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Astras and focuses only they are to small

what is it with you sussex you always have to have a negative opinion but not just negative but also wrong why dont you look up reasonably necessary and cases like durham stockport hastings welsh wales etc etc

The reason I'm not looking them up is I can't be bothered. As I said it's a lottery.

If you or your local trade want to challenge the proposed rules, then do it. If you win great, if you don't then not so great. But as I said it's a lottery.

The council will say it's all down to safety, and a corporate ID will help ensure lone and vulnerable females get into the right licensed vehicle.

If you think a court will go against that, then so be it. Would you rather I said go for it spend thousands cos you will win no problem?

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IDFIMH

case law says it all

oh and cant be bothered if so why you sticking your two pennyworth of misinformation as usual i quote "becuase councils can"

One question here is, where in the act does it say taxis must be the colour the council wants them to be
I wish they would keep to the act instead of introducing daft rules and regulations that have nothing to do with public safety

Councils can do what they dam well like, providing it's 'fair and reasonable'.

Now it's not me or you that has the final say on what is and what isn't 'fair and reasonable', it's the courts.

As I keep on saying, that makes it a lottery. Some you win some you lose.

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IDFIMH

Section 47 of the 1976 Miss Act

Licensing of hackney carriages

(1) A district council may attach to the grant of a licence of a hackney carriage under the Act of 1847 such conditions as the district council may consider reasonably necessary.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing subsection, a district council may require any hackney carriage licensed by them under the Act of 1847 to be of such design or appearance or bear such distinguishing marks as shall clearly identify it as a hackney carriage.

(3) Any person aggrieved by any conditions attached to such a licence may appeal to a magistrates' court.

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IDFIMH

Taxi sign, plates with the word hackney carriage and number , Meter

If the drivers want to go at the council head on then I'm sure the legal eagles will be rubbung their hands together with glee !!!!

If the drivers were sensible about it then they would take a differant approach

1) Ask the council why they feel it is neccessary to impose this burden
2) come up with an alternative and cheaper solution such as applying vinyls of the borough coat of arms to all taxis or other means of making the vehicles uniquely distictive
3) find out when the time of the next full council meeting is and threaten to drive round the borough at 10 mph in convoy making sure that the local rag happens to have their photographer in the right place at the right time

Councils hate to be publicly shown up and will listen a lot more carefully if they are facing possiblen bad publicity

whens the next election

The case law is usually from lower courts though....I dont think we're aware of any case that when higher than Crown Court....so its only persuasive.

I'm with you on this, I want a different coloured cab to my white one.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

you had me worried just then.....then I Cleaned my specs and noticed it was "Election" you said......I thought it read..well, never mind ...

The wives not that bad is she

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

I would suggest you go down the political route with your councillors and MP's, with a split council and 22 Labour councillors you should have a chance of defeating this at the committee stage. Good Luck.

Regards
BB

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Mick Hildreth (07814 032002)
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