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But you didn't specifically point out the need for an operator's licence at some point in the food chain, instead you said:



What would be illegal about that?

You also said:



He would be if he was passing work directly to drivers who didn't have an operator's licence.

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Caledonian Cabbie

Point 1: I did on the bottom of my first post on page1

Point 2: It would be illegal if he had an ops license in Birmingham then gave a job to a Wreham PH with no ops license.

Point 3: But he wont be if he had any sense, I refer you again to my first post, page1

Perhaps that was what you meant, but you didn't quite say it. What you said was:



The word 'company is a specific legal framework for conducting a business and doesn't really mean anything as far as the present discussion is concerned.

You could have a company owning PH vehicles which isn't an operator, while you could have a non-company (a sole trader or partnership) acting as a PH operator which may or may not also own dozens of PH vehicles.

Thus if it's a question about licensing then the word company is a bit misleading - presumably what you really meant was 'operator'?




Indeed, and that's another aspect of the legality which was discussed earlier, but your more general point was incorrect.



Well he won't if given proper advice. But then again he might

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But are they, or are they not, making provisions for the acceptance of bookings?

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IDFIMH

The accepting of the booking would not be complete until the PH Company/taxi driver accepted the job/contract. The whole thing would then be complete.
I suspect it could be possible to ask taxi router to book a taxi and there may be a scenario were there would be no vehicle to complete the contract if all the vehicles on the system were either busy or on holiday.

I think it's a toughy, but, to make provision is to supply and they don't supply anything. They enable a supplier to provide

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I don't think you have to supply anything to "make provisions"

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How's that work? How do you make provision for something you don't have?

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no

they give a estimate of cost and a list of suppliers nearest the punter (or send the details to all members), THEY (the website) dont take bookings

does this one need an ops licence?

http://www.findataxi.info/

Very much agree Toots!

You make provision for something someone else has.

Like this:
http://www.gocompare.com/ or

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No its just a directory like the yellow pages.

You can't make provision for something somebody else has. They make the provision cos they do the providing. The websites just enable the provision to be made. I also think that the examples you have given are licensed anyway.

There is no provision in law to license these 'enablers' for taxis/ph. Perhaps that is what's needed. Incidently I don't agree with this practice not being licensed, but, currently that is the situation and I think it should be changed

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Are making provisions and providing/supplying the same thing?
It all comes down to the definition.

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