No to Cooper Tyres...
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Call Sign December 2011
Last issue's Call Sign ran the story of the
Mercedes taxi that failed its' annual overhaul
because of the new tyres it had just had fitted.
Dial-a-Cab driver Raymond Fussell (K64)
was the driver concerned and our advice in
that November issue was to look for the rating
system on the tyres. As an example, Dunlop
have a Q rating and Michelin have a T both
ratings are on the outside of the tyre.
One DaC driver called to ask about
Cooper/Avon tyres as he had used them in
the past. We asked their Customer Service
Manager Ken Tucker about a rating system
for their tyres and he told us that the manu-
facturers of the tyre, the Cooper Tyre &
Rubber Company Europe Ltd, do not produce
any tyres specifically or designed as taxi tyres.
So while they may fit and provide good ser-
vice, these tyres have not been passed and
may well cause your Mercedes to get a stop
LTFUC `Fun Day' Draws in the tourists!
note if fitted.
Raymond with his fail certificicate and pass one when he changed tyres
Our thanks to Mr Tucker for his honesty...
A young
There may well have been a few clouds around
- after all Sunday 30 October was the first day
visitor is
following the clocks `springing' forward - but
sorry he
from early morning until late afternoon the
asked for
Piazza at Covent Garden filled with some
directions
magical sunshine as the London Taxidrivers
Fund for Underprivileged Children
unleashed their annual Fun Day!
As usual, both tourists and Londoners out
for the day including Call Sign's roving
reporter / photographer, Alan Green were
entertained by side shows, stalls, the giant
Furry Tail Folk, Doug Cheshire with his vin-
tage taxi and Christopher Gillott of Star789
Limited who signed copies of his new chil-
dren's book Nelson `n' Deck and Friends and
then donated his day's takings and of course
the Pearlies including Queen Doreen Golding.
Finally, of course, the Covent Garden
Management without whom the day couldn't
happen! And of course there was the tombola
and raffle.
Fund Chair, Sue Angel, asked us to thank
all the helpers without whom the day would
never get off the ground, also the many drivers
and their families who came along to have
some fun whilst helping to swell the Fund's
coffers towards their next project, the annual
EARLY TREATMENT MEANS SPEEDY RECOVERY
kid's party at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
All in all, yet another successful Fun Day
Treatment for pain & discomfort doesn't have to be expensive
from the LTFUC...
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