new car every year

[silverbullet]

Off topic... psv are issuing the old brass drivers badges again to new license holders... I always liked them, glad they’re back.

Still have mine C1235. Brass. Kit the Chromer used to plate them if you were of a mind.

[Rat Catcher]

I wonder if RC could look up Mr McGroary's sorry, James Anthony's file and see what sort of cars he bought every year?

It's not difficult, Watty. Press Database, type or paste the name, press enter.... Click plate number for recorded history:

Licence Number: 32368 Type: TAXI Status: ACTIVE

Known History:
Expiry Date   Reg. No.   Licence Holder
17-08-2018   172DL676   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]
10-09-2016   152DL984   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]
01-05-2016   141DL1568   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]
01-05-2015   141DL1568   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]
02-05-2014   131DL1074   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]
03-05-2013   12DL1206   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]
03-05-2012   11DL1406   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]
27-05-2011   10DL1875   JAMES A MCGROARY     [0 Comments]

RIP.

[Rat Catcher]

Maybe I'm being stupid but is a licence number 32368 not a bit high for someone who was...

...In business for almost sixty years at a time when not everybody had their own private transport, James was part of the social fabric of the town, bringing people to so many different destinations.

I thought anything below (very approx) 20k was pre-dereg?

Maybe he was a secret lotto winner?

Might have stuck with the Hackney until the last recession hit or thereabouts?

[watty]

I wonder if RC could look up Mr McGroary's sorry, James Anthony's file and see what sort of cars he bought every year?

It's not difficult, Watty. Press Database, type or paste the name, press enter.... Click plate number for recorded history:

Fair play to you for automating things but it's a bit worrying that the NTA puts so much information about us online for anyone to see!

[Rat Catcher]

I think it's for passenger safety. The unions keep telling anyone that'll listen that thousands of taxi drivers have serious criminal records, not to mention the millions with unverifiable histories.

[watty]

If it's for passenger safety, then there should be a checkbox for 'criminal record' or 'penalty points'?

Knowing someone's name, what they look like, and their taxi details could give a bad guy a good start on stealing or impersonating your identity?

[Rat Catcher]

True enough but the theory is that a passenger can share details of the taxi they're travelling in with someone who might notice if they go missing, I guess. It would be a good idea to show penalty points on the app so passengers concerned with driving skills could avoid travelling with dangerous drivers.

Hail0 published a lot more detail for potential identity theft, including copies of drivers' licences (including name and address) and bank account details.

[silverbullet]

If it's for passenger safety, then there should be a checkbox for 'criminal record' or 'penalty points'?

Knowing someone's name, what they look like, and their taxi details could give a bad guy a good start on stealing or impersonating your identity?

If someone impersonated RC, I'd be suing the Plastic Surgeon!