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They can be licensed by the local authority but be illegal operating for private hire.

NO.

If they are Licenced as a Taxi, they ARE LEGAL. They can be used as Private Hire in or out of the Licensing area in which they are Licenced.

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Chris The Fish

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Can a Hackney carriage work for private operator!

You have started yet another thread.

The answer is YES.

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Chris The Fish

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Spamming the board will just pi$$ off the admin.....

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I see drivers are spouting the law and sections of the bye laws, why don't they use the law correctly to help the Local Authority enforce these laws. Local Authority are always pleased when you point out irregularities of the law, HA.
Hackney carriages can't operate with two meters!

You never asked if a Hackney could operate with 2 meters.

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Grandad,

And who said they can't ?

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

If a Hackney Carriage is operating within its own Licensing Area (LA) then it must use the meter which is set to the LA Tariff.

If the Driver wishes he may charge the metered fare, the Driver may charge less than the metered fare if he or she wants. Nothing precludes the use of a second meter that charges a rate different than the Tariff. Within the LA area it must be the same or less than the tariff that the LA set, outside the LA area and acting as a PH the Driver can charge whatever he or she feels and may use a meter, sealed or unsealed to do so.

Doblo, I am wondering if you are a Taxi Driver, a PH Driver, a Licensing Officer struggling to understand the Law or an aggrieved passenger. The tone of your questions make me think you could be any of these.

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Chris The Fish

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question from locked and duplicated topic



what is in the taxi is a matter for the local authority, it is not a statutory requirement that taxis have meters although almost all make it a condition, these will be set in the proprietors conditions.

In respect of taximeters the specific areas of the law are;

1847 TPCA s68

Commissioners may make Bye Laws for regulating hackney carriages.

The commissioners may from time to time (subject to the restrictions of this and the special Act) make byelaws for all or any of the purposes following; (that is to say,)

For regulating the conduct of the proprietors and drivers of hackney carriages plying within the prescribed distance in their several employments, and determining whether such drivers shall wear any and what badges, and for regulating the hours within which they may exercise their calling:

For regulating the manner in which the number of each carriage, corresponding with the number of its licence, shall be displayed:

For regulating the number of persons to be carried by such hackney carriages, and in what manner such number is to be shown on such carriage, and what number of horses or other animals is to draw the same, and the placing of cheek strings to the carriages, and the holding of the same by the driver, and how such hackney carriages are to be furnished or provided:

For fixing the stands of such hackney carriages, and the distance to which they may be compelled to take passengers, not exceeding the prescribed distance:

For fixing the rates or fares, as well for time as distance, to be paid for such hackney carriages within the prescribed distance, and for securing the due publication of such fares:

For securing the safe custody and re-delivery of any property accidentally left in hackney carriages, and fixing the charges to be made in respect thereof.

1976 LGMPA s47(1)

Licensing of hackney carriages.

(1) A district council may attach to the grant of a licence of a hackney carriage under the Act of 1847 such conditions as the district council may consider reasonably necessary.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing subsection, a district council may require any hackney carriage licensed by them under the Act of 1847 to be of such design or appearance or bear such distinguishing marks as shall clearly identify it as a hackney carriage.

(3) Any person aggrieved by any conditions attached to such a licence may appeal to a magistrates’ court.

1976 LGMPA s68

Fitness of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.

Any authorised officer of the council in question or any constable shall have power at all reasonable times to inspect and test, for the purpose of ascertaining its fitness, any hackney carriage or private hire vehicle licensed by a district council, or any taximeter affixed to such a vehicle, and if he is not satisfied as to the fitness of the hackney carriage or private hire vehicle or as to the accuracy of its taximeter he may by notice in writing require the proprietor of the hackney carriage or private hire vehicle to make it or its taximeter available for further inspection and testing at such reasonable time and place as may be specified in the notice and suspend the vehicle licence until such time as such authorised officer or constable is so satisfied:

Provided that, if the authorised officer or constable is not so satisfied before the expiration of a period of two months, the said licence shall, by virtue of this section, be deemed to have been revoked and subsections (2) and (3) of section 60 of this Act shall apply with any necessary modifications.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

this is the 5th post on the same subject

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

all posts now merged into on concise thread in the legal section

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Many of the taxis here work with private hire circuits and the requirement from our LA is that the taxi driver, if booked on a private hire job, must always have their meter on and must change the lesser of the two fares. Private hire don't have meters here they charge by the mile using their trip meter in their vehicle although quite a few systems now have built in meters. It would help if you provided a little bit of history to explain why you are asking the question

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Not sure how many unlicensed hackneys are doing so, but 1000s of licensed ones are legally working.

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IDFIMH

What is your point, as the above is not true?

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IDFIMH