Call Sign July 2006 - Page 24 - LTI COME TO THE RESCUE

In the May issue of Call Sign, we published a letter from someone living in Spain who had somehow obtained an FX4R, but who badly needed the manual that would have originally accompanied it. José M.Basadre Montesinos lives in Puerto Real, Cadiz and one of his main problems, besides trying to find that elusive FX4R manual, is that he doesn’t speak English and anyone likely to have one was likely to be English! José does use a Spanish - English dictionary, but they are not quite as reliable as one would think. Hence his initial letter to Call Sign: "Although I have Espana, I buy Austin Taxi FX4R. I not have spare parts, neither photos, neither manual of functioning. Hence I resort to you that he be kind, can send me some manual and please tell me where I can spare parts for this model get. FX4R and of him I do not know absolutely nothing. He would need some manual, books, photos and some market where acquire of spare parts when he need them. If you may help oneself, he would thank it for life because I find myself in Cadiz, very far from England in order to be able to obtain information. If you or his wife collect something, or they desire some Hispanic object, not doubt in asking me for it, that with pleasure he would send it." To say we were temporarily lost for words would be something of	LTI COME TO THE RESCUE As Call Sign’s José gets his FX4R manual!
	LTI's Nigel Walters an understatement. Several drivers contacted us to ask if the letter was meant as a late April Fool joke, but when assured that José really existed and his request was serious, none could actually help. One driver (Mark White B86) even made the point that the writer was easier to understand than regular Mailshot contributor, Stanley Frankel! We also contacted a friend of Call Sign in Holland, Hans Dooren of the Dutch section of the London Vintage Taxi Association. But contact between the two proved difficult. Then José had a turn of good luck. Representatives of LTI always read Call Sign and they spotted the José letter. We then received a letter from Nigel Walters, LTI’s Head of Overseas Operations, who	offered to help José get his manual and asked us for contact details. Some time afterwards, Nigel contacted Call Sign again and told us that LTI had solved José’s problem and as Nigel told us: "José’s manuals have been sent and judging by his response, his problem has been solved…we think!" José wrote back to LTI (we also think) in gratitude. He told them: "Estimated N.Walters: Completion to receive his he sent FX4R of the Austin's manuals, that I have seemed to very interesting and that I thank him enormously. Any piece of advice, suggestion or information that I wish to do, he will be very good received and thanked. I am in debt with you. If some Spain wishes to, please, not doubt in asking me for it. Attentively José M.Basadre Montesinos" We agree with Nigel Walters and as Monty Python might have said – José’s problem is now an ex-problem! Our sincere thanks go to LTI on behalf of José and we assume that they will be brushing up on their Spanish for the "one or two" questions that José and his dictionary will no doubt now be coming up with!

POWER PILL:

DAC DRIVER TEST RESULTS …

As you will have read in the May Call Sign, Power Pill UK Ltd gave Dial-a-Cab drivers an exclusive offer to try out their product, the Power Pill, for free in return for data and feedback. Over 140 drivers took up the offer and many of these have now completed the first few stages of their research. The feedback, according to Power Pill, in their words was "…very interesting and quite remarkable."
   Leon Warner, CEO of Power Pill UK Ltd told Call Sign:
   "We asked drivers to complete five tanks of fuel without the Power Pill and to give us their own thoughts on how their cabs were running re engine noise, black smoke, acceleration and fuel economy. Obviously comments varied, but the general picture seemed to be one of "a noisy engine, black smoke and poor acceleration - but this is what my cab has always done, so I guess that’s how it will always be."
   We then sent drivers their first free pack of Power Pill and asked the same questions again. Here are just two comments from Dial-a-Cab drivers…
   Improved emissions and much better fuel economy – John Bailey (D47)
   Engine smoother, power up and feels a lot tighter like a new engine – Daren Stratford (P08)
   Now we at Power Pill know that we are never going to please every cab driver, but these comments show just how happy the majority of drivers are - almost all drivers who finished their two free packs have now become permanent customers. We hope these comments will encourage others to start using the Power Pill and experience the benefits first hand."

The Power Pill can be purchased from JVBright at Southbank Service Station, Southwark, or from Power Pill direct on 0845 1 30 80 77.

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