Taxi Driver Online

I started the course on Tuesday, only had to correct them three times in the first session, I asked the question regarding foreign drivers from abroad , and was told that all drivers when starting the course had to take English language and spelling appraisal test, it they did not pass they would have to complete the English language course first . it should be compulsory for all drivers. put the word professionalism back into the taxi trade.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

i have D1 on my licence, but is this for hire and reward

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GVMRw3mBo ... re=related

Are you sure about the PH ops license? Don't you mean an operators license from the traffic commisioner. A PH ops license is for up to 8 passengers.

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Grandad,

Our council are bringing it in and I personally don't think it is such a bad thing BUT initially it will be free if you volunteer to take it once this initial free period is over drivers will be made to take it on a compulsory basis at a cost of £500 or face losing their licese thereafter it will be a mandatory requirement for any new drivers

A few years ago our council made it cumpulsory for drivers to take the dvla taxi drivers test you could not recruit drivers drivers ! The only drivers willing to take the test were the immigrants fresh off the plane looking for a job where their relatives are clubbing together to meet the cost involved and they will not work for non muslim businesses so the same will happen with this NVQ


If you offer to put the money up front to get a driver badged up you usually get scammed i.e. driver works for you for one month and then goes and sets up his own taxi service

nope

a TAXI (or PH) operator who "usually" operates taxi/ph vehicles may run a maximum of two "minibuses" (9-16 passengers) without a PCV cpc/o-licence

or at least thats what VOSA told me

They told you wrong. You can operate up to 2, 9-16 passenger vehicles on a restricted "O" license.
Of course this also has a flip side to it. A big bus operator can run a small number (10%) of saloon cars without licensing them with the LA.

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Grandad,

NO, you can get a restricted "O" licence which menas you do not need a CPC but all other op license requirements still stand, good repute financial standing. There is a "special" restricted licence which is for "taxi (meaning hackney)" licence holders.

• if you have a taxi licence and want to use the taxi on a local service, like a bus, you are
entitled to a special PSV licence, which is easy to get (see Appendix 4).
• if you only want to operate one or two vehicles neither of which has more than 9 seats,
you can apply for a restricted PSV operator’s licence which is easier to get than a
standard licence (see question 9).

APPENDIX 4
Special PSV operators’ licences
This Appendix is for proprietors of licensed taxis who want to use their vehicles to run a
local service at separate fares.
DO I NEED A PSV OPERATOR’S LICENCE TO RUN A LOCAL SERVICE WITH
MY TAXIS?
Yes, but because you already hold a taxi licence you only need to get a special restricted
PSV operator’s licence.
HOW DO I APPLY?
You can get an application form (PSV356) from the Traffic Area Office which covers the
area for the district council which issued your licence. The licence will be granted once
the Traffic Area Office has checked that you hold at least one taxi licence.
HOW MANY VEHICLES CAN I OPERATE?
The licence covers you in perpetuity for all the taxis for which you hold licences. The
number of vehicles you have may change during that time but you will not have to change
your special licence. You will have to pay a fee every 5 years to keep your licence in force.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER CONDITIONS?
Yes. You must undertake to operate a local service. You must register the service, or in
London, get a London service permit.
All the vehicles used under the licence must be ones for which you hold taxi licences.
Local bus services (other than excursions and tours) are the only type of PSV operation
you can undertake. You cannot run any other type of PSV service with your taxis
(eg. an express service with stopping places more than 15 miles apart).


http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/reposit ... (PSV%20437)%20Nov%202007.pdf

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you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

sorry, yes, it was the CPC not needed i meant, a restricted o-licence is required

plus a full D1 licence with no 101 restriction

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/btec-sc/tr ... fault.aspx

Specification

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!