Taxi Driver Online

At the moment here in Scotland at least, the only exemptions to the requirement for licensing are vehicles contracted for more than 24 hours & those vehicles used solely for weddings and funerals

If one uses a private unlicensed car for a school contract made with a education dept would this require to be licensed ?

If I was transporting the same person every 24 hours then maybe not, but what if I am transporting numerous individuals around ?

If the above scenario does not require licensing them what is to stop me arranging a contract with a busy local nightclub, or an airport ?

There was a time when I was sure that your laws were the same as mine, but that's long gone.

IMO down here it would be perfectly legal for an un-licensed vehicle to do school work. Not too sure I would allow the local council to get away with it, but perfectly legal.

Where our trade is saved, to a point, is the fact that that's the only work that motor could do. The one motor one contract rule applies, and this has confused many, including me and most on TDO.

My view is that the contract must be done by the person who has been given the contract. So if the club needed several cars, then several contracts would need to written.

If one person with a contract asked someone else to do that contract, be they licensed or un-licensed, then that person would need an operator's license. As an operator can only give work to a licensed vehicle, then those cars and vehicles would also need to be licensed.

It's a bit of a mess, but this mess has found a good trade to live in.

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In my area, the vehicle needs to be licensed, however, they can apply for an exemption from displaying plates, so long as the vehicle is used SOLELY for contracts.

The vehicle and driver must still be licensed and CRB checked. The insurance will also need to be hire & reward.