Author: wnevets

FORE STREET RANK TO BE MOVED!

The Public Health team want to close and move Fore Street Rank!

The reasons Public Health gave for their request is as follows:-

“This is a single carriageway one way road, with queues and crowds waiting to go into the nightclub, drinking outside the pub, eating and going to and from fast food outlets, and getting off or waiting for taxis.

After hours at the weekend it’s the single location in Cornwall with the largest incidence of assaults and A&E presentations.

Sailors have redesigned their entrance, doubled up on ticket machines, moved the queue further inside, created a smoking area at the back, gone to all plastic/no glass, and removed bar furniture from the front of their premises.

We still have problems, and I feel that we really need to move the taxi queues elsewhere, so that groups of alcohol fuelled individuals don’t get drawn together to the same place at the end of the evening.

My suggestions would be to end its use after 11PM, and to have a second taxi waiting area either on the Sainsbury’s Carpark (while it’s closed) or round by the bus bays.”

This is a very serious issue and we need your comments now!

How do I find my vehicle emissions standard?

Some European cities are starting to ban certain vehicles, or limiting the times at which they may travel – France has done this with the new Crit’Air scheme, where you have to apply for a window sticker which shows your vehicles emission standard, or get fined heavily!

View our emissions standard info sheet here, to check the table reproduced from that developed by the European Commission, which shows the different Euro categories that apply to new vehicle models approved after a specific date. Every car sold up to a year after the dates below has to conform to the appropriate standards. This is really worth reading as it gives a simple but clear picture of what it all means.

If your vehicle is older than any dates listed, check with your manufacturer directly if you’re not sure.

Police Meeting 1st June

Mark Formosa and I had a meeting yesterday at Newquay Police Station with Sgt Johnson, where we discussed the main concerns that most of us have. The unexpected road closure on NYE, parking issues, and support regarding violence and aggression toward drivers. The main purpose being to improve our working environment. The meeting was very positive and offered promise, and it was agreed a good idea to create a closed group forum on Facebook for up to date interaction for all.

You can find facebook group here

Newquay Airport Parking

A liason has now been invited/appointed between the local Taxi trade and Newquay Airport (Steven Witchell). I had a meeting with Richard Thomasson at the airport on Saturday 22nd April, where possible changes to the car parks were discussed, and the possibility of extra facility for Taxi operators via a permit scheme.

Due to the gross abuse of public and especially taxi operators not parking in the correct manner, it is intended to re-introduce parking enforcement; Mr Thomasson expressed that as unpopular as this was, he felt there was no choice.