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[Guffer09]

In September last year, night time taxi ranks were introduced. This meant that after 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights, taxi ranks would move from the regular spots of Back Wynd, Chapel Street etc, and move out onto Union Street until 5am.

Illuminated pillars and line markings on the road indicate the sites of the ranks, which are supervised by transport marshals. Moving the ranks onto Union Street was aiming towards the security benefits of better lighting and CCTV coverage, which benefits the public and taxi drivers. There are wider pavements too, which has helped to reduce the amount of jostling and reduce violence which can erupt as a result.

Now the night time rank at Diamond Street is moving and will be located outside South Gilcomstoun Church, near Summer Street. The other ranks are at St Nicholas Churchyard and outside Soul Bar. The times of opperation have now changed to midnight through to 5am.

What do folk think about these ranks in general?

[Tubthumper]

They are a place to stand to wait for a taxi. What else is there to say?

[Guffer09]

Was it a good idea to move them to Union street in the first place, are they working well? .....

[Tubthumper]

To be honest, if I want a taxi, I flag one down myself. Screw standing in a queue freezing your nuts off when you can catch a taxi driver who wants his next fare ASAP.

[Adam Easy Wishes]

Do you work for the council?

[paranoid]

Originally Posted by Adam Easy Wishes

Do you work for the council?

I'd say student doing a dissertation...

[Adam Easy Wishes]

Originally Posted by paranoid

I'd say student doing a dissertation...

Cunt either way then.

[The Kiosque]

I'll tell you what I think:

I think Aberdeen should buck the trend and do away with 'ranks' and all the negative connotations that the word 'rank' implies.

Instead, we could be the first city to have 'Taxi Awesomes' which will have roofs and comfy seats and plasma tvs with a wide selection of movies and someone mixing mojitos while their colleague makes fresh, tasty but affordable Mexican food and ten pen bowling lanes and maybe a log flume.

That's what I think.

[Le Stu]

Originally Posted by The Kiosque

I'll tell you what I think:

I think Aberdeen should buck the trend and do away with 'ranks' and all the negative connotations that the word 'rank' implies.

Instead, we could be the first city to have 'Taxi Awesomes' which will have roofs and comfy seats and plasma tvs with a wide selection of movies and someone mixing mojitos while their colleague makes fresh, tasty but affordable Mexican food and ten pen bowling lanes and maybe a log flume.

That's what I think.

Or they could just open a decent cheap Mexican restaurant within walking distance of the taxi rank. Or actually anywhere in Aberdeen.

[Guffer09]

Originally Posted by Adam Easy Wishes

Cunt either way then.

I know you are but what am I