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Green light for older taxis in Peterborough



OLDER taxis could soon be ferrying passengers around Peterborough after licensing restrictions were changed.

Hackney carriage taxis will now be able to run in the city until they are 15 years old, after Peterborough City Council’s Licensing Committee agreed to change the existing requirements.

Previously taxis would be taken off the road after 12 years of service.

They also agreed to extend the life of private hire vehicles from eight years to 10 years.

Drivers will also be able to register cars up to six years old to become private hire vehicles.

Previously a car could only be registered as a private hire vehicle if it was three years old or younger.

The new registration laws will mean cars registered in their fifth and sixth year will have to meet guidelines on the amount of miles they have been driven, with five-year-old cars limited to 65,000 miles or less, and six-year-old cars limited to 75,000 miles or less.

Brian Gascoyne, secretary of the Hackney Drivers Federation, said: “Taxis are built to last for a long time, and this will help. The improvements being made mean they are better cars and are greener. They are also safer than they were before.”

Shahid Mohammed, chairman of the Peterborough Private Hire Drivers’ Association, said: “We have been working with the council for 18 months to ask if age restrictions on vehicles can be changed.

“Drivers are struggling to pay for the increase in petrol and insurance as it is.This will be a great benefit to the drivers.”

source: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

There were massive protests when they brought the age restrictions in which were ignored by the council so i'm surprised they have changed their minds mind you a lot has changed since then

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

I think everywhere they should have a law that every vehicle to be licensed as taxi or private should be new out from the factory and and be licensed for no longer than 10 years this way they'll be better trade as less vehicles on roads as where I work people have taxis and private hires which are only used for weekend or part time while they work as a seperate job aswell as taxi and this way they'll be less pollution aswell
Wish my voice is heard.

But fewer cars =less money for the big PH firms and less money for council coffers so it ain't gonna happen

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

So where does the emissions policy come into it?

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Councils really do get themselves in a tis over age limits.

Just have very high standards and the sh** wont get licensed, but the good will.

Add proper enforcement of said standards and everyone bar the dross wins.

Age and mileage is irrelevant.

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IDFIMH

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http://wingsoverscotland.com/ http://www.newsnetscotland.com/

ill show this to our LO


or maybe ill just move

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

WHAT!!!!!!!

your joking

thats not much more than a private motorists mileage

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

was thinking that

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

mine is a january 2006/55 plate

1st plate was january 2010 at 69,000 miles

its now on 143,000 miles and i dont consider that (at 34,000 a year ish) ive done a lot

luckily my mileage is a fixed 70 in the morning and the same in the afternoon with a maximum of 4 stops

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

our LA has a 100,000 mile maximum for a cars "first plate"


and theres always OBD2 and Larry the Laptop....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

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Grandad,

my 56plate e7 had 84,000 when previous owner plated it in march 2009 now its got nearly 247,000 but hoping to replace it soon going to get it to 300,000 then going to buy new tx4 or tw.

I believe any vehcile should be allowed as long as it passes the test.
Ive cabbed 10yr old cars that were in better condition than 3 yr old cars,

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stressed controller!!!