Chairman’s View of the AGM
Another AGM has come and gone and it would appear that there were more members present this year than in previous years. Why should that be? Well obviously it was an electable AGM and perhaps members were interested in what the current Board - and indeed the prospective Board Members - had to say?
   Perhaps it was because we had introduced our new job distribution engine ‘Concierge’ and members were interested to hear the way in which it worked, although I would be a little surprised if that were the reason as I had gone into quite a long question and answer session with the Editor in the February edition of Call Sign where I explained exactly how our unique system operated.
   Perhaps, and more likely, it was because of a rumour that had circulated explaining how Dial-a-Cab Board Members and myself were going to be "annihilated" by a few members and after all, what better Sunday afternoon sport could there be than to watch the BoM squirm!
   However, I hope that those members who attended will confirm that the "annihilation" never materialised and all that those few members succeeded in doing was to make themselves look foolish and confirm how little they really understood about the Society. After all, we’ve had another excellent year, yet some of the members who spoke were extremely negative. Perhaps it was some ‘macho’ thing to prove to everyone present how tough they are and how they aren’t frightened of anyone!
   On the whole, I thought it was a really good AGM, one that I thoroughly enjoyed and for those who haven’t heard, I would like to report that the sitting BoM were returned by the members. What was also extremely encouraging was how many members present were prepared to go to the lectern and say something positive.

   On the reverse side however, what I found particularly disappointing and somewhat disturbing was all the nonsense and misinformation that was supplied to two or three of our members and which appears to have come from an outside source
whose only interest is to see the demise of Dial-a-Cab. These same members are allowing themselves to be used as pawns, because that is what they are, in order to do the ‘dirty work’ for someone who is not even a member of Dial-a-Cab.

Takeover and Departure!
You will all probably remember reading in the Dial-a-Cab Annual Report, my explanation of Radio Taxis demutualisation and how I expected them to go on the acquisition trail. Well, just three months after writing that piece, they have now made their first acquisition in the shape of Xeta, the radio taxi circuit that was formed by former ComCab MD, Geof Kaley.
   It appears that they have acquired approximately 300 taxis and a further 100 cars - although I think it fair to say that in the main the cars operate in the north-western suburbs of London.
   What the exact intention of RTG is at the moment appears to be unclear, however, what is certain is that in the short term both RTG and Xeta will operate as separate units.
   Whilst writing of ComCab, on the very day that the announcement of Xeta being taken over by Radio Taxis Group, ComCab’s MD Mike Galvin left their employment. Mike had been with ComCab for around 19 years and was Geof Kaley’s