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cab 44
 Post subject: Cross border
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 9:14 pm 
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Seeing as the law commotions came to there conclusion
Is it now possible for private hire vehicles to work anywhere around the country and operators allowed to have vehicles Licenced from other areas to work for them?
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 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 9:25 pm 
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cab 44 wrote:
Seeing as the law commotions came to there conclusion
Is it now possible for private hire vehicles to work anywhere around the country and operators allowed to have vehicles Licenced from other areas to work for them?


Why would I want to work 200 miles away?

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 10:02 pm 
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cab 44 wrote:
Seeing as the law commotions came to there conclusion
Is it now possible for private hire vehicles to work anywhere around the country and operators allowed to have vehicles Licenced from other areas to work for them?

The law hasn't changed yet.

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cab 44
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 10:23 pm 
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But if it changed would this be allowed or not?
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 10:30 pm 
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cab 44 wrote:
But if it changed would this be allowed or not?

Private hire can already work anywhere providing the booking was taken by a licensed operator from the same district as the vehicle and driver. It is my understanding that a private hire operator will be able to sub contract to another private hire operator in another district. A driver from one area will not be able to work directly for an operator in another area.

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 10:44 pm 
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cab 44 wrote:
Is it now possible for private hire vehicles to work anywhere around the country

Always been the case.
cab 44 wrote:
and operators allowed to have vehicles Licenced from other areas to work for them?

Not at present, maybe in 5 to 10 years via the LC, and 2-3 years via the Dereg Bill.

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 6:41 am 
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Sussex wrote:
cab 44 wrote:
and operators allowed to have vehicles Licenced from other areas to work for them?

Not at present, maybe in 5 to 10 years via the LC, and 2-3 years via the Dereg Bill.

Has the dereg. bill changed then? I thought it was subcontracting to another operator not using cars and drivers from another area without going through an operator.

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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 8:39 am 
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grandad wrote:
Has the dereg. bill changed then? I thought it was subcontracting to another operator not using cars and drivers from another area without going through an operator.


me too - unless of course the driver obtains an operators license :shock:

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 10:29 am 
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grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
cab 44 wrote:
and operators allowed to have vehicles Licenced from other areas to work for them?

Not at present, maybe in 5 to 10 years via the LC, and 2-3 years via the Dereg Bill.

Has the dereg. bill changed then? I thought it was subcontracting to another operator not using cars and drivers from another area without going through an operator.

The Dereg Bill hasn't changed, but if the driver has his own ops license that will meet the criteria as I read it.

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:34 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
grandad wrote:
Has the dereg. bill changed then? I thought it was subcontracting to another operator not using cars and drivers from another area without going through an operator.

The Dereg Bill hasn't changed, but if the driver has his own ops license that will meet the criteria as I read it.

Then the work is being passed to an operator.... who happens to be a driver.

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captain cab
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:44 pm 
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Then the work is being passed to an operator.... who happens to be a driver.


via a council that doesn't insist on a fixed premisis and has a couldn't give a t*ss attitude :sad:

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 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:48 pm 
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grandad wrote:
Then the work is being passed to an operator.... who happens to be a driver.


via a council that doesn't insist on a fixed premisis and has a couldn't give a t*ss attitude :sad:


Many councils would be happy if the fixed premises was your home and with the likes of Cabfind it's already going on anyway

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 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2014 9:07 pm 
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I think the big advantage would be back loading from major airports instead of vehicles running empty one way, say ive dropped at Manchester at full price and another operator anywhere could use me to carry their passengers if the vehicle/job was suitable and a price agreed....

http://www.backfares.co.uk/

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2014 9:13 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
I think the big advantage would be back loading from major airports instead of vehicles running empty one way, say ive dropped at Manchester at full price and another operator anywhere could use me to carry their passengers if the vehicle/job was suitable and a price agreed....

http://www.backfares.co.uk/

How will they know that you are available?

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Cross border
PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2014 10:02 pm 
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
I think the big advantage would be back loading from major airports instead of vehicles running empty one way, say ive dropped at Manchester at full price and another operator anywhere could use me to carry their passengers if the vehicle/job was suitable and a price agreed....

http://www.backfares.co.uk/

How will they know that you are available?



you log the journey on the database

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