On 2017-04-18 07:39:42 +0000, Roland Perry said:

... get older...

I think we probably do.

You get older quicker than everywhere else in the country? Seems
unlikely. People are people, and I see no reason for any local
standard on such things. Indeed, as I said, I see no reason for local
standards on private hire cars *at all*. National licencing would work
perfectly well and would adapt much better to new services like Uber.

In Cambridge there are other issues, like admission to restricted city
centre areas. So probably not an issue in East Cambs.

Enforcement is typically by camera and registration plate anyway.

Bollards, mate.

Assuming that referred to raising bollards rather than being a
euphemism, those are done by registration number too, not car colour.

Neil
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Neil Williams
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In message , at 10:18:38 on Tue, 18
Apr 2017, Neil Williams remarked:

... get older...
I think we probably do.

You get older quicker than everywhere else in the country? Seems
unlikely. People are people, and I see no reason for any local
standard on such things.

The Cambridge City medical requirement differs too, it goes annual at
the age of 60, with others required at 25, 30, 35 and 40, as well as
every five years from 45 onwards.

Obviously there must be a lot of suspected decrepit 25-40yr old drivers
there! Let alone 60-65 requiring an annual test nit currently required
in East Cambs.

Indeed, as I said, I see no reason for local standards on private hire
cars *at all*. National licencing would work perfectly well and would
adapt much better to new services like Uber.

Very few people would agree with you. Especially the local councils who
insist on local variations (and the cabbies who would resist anything
additional to the currently in force local requirement).

In Cambridge there are other issues, like admission to restricted city
centre areas. So probably not an issue in East Cambs.
Enforcement is typically by camera and registration plate anyway.
Bollards, mate.

Assuming that referred to raising bollards rather than being a
euphemism, those are done by registration number too, not car colour.

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.
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Roland Perry

On 2017-04-18 10:06:00 +0000, Roland Perry said:

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

Still not car colour.

Neil
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Neil Williams
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In message , at 11:32:32 on Tue, 18
Apr 2017, Neil Williams remarked:

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

Still not car colour.

No-one ever claimed it was.

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Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 10:18:38 on Tue, 18
Apr 2017, Neil Williams remarked:

... get older...
I think we probably do.

You get older quicker than everywhere else in the country? Seems
unlikely. People are people, and I see no reason for any local
standard on such things.

The Cambridge City medical requirement differs too, it goes annual at
the age of 60, with others required at 25, 30, 35 and 40, as well as
every five years from 45 onwards.

Obviously there must be a lot of suspected decrepit 25-40yr old
drivers there! Let alone 60-65 requiring an annual test nit currently
required in East Cambs.

Indeed, as I said, I see no reason for local standards on private hire
cars *at all*. National licencing would work perfectly well and would
adapt much better to new services like Uber.

Very few people would agree with you. Especially the local councils
who insist on local variations (and the cabbies who would resist
anything additional to the currently in force local requirement).

In Cambridge there are other issues, like admission to restricted
city centre areas. So probably not an issue in East Cambs.
Enforcement is typically by camera and registration plate anyway.
Bollards, mate.

Assuming that referred to raising bollards rather than being a
euphemism, those are done by registration number too, not car colour.

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

More "was" than "is" now. The only transponder-operated gates left only work
for buses.

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Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 09:53:14
on Tue, 18 Apr 2017, remarked:

Assuming that referred to raising bollards rather than being a
euphemism, those are done by registration number too, not car colour.

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

More "was" than "is" now. The only transponder-operated gates left only work
for buses.

The rest are ANPR?
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Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
09:53:14 on Tue, 18 Apr 2017, remarked:

Assuming that referred to raising bollards rather than being a
euphemism, those are done by registration number too, not car colour.

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

More "was" than "is" now. The only transponder-operated gates left only
work for buses.

The rest are ANPR?

ANPR is now the preferred method of enforcement. The bollards near
Brooklands Avenue are quite new so they seem to be keeping them for now.
It's why the signage was changed to make the gates into bus lanes, in case
you'd missed that.

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Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 11:11:17
on Tue, 18 Apr 2017, remarked:
Assuming that referred to raising bollards rather than being a
euphemism, those are done by registration number too, not car colour.

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

More "was" than "is" now. The only transponder-operated gates left only
work for buses.

The rest are ANPR?

ANPR is now the preferred method of enforcement.

And is deployed at any bollards in Cambridge?

The bollards near Brooklands Avenue are quite new so they seem to be
keeping them for now.

As buses/transponders only?

It's why the signage was changed to make the gates into bus lanes, in case
you'd missed that.

Which gates?
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Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
11:11:17 on Tue, 18 Apr 2017, remarked:
Assuming that referred to raising bollards rather than being a
euphemism, those are done by registration number too, not car
colour.

Nope. In Cambridge it's by transponder.

More "was" than "is" now. The only transponder-operated gates left
only work for buses.

The rest are ANPR?

ANPR is now the preferred method of enforcement.

And is deployed at any bollards in Cambridge?

The bollards have either gone completely or been disabled. The layouts have
changed, with many of the cycle bypass lanes removed. If you cycled in
Cambridge you would have noticed a year or more ago.

The bollards near Brooklands Avenue are quite new so they seem to be
keeping them for now.

As buses/transponders only?

Yes.

It's why the signage was changed to make the gates into bus lanes, in
case you'd missed that.

Which gates?

The bollards were located at bus gates. Do keep up.

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Colin Rosenstiel