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PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:39 pm 
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gusmac wrote:
Provided the vehicle carries no signage saying or implying it is available for immediate hire, then IMHO yes you can.
Your LA however may not agree.


I agree.

That's basically what the Judge in Thompson stated.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:09 pm 
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chp12 wrote:
hi folks this mite sound a daft question but can you use a black cab (for example a tx4) for private hire? obviously you couldnt pick up off the street and you couldnt have the taxi light on but for me as the price of plates in my area are way out of my price range therefore i have decided to put a privite hire car on the road to make a living. and with the tx4 with there being a partition for security i would feel so much more secure and safer in a tx4 than a normal car so the question is folks can it be done?????? cheers.

There are plenty of vehicles that have partitions in, and I suggest you buy one of those.

As for your question I would say using a London type cab as a PH is illegal.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:19 pm 
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Sussex wrote:

As for your question I would say using a London type cab as a PH is illegal.


When your promoted to the high court, I'll bring you a test case so you can overturn Thompson :wink:

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captain cab wrote:
Sussex wrote:

As for your question I would say using a London type cab as a PH is illegal.


When your promoted to the high court, I'll bring you a test case so you can overturn Thompson :wink:

And I would. :wink:

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one main reason i thought it could be possible is in my LA there r guys driving around in the peugeot expert euro style taxis minus the roof sign/light as PH so why not a tx4 minus the roof light sign
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chp12 wrote:
one main reason i thought it could be possible is in my LA there r guys driving around in the peugeot expert euro style taxis minus the roof sign/light as PH so why not a tx4 minus the roof light sign


Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
TX vehicles get crappy mileage and are high maintenance.

If it's just the security screen you want, you can have one fitted to most minibus type vehicles and spend a lot less dough.

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