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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:28 am 
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our LA has plated a peugot 307 hatchback as a hackney

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must be a 5 passenger seater for midgets or under 5's only

anyone got a tape measure cos im not sure it complies

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5.8.1. Seating dimension must comply with the following measurements;
a) Seat Height 85 Centimeters (34 inches)
b) Knee space 76 Centimeters (30 inches)
c) Depth of seat 51 Centimeters (20 inches)
d) Width of seat 41 Centimeters (16 inches)


i might nip up the local peugot dealers later


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:38 pm 
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We've had them for years it's pathetic no wonder PH don't get taken seriously. Mind you it's probably somebody just poppin on the taxis for a while til things get better........

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:58 pm 
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from its lack of door signs i think its one of a fleet who all removed thier magnetic signs as they only had the 1 mobile number on them all, and the LO told me at the time i couldnt have a mobile number advertised

so i dont

i have a landline on divert.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


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I'd like to see that on an airport run with 4 plus luggage! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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now this is more to my tastes....

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update

saw in Rugeley a new taxi "HC"...

vauxhall meriva

noddy got a bigger car

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:26 pm 
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I have a 306 estate and it is fine. There are also a couple more 306 estates in my area.

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grandad wrote:
I have a 306 estate and it is fine. There are also a couple more 306 estates in my area.


plated HC?

is a 306 bigger than a 307?

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I think they are about the same size. The 307 replaced the 306. The 306 non estate car does seem small but the estate is quite big.

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With the 306/307 Estate there is a decent amount for luggage. Is there with the hatch? We have these licenced here and little ford focus jobbies. They look small but apparently the sitting is correct width etc. Personally I think bigger cars offer more protection in an accident which is something the LA's don't consider :D

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toots wrote:
Personally I think bigger cars offer more protection in an accident which is something the LA's don't consider :D


That is the reason given by all the mums on the school run as to why they all have Chelsea tractors. I don't think it is neccesarily correct though.

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what would i rather be in if whacked by a speeding vehicle, a meriva or a range rover..

tough call.........

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wannabeeahack wrote:
what would i rather be in if whacked by a speeding vehicle, a meriva or a range rover..

tough call.........


Interesting selection of vehicles. Both the Meriva and the Range Rover have an NCAP safety rating of 4 stars. So the experts say they are as safe as each other in a crash. Are you sure that you are not realy one of the school run mums?

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NCAP obviously dont know thier arsses from thier eblows

theres more steel in a range rovers glovebox than the whole of a meriva

tank vs rickshaw is the closest comparison i can come up with

thats TANK

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VS Rickshaw


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:09 pm 
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the NCAP ratings arent a direct comparison, only its ratings within its class, so it slike saying, er....

Amir Khan is champ and so is Vitali Klitschko and that makes em equal...

except they arent really are they


on that point, does anyone remember teofilo stevenson?

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