tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post3128061623067438387..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Guido Fawked – Taxi To CreweTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-30931651304890536512012-08-22T12:26:46.164+01:002012-08-22T12:26:46.164+01:00I will let London folks know of this singularly un...I will let London folks know of this singularly ungrammatical and cite-free intervention, and leave them to make their own observations.<br /><br />The Guido Fawkes blog does not major in "factually correct" material. And these commenters who sing its praises are inevitably anonymous.Tim Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-44614516757434490142012-08-22T12:02:04.923+01:002012-08-22T12:02:04.923+01:00You are factually incorrect on many points that yo...You are factually incorrect on many points that you have made.<br />Tim Yeo initiated the Age Limit at a meeting with Boris who then announced at the 2009 Tory conference that he intended to introduce it.<br />Boris then condcuted a sham consultation which included the 2 taxi manufacturers; LTI and Eco-City Vehicles.<br />They do not represent the interests of the taxi trade and it was improper that the entities who would benefit form this were involved in any consultation.<br />Boris was asked on many occassions by Assembley Members and MPs why he had conducted no tetsting whatsover to prove that the newer taxis were cleaner than older taxis. He flatly refused. He ignored the Department of Transport who strongly advised local authorities AGAINST imposing age limits for taxis, as there was no evidence to show tha newer taxis are any cleaner.<br />In fact technical evidence shows that the older taxis with a proper emissions system are cleaner than the TX2s and TX4S which are newer.<br />The only technology used to improve the Mercedes is a Diesel Particulate Filter which could have been retrofitted to the older cabs anyway.<br />The Age Limit which was formally announced in 2010 allowed EcoCity Vehicles to gain that 30% market share and without the Age Limit they would not have done so.<br />They even said this in reports in 2008 BEFORE the Age Limit was announced.<br />The story is that that Tim Yeo used his political power to implement a public policy which directly benefiited his own company.<br />Boris did not comply with any of the requirements of Public Law in the implementation of this strategy ie to be evidence based.<br />The Nissan Taxi is likely to be vey successful but has not yet been approved.<br />There are other taxis which are just as clean and have been waiting for approval by TFL , which is deliberately delayed.<br />There are emisions clean upo technologies available which would clean up alln taxis and are deliberately ignored by TFL ; they want to help M rYeo sell his taxis.<br />The Guido article is fatcually correct and you are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com