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taxitone
 Post subject: seat belts
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:14 pm 
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hi all...
Do hackney carriage drivers have to wear a seat belt
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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: seat belts
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:20 pm 
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taxitone wrote:
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Do hackney carriage drivers have to wear a seat belt


No.

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cabbyman
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You are not required to wear a seat belt while fared up, plying for hire or proceeding to a pre-booked job.

Following the logic through, you are required tpo wear a seat belt outside of your licensed area once you have cleared a job and are returning to your home patch.

http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Road_Traff ... Seat_Belts
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Skiman
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:04 pm 
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taxitone wrote:
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Do hackney carriage drivers have to wear a seat belt


YES,when you are diseganged outside your licenced area.

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Sussex
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:45 pm 
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Skiman wrote:
YES,when you are diseganged outside your licenced area.

What statute are you basing that on? :?

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Skiman
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I am sure if you check when a HC is disengaged outside of his licenced area he must wear his seatbelt!!.I may be wrong but I think not.

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I would think that he may be basing it on a hackney out of area may be refered to as a private hire car and as such the driver should be wearing a seat belt if he has no passenger on board.

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Sussex
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grandad wrote:
I would think that he may be basing it on a hackney out of area may be refered to as a private hire car and as such the driver should be wearing a seat belt if he has no passenger on board.

Possibly, but a hackney is always a hackney and never a PH.

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Sussex wrote:
a hackney is always a hackney and never a PH.

That is what I was told. :wink:

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cabbyman
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Sussex/Grandad, would you disagree with my post above?
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Sussex
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cabbyman wrote:
Sussex/Grandad, would you disagree with my post above?

Let's look at the law of exemptions.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993 ... ion/6/made

In my view a taxi driver, out of area but still working, is seeking work, albeit work from his radio or his mobile.

So yes I do disagree. :wink:

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Mmmm. Hadn't thought about modern comms.

That would be an interesting one to try in court!
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its only a suggestion but a seatbelt can save your life anywhere, in or out of your LA....

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Sussex wrote:
cabbyman wrote:
Sussex/Grandad, would you disagree with my post above?

Let's look at the law of exemptions.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993 ... ion/6/made

In my view a taxi driver, out of area but still working, is seeking work, albeit work from his radio or his mobile.

So yes I do disagree. :wink:


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gusmac wrote:
Wouldn't wash up here.


Yes, we noticed.

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