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I am now reaching the age of retirement, my mate has offered me some part time work running hospital patients about at so much a mile, he says I don't need hire or reward insurance and my car does not need testing or registering with the local authority, as all the people doing it just use their family cars and have to pass no test, is this right.

It is right....its a "voluntary service" and so long as theres no element of profit in the eyes of HMRC (meaning you dont get more than the RAC figure for what it costs to rnu a car) they arent bothered, but tell your insurers

i ran plated and unplated cars for years with2 ambulance services

you might not get any waiting time though


HOWEVER.....if your mate pays you it might not be legal.....whereas it would be if the ambulance service paid you

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If you charge less than 45p (I think) a mile you are ok.

Quite why it's ok is quite beyond me, and will only change following a few deaths.

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IDFIMH

you will need hire and reward insurance, see the link in the court case database section about MID and hire and reward!

No he wont if hes paid by the Ambulance service, he just needs to inform his insurers of his "volunteer" work


Under the RAC/AA "costs to run" figure there is no element of profit, HMRC arent interested either

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Thanks for the advice the Ambulance service will be paying 50p a mile from start to finish

At 50p per mile you may have a problem.

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Grandad,

paying YOU or your mate, who then pays you?

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From here to LHR is 120 miles, the std taxi fare is £120.....thats 50p per mile


or do you mean just loaded?

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Then you need to be licensed.

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IDFIMH

I haven't worked that cheap since last millennium

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one reason id rather stay in town doing £4 locals all day, i can hit £2 per every mile on a good day, sod the long runs, the glory hunters want airports, they think a 240 mile 5 hour job for £120 less fuel less £60/day car rent is good

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They will be paying me direct for every mile covered loaded and then back empty

depending on the engine size of your car you may be liable for income tax...

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