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United Taxis 11
 Post subject: What do you?
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:05 am 
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Drive for your taxis and private hire car's? I drive a 57 plate octavia. What about everyone else?? :)
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 Post subject: Re: What do you?
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:56 am 
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 Post subject: Re: What do you?
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We have just took delivery of a new Peugeot 5008. We have 4 megane estates and 1 megane saloon. 1 Laguna estate, 1 Galaxy, 1 Zafira, 1 Fiat Ducato 8 seater, 1 renault Master 8 seater (wheelchair accesable) 2 X 16 seat Merc Sprinter minibuses and a Cityrover.

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United Taxis 11
 Post subject: Re: What do you?
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:03 am 
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grandad wrote:
and a Cityrover.
how the hell do you use that as a taxi??
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: What do you?
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
grandad wrote:
and a Cityrover.
how the hell do you use that as a taxi??

It is plated as a private hire car, but it could be plated as a hackney if I wanted. It has a 1.4 litre engine and our council require a 1.25 litre engine or above. The car is used for taking a couple of kids to school and another couple of kids to college. It cost less than £1,000 to buy 4 years ago and has required very little in the way of maintenance since. £ for £ it is about the best earner of the lot. :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: What do you?
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
Drive for your taxis and private hire car's? I drive a 57 plate octavia. What about everyone else?? :)

Latest shape 2L diesel Mondeo.

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 Post subject: Re: What do you?
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New shape E7, with under floor ramps, but hopefully not for much longer.
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United Taxis 11
 Post subject: Re: What do you?
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:16 pm 
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grandad wrote:
United Taxis 11 wrote:
grandad wrote:
and a Cityrover.
how the hell do you use that as a taxi??

It is plated as a private hire car, but it could be plated as a hackney if I wanted. It has a 1.4 litre engine and our council require a 1.25 litre engine or above. The car is used for taking a couple of kids to school and another couple of kids to college. It cost less than £1,000 to buy 4 years ago and has required very little in the way of maintenance since. £ for £ it is about the best earner of the lot. :mrgreen:
your council are not quite strict as mine then if I took a city rover to the test station I would be laughed at
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
your council are not quite strict as mine then if I took a city rover to the test station I would be laughed at


what about the Bude hackney SMART CAR......plated for ONE passenger?

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: What do you?
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
your council are not quite strict as mine then if I took a city rover to the test station I would be laughed at

You should see some of the tat that is licensed here. Believe me a Cityrover looks good. :lol:

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