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Hi, is provision of enough/sufficient stand space governed by any Act of Parliament?



The Act refers to the District Councils functions under the 1847 Act, but I can't find any reference to stands in any of the 1847 Acts.

Any help appreciated.
Mark

Sorry about this, the bottom line is no LA has to provide any Ranks.

But if they do, they have to do it right.

They can't impose one without advertising it and dealing with objections.

When one is in, they can't remove it without a similar procedure.


You are right "may from time to time appoint stands for hackney carriages" but the "may" is not a "must" I'm afraid.

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

I think the bit in the 1976 act refers to the licensing functions of the 1847 act, not specifically ranks.

I think councils have an unwritten duty/obligation to ensure sufficient ranking spaces in places where demand is most likely.

The problem is in the planning stage no-one thinks about the trade, and no-one from the trade generally thinks.

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IDFIMH

There is no way of defining how many Taxis a Rank should accommodate.

At one time of day it will be insufficient for the number of Taxis wishing to use it, at another, it will be free of both Taxis and Punters.

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Don't dream it ~ Be it.

Section 68 TPCA permits a local authority to set byelaws, amonst the various bits and pieces in the wording is;

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:


In the 1976 act section 63 covers ranks. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/57/contents

In respect of who pays for it section 70 covers fees and the following legend applies;

the reasonable cost of providing hackney carriage stands

Who has the legal responsibility? I would suggest the authority that licenses you, however, they may not necessarily be in charge of the highway....that might be a county council.

Both councils (and yourselves) should have had access to a Local Transport Plan (LTP) for your area......look at a online copy and see what it says in there regarding cab ranks.

CC

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the rank only has to fit in the available space, then the LA can sell twice as many plates as will fit on the rank....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Shame they dont treat the homeless the same way

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