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Can anyone tell me who Alan Fidler is .And when he was voted in as secretary of the North Tyneside taxi organization & by what drivers. As I was always led to believe that when someone acts as secretary for a group of drivers as large as there is in North Tyneside that they are DEMACRATICLY VOTED IN not placed there by a few office owners. I have spoke to many drivers in the past about the trade. Yet I don’t know of many private hire drivers that have even heard of Alan Fidler. I know most hack drivers know of him. As there is a common belief amongst Hacks that he is in part responsible for the decline of the Hackney trade here in North Tyneside. He is also thought to be instrumental to the Berwick issue even though he has no Berwick plates of his own. I would also just like to add that the same man went from driving hack to private hire after all the damage was done. So Mr. Fidler who are you really looking after. IS IT THE DRIVERS OR THE OFFICE OWNERS? As you only seem to come out of the woodwork when everything is not going the right way for the office owners. Maybe the council should allow trailers on so East coast & Blueline can get there contracts from the DFDS.BUT CHARGE FOR A MOT & PLATING THE TRAILER.IF NORTH TYNESIDE WON’T THEN TRY BERWICK THEY WILL PLATE ANYTHING.
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This site asked the Question “Who is Alan Fidler ?” and quite rightly said most Hackney Carriage Drivers/Proprietors probably know who he is yet most Private Hire Drivers have not even heard of him.
I am not going to call Alan Fidler, who I have had many friendly dissusions and friendly debates with, where it is clearly apparent we have very different views, as I am a Street Rank Hackney Carriage and Transport Qualified which means I will always quote legislation to prove my point.
Where as Alan Fidler always states the Private Hire Office Proprietors idea of what is right, very rarely, if ever quoting legislation to back up what they want to happen to give them control.
Alan Fidler is supposedly the Secretary of the “North Tyneside Taxi Organisation” NTTO not the “North Tyneside Taxi Association” NTTA(as the Press keep stating wrongly).
I have to state this as the “North Tyneside Hackney Carriage Association” hold both these Titles under the “NTHCA” as it was formerly the “NTTA” I would just like to point out at this point and the “NTHCA” is reconised by North Tyneside Council.
In earlier days Alan Fidler stated he was the Secretary of the “North Tyneside Private Hire Association” NTPHA now the NTTO (I stand to be corrected on this point about NTPHA becoming the NTTO).
Now strange as this may seem, but can anyone understand why Alan Fidler on the 11th March 2009 got himself invited to a meeting in Bury held to discuss the “Department of Transport Taxi Accessibility Consultation” for which the minutes of that meeting state “Alan Fidler
Independent Consultant” if he is the Elected Secretary of the “North Tyneside Taxi Organisation”
I have to ask, how can Alan Fidler claim to be an “Independent Consultant” when he is the Secretary of the “North Tyneside Taxi Organisation” or is he just a Camelion, who changes his colour to match the environment he wishes to gain access to?
Beware all Private Hire Drivers, if you want to have a voice start your own Union with your own Elected Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer who should not claim to be “Independent of your Union”!!!!
Responsible Hackney Carriage Drivers and Responsible Private Hire Drivers who are Licensed by the North Tyneside Council can work together when the rules of trade are respected and Locally Licensed Hackney Carriages Stand or Ply for hire, with the Locally Licensed Private Hire Driver only picking up Per-Booked hiring in our Local Council Areas!!!!!