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Smoked Glass
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I think if you had a website hosted in Malta, you cannot get an operators license in the uk.

If the booking office is outside of the country then you could operate a call centre and not be in breach of the 1976 act.

However each person that takes a job from the call centre must have an operator's license.
Thanks for that Sussex. I would say that its academic if the call centre is inside the uk, however I accept your point. On another thread The captain mentioned that HC would be ok to do the work because I supect they are under the 1847 Act and not the 1976 Misc. Act?
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I think if you had a website hosted in Malta, you cannot get an operators license in the uk.

If the booking office is outside of the country then you could operate a call centre and not be in breach of the 1976 act.

However each person that takes a job from the call centre must have an operator's license.
Thanks for that Sussex. I would say that its academic if the call centre is inside the uk, however I accept your point. On another thread The captain mentioned that HC would be ok to do the work because I supect they are under the 1847 Act and not the 1976 Misc. Act?


The HC is in both but the difference is the HC does not need a PH Operators license to accept pre booked work.

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captain cab wrote:
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Sussex wrote:
Smoked Glass wrote:
I think if you had a website hosted in Malta, you cannot get an operators license in the uk.

If the booking office is outside of the country then you could operate a call centre and not be in breach of the 1976 act.

However each person that takes a job from the call centre must have an operator's license.
Thanks for that Sussex. I would say that its academic if the call centre is inside the uk, however I accept your point. On another thread The captain mentioned that HC would be ok to do the work because I supect they are under the 1847 Act and not the 1976 Misc. Act?


The HC is in both but the difference is the HC does not need a PH Operators license to accept pre booked work.

CC
Thanks Captain, but I am wondering, Does the company who takes the 'first contact' telephone call from a customer need the OP's license {They have no vehicles/ no drivers/ no liability}. They always use Licensed vehicles to do the jobs. Either HC or PH [PH with OP'S License]
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Smoked Glass wrote:
I think if you had a website hosted in Malta, you cannot get an operators license in the uk.


I don't recall the council asking anything about websites when we applied for our operators license. Come to think of it I think it is actually hosted in the States.

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]Thanks Captain, but I am wondering, Does the company who takes the 'first contact' telephone call from a customer need the OP's license {They have no vehicles/ no drivers/ no liability}. They always use Licensed vehicles to do the jobs. Either HC or PH [PH with OP'S License]

If they are in the course of their business making provisions for the invitation or acceptance of bookings for a private hire vehicle, then they need a PH operator's license.

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grandad wrote:
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I think if you had a website hosted in Malta, you cannot get an operators license in the uk.


I don't recall the council asking anything about websites when we applied for our operators license. Come to think of it I think it is actually hosted in the States.

I think it will depend on where the booking is confirmed from, i.e. the home address/booking office of the firm.

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Sussex wrote:
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Smoked Glass wrote:
I think if you had a website hosted in Malta, you cannot get an operators license in the uk.


I don't recall the council asking anything about websites when we applied for our operators license. Come to think of it I think it is actually hosted in the States.

I think it will depend on where the booking is confirmed from, i.e. the home address/booking office of the firm.


In my case the booking office is my home address and that is the address on the operators license.

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In my case the booking office is my home address and that is the address on the operators license.

Sainthood is therefore confirmed. :roll:

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