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grumpy
 Post subject: seat belts
PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:45 pm 
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today I heard of two licensed taxi drivers being "done" for not wearing seat belts whilst plying for trade in and around Falkirk. (I believe there may have been others). I phoned my LO, on behalf of one of them, for advice,and he didn't have a definitive answer to hand. So in the interests of clarification I searched the web and found this:

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Are there any exceptions to the wearing of seat belts?

Whilst taxi drivers are exempt from wearing seat belts while on duty (whether they have a passenger or not), Private Hire taxi drivers are only exempt when carrying a fare-paying passenger.


source-centralscotlandpolice.co.uk

cue two very relieved (and not of £60) drivers, and I suspect two rather embarrassed officers of Her Maj's finest, as both tickets were revoked.
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Nigel
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:28 pm 
Some of them haven't got a clue, when you go out of your district it's another matter but while you are in your area you can be seatbelt free. I'd be onto the local rag to tell them about it.
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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: seat belts
PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:17 pm 
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grumpy wrote:
today I heard of two licensed taxi drivers being "done" for not wearing seat belts whilst plying for trade in and around Falkirk.

Were they issued by the police?

If so write to the Chief Constable, or whatever you call them up there, and complain about the lack of legal knowledge shown by his force.

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The police do not have a clue or are not bothered
http://www.ukpoliceonline.co.uk/index.p ... =36129&hl=
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