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Rethink on private hire 'pre-booked' signs
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Author:  captain cab [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Rethink on private hire 'pre-booked' signs
Rethink on private hire 'pre-booked' signs


CITY chiefs are set to adopt new guidance on which private hire drivers can be exempted from having to display "pre-booked hires only" signs.


Since May 2009. all private hire cars have had to display the signs saying they cannot pick up people from the street without having been booked. But a number of companies have demanded exemptions because the signs might put off their clients, such as those travelling to weddings or funerals.

In the new guidance, council chiefs say that in considering an exemption, councillors on the regulatory committee need to judge "whether the vehicle is of a special type, design and condition normally associated with wedding or funeral use".

They also state that requests for exemptions because they are used for "executive hire" should "not generally be allowed".

source: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/
Author:  gusmac [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rethink on private hire 'pre-booked' signs
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regulatory committee need to judge "whether the vehicle is of a special type, design and condition normally associated with wedding or funeral use".


There is no requirement under Scottish law for a vehicle to be licensed when used in connection with a wedding or a funeral.
Author:  bloodnock [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Rethink on private hire 'pre-booked' signs
gusmac wrote:
Quote:
regulatory committee need to judge "whether the vehicle is of a special type, design and condition normally associated with wedding or funeral use".


There is no requirement under Scottish law for a vehicle to be licensed when used in connection with a wedding or a funeral.


Aye...and Who'd want "pre-booked hires only" on a Hearse.... :?
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