Taxi Driver Online

To take and collect a booking who live in the next district to mine. I am a licensed hackney carriage and the booking was made at my booking office address in my district.

Would I be committing an offence by doing this - I am fully licensed in the district that I operate.

Taxi (HC) drivers and vehicles don't need an operators license. So the job from your area to the airport is 100% legal.

As for the return booking, there are some who say it's also 100% legal, and others who think it's a grey area.

If you work with a circuit you could book the job in with them to be certain, but you pose an interesting question.

Yes you can take the customer to the airport and the return journey as well.
This has been pre booked,so no problemo.

Ellgoken

Thats okay if your a private hire operator but not the average HC owner/driver.

If the customer had a complaint to make who would they make it to. The driver is operating on another councils patch. You would be prosecuted for operating as unlicensed. (technically)

no you wouldnt be prosecuted as unlicenced read the act, if you take a booking whilst on rank for a time and a place you have to be there!

the law does not say how you got it, though implies the scullery maid is sent down.

there were no radios and phones then!let alone e-mail.

Geoff