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cabbyman
PostPosted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:19 pm 
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Is this forbidden by legislation or is it just a local condition/convention?
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1st come 1st served here, mind you folk take any cab they want, we may as well be parked at the side of the road
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cabbyman wrote:
Is this forbidden by legislation or is it just a local condition/convention?


Its illegal by virtue of the 1847 act.

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captain cab wrote:
Its illegal by virtue of the 1847 act.

Not sure section 64 would fit that bill. :?

64 Penalty on drivers obstructing other drivers Any driver of any hackney carriage who suffers the same to stand for hire across any street or alongside of any other hackney carriage, or who refuses to give way, if he conveniently can, to any other carriage, or who obstructs or hinders the driver of any other carriage in taking up or setting down any person into or from such other carriage, or who wrongfully in a forcible manner prevents or endeavours to prevent the driver of any other hackney carriage from being hired, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [level 1 on the standard scale].

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skippy41 wrote:
1st come 1st served here, mind you folk take any cab they want, we may as well be parked at the side of the road


So it's Jock eats Jock round there?

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Good manners should stop you from wanting to overtake and be greedy to your fellow taxi drivers
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As usual, my poor phrasing needs clarification:

I'm asking about an available car overtaking another available car on a road back to a rank.

Not only do we have the odd occurence in the borough but we are now getting it happening inside the bl%dy company, ffs.

If someone can give me a piece of legislation that fits that would be mosty useful.

Any ideas?

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tcabbie wrote:
Good manners should stop you from wanting to overtake and be greedy to your fellow taxi drivers

And a smack on the hooter often deters. :roll: :roll:

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Which hooter cars or the drivers :?:
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If someone can give me a piece of legislation that fits that would be mosty useful.

In my view there isn't any piece of legislation which would fit the bill.

I suppose a council could make drivers aware that such behaviour isn't in accordance with 'fit and proper' status, but other than that I refer to my previous post. :wink:

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tcabbie wrote:
Which hooter cars or the drivers :?:

I suppose you could try the former, but if required the latter.

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Cheers folks. I'll go down the road of local convention. :D
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