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They've finally given us a three year badge
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Author:  Nidge2 [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:26 am ]
Post subject:  They've finally given us a three year badge
After years of yearly CRB checks and being ripped off by Ashfield Council they've finally decided to issue us with 3 year badges but it's at a cost. Here's the letter.
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Author:  grandad [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
So it costs more to administer a 3 year badge than a 1 year badge.
Author:  skippy41 [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
It should not cost any more than a 1 year badge they are at it
Get them sorted out
Author:  grandad [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
skippy41 wrote:
It should not cost any more than a 1 year badge they are at it
Get them sorted out

Does any council charge the same for a 3 year badge as a 1 year badge?
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
same here, a 3 year badge averages out at £75/year
Author:  sasha [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 5:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
Someones got their maths wrong (could be me) but if ;

A 1 year badge costs £118.10 so paying each year would be £236.20 for two years and £354.30 for three.
But a two year badge costs £173.36 and a three year one £227.60.
So the saving on a 2 year badge is (£236.20-£173.36) £62.84 not the £65.92 quoted.
And on a 3 year badge it is (£354.30-£227.60) £126.70 not £135.76.

Maybe I've not taken into account VAT or I'm just useless at maths :?

Then again if you take the 2 year option you will be saving 9p a day, or 12p a day for the three year badge !!
Author:  Sussex [ Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
The charges for the two-year and three-year licenses are unlawful.

FFS do councils ever get fees correct? :sad:
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:25 am ]
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its even more complicated here cos renewals upto 15 days PRIOR to expiry are cheaper than after

and we can have 1 year or 3 year badges
Author:  grandad [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
Sussex wrote:
The charges for the two-year and three-year licenses are unlawful.

FFS do councils ever get fees correct? :sad:

The problem is that the drivers see this as getting a discount and if they challenge the fact that the charges are wrong, the council will just go back to 1 year badges and the discount will be lost.
Author:  captain cab [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:46 am ]
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I dislike 3 year badges with a passion, they are a charter for vagabonds :wink:
Author:  Nidge2 [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
grandad wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
It should not cost any more than a 1 year badge they are at it
Get them sorted out

Does any council charge the same for a 3 year badge as a 1 year badge?



Not that I know of, they all charge a little bit more but not the price Ashfield Council are charging. :roll:


Below are Mansfield Councils prices for a 2 year badge.

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Public Health Act 1875, Town Police Clauses Act 1847 & 1889 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OR RENEWALLICENCE HACKNEY CARRIAGE/PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE DRIVERS LICENCE NOTE: DRIVERS APPLICATIONS ARE DEALT WITH BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9.00 A.M. -NOON AND 2.00 P.M. -4.30 P.M. ONLY (offices closed during Statutory Holidays).
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
Drivers Licence seen and Checked: Yes No
RECEIPT NO. DATE:
C.R.B £44.00 (3 yearly) expiry date:-
C.R.B.RECEIPT NO. DATE:
New: FEE: £65.00 (Plus £10.00 for a knowledge test) Renewal: £75.00 – Renewal (1 Year) £126.00 – Renewal (2 Years) £150.00 – Renewal (3 Years)
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
grandad wrote:
The problem is that the drivers see this as getting a discount and if they challenge the fact that the charges are wrong, the council will just go back to 1 year badges and the discount will be lost.

Doesn't make them legal though.
Author:  grandad [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
The problem is that the drivers see this as getting a discount and if they challenge the fact that the charges are wrong, the council will just go back to 1 year badges and the discount will be lost.

Doesn't make them legal though.

Of course not, but drivers will accept anything. Our lot are looking at doing 3 year badges at the moment. You can imagine how popular I will be if I object.
Author:  skippy41 [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
Get in touch with the council ombudsman, pointing out that by law the council can only charge one price and that is the price of one year one, regardless of if it runs for 3 years
Do you renew the crb every year or every 3???
Author:  Steven Toy [ Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: They've finally given us a three year badge
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.
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