tcabbie wrote:
Wycombe district council are going to bring in a 5 year ban on your taxi license for touting, not long enough it should be a life ban
Quite interesting, and not a bad idea.
But are they authorised to write statutes?
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| Author: | tcabbie [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 5 YEAR BAN FOR TOUTERS |
Wycombe district council are going to bring in a 5 year ban on your taxi license for touting, not long enough it should be a life ban |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5 YEAR BAN FOR TOUTERS |
tcabbie wrote: Wycombe district council are going to bring in a 5 year ban on your taxi license for touting, not long enough it should be a life ban
Quite interesting, and not a bad idea. But are they authorised to write statutes?
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| Author: | TDO [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:21 pm ] |
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I suppose that such a punishment is not specifically stated in the statutes, but as usual it would come down to what was deemed reasonable in court. But are we actually referring to touting here, or 'merely' plying for hire by PH vehicles? |
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| Author: | Bart [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:23 pm ] |
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TDO wrote: But are we actually referring to touting here, or 'merely' plying for hire by PH vehicles?
Excuse my ignorance, but what's the difference? |
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| Author: | TDO [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:47 pm ] |
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Touting is approaching someone and verbally importuning them rather than just sitting in a public place in a vehicle with a view to securing custom, ie plying for hire. Neither taxi/HC nor PH drivers can tout, but clearly taxis/HCs can ply for hire, while PH can't. |
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| Author: | JD [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:13 pm ] |
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TDO wrote: Touting is approaching someone and verbally importuning them rather than just sitting in a public place in a vehicle with a view to securing custom, ie plying for hire.
Neither taxi/HC nor PH drivers can tout, but clearly taxis/HCs can ply for hire, while PH can't. Thats about the most perfect definition! Regards JD |
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| Author: | steveo [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:27 pm ] |
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so what about the illegal ones in their private cars who dont have a taxi/PH licence to start with? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:17 pm ] |
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steveo wrote: so what about the illegal ones in their private cars who dont have a taxi/PH licence to start with?
Well they're going to be banned for 6 years. 
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| Author: | GBC [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:51 pm ] |
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In London if your caught, you get a reprimand from the PH wing of the PCO. A huge detterent if there ever was one.
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| Author: | JD [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:48 pm ] |
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Bart wrote: TDO wrote: But are we actually referring to touting here, or 'merely' plying for hire by PH vehicles? Excuse my ignorance, but what's the difference? I think dusty did a good job of explaining the difference but it should also be known that as of 1 December 2003 Taxi touting-drivers approaching passengers directly rather than through a licensed operator, became a recordable offence. Illegal taxi drivers caught touting for business with unlicensed vehicles risk being fingerprinted and having their DNA recorded on the national criminal database. Regards JD |
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| Author: | rambo [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:20 pm ] |
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If wycombe council can do it, why can't the pco in london? |
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| Author: | 187ums [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:41 pm ] |
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wasn't deregulation supposed to put an end to all this??? |
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| Author: | TDO [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:47 pm ] |
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I can't ever recall taxi touting being mentioned in the context of 'deregulation' - could you explain? |
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