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CALL SIGN AT THE PH AND TAXI SHOW |
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 DaC's David Lessman presents Don Brandon with his raffle prize |
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years' Taxi & Private Hire Exhibition was held at the
excellent Wembley Exhibition Centre, unfortunately though, their
timing was bad as the open days fell on the two days of Rosh
Hashanah – the Jewish New Year – and the first day of Ramadan!
Together, that kept the expected crowd numbers down. However,
what was there was worth seeing. The show featured many different types of taxi, not just the familiar LTI TXII and Metrocab that we are used to seeing on the streets of the capital. Being able to compare the various van-based conversions side-by-side, our reporter was sometimes a little confused as to which was a taxi and which a PH vehicle? Quite often he could only go by the blurb alongside to differentiate one from the other (knew I should have sent someone sensible!..Ed). Many support services were also present. Emission control converters, trade associations, navigation aids, legal services, data providers and more. Over on the LTI Vehicles stand were demonstration TXII's and a rolling chassis which sported the latest 'coil spring' rear suspension as hinted at in an earlier Call Sign report after one of our subscriber visits to LTI's Coventry factory. LTI's Marketing Development Director Andrew Overton was on the stand and told Call Sign: "We have seen considerable interest in the TXII from many areas of the country and have afforded test drives to over 100 potential buyers. Our expectations are high and sales are buoyant," he stated, gently pushing aside the tape |
recorder our hack had eagerly thrust into his face! All those who test drove the Gold TXII were given a branded fleece bodywarmer. An LTI prize draw to win £140 worth of Black Cab Collection merchandise was won by Ray Dunning, of Hungerford, Berkshire. Metrocab too, via the Birmingham Taxi Warehouse, reported steady sales, as witnessed by our own John Hillier (Y77) taking delivery of his TTT (see October issue). Taxi trade charities were also well represented at the Show. The London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled and the London Taxidrivers Fund for Underprivileged Children both had Stands displaying their relevant activities, and were busy fundraising among the shows’ visitors. P&A Taxis' Don Brandon won second prize in the Children's Fund Raffle with a ticket bought just 5 minutes before the draw took place. Much to David Lessman's (D19) consternation, our reporter referred to the magnificent prize as a mule, until informed that it was, in fact, a rocking horse! The delighted Don Brandon was unconcerned either way, claiming it was just fine for his grandchildren. Call Sign’s Vince Chin was also there selling copies of his amazing Cabalendar. If you missed the show, you can read elsewhere in this issue how to get your hands on them. And so the show drew to a close. Not as busy as expected, but still interesting and varied and proving that the personal public transportation is alive and looking to the future. ©Call Sign Magazine MM5 |
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 The TXII chassis with coil spring rear suspension |
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 The Peugeot E7 |
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