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Indeed but I think they would have difficulty in justifying invoking the 2006 Act/Amendment 2B in court. On the notice they would have to state precisely why it was in the interests of public safety for it to take effect immediately.

The notice, if anyone of the 21 drivers has kept it, would make interesting reading.

Although the 21-day notice period has long expired for an appeal, I believe the time limit for claiming compensation is three years.

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Steve.

A council would argue that everything they do is in the interests of public safety, and the DFT not issuing guidance hasnt helped.

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Councils often argue that particular point yet frequently fail to demonstrate that it is the case.

Also, they would have difficulty specifically with demonstrating that it was in the interests of public safety to issue a punitive suspension with immediate effect instead of affording 21 days' notice.

It looks more like an arbitrary misuse of power that, as you suggest, should prompt clarification precisely as to when it is appropriate to invoke the 2006 Act.

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Steve.

Can single vehicles form a rank ? If a rank is 'somewhere a HC waits for customers' then wherever a HC sits becomes a rank, if that is not an official rank then they would be illegaly plying for hire. It may be from an Act or Bylaw but the words 'standing somewhere other than a designated area' ring a bell.

Ive never known a hackney being done for illegally plying for hire in his own area,more like not proceding

I thought it was the other way round, if you refused a job when your light was on that is contavening the act or by law , weather parked or on a rank.

But if you werent on a rank your not strictly working i could be on my own buisness .

Correct.

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Steve.

Correct in what part ? I could be sat with light on waiti g for customer, or i could refuse job for a number of reasons i.e too drunk, going out of town ect

Then you would have a reasonable excuse.

"I am booked" is a reasonable excuse along with "you've clearly had too much to drink," "you've soiled yourself," "the last time I picked you up you did a runner/refused to pay the proper fare/were abusive/threatening" and "I am not going all the way to [out of the district] as I am finishing soon."

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Steve.

you should drink and drive BP...and we all know you dont like being far from home

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