provide school transport for certain people (SEND kids) has seen demand exceed state capacity (number of minibuses). Therefore the reliance on private mini-cabs/Uber rides etc has sky rocketed as councils pay for them to do various school runs.
There's a suggestion that certain parents in certain towns and cities, who are alert to the increase in demand for mini-cab hire, have been moving heaven and earth to get their own kids classified with a qualifying "ailment". Possibly with some of those parents being the very same drivers of said private hire vehicles.
Hee hee.
It's not only SEND kids. Local Council's have to provide transport if a child cannot walk safely to school or the school is over 3 miles away. When will moved to just outside of Colchester my youngest shared taxi with 2 others to junior school. For high school, over 60% needed transport. However they only have to provide it till year 11, but with all kids having to attend for another year at least, parents have to fork out for transport, around £650 a year.
Which certain towns and cities are these?Dunners wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:11 pm You should venture south of the border, as you could be raking in the cash.
The new statutory duty for local authorities to provide school transport for certain people (SEND kids) has seen demand exceed state capacity (number of minibuses). Therefore the reliance on private mini-cabs/Uber rides etc has sky rocketed as councils pay for them to do various school runs.
There's a suggestion that certain parents in certain towns and cities, who are alert to the increase in demand for mini-cab hire, have been moving heaven and earth to get their own kids classified with a qualifying "ailment". Possibly with some of those parents being the very same drivers of said private hire vehicles.
Hee hee.
It was not a paid for service, they went to the local school in their catchment area. The transport was free for all who couldn't walk safely to school.LittleMate wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:44 pmThe councils do provide transport in such situations, but it is a paid for service. My two used to get the council provided service 19 miles to school at a cost - and rightly so as we decided to send them that far.The Mindsweep wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:37 pmDunners wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:11 pm You should venture south of the border, as you could be raking in the cash.
The new statutory duty for local authorities to provide school transport for certain people (SEND kids) has seen demand exceed state capacity (number of minibuses). Therefore the reliance on private mini-cabs/Uber rides etc has sky rocketed as councils pay for them to do various school runs.
There's a suggestion that certain parents in certain towns and cities, who are alert to the increase in demand for mini-cab hire, have been moving heaven and earth to get their own kids classified with a qualifying "ailment". Possibly with some of those parents being the very same drivers of said private hire vehicles.
Hee hee.
It's not only SEND kids. Local Council's have to provide transport if a child cannot walk safely to school or the school is over 3 miles away. When will moved to just outside of Colchester my youngest shared taxi with 2 others to junior school. For high school, over 60% needed transport. However they only have to provide it till year 11, but with all kids having to attend for another year at least, parents have to fork out for transport, around £650 a year.
We've got loads of those on our system. Cumnock to Paisley 5 days a week at £600. Gourock to Paisley at £500 a week. Loads of other local stuff, usually kids in foster careDunners wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:11 pm You should venture south of the border, as you could be raking in the cash.
The new statutory duty for local authorities to provide school transport for certain people (SEND kids) has seen demand exceed state capacity (number of minibuses). Therefore the reliance on private mini-cabs/Uber rides etc has sky rocketed as councils pay for them to do various school runs.
There's a suggestion that certain parents in certain towns and cities, who are alert to the increase in demand for mini-cab hire, have been moving heaven and earth to get their own kids classified with a qualifying "ailment". Possibly with some of those parents being the very same drivers of said private hire vehicles.
Hee hee.
Halstead.Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:52 pmWhich certain towns and cities are these?Dunners wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:11 pm You should venture south of the border, as you could be raking in the cash.
The new statutory duty for local authorities to provide school transport for certain people (SEND kids) has seen demand exceed state capacity (number of minibuses). Therefore the reliance on private mini-cabs/Uber rides etc has sky rocketed as councils pay for them to do various school runs.
There's a suggestion that certain parents in certain towns and cities, who are alert to the increase in demand for mini-cab hire, have been moving heaven and earth to get their own kids classified with a qualifying "ailment". Possibly with some of those parents being the very same drivers of said private hire vehicles.
Hee hee.
I don't think the passengers dunnem is talking about would kick off like this as their 'ailments' are not as severe.Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:43 pmWe've got loads of those on our system. Cumnock to Paisley 5 days a week at £600. Gourock to Paisley at £500 a week. Loads of other local stuff, usually kids in foster careDunners wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:11 pm You should venture south of the border, as you could be raking in the cash.
The new statutory duty for local authorities to provide school transport for certain people (SEND kids) has seen demand exceed state capacity (number of minibuses). Therefore the reliance on private mini-cabs/Uber rides etc has sky rocketed as councils pay for them to do various school runs.
There's a suggestion that certain parents in certain towns and cities, who are alert to the increase in demand for mini-cab hire, have been moving heaven and earth to get their own kids classified with a qualifying "ailment". Possibly with some of those parents being the very same drivers of said private hire vehicles.
Hee hee.
There is a very attractively priced BOW to Paisley that is normally £15 but you get £25 on account of the passenger goes to a special school and has to have two carers with cushions in the back to contain the violent outbursts.
New drivers are drawn in by the reward level but the job goes through a minimum of 4 drivers a year. Of course one of the things that sets the passenger off is a different driver every two weeks.
Yes they do where I live. The High School is in Brightlingsea, which is a very small town and takes in kids from villages from a wide area.Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:09 pm No way are 60% of high school kids receiving council funded transport.
As an area Brightingsea will be an exception. There are still dinosaurs roaming the land out there.The Mindsweep wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:59 pmYes they do where I live. The High School is in Brightlingsea, which is a very small town and takes in kids from villages from a wide area.Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:09 pm No way are 60% of high school kids receiving council funded transport.
It's the same in Tendring Technical College. Year 9-11 go to the school in the village of Thorpe Le Sokin and an even higher % go by bus.
From Essex Countu Council
Who qualifies for home to school transport
Mainstream secondary
Children aged 11 to 16 (school years 7 to 11) can get free home to school transport if:
they attend their nearest school and
they live more than 3 miles away
Children from low income families can get also free home to school transport if:
they attend one of their 3 nearest qualifying schools and
the school is between 2 and 6 miles from their home address
The you need to find the clip of Ed Balls waving a flat hand and laughing openly when the economy was flatlining under the Tories. The joy of no growth on his face. Used to like Balls until then. Who can smile when ordinary people were suffering due to the Tories getting it wrong. Labour!Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:53 amOf course they are. They'd rather see this country burn under labour than accept the economy is improving. They'll be along to bemoan the good news as not good enough news and criticise the data next. Sad.