Oh of course the drivers reported this to the council out of the kindness of there hearts.
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| Author: | TDO [ Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Plate hiring in Cheltenham |
Read the article here: http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/hire.htm Discuss the issues below! |
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| Author: | Cgull [ Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:40 pm ] |
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Oh of course the drivers reported this to the council out of the kindness of there hearts.
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| Author: | T. [ Fri Jun 25, 2004 12:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plate hiring in Cheltenham |
TDO wrote:
Surely every self-employed driver is supposedly renting the plate and vehilce or he would be an employee. Why is renting a plate to a licensed driver considered wrong ? Why would the insurance be invalid ? The plate holder is still ultimatley responsible for plate and its use. He would be deemed neglegent if he did not take reasonable steps to insure that the vehicle was being used in the prescribed manor. Does a license state that the holder is the only one allowed to use it ? What about partnerships, plates held by companies Etc. ? On some HP and lease hire you do not own the vehicle does that break the rules ? Which defines the user the registered keeper or the holder of the legal title, there are not the same thing. The Bournemouth case was a farce there was an arrangement between two parties and because one party failed to secure his side of the arrangement the other side exploited the weekness. The Cheltenam case is similar in that the plate holder failed to ensure that ownership could not be disputed. Renting of plates is widespread and does not have a detrimental effect of taxi users, so why is such a fuss being made of this issue. There are implications are far as number limits and deregulation but that is not the issue here. |
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| Author: | Alex [ Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:17 am ] |
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I think the case is going to appeal, and the final outcome should be very interesting. But as one of the guests said, what a nice law abiding bunch the lads were for mentioning the supposed wrong doings. I mean, they did it out of the kindness of their own hearts.
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:12 pm ] |
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But surely these two pillars of society are as much in the wrong for frauduantly saying the vehicle was theirs on the application? 
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