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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Tell me.....
PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 12:09 pm 
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Would an E7 (or Sentinel equivalent) comply with the V5 stipulation?

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No Hackney Carriage Vehicles will be permitted to be more than 6 years old for saloon type vehicles and 10 years old for purpose-built taxis as defined on the vehicles V5 DVLA document, from the date of first registration (unless the vehicle is in an exceptional condition as determined by the Council).


OR...


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All Public Carriage Office approved (i.e. London Taxis) are exempt from any colour restriction.

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Tell me.....
PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 12:31 pm 
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Probably not as it is a conversion.

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no-one knows?

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 Post subject: Re: Tell me.....
PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:59 am 
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Someone on TDO must own a E7 musnt they?.....

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Cabby John 1
 Post subject: Re: Tell me.....
PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:33 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Someone on TDO must own a E7 musnt they?.....


Not quite sure what you are looking for, however.....

On the V5C my E7 reg 2006 is listed on the certificate as a taxation class "Diesel Car", body type "Taxi".

In Cardiff it is a 10 year life span that seems to have been extended, having said that it is officially 10 years but there are 2003 vehicles still on the road.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 12:04 pm 
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Trying to confirm if an E7 can be classed as "Purpose built" as we all know they are van conversions

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Trying to confirm if an E7 can be classed as "Purpose built" as we all know they are van conversions


I would think that they are (considered/classified) as "Purpose Built" of a fashion, although not from scratch so to speak. As mentioned Cardiff seem to classify them as such, on that you/I have a comparison to use. If you look around you will see many that are not necessarily "Purpose Built", but they are (fit for purpose).

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(unless the vehicle is in an exceptional condition as determined by the Council).


Basically it would seem that the Council/L.A have the jurisdiction to make exceptions, plus on the V5 it is stated as being a "Taxi"......i.e. rubber stamped by a government department!

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Our council class them as a conversion and not purpose built. One chap here runs one as a Hackney and we have the Eurobus version as a private Hire.

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grandad wrote:
Our council class them as a conversion and not purpose built. One chap here runs one as a Hackney and we have the Eurobus version as a private Hire.


we have them as HC and PH here. white HC, black PH

I cant see why id bother putting on an 8 seater HC when there is no meter rate for +4 passengers

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