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ROGERS v TAYLOR (1987)

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TRANSPORT - LICENSING

TAXIS : TAXI STAND

Appeal by hackney carriage driver against conviction for leaving his cab unattended and locked on a hackney carriage stand

Appeal by hackney carriage driver against conviction for contravention of a Waitings Regulations Order made under Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 by leaving his cab unattended and locked on a hackney carriage stand.

HELD: The **exception** for hackney carriage only applied to those which were waiting for fares. Appeal dismissed.
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I've posted this before. It is mentioned in the Obaid case but while browsing some legal judgements I read it again and it suggests to me that the court is saying there is an exception for vacating your cab on a taxi rank for a short period of time if the cab is actually working. On the other hand the exception might only relate to actually waiting on a rank and have nothing too do with vacating the vehicle?

Regards

JD

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Our bye laws or conditions, can't remember which offhand, allow us to leave the car for a short period to answer a 'call of nature.'