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Anyone hear of a Nottingham hack prosecuted for charging more than meter fare and having insurance invalidate due to breaking a byelaw?

is that likely?

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Aint heard of that one tbh

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A taxi driver has been prosecuted after overcharging a customer.
Seydi Vakas Colak was ordered to pay £845 after being found guilty of not using the meter in his cab, resulting in his passenger being charged too much.
The action also invalidated his vehicle insurance.
Wellingborough Council’s licensing team received a complaint in October last year that Mr Colak, a licensed hackney carriage driver, had taken a passenger from the rank in Orient Way to an address in the town without turning on the meter in his cab.
At the end of the short journey, Mr Colak told his passenger the fare was £3.50.
As this was more than they usually paid, the passenger asked for a receipt and then contacted the council.
An investigation by licensing officers showed that because the meter wasn’t used, the fare charged was in excess of the maximum allowed under the set tariff prescribed by the council.
It was determined that not using the meter was contrary to the byelaws for hackney carriages and also meant the vehicle insurance was not valid.

http://www.national-taxi-association.co.uk/?p=9299

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Your not thinking of the case from Northamptonshire discussed on here a few weeks ago are you ? ( he didn't use his meter at all and was prosecuted for no insurance )

Oh This one from Northamptonshire not Nottingham? which was posted last month, you didn't comment on and we decided they were talking b*llocks on ?

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27550&p=335223&hilit=Colak#p335223

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

not too sure about the insurance angle myself - the driver can charge whatever he wants below the rate - interesting point though

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

I think I did say...........The wording on the insurance is what makes the difference.....

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Only prosecute on the Insurance due to a BYE law, not a national law?

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Some Insurance certificates state on them..that the insured is only insured as long as he complies with his licencing conditions..so a liverpool cab picking up in Sefton is uninsured....

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

unless its pre-booked

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You are hard work...

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

YOU refer to Liverpool plate working full time in Sefton, but thats not what you said

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When..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Are you losing it?

Quite obviously a Liverpool plate can pickup in Sefton....but not work there 51% of the time

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I never said full time....did I..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!