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Nidge2
PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:43 am 
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That doesn't matter. A licensed vehicle can only be driven by a licensed driver.



It's not licensed if it's been repossessed.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:13 am 
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Nidge2 wrote:
grandad wrote:
That doesn't matter. A licensed vehicle can only be driven by a licensed driver.



It's not licensed if it's been repossessed.

Whilst it has a valid license on the vehicle it is still licensed. They should have used a recovery truck.

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jman316
PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:23 pm 
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Im going to slightly sound PI here but how the hell did that guy pass the knowledge test to become a driver? I can barely string a sentence of English together!

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Nidge2
PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:05 pm 
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grandad wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
grandad wrote:
That doesn't matter. A licensed vehicle can only be driven by a licensed driver.



It's not licensed if it's been repossessed.

Whilst it has a valid license on the vehicle it is still licensed. They should have used a recovery truck.


When the High Court has issued a writ an appointed High Court officer can drive anything away. A motor traders would've covered them in all cases.
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GBC
PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:11 pm 
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Im going to slightly sound PI here but how the hell did that guy pass the knowledge test to become a driver? I can barely string a sentence of English together!



He hasn't passed any knowledge.

He was a slave, otherwise known as a London Minicab driver. The London Minicab circuits import them in their thousands.

Not speaking English is almost a prerequisite for gaining a Minicab permit in London.
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rambo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:32 pm 
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They'll be on a traders policy.[/quote]
That doesn't matter. A licensed vehicle can only be driven by a licensed driver.[/quote]

When I was PH in london, anyone could drive my PH car with the right insurance.
The same with london taxi's a few years ago, my aunt used to drive my uncles cab for shopping trips.

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Insurers now ask how long the insured has held a badge and wants to see a copy before cover is granted....

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grandad
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Insurers now ask how long the insured has held a badge and wants to see a copy before cover is granted....

Mine doesn't.

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grandad wrote:
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Insurers now ask how long the insured has held a badge and wants to see a copy before cover is granted....

Mine doesn't.


still buying cheap i see :badgrin:

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grandad
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
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Insurers now ask how long the insured has held a badge and wants to see a copy before cover is granted....

Mine doesn't.


still buying cheap i see :badgrin:

I wouldn't say it was cheap. It is a fleet policy for 16 vehicles with any driver. I am given guidelines regarding convictions and age of drivers and provided that I obey these guidelines I don't have a problem. If I want to employ someone who doesn't meet the guidelines then I ask the insurer and they say yes or no or how much extra.

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grandad wrote:
I wouldn't say it was cheap. It is a fleet policy for 16 vehicles with any driver. I am given guidelines regarding convictions and age of drivers and provided that I obey these guidelines I don't have a problem. If I want to employ someone who doesn't meet the guidelines then I ask the insurer and they say yes or no or how much extra.


I was surprised theres just 20 PH vehicles licensed in your manor

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grandad
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
I wouldn't say it was cheap. It is a fleet policy for 16 vehicles with any driver. I am given guidelines regarding convictions and age of drivers and provided that I obey these guidelines I don't have a problem. If I want to employ someone who doesn't meet the guidelines then I ask the insurer and they say yes or no or how much extra.


I was surprised theres just 20 PH vehicles licensed in your manor

I have 4 of them.
Most PH vehicles here are exec type cars. There are no "proper" circuits here most cars are Hackney and I think only 3 of the are WAV and of the 3, one of them has ramps that don't work.

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