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Nidge2
PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:15 pm 
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Steven Toy wrote:
The licence fee doesn't just cover the admin cost, i.e. the cost of processing your application, it covers the cost of enforcement too.

The fees seem pretty reasonable to me. Cannock charge nearly £120 for a one-year badge but they do seem to have a tendency to take action on the basis of opportunity not necessity and that is bound to be costly.



Enforcement isn't took out of the licensing pot is it? Anyway ours don't do enforcement they haven't been out for months.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:44 pm 
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Steven Toy wrote:
The licence fee doesn't just cover the admin cost, i.e. the cost of processing your application, it covers the cost of enforcement too.


I'm not sure that the law allows that.

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Steven Toy wrote:
The licence fee doesn't just cover the admin cost, i.e. the cost of processing your application, it covers the cost of enforcement too.

It is illegal to charge for enforcement in a driver's license.

100% illegal.

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Steven Toy
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:38 am 
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Sussex wrote:
Steven Toy wrote:
The licence fee doesn't just cover the admin cost, i.e. the cost of processing your application, it covers the cost of enforcement too.

It is illegal to charge for enforcement in a driver's license.

100% illegal.


So who pays for it? Presumably the Council Tax payer.

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wee eddie
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:16 pm 
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A snip at that price. Tax deductible anyway

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Steven Toy wrote:
Sussex wrote:
Steven Toy wrote:
The licence fee doesn't just cover the admin cost, i.e. the cost of processing your application, it covers the cost of enforcement too.

It is illegal to charge for enforcement in a driver's license.

100% illegal.


So who pays for it? Presumably the Council Tax payer.

Presently enforcement costs are being met by vehicle license fees, but I'm not convinced that avenue is now lawful.

Come the new act I think gov will set national fees, and any extra enforcement costs will be met via the council tax payer, as is the case (I repeat) in most other council licenses.

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Steven Toy
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:39 am 
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Nice one! :)

I admit that I was playing Devil's Advocate a bit there.

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Here's the reply :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:40 pm 
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From one of my local LA's.

New Application Fees
Application fee
£60
Licence
£90 for a 3 year licence (£35 for 1 year)*
Combined ph/hv
£105 for a 3 year licence (£45 for 1 year)*
CRB
£44
DVLA check
£5
Medical
Refer to Doctor

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This is another local one. Check out the fee to plate a vehicle for the first time!

Sorry about the spacing, copied and pasted from web site and can't be bothered to edit.


Licence

Fee

Category




Vehicles






Hackney/Private hire


£445


New




Hackney/Private hire


£105


Renewal




Hackney/Private hire


£63


Test fee (paid direct to test centre)




Hackney/Private hire


£55


Replacement of vehicle plate




Hackney/Private hire


£21


Transfer of ownership/ change of vehicle /temporary Plate




Drivers






Hackney/Private hire


£100


New (paid with application)




Hackney/Private hire


£58


Renewal (paid with application)




Hackney/Private hire


£53


Criminal Record Bureau Application and DVLA check (paid with Application)




Hackney/Private hire


N/A


KART first time application (included in test fee)




Hackney/Private hire


£21


KART re-test




Hackney/Private hire


£25


Replacement ID/Badge




Hackney/Private hire


Set by GP


Driver's medical examination (paid to GP direct)




Hackney/Private hire


Set by County Council


Driver Improvement Course (paid to Driving Instructor direct)




Hackney only


£30.00



English language test (pay on day of test or with application)




Hackney only


£30.00


English language re-test (pay on day of test or with application)




Operators






Private hire


£84


New




Private hire


£63


Renewal


If you require further information please contact the licensing department, contact details below.

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They still don't get it.

The costs of printing/processing a three year license is the same as a one year license, in fact it's the same as a million year license.

But maybe they do get it, but they hope we don't. [-X

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:37 am 
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Sussex wrote:
They still don't get it.

The costs of printing/processing a three year license is the same as a one year license, in fact it's the same as a million year license.

But maybe they do get it, but they hope we don't. [-X



I'm getting really dicked off with the clowns in Kirkby, they can't seem to grasp the idea that they are ripping us off. I think another letter to the Ombudsman will do the trick.
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wee eddie
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Half the price of Ayr's 3 Year Plates update.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:32 am 
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Another letter from the drips over in Kirkby.

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A typical civil servant reply, words telling you/us nothing we don't know and not addressing the legal aspect.

I would consider the District Auditor, cos those fees are exorbitant.

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