It is so clear the conclusively derived dissent which is bubbling up within this trade will eventually explode on the streets of our capital, We all knew how poor the ideology behind compulsory fitting of a Card reader in the passenger compartment of a taxi (whatever model or make)
And after Alan Fleming's post on taxi leaks surrounding the safety issues (read his posting) it beggars belief that a licencing authority does not understand the ramifications in those safety problems and demonstrates in the clearest terms yet how the three wise monkeys came to the decision it did.
If you feel your org or union isn't representing your best interest, stop paying memberships fees!
And after Alan Fleming's post on taxi leaks surrounding the safety issues (read his posting) it beggars belief that a licencing authority does not understand the ramifications in those safety problems and demonstrates in the clearest terms yet how the three wise monkeys came to the decision it did.
If you feel your org or union isn't representing your best interest, stop paying memberships fees!
Only pay for legal/livelihood cover as those who say they represent you clearly do not. This mandate chaos would have been a dead duck from the very start if brains instead of coercion were the honest processes used ... instead self interests have rule here 100%.
Why is there no pre-validation software in any of the approved Card readers? Are we vetted crooks who cannot be trusted?
Why is there no pre-validation software in any of the approved Card readers? Are we vetted crooks who cannot be trusted?
As we are on offer from the first inch of the fare to the finish, and the four dodgy passengers with a potential stolen card have no prior checks made until the service has been supplied unlike uber who use approved surge pricing...all paid in advance... You will be knocked and why? .. Ask TFL, their answer will be hilarious to anyone but you!
Buy yourself a paypal card reader, keep it separate and use it particularly to validate any card you are suspicious about (as any hotel in the whole world does) as credit cards are only valid if you are paid... otherwise they are useless.
Paypal will set you up an account for business (free set up) and you buy the cheapest 'personal' equipment for yourself & call your own business shots and do the advance checks yourself (as a sole trader) not as a taxi driver, why?, because your own Authority has failed dismally to equally protect your interests as it has done for the passenger as it claims under TFL's own statement "Every Journey Matters" but not bothered if you get paid for it.
Remember too, Join the coming drive ins and expose our grief to the media. Publicise TFL's complete cock up by over involvement in card reader choice. We all know and understand the benefits of having card acceptability... just not at any cost including our personal security and theft by deception.
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Buy yourself a paypal card reader, keep it separate and use it particularly to validate any card you are suspicious about (as any hotel in the whole world does) as credit cards are only valid if you are paid... otherwise they are useless.
Paypal will set you up an account for business (free set up) and you buy the cheapest 'personal' equipment for yourself & call your own business shots and do the advance checks yourself (as a sole trader) not as a taxi driver, why?, because your own Authority has failed dismally to equally protect your interests as it has done for the passenger as it claims under TFL's own statement "Every Journey Matters" but not bothered if you get paid for it.
Remember too, Join the coming drive ins and expose our grief to the media. Publicise TFL's complete cock up by over involvement in card reader choice. We all know and understand the benefits of having card acceptability... just not at any cost including our personal security and theft by deception.
Be Lucky
greenbadgejohn (on twitter)
Editorial Comment:
Please remember, othe suitable handheld CC readers are available at similar price, terms and conditions.
6 comments:
Where can I get just legal/livelihood cover? I want to leave my org
Done one job in four hours last night ,,, today I'm going to Tottenham and taxi world to pay for new tablet at the cost of £100 , I only had the flimsy tablet 2 days before it broke , while it was in my bag ... they tell you if anything gets nicked your responsible , they should also tell you it's a cheap flimsy tablet and give you a case , I spoke to the LTDA for the first time , I have been a member for 30 years I asked about my problem , and they said I should have. Read the contract .... I don't know how long I can afford to keep doing this job ... Tax man, garages ripping me of , accountant feed , meter fees , credit card. Fees , PCO fees , mot Fees , union fees .... £100 fine and talk in Ealing for doing 27 miles an hour in chiswell st at 2am in the morning , etc etc etc. , all I need now it the big nosed dwalf to ban diesal ....
just a thought, if someone puts a atm cover over your machine in the back of the cab, and had a £10 tracker also they can go back to you cab anytime they like and clone all the information of the machine, giving them pin and card numbers for there use. when the fraud gets large as it would, you can see the headlines, blackcabs steal cc details, that will bring in the work. we must fight this stupid mandate
When are LTDA members going to realise they are not representing drivers interests as they should.They have completely lost touch with their membership.
No need to buy any of this cobblers if Cab app keeps working!
In response to the first post of reply by anonymous "where can I get just get legal/livelihood cover?" There is a taxi trade company who offer such a product for some years now, and they are:
www.taxidriverslegalprotection.co.uk (020 89542017)
I should hasten to add there are likely to be others out there but this one springs to mind purely because it has been around for a while, and I have no personal interests knowledge or gain in suggesting their name.
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