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It would probably just lead to illegal postings anyway.

Dusty

Just thought you lot might to know the situation here in Renfrewshire (includes Paisley, & Glasgow Airport}. Wheelchair access vehicles have to be less than 8yrs, saloon cars less than 5yrs. Taxis must be wheelchair access & coloured white, private hire can be either access or saloon & can be any colour other than white. Taxis are not permitted to have any adverts on the vehicles.
The reasoning for age restrictions seems to be public safety but what about all the old buses the council pays for do to school runs, many are 20 to 25 yrs old with no seatbelts.
I also believe taxis & PH sholud be on a level playing field with other forms of Public Transport such as buses, they can & are any age. Buses are also free to be covered in revenue raising adverts.

I believe there is significant demand for my view, which is unmet

Bang on pal bang on
the government guidelines do not allow for age restrictions its condition that counts not age.

Aircraft rail, and buses licensed by government agencies have no restrictions thats how it should be condition is important.

a taxi of 3 year old woth 500,000 miles is acceptable a 8 year old with 8,000 on the clock is not? its bollox.

Some airlines are flying planes that are 30 years old. I was at Manchester Airport last week and a 747 belonging to a British company was stood on the tarmac, it was hanging. Looked like a cattle plane.

I agree, but how do you legislate for issues like that?

Alex

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well there is legislation its testing, and frequency, do councils signify age with thier own fleets? ones round here run them to scrap.

I think two checks a year is the minimum that is required.
My mates dont think so. But I do. Too much crap about.

Cgull love you deeply, but yer mates are right

1 check per year is the minimum, 3 checks per year is the maximum.

as a matter of interest our council used to have 3 checks after 6 years, per year,but that meant they couldnt insist on snap checks so they reduced it to two

With buses, its just one check a year.

And as to age, the sky is the limit.

We still have buses around here that I once went to school on!

Bristol Lodekkas, VRs, Atlanteans etc etc etc.

We also have some flash new ones, less than a yaer old, with 140,000 on the clock already. I wonder how many times the old buses have been around the clock?

One problem, is that legislation entices one to hang on to old buses, as they do not need to conform to more modern legislation such as seat belts, DDA, emissions, brake force, seat pitch and stresses, etc etc etc...

Again, legislation mitigates against common sense.

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There is Significant Unmet Demand for my Opinion.

Andy.

the reason why companies stick to buses, is to stop compeditors getting into the market cheaply, and we will be doing the same with wavs soon.

as they retire they are canibalised to keep the others going.

when you come here I will gladly fix up a discussion with our largest bus compasnies M.D, who will explain his companies strategy.

some companies within his group run new busses, the old ones are sold to other companies within the group, mainly in areas where mechanics are plentiful, like here.

if we dont follow this we will be like Gatehead

May the good Lord always maintain the difference between you and Gateshead, mate. Long may it be so.

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Dont! if it passes the tests then it is safe. If it is scruffy then presumable the public wont get in it. The suits who dont know how to actually make a living in the outside world and have to justify their jobs always will interfere with those of us who do. I see nothing wrong with advertising on taxis or p.h. I see nothing wrong with advertising inside these vehicles. One rule should apply to all. They make us shell out enough money as it is. What other business is told how much to charge? what other business is told that its premises are too old and have to be replaced? what other business is told not to advertise for others? what other business is told not to advertise itself on its own vehicles? (Hinckley and Bosworth not supposed to have phone numbers on toplights, just cab number at rear and TAXI on front). they dont understand customer loyalty. They dont understand cash flow. They dont understand business. They dont understand ANYTHING. Shoot the b**t**ds!!!!!!!

Only thing is, its cheaper for us to put an old bus on the road, than it is a Hackney Carriage.

If we want to put a bus on the road, we simply notify TAN (On the net) and thats all there is to it. Costs us about £6.50 per month for the disc.

Level playing field?

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There is Significant Unmet Demand for my Opinion.