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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing PLANS to introduce an age limit for taxis and private hire vehicles in Oxford have been backed. The city council’s general purposes licensing committee last night endorsed a proposal to introduce rules that mean drivers will have to replace cars after 10 or 12 years, depending on what type they drive. Currently, new licences are not issued to anyone driving a car more than five years old, but there is currently no limit on the age of cars driven by existing licence holders. If approved by the council, the plans will mean private hire vehicles will have to be replaced when they are 10 years old, and black cabs will have to be replaced once they are 12 years old. The new policy comes after the council consulted on plans to set the age limits at three years for new licences and five years for renewals, but the proposal proved so unpopular that it was scrapped, as was a plan for limits of five and eight years. Drivers have raised fears about the impact the new policy could have on their businesses as many of them would be forced to buy new vehicles. Committee chairman Colin Cook said he felt the new plans were a compromise. He said: “I think it strikes a balance between the need for us to achieve continual improvement in our offer but also being mindful of the financial constraints on the drivers and operators.” The proposals will now be put to the council’s executive at a meeting on Wednesday at 5pm at the Town Hall. The final decision on the rules will be made at a full council meeting on September 30. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/106584 ... s_backing/ |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing (by people who don't actually have to buy the vehicles) |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
captain cab wrote: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing (by people who don't actually have to buy the vehicles) I just hope they put a similar age limit on all the council trucks, including dust carts, maintenance vans, etc etc. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing (by people who don't actually have to buy the vehicles) I just hope they put a similar age limit on all the council trucks, including dust carts, maintenance vans, etc etc. Why? That would mean that they would have to increase council tax to pay for them. 
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| Author: | roythebus [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
You'll probably find council trucks are leased, with a lot of "branded" vehicles being operated by contractors anyway. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
grandad wrote: Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing (by people who don't actually have to buy the vehicles) I just hope they put a similar age limit on all the council trucks, including dust carts, maintenance vans, etc etc. Why? That would mean that they would have to increase council tax to pay for them. Then they would know how the trade feels. |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing (by people who don't actually have to buy the vehicles) I just hope they put a similar age limit on all the council trucks, including dust carts, maintenance vans, etc etc. The council never have old Council Motors or lorries here, Hell, It's only our money that's being spent so why slum it.
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| Author: | gusmac [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
Isn't this the place with the £100k licences? |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
12 years old is old enough,, they probably START at 200K miles... |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
No age limit is enough |
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
Licensing of vehicles should be based on the safety of the vehicle followed by a quality standard. It should not be judged on a piece of plastic affixed to the vehicle telling them how many years ago it was registered. If it's not safe, looks and rides like a shed it should be off the road regardless as to how old/young it is. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plan to cap age of Oxford taxis wins backing |
toots wrote: Licensing of vehicles should be based on the safety of the vehicle followed by a quality standard. It should not be judged on a piece of plastic affixed to the vehicle telling them how many years ago it was registered. If it's not safe, looks and rides like a shed it should be off the road regardless as to how old/young it is. 
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