[Soundy]

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Vast majority of Vancouver taxis fail inspection

Eighty per cent of Vancouver re-built taxis submitted for a safety inspection by the VPD have failed. Stay with News1130 for this developing story.


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[Volvoman]

Vast majority of Vancouver taxi Drivers fail

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[Dragon-88]

Make them all retake their class 5.. Guarantee you they will get the same percentage of fails if not more.

[Riddle]

Wat an interesting combo.. fail drivers on fail taxis :S

[TypeRNammer]

Make them all retake their class 5.. Guarantee you they will get the same percentage of fails if not more.

You mean class 4 license.

Class 5 license holders cannot operate taxis.

Edit: unless I'm wrong then feel free to correct me.
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[Dragon-88]

You mean class 4 license.

Class 5 license holders cannot operate taxis.

Edit: unless I'm wrong then feel free to correct me.
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No i think your right.. But hey, shouldnt the class 5 be easier than class 4. If they cant pass class 5 again what are the chances of passing a class 4... :)

[MindBomber]

It's not the rebuilt taxis or incompetent drivers I'm worried about, it's the commercial trucks that would never pass a safety inspection being driven by even more FOB drivers.

[deep87]

commercial trucks do have pretty rigorous testing fyi.
With the spot light on EI's in some threads lately all i can say is: "They're on to us.."

[Dragon-88]

I bet ya that the 20% that passed are the new hybrids on the road..

[marc0lishuz]

Saw the news earlier tonight. Something like 55 taxis were inspected and only 8 passed. The rest were either condemned or ticketed for repairs/modifications.

[Jayhall]

With the spot light on EI's in some threads lately all i can say is: "They're on to us.."

I was expecting: "racism!" :fullofwin:

[ilvtofu]

Kinda off topic but are most of the taxis from the states? The 2 times I've taken a cab in Vancouver were both U.S. cars with MPH speedometers, I guess every dollar they save helps

[death_blossom]

so they only inspected taxis that have a rebuild status? I bet if they inspected a hundred "clean title" taxis, they would also fail the VI process. it's no secret that cab owners don't care about the upkeep of their vehicles.

[orange7]

I hate some taxi drivers.

I once got cut off by a taxi before it quickly turned on its emergency light and made a quick stop right in front of me for the passengers to get off.

I was driving on the inside lane, and there was a no stopping/parking sign on the street too.

[fliptuner]

commercial trucks do have pretty rigorous testing fyi.
With the spot light on EI's in some threads lately all i can say is: "They're on to us.."

Thanks for the reminder. I have to get my physical done.

[FerrariEnzo]

i think c-lais need it more this then Taxi drivers...

[MindBomber]

I drive a commercial truck, if you don't drive past the 160th scale between 7am-3pm then you could get away with a truck held together by duct tape for years.

commercial trucks do have pretty rigorous testing fyi.
With the spot light on EI's in some threads lately all i can say is: "They're on to us.."

[Leopold Stotch]

i think c-lais need it more this then Taxi drivers...

need what? the thread's about taxi's being in poor shape not the drivers.

[baggdis300]

lol, this reminded me of the time i went to pay my shop after fixing my car...

they had a donor taxi rear of a prius with a normal prius with major rear end damage.

did i mention the donor car was already cut out?

[zulutango]

What I'm surprised about is that 20% did NOT fail the inspections. :speechless:

[baggdis300]

there are reputable shops that do good work, like the one i took my car to. the guy does excellent work and is a ICBC accredited shop.

[Jayhall]

I drive a commercial truck, if you don't drive past the 160th scale between 7am-3pm then you could get away with a truck held together by duct tape for years.

But if you keep your truck in good shape you will drive right through the inspections too.