Taxi Driver Online

Does anyone here now what if any licence you need to drive a limousine?

Thanks in advance

You'll need a driving licence, but after that it starts to get a bit complicated

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Taxi Driver Online
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I have pm'd you my mobile number so as i can guide you through this minefield but at least your going down the right path and want to be licenced

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Legal and proud

Loads a love from BERTIE !!

yeah i now i need a driving licence

its the other licences i need to know about ect

Well I'm not an expert, but I think the various scenarios are as follows:

Your LA may not require you to be licensed if your limo is 8 seats or under;

Your LA may require you to be licenced as a PH vehicle, in which case you'd need PH driver's, vehicle and operator's licences to take bookings;

Some vehicles are able to take exemption of the contract hire exemption in the legislation, but this has always seemed a bit dodgy to me, and in any case the exemption will end next year.

Some vehicles are licensed by VOSA under legislation designed for vehicles providing bus-like services.

For larger vehicles VOSA can also license them under the bus legislation, but the design and safety spec means that this is very diffcult to comply with.

Others are trying to operate limos under the rules pertaining to self-drive hire rules.

Many of these scenarios seems a bit dodgy to me, and were certainly not what the legislation was intended for, and clearly it's all a bit messy.

I think your first port of call should be your council licensing department, who will give you an idea of what's what from their perspective.

And the limo lads on here (like Kermit) will have practical experience of what it all involves.

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You may wish to contact one of the limousine organisations for help in this matter. www.theela.com is one you could try.

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Grandad,

The same license James Bond has .

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Unmet demand you're having a laugh

Did anyone see 5th Gear this week?

They apparently did a piece on how dangerous stretch limos really are.

Very scary was the result.

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IDFIMH

I was just wondering where the engine ended up.

Or maybe I shouldn't.

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Oh i see you forgot to mention these bits then, which clarkson stated about the limo after the crash, i would also remind you there has never been a fatality in the uk but how many in a taxi, i know which form of transport i would rather be in!!!!!

The presenter did point out that unlike a normall cut and shut these cars are built stronger than the original. ( A good point.)
He also pointed out after the "crash" that the passenger compartment was intact. (A good point.)
He also pointed out that most reputable companies advise the use of seatbelts. (A good point.)
He also said that most passengers don't wear them. (A fair point.)


Make your own minds up folks, as per usual you only get half a story on TDO!!!!

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Legal and proud

Loads a love from BERTIE !!

Passenger compartment looks good.
driver RIP

The problem with the passenger compartment looking intact is that this means the passengers endure the impact.

Cars crumple these days to absorb the impact rather than the passengers.

They are a piece of [edited by admin], only over here because they are deemed unroadworthy in the States.

How many new ones do you see over here? Not many I reckon. All five year old skips arriving in containers. You would be just as well off putting some wheels on the containers instead.

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Your having a larf aint ya, only over here because the yanks dont want them, your on cloud cuckoo land

As for new ones theres several around, in Plymouth alone i know of 2 companies that have at least nine 2 year old or less limos. I appreciate you clearly dont like limos and thats your choice but leave the bullcrap out of your postings FFS

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Loads a love from BERTIE !!

You clearly don't have a clue what you are talking about. There are brand new limos being imported into the UK all the time and although I don't have any figures I would guess that the vast majority of limos being imported in the last couple of years have been 3 years old or less.
I was at Ascot on ladies day and I would guess that at least 35% of all the limos there were less than 3 years old and a further 50% would be less than 8 years old.
Take another look at the pictures of the crash test. The front of the limo "crumpled" just as it is designed to do. There was no indication on the programme or any pictures to show what the drivers compartment was like after the test. There was not even a mention of what would have happened to the driver. If you look under the bonnet of a limo you will see that the engine does not sit in front of the driver so my guess is that the driver would have escaped serious injury but this would not make good news for the programme makers.
I was told that there was going to be an assesment of the damage by a vehicle repairer but I suppose that if the result was that the driver would be ok, this would have been cut from the programme.

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Grandad,