Taxi Driver Online

My licensing authority stated that I would require a private hire special events license as the majority of my chaffeur work would include airport transfers. It would appear that my local competitors vehicles are not licensed and that their drivers do not hold taxi badges.Could some of the learned members please clarify the licensing requirements for chaffeur driven cars doing airport transfers.

Motor vehicles used for hire and reward which carry 8 or fewer passengers must be licensed under the CGSA 1982 as either a taxi or PH. Special events is a type of PH.

Your LA is correct, they should be licensed but the law is widely ignored.

9 or more passengers is covered by separate legislation which others on here could better inform you of.

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I thought that you still had the contract exemption in Scotland.

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Grandad,

One Client Contract in a 24 hour period...thats yer lot under the Exemption, It'd need to be Exceptionally well paid to live off the back of a Single Client per day.

And its "Chauffeur" not "Chaffeur"..hope they have'nt had their advertising Printed yet.

Vehicles used for weddings and/or funerals are also exempt, as are their drivers.

The whole act is here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45
Sections 10 - 23 in particular.

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Vehicles with 9 or more passenger seats come under PSV licencing regulations. the vehicle must have a certificate of initial fitness; licenced and taxed as a bus; must have a tacho fitted; the driver must have a psv licence; the operator must have a psv operators licence etc...

Plenty of contract possibilities ferrying school weans- some get shipped fair distances each day, or health boards Or corporate.
And nothing to stop you filling in your day earning elsewhere even shifting in a taxi.

But try getting Insurance cover for your unplated vehicle.

You'll be told its Hire and Reward and asked for your Taxi or PH licence. How many insurers consider Scottish law?
At best you'll pay a PH level premium.

I have never been asked to provide any licenses to an insurer. I would think that the insurers will take the money and then look for the problems when there is a claim.

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Grandad,

That's always a strong probability: failing to make a material disclosure. As various people keep spouting on here, "unlicenced", "touting" even if licenced, and your insurance is invalid!

he could become a volunteer organisation and never need a plate/COIF/DBS or anything!

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

I'm frankly amazed at that.

We have to produce copies of vehicle licenses, and copies of driver taxi/PH licenses for whoever drives it.

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