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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:16 pm 
how long do you have to hold a driving license in dundee to obtain a taxi badge :roll: :twisted: :P 8)
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:19 pm 
im sure its 12 months phone the council liscensing office 434202....
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I think all the acts say at least 12 months.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 6:30 pm 
Sussex wrote:
I think all the acts say at least 12 months.


Sussex, if you look into tap in to taxis, its from day 1 in England they have won cases (though insurance will scupper them)

Scitland I aint the foggiest.

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I think the case in Tap in 2 Taxis revolves around the age of a person, not the time they have had full licenses.

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ok the lad was !EIGHTEEN NOW HAVE A LOOK
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:02 pm 
A 19 year old driver applied for a Hackney Carriage Drivers Licence earlier this year but because of her age the matter was referred to the Council's Licensing Committee. The Council had a condition of licence (a policy) that it would only licence drivers aged at least 21 and who have been driving for at least 2 years. The Council further conteneded that the age of the Appellant meant that they could not be satisfied that she was a "fit & proper person" to hold a licence. The Appellant argued that neither the Act of 1847 or 1976 required an applicant to be aged at least 21 and in fact the wording of the Acts made it clear that so long as an applicant had held a full drivers licence for at least 12 months then a licence should be issued, provided of course that she was otherwise fit and proper. The Appellant in this case was medically fit, conviction free and had held a full licence for 2 years and 7 months. The Appellant further argued that the condition of licence relied on by the council was unenforceable as there is no provision in the Act of 1847 or 1976 to attach conditions of Licence upon a Hackney Carriage Driver. Hackney Carriage Drivers must be regulated by way of "Bye-Laws" in accordance with s68 Town Police Clauses Act 1847.
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