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taxitone
 Post subject: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:21 pm 
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Hi all
can hackney carriages work on apps for set fares within the borough without using meter,
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heathcote
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:36 pm 
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taxitone wrote:
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can hackney carriages work on apps for set fares within the borough without using meter,



No
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:10 pm 
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heathcote wrote:
taxitone wrote:
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can hackney carriages work on apps for set fares within the borough without using meter,



No


yes


so long as the meter is used and driver charges no more than the metered fare

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:18 pm 
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taxitone wrote:
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can hackney carriages work on apps for set fares within the borough without using meter,

Not really.

Especially if the fixed fare exceeds the locally set tariff.

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taxitone
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:17 pm 
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Ok thanks.
So how does it work that we do school contracts and other account work which is charged by invoice well above the meter rate
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Chris the Fish
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:51 pm 
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Says this on out Tariff:

Hirings may be undertaken without the use of the meter where there is a prior contract with a public authority or for a period in excess of one hour.

Makes it all easy.

As the Tariff is in effect an annex to the By Laws, it's all legit.

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 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:53 pm 
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Chris the Fish wrote:
Says this on out Tariff:

Hirings may be undertaken without the use of the meter where there is a prior contract with a public authority or for a period in excess of one hour.

Makes it all easy.

As the Tariff is in effect an annex to the By Laws, it's all legit.



1 hour in any direction takes us out our LA anyway, if its good for another authority its good for all

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Sussex
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taxitone wrote:
Ok thanks.
So how does it work that we do school contracts and other account work which is charged by invoice well above the meter rate

If that work is within your licensing area, then every day of the week you breach licensing laws.

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:05 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
taxitone wrote:
Ok thanks.
So how does it work that we do school contracts and other account work which is charged by invoice well above the meter rate

If that work is within your licensing area, then every day of the week you breach licensing laws.


that depends ON the licensing laws, not all are the same

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heathcote
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:19 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Sussex wrote:
taxitone wrote:
Ok thanks.
So how does it work that we do school contracts and other account work which is charged by invoice well above the meter rate

If that work is within your licensing area, then every day of the week you breach licensing laws.


that depends ON the licensing laws, not all are the same



They are in England with the exception of Plymouth.
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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:03 pm 
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that depends ON the licensing laws, not all are the same

No hackney is allowed to charge more than the set tariff within the licensing district, be that via the meter or a set price contract.

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Chris the Fish
 Post subject: Re: Taxi App Work
PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:23 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Chris the Fish wrote:
Says this on out Tariff:

Hirings may be undertaken without the use of the meter where there is a prior contract with a public authority or for a period in excess of one hour.

Makes it all easy.

As the Tariff is in effect an annex to the By Laws, it's all legit.



1 hour in any direction takes us out our LA anyway, if its good for another authority its good for all

I deliver drugs. All legit of course, it's on behalf of Pharmacies. When their own employed drivers are on leave, off sick, too busy etc. Takes more than an hour, is all within the Licensing District, they are not a Public Authority. I do not need to use the meter.

I take the disabled, they go into an appointment and then on to another then home. All within the Licensing District, if it's going to take more than an hour, I do not need to use the meter.

I could come up with several more scenarios, but I'm sure you get the idea.

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