wannabeeahack wrote:
Special events is a private hire licence but which has certain exemptions in return for a higher cost and more frequent testing by our garages. It has been formulated to cover vehicles formerly run under the 7 day contract exemption such as limousines, which cannot fit standard private hire criteria.
There is no age limit, and hi-vis plates are replaced by discrete gold plates,. However we expect vehicles to be immaculate and of superior quality or character eg. leather interiors, prestige makes, vintage. It is extremely important that SE vehicles are shown to an officer before purchase as several have been refused in the past for not meeting the criteria.
I'm quite sure in some small office in some small district in the country that might mean horses have engines, but I prefer the 1976 act.
"private hire vehicle" means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to seat [fewer than nine passengers], other than a hackney carriage or public service vehicle [or a London cab] [or tramcar], which is provided for hire with the services of a driver for the purpose of carrying passengers; 
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