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Halton Council to discuss changes to age limits on taxis



OLDER vehicles could soon be used by Halton’s taxi firms.

The council’s regulatory committee meets on Tuesday when it will decide whether or not to lift a ban on the use of Hackney carriages and private hire cars being used as taxis if they are over a certain age.

At present, saloon and estate cars can be no older than eight years old, wheelchair-compliant multi-purpose vehicles can be no older than 12, while purpose-built taxis can be no older than 16 years old.

But a report to the board claims concerns have been raised by firms over the cost of replacing cars once the imposed age limit is reached.

The report said: “Replacing a licensed vehicle on attaining current age limits could, in the current time of austerity, be punitive to the proprietor and place unreasonable financial and/or personal pressures on licence holders.”

But it warned: “Removing the condition in its entirety could lower the standards achieved in the borough since age restrictions were established, to the detriment of the service to which the public are entitled.”

The committee will consider the following options:

Take no action.

Revoke the current conditions relating to age.

Modify the current conditions for a restricted period.

Introduce further qualifying conditions to maintain the status quo while still assisting licence holders.


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How do you modify for a restricted period It seems to me that because of current financial situations they may perhaps be happy to have vehicles of an older age, but surely, if they are fit for purpose in a recession then they are fit for purpose anytime

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

They could adopt the London model thats just been introduced

Why?

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Why skippy please enlighten us wuth the reasoning behind that statement ?

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

have to keep an eye on this case,

we're hoping to raise the same issue with Glasgow City Council later this year

Should be no older than 3 yrs at 1st licence, and off again at 6 for a saloon, and 10 for an LTi, WA van converts should really be 6 also but the cost is prohibitive tbh so 10 again,


There is a valid arguement for say a 9 yr old 25k miles car that Mrs Jones went shopping in and cleaned daily, but this would end up with any old banger will do, and the other downside is although a low miler might seem ok, car parts perish, and they do it faster on cars that don't go anywhere,


Think of it like this, if the standard of car means a proper investment, you get rid of the image trashers and PT cars.

Should be no age limits,if its fit for purpose its good enough end of.

Agreed. Age limits are a pi$$poor substitute for proper inspection.

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I haven't got a view either way TBH.

But the older the age limit, the s**tier the fleet.

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IDFIMH

Well you obviously have got a view as you just gave yours ! Although a very strange one

I haven't a view, but the later is a fact.

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IDFIMH

So your "views"are now facts.On what do you base them ,obviously not your vast knowledge.Tell you what we could do away with all this age limit lark and just ask you

Living in the real world, I suggest you give it a go yourself.

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IDFIMH