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Can anyone give my a bit of advice about using bus lanes in other cities.
Can a taxi from one city use the bus lanes in another city legally, or if they do are they braking the law.

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Stay Safe Stay Lucky

i see plenty of taxi and PH from other areas using the bus lanes in Plymouth. i think it has more to do with if the town / city they are in permits taxis to use the bus lanes.

I think most places that allow local HC and PH to use the bus lanes, also allow non locals to use them.

Apart, I think, from London.

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IDFIMH

The general rule is NO, only vehicles licensed by the LA in question may use bus lanes.

It's the same as with taxi ranks.

Some LA's may have different rules, it's always worth checking, but I'd stay away from out - of - town bus lanes, then you're safe. This is something they could be funny over.

I have heard of a driver being fined for this sort of practice.

I use the M4 bus lane in my h/c it says nothing about were the taxi has to come from I also use london bus lanes because again it says BUS TAXI nothing about were it has to be licensed

down here all ph and taxis from everywhere can use the buslanes.
we dont mind anyone.
even those from London.

Thanks for the replies, the reason i asked was a HC driver from Cardiff was sent a ticket in the mail for using the bus lane in London, he rang the LA and explained he was a HC from Cardiff, and they waivered the ticket. I said he was very lucky, he replied that he had the right to use the bus lanes as he is a HC driver. I pointed out that he is a HC driver in Cardiff, not in London, (he was lucky).

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Stay Safe Stay Lucky

Indeed he was, very lucky.

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IDFIMH

If the sign says buses and taxis, get in line

tried to nick me in london got it waived but remember if out of your area u are only a taxi with a passenger on board

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