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1970's
On the
8th April 1971, the Streamline Association Brighton came to an end.
In the same breath The Brighton Streamline Taxicab Ltd was started.
The reason for forming into a company was that there were other
circuits using the name of Streamline quite freely. Due to the fact
we were too large to be registered as an Association, there was
no alternative but to reform into a Limited Company.
The first AGM
of The Brighton Streamline Taxicab Ltd took place on 17th November
1971.
A few items that were raised were as follows:
The office
was to remain open all day on Christmas Day
A pension scheme was to be established for all members upon reaching
retirement age
More advertising in hotels
A five-day week with more pay for the telephone operators
A 24 hr service to be operated
and
finally,
Employment of
mixed staff in the telephone room, preferably disabled men.
The plague of every Committee or Board has always been the implementation
of rules regarding dress and towards the end of 1971 the Board drew
to the attention of all owners and journeymen that a collar &
tie must be worn at all times, black or brown footwear, if hats
were worn it had to be of the chauffeur-type. Roll collar or high-neck
pullovers were not to be worn.
On 1st February
1972 the Board called for an Extra Ordinary General Meeting to discuss,
amongst other items, the employment of part-time drivers.
By 54 votes for to 17 against the proposal to allow part-time drivers
into the Company was carried.
The knowledge
test that was currently in operation only covered Brighton and as
a large proportion of work extended into Hove, Portslade and Peacehaven
it became necessary for the Board to insist that all Streamline
taxis carried on the car an up-to-date map. This saved the operator's
time conveying such information.
The second AGM
on 23 November 1972 had only a couple of items worth recording.
That coloured
cars with cream bonnets be introduced in the near future met with
the approval of a majority of the members present
That independent plate owners be allowed (for a fee) to ply for
hire in Brighton Station
At a later date the Board fixed the fee at £2 per calendar
month, to be paid in advance.
Another first
in Streamline history was that in the week ending 18th December
1972 the number of telephone calls executed was 10, 163
The 1st May
1973 saw the "shirt sleeve" come into operation, only
this time with a slight difference, any colour shirt could be worn.
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