Yorkie wrote:
I have been accused of plying for hire in an unlicensed car!
the car is a licensed taxi for the next door zone, my defence has them scratching thier heads, is infact that I was within 5 miles of the General post office of my zone.
they had never heard of section 37 aof the 1847 act
worse still they have no record of the act
we will await and see.
If Calderdale have a prescribed distance, which a zone implies, then it doesn't matter if you are 5.4.3.2.or 1 mile from the Post office. The Post office is irrelevant.
It may be wise to seek sound advice because If the LO doesn't understand the relevant act, the legal department certainly will and it will be them who take you to court, if indeed it goes that far. In that respect there is nothing whatsoever in the Maud case that will be of assistance to you and if anyone told you there is, then they are sadly mistaken.
If you have already admitted to picking up a flagger out of your zone, then I'm afraid that was a mistake.
Regards
JD
JD