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Author:  edders23 [ Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
novelty car :roll:

Lincoln taxi users could soon be turning heads after a local firm was granted a white Lamborghini as its latest hire car.

City of Lincoln Council has granted Handsome Cabs a private hire licence for the supercar pictured below.

Handsome Cabs, along with City of Lincoln Council have announced that the supercar has been granted a private hire licence.


Not your average cab - we’ve granted @HandsomeCabs a private hire licence for a Lamborghini!

The Lamborghini is available for one passenger only and will be run on a limited service.

To hire the car customers will be charged at a premium rate though it is designed to be a cheaper alternative as supercar transport to weddings and proms normally require hiring the car, rather than being used as a taxi.
Author:  Sussex [ Fri Jun 23, 2017 5:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
edders23 wrote:
Lincoln taxi users could soon be turning heads after a local firm was granted a white Lamborghini as its latest hire car.

Lambo for Jimbo? :D
Author:  jimbo [ Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
Sussex wrote:
edders23 wrote:
Lincoln taxi users could soon be turning heads after a local firm was granted a white Lamborghini as its latest hire car.

Lambo for Jimbo? :D


Not me! If I got into a Lamborghini I wouldn't be able to climb out.

And good luck to the owner going over the speed bumps in the city, and the potholes throughout the county.

Interesting to hear them interviewed on Radio Lincolnshire this morning. When asked how much it will cost to hire, the owners said they were still in negotiations with the council. Didn't know the council had any influence over private hire vehicle charges.
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Jun 24, 2017 5:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
And good luck to the owner going over the speed bumps in the city, and the potholes throughout the county.

potholes are part of the charm of the county :lol: and the county councils secret weapon to keep speeds down that and not having motorways :wink:
Author:  bloodnock [ Sat Jun 24, 2017 7:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
Call me a Cynic but it's nowt to do with a Company owner just wanting to have the car of their dreams as a Tax Deductable asset?
Author:  jimbo [ Sun Jun 25, 2017 4:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
bloodnock wrote:
Call me a Cynic but it's nowt to do with a Company owner just wanting to have the car of their dreams as a Tax Deductable asset?


How could you think such a thing? :roll:
Author:  bloodnock [ Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
jimbo wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
Call me a Cynic but it's nowt to do with a Company owner just wanting to have the car of their dreams as a Tax Deductable asset?


How could you think such a thing? :roll:


Iv'e been around the block longer than the road has.
Author:  sasha [ Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
jimbo wrote:
Didn't know the council had any influence over private hire vehicle charges.
They can't force a PH company to charge a particular rate, however I believe the company has to inform the council of its charges and the council has to approve them.

So they can't say what to charge, but they can say yes you can charge that or no you can't ! :?
Author:  heathcote [ Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
sasha wrote:
jimbo wrote:
Didn't know the council had any influence over private hire vehicle charges.
They can't force a PH company to charge a particular rate, however I believe the company has to inform the council of its charges and the council has to approve them.

So they can't say what to charge, but they can say yes you can charge that or no you can't ! :?


Council cannot say what a private hire operator charges,the fare is only negotiable between the passenger and the operator.
Author:  bloodnock [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
heathcote wrote:
sasha wrote:
jimbo wrote:
Didn't know the council had any influence over private hire vehicle charges.
They can't force a PH company to charge a particular rate, however I believe the company has to inform the council of its charges and the council has to approve them.

So they can't say what to charge, but they can say yes you can charge that or no you can't ! :?


Council cannot say what a private hire operator charges,the fare is only negotiable between the passenger and the operator.


unless it's a metered PH..then it would be set the same for every customer.
Author:  heathcote [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
bloodnock wrote:
heathcote wrote:
sasha wrote:

So they can't say what to charge, but they can say yes you can charge that or no you can't ! :?


Council cannot say what a private hire operator charges,the fare is only negotiable between the passenger and the operator.


unless it's a metered PH..then it would be set the same for every customer.

But even then the Council has no input to what the operator sets as the rate of fare.
Author:  sasha [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
Maybe I'm not explaining it clearly, or I'm wrong !

True the LA can't set PH prices, but it has to approve/accept the proposed fares (??) If they don't approve what you want to charge what then ???
Author:  heathcote [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
sasha wrote:
Maybe I'm not explaining it clearly, or I'm wrong !

True the LA can't set PH prices, but it has to approve/accept the proposed fares (??) If they don't approve what you want to charge what then ???


They cannot approve or refute what a private hire operator wishes to set his rates at,the 1976 Act does not have any sections on approving or refuting private hire fares thus it cannot be involved in any way.
Author:  Sussex [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
sasha wrote:
Maybe I'm not explaining it clearly, or I'm wrong !

True the LA can't set PH prices, but it has to approve/accept the proposed fares (??) If they don't approve what you want to charge what then ???

They have the powers to approve a meter you might use, but other than that nothing else in respect of fares.
Author:  Chris the Fish [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lincoln grants taxi firm private hire licence for Lambo
Sussex wrote:
sasha wrote:
Maybe I'm not explaining it clearly, or I'm wrong !

True the LA can't set PH prices, but it has to approve/accept the proposed fares (??) If they don't approve what you want to charge what then ???

They have the powers to approve a meter you might use, but other than that nothing else in respect of fares.

Correct Sussex, they can also check that it records time and distance accurately.
Nothing prevents every PH vehicle, even on the same Office, running at unique pricing.
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