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PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:26 pm 
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A vehicle that has the capacity to carry 12 passengers if the operator declares that he will only be carrying 8 passengers?

They can only license it if it has 8 or fewer passenger seats.

It might have the capacity to seat 100, but it must only have 8 or fewer passenger seats.


What if the seats are not clearly defined as in bench seats? There is no upper width size for seats.
The reason I ask is that one of my limo mates has bought a large suv type limo that clearly has a seating capacity of at least 12 passengers but his LO has given the vehicle PH plates for 8 passengers and was happy to do so. I have absolutly no doubt that this operator will only ever carry 8 passengers and not one more but could he still have a problem if he gets a tug from VOSA etc. Or because he has plates can he tell VOSA that it is none of their business.


what kind of Large SUV type limo....is it a Hummer???


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:39 am 
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bloodnock wrote:
grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
A vehicle that has the capacity to carry 12 passengers if the operator declares that he will only be carrying 8 passengers?

They can only license it if it has 8 or fewer passenger seats.

It might have the capacity to seat 100, but it must only have 8 or fewer passenger seats.


What if the seats are not clearly defined as in bench seats? There is no upper width size for seats.
The reason I ask is that one of my limo mates has bought a large suv type limo that clearly has a seating capacity of at least 12 passengers but his LO has given the vehicle PH plates for 8 passengers and was happy to do so. I have absolutly no doubt that this operator will only ever carry 8 passengers and not one more but could he still have a problem if he gets a tug from VOSA etc. Or because he has plates can he tell VOSA that it is none of their business.


what kind of Large SUV type limo....is it a Hummer???


What difference does that make? No it is a Lexus.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:57 am 
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grandad wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
A vehicle that has the capacity to carry 12 passengers if the operator declares that he will only be carrying 8 passengers?

They can only license it if it has 8 or fewer passenger seats.

It might have the capacity to seat 100, but it must only have 8 or fewer passenger seats.


What if the seats are not clearly defined as in bench seats? There is no upper width size for seats.
The reason I ask is that one of my limo mates has bought a large suv type limo that clearly has a seating capacity of at least 12 passengers but his LO has given the vehicle PH plates for 8 passengers and was happy to do so. I have absolutly no doubt that this operator will only ever carry 8 passengers and not one more but could he still have a problem if he gets a tug from VOSA etc. Or because he has plates can he tell VOSA that it is none of their business.


what kind of Large SUV type limo....is it a Hummer???


What difference does that make? No it is a Lexus.



I never said it would make any Differance..just a Civil question...grouchy or what...


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:04 am 
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bloodnock wrote:
grandad wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
A vehicle that has the capacity to carry 12 passengers if the operator declares that he will only be carrying 8 passengers?

They can only license it if it has 8 or fewer passenger seats.

It might have the capacity to seat 100, but it must only have 8 or fewer passenger seats.


What if the seats are not clearly defined as in bench seats? There is no upper width size for seats.
The reason I ask is that one of my limo mates has bought a large suv type limo that clearly has a seating capacity of at least 12 passengers but his LO has given the vehicle PH plates for 8 passengers and was happy to do so. I have absolutly no doubt that this operator will only ever carry 8 passengers and not one more but could he still have a problem if he gets a tug from VOSA etc. Or because he has plates can he tell VOSA that it is none of their business.


what kind of Large SUV type limo....is it a Hummer???


What difference does that make? No it is a Lexus.



I never said it would make any Differance..just a Civil question...grouchy or what...


How do you make out that my reply was grouchy? It wasn't intended to be.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:09 pm 
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How do you make out that my reply was grouchy? It wasn't intended to be.

Looked right grouchy to me. :shock:

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