http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: private hire car - Recent Topics en Thu, 21 May 2026 08:31:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2507#post-26619 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:49:58 +0000 kaputnik 26619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From today's chipwrapper;</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/Lack-of-drivers-puts-brakes.6732306.jp">Gill Wiser, Abercorn Cabs' office manager, said some drivers willing to work a 60-70 hour week could take home up to £900.<br /> </a></p> <p>Yerrrrwaaaaaaaa?</p> <p>70 hours a week?!? You having a giraffe? The last thing that we need is MORE "professional" (I use the term loosely as the article also points out that all they need is a police background and a health check - no actual qualification or driving competence required)drivers out on the roads who have been that long behind the wheel! </p> <p>And it's <strong>seen as a bad thing that there aren't enough</strong>! </p>