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| Author: | andycable [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Pet taxi |
Seen adverts on a few different pet groomers vans round my area advertising a pet taxi service,dont know if the pet travels with their owners or not.The point being is it hire for reward ? |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
andycable wrote: Seen adverts on a few different pet groomers vans round my area advertising a pet taxi service,dont know if the pet travels with their owners or not.The point being is it hire for reward ? It is if they are transporting people for money. Not if it's just the pet. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
charge for the pet, owner goes FOC sames as when i moved students in the sprinter, they load, i drive, charge for carriage of goods only |
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| Author: | andycable [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
So a hospital has a contract with a hackney/private hire firm for blood/urine samples,the hackney/private hire firm could use an unplated vehicle for transportation of samples ? |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
I think this sort of loophole was closed in E&W at the same time as hotel courtesy buses. I'm sure someone with a better knowledge of English legislation will tell us. |
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| Author: | andycable [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
Quote: charge for the pet, owner goes FOC Surely that cant be right otherwise I could start a shoe transport firm and not charge the person in the shoes just charge the shoe owners for the transferred shoes ..... |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
andycable wrote: So a hospital has a contract with a hackney/private hire firm for blood/urine samples,the hackney/private hire firm could use an unplated vehicle for transportation of samples ? a chilled van would be best, but yes, no plate required for goods |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
andycable wrote: Quote: charge for the pet, owner goes FOC Surely that cant be right otherwise I could start a shoe transport firm and not charge the person in the shoes just charge the shoe owners for the transferred shoes ..... well try it.... |
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| Author: | grandad [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
We have a chap here that delivers pizzas for a price. The buyer of the pizza travels with the pizza. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
It would take a very expensive court case to set a legal precedence (if the driver had funds to fight it all the way), and im fairly certain the courts have better things to do, then again whose gonna take a spaniel on the [edited by admin] on a saturday night just to get home cheaper, ASSUMING the pet taxi IS cheap....that isnt a cert |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
andycable wrote: Seen adverts on a few different pet groomers vans round my area advertising a pet taxi service,dont know if the pet travels with their owners or not.The point being is it hire for reward ? There is a case on TDO that ended up in the higher courts. The outcome wasn't overly kind to our trade in that it said that if the owner was only there with the pet, and the pet was the main reason for the ride, then it was legal. I didn't agree, but then I wouldn't. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
Sussex wrote: andycable wrote: Seen adverts on a few different pet groomers vans round my area advertising a pet taxi service,dont know if the pet travels with their owners or not.The point being is it hire for reward ? There is a case on TDO that ended up in the higher courts. The outcome wasn't overly kind to our trade in that it said that if the owner was only there with the pet, and the pet was the main reason for the ride, then it was legal. I didn't agree, but then I wouldn't. it was near your manor ffs
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| Author: | edders23 [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
I think what would really set the legal precedent would be if an accident occurred in which the pet owner was injured resulting in a police prosecution for no insurance. I would be very skeptical about the insurance aspect because if money is changing hands and a passenger is travelling with the animal does the vehicle have the correct insurance ? |
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| Author: | GBC [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
Sounds good to me, I don't want pets in my cab unless it's an assistance dog. I draw the line at ponys. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pet taxi |
ffs Arun District Council) v Spooner [2007] EWHC 307 (Admin) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2007/307.html |
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