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doblo
 Post subject: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:53 pm 
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Hello everyone, I'm based in the NE and ill be reading your responses after this question.
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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:54 pm 
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doblo
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:56 pm 
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Can a Hackney carriage work for a private operator!!
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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:00 pm 
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doblo wrote:
Can a Hackney carriage work for a private operator!!


No, why

:badgrin: :badgrin: :badgrin:

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 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:04 pm 
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Bob the builder ' yes he can'
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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:05 pm 
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doblo wrote:
Bob the builder ' yes he can'



then why ask :wink:

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doblo
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:11 pm 
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How many illegal hackney carriages are working for private operators in England.
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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:20 pm 
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doblo wrote:
How many illegal hackney carriages are working for private operators in England.


they're only illegal when they do something illegal - like the chap from Manchester who went to licensing himself 110 miles away because he couldn't pass either qualification to be a Manchester Hackney Carriage or Private Hire licensee - so he went to West Lindsey - to return to Manchester to drive for a PH Operator and rape someone - its a tale of great joy I guess, especially for a person who's that of that type of character.

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Chris the Fish
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:08 am 
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doblo wrote:
How many illegal hackney carriages are working for private operators in England.

If they are "Illegal", they are not "Hackney Carriages".

If they are properly Licensed in any Local Authority Area, they can work as "Private Hire" anywhere (in or out of their Licensing Area) in England or Wales. This is not good, but it is legal.

If your question is actually "How many Taxis are working as Private Hire out of their own Licensing Area?" To the best of my knowledge, nobody knows.

I do intend joining their ranks (no pun intended) when I replace my "Plymouth Licensed vehicle" due to the crazy "Emissions" policy adopted here. I will Licence the new vehicle in Plymouth, the old one will be Licenced elsewhere (and me as a Driver there) but run as PH in Plymouth and the emissions matter not a jot. First mechanical problem and it gets binned as it will be in effect be "a write off", though not in the usual insurance sense.

Having said that, I think it is a bad loophole, but one I will use anyway.

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toots
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:23 am 
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Chris your taxi is a killing machine, it tried to kill me or was that your driving :lol:

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Chris the Fish
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
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Chris your taxi is a killing machine, it tried to kill me or was that your driving :lol:

No, it was your Driving!

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toots
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:27 am 
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doblo wrote:
Can a Hackney carriage work for a private operator!!


Yes but why would you want to are there no taxi circuits in the NE?

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 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
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Chris the Fish wrote:
toots wrote:
Chris your taxi is a killing machine, it tried to kill me or was that your driving :lol:

No, it was your Driving!


:shock: my driving? I think you're getting confused have you been on the pop?

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Chris the Fish
 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:29 am 
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I can't afford the "Pop". I have to save my money to cover all your "Wobblies".

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 Post subject: Re: Hackney carriage
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Chris the Fish wrote:
I can't afford the "Pop". I have to save my money to cover all your "Wobblies".


:lol: :lol: I'll treat you to one when I get down there :wink:

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