grandad wrote:
Our conditions state that "It is not obligatory for a fare meter to be fitted to a private hire vehicle,but any private hire vehicle so equipped shall not be used for hire in a controlled district unless the fare meter has been tested and approved by the council."
There is two ways of reading the section in the act relating to PH meters.
One is that the council seal and confirm what rate is on the meter, and the other is that council can merely just approve the make of meter allowed.
I think it's the latter and councils should have nothing to do with what goes on or in the meter.
If it's the former then the council will have to have umpteen different rates to check and enforce. Including different yardage, different night-time starts, extras, meter and a half etc etc.
That is an interesting point. Does this mean that the rate set on a private hire car does not have to be the same as on a hackney carriage in the same district?
If so, does it mean that the meter could be set at a lower rate than the council rate but the meter could be switched on when the car leaves the base (or wherever it happens to be when the booking is received) until the journey ends?
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