Call Sign March 2011 - Page 29 - AGM and the 7% interest account reopens

Hello one and all, DACCU AGM I won’t bore you too much this issue; I guess you’ve all had enough of AGMs but sadly this is one AGM that not too many come to, but if you can make it we will be delighted to see you. This year it will be held in the same place as last year, which is the renamed RE Hotel (previously the Days Hotel in Hackney Road) and will be held on Thursday 10 March to hopefully start at 5 o'clock. Those who are regulars will understand the use of the word "hopefully!" There will be tea, coffee and biscuits; sorry there are no sandwiches - unless we can persuade Lil to do them for us again! Those who came to the Stratford office AGM will remember her food, so give her a call and plead! 7% interest account reopens Now the bit you are all interested in - when will the 7% interest account reopen? So I will put you out of your misery - it will be from 1April till 30	Dial-a-Cab Credit Union AGM and the 7% interest account reopens
	April. If you cannot get the money from ISAs etc, we will book you in so don’t panic. Also, the maximum we are allowed to take in for each account has been raised to £85,000 from the previous £50,000 that is now guaranteed by the Government. If there is anyone out there who does not know, we only take in fresh money, so please do not ask to take any money from your usual Credit Union share one account. The minimum amount we take in is £5000 for the minimum time of one year. At the end of the year we will pay the interest into your usual share one	account and NOT into the high interest account. If you have any queries, please call us on 0207 729 8171 or call into the office at Unit 14, Peterley Business Centre, 472 Hackney Road, E2 9EQ. At the moment we are having trouble with the barrier, so please have patience with it. Someone will let you in. Join the DaC Credit Union While I'm here, I may as well try and get some of you who are not already in the Credit Union to join us because there are so many benefits, in fact too many to mention at the moment. So come on and join us today. It’s a decision you will not regret. All that leaves me to do now is to say be lucky… but be careful out there. John Riley (K38) Vice-President DaC Credit Union

Sovereign Automotive take to the track
The Sovereign TX4 on the Nuremberg race track		brought to the attention of the British public with appearances on BBC’s Top Gear, where the track’s resident racing driver, Sabine Schmitz co-piloted Jeremy Clarkson in an attempt to complete a 10 minute lap in a Diesel S Type Jaguar. Sabine was also on hand to provide the Sovereign drivers with some much needed advice and encouragement and was all set to have a test drive of Sovereign’s TX4 had it not been for poor weather conditions. Steve added: "Sabine was really excited by our Top Gear style challenge and was desperate to have a go in one of our taxis. Unfortunately, poor weather let us down." The trip to the Nürburgring was a celebration of exciting times for Sovereign, who entered the accident management arena last year with a specific focus on setting a new benchmark in product innovation and customer service in the licensed hire market. Steve ended by saying: "There are interesting times ahead and quality of service is going to be paramount to us succeeding in our ultimate goal of innovating the market."
Adrenaline junkies, Sovereign Automotive, have taken to the track to put their taxis to the ultimate test. Sovereign director, Steve Bilham and colleagues took the company’s LTI TX4 and Mercedes Vito for a gruelling drive against the clock at Germany’s notoriously fierce race track, the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Nicknamed the "Green Hell" by legendary racing driver, Sir Jackie Stewart, the track provides a white knuckle ride stretching 13 miles and 73 turns weaving around the scenic village of Nürburg in western Germany. Attracting tens of thousands of visitors each year, it is widely regarded as the Mecca for automotive	enthusiasts all over the world and has become the benchmark for international car manufacturers testing vehicle performance. Porsche, Renault and Nissan are a just a few of the manufacturers that showcase their vehicles’ performance using the lap time around the ring. Speaking of their trip, petrol head Steve Bilham told Call Sign: "It has been a fantastic trip for us and a great experience putting our vehicles through the ultimate performance test at the Nürburgring. The track is home to some of the world’s fastest supercars, so it was great for us to get such a warm reception with our good old London cabs." The thrill of the ring was also

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