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grandad · **Joined:** Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:27 pm **Posts:** 20130

I have just had a chap round looking to become a taxi driver. He has passed the knowledge test and medical. He is just waiting for his DBS to come back and then he will be issued with his badge. So I ring our insurers up to see about adding him to the policy to be told that he can't be covered on the policy until he has held his badge for 2 years. How is anyone supposed to work in this job?

Sussex · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 5:28 pm

grandad wrote:

How is anyone supposed to work in this job?

I suspect your insurance is lower due to the 2 year issue. Ask them how much to just insure him.

MR T · **Joined:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:26 pm **Posts:** 8529

grandad wrote:

I have just had a chap round looking to become a taxi driver. He has passed the knowledge test and medical. He is just waiting for his DBS to come back and then he will be issued with his badge. So I ring our insurers up to see about adding him to the policy to be told that he can't be covered on the policy until he has held his badge for 2 years. How is anyone supposed to work in this job?

Welcome to the 21st century...

trotskys twin · **Joined:** Wed May 23, 2012 7:24 pm **Posts:** 6755

MR T wrote:

grandad wrote:

I have just had a chap round looking to become a taxi driver. He has passed the knowledge test and medical. He is just waiting for his DBS to come back and then he will be issued with his badge. So I ring our insurers up to see about adding him to the policy to be told that he can't be covered on the policy until he has held his badge for 2 years. How is anyone supposed to work in this job?

Welcome to the 21st century...

YEP TORY VERMIN BRITAIN :badgrin:

MR T · **Joined:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:26 pm **Posts:** 8529

trotskys twin wrote:

MR T wrote:

grandad wrote:

I have just had a chap round looking to become a taxi driver. He has passed the knowledge test and medical. He is just waiting for his DBS to come back and then he will be issued with his badge. So I ring our insurers up to see about adding him to the policy to be told that he can't be covered on the policy until he has held his badge for 2 years. How is anyone supposed to work in this job?

Welcome to the 21st century...

YEP TORY VERMIN BRITAIN :badgrin:

Weapons of mass destruction....Oh that's Labour... :roll:

grandad · **Joined:** Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:27 pm **Posts:** 20130

Sussex wrote:

grandad wrote:

How is anyone supposed to work in this job?

I suspect your insurance is lower due to the 2 year issue. Ask them how much to just insure him.

I will be. They have asked me to send a copy of his badge when he gets it and a copy of both side of his photocard drivers license. They also want a copy of the paper counterpart of the license. I said but that will be obsolete before he gets his badge and the DVLA say to destroy it. They were adamant that they still needed a copy of it.

Blueknight · **Joined:** Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:15 am **Posts:** 79

Grandad, See this thread - viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26952 - and get your prospective driver to give them a check code. The insurance company can then view the record for themselves online.

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2015 9:03 am

We have 1 guy at the base who rents an E7, neither his badge NOR his DVLA licence are a year old yet, hes about 30, the base upped his base rent to £335 a week to cover the extra loading but i think he was lucky to get insurance

our lads 23 this year and looking at getting a badge but ive told him he wont be able to afford his own car or insurance for 2 years at least

your right tho, its killing the trade by stifling recruitement, id need to poach a middle aged driver (40 at least) with a 5 year old badge and perfect driving record and even then it would be £1500 extra

grandad · **Joined:** Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:27 pm **Posts:** 20130

Blueknight wrote:

Grandad, See this thread - http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/vie ... =2&t=26952 - and get your prospective driver to give them a check code. The insurance company can then view the record for themselves online.

I did tell them it will be all on line and the paper part would be obsolete but they insist that they will still need the paper counterpart.

Nidge2 · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2015 9:47 pm

grandad wrote:

Blueknight wrote:

Grandad, See this thread - viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26952 - and get your prospective driver to give them a check code. The insurance company can then view the record for themselves online.

I did tell them it will be all on line and the paper part would be obsolete but they insist that they will still need the paper counterpart.

Tell them to do a conference call with the DVLA with your driver who'll have his details to hand, he just reels them off to the DVLA while the insurance company listen to the DVLA's response.

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Fri May 22, 2015 5:19 pm

The LA will have had his Driver licence number, National Insurance number and home postcode

thats all they need....

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Fri May 22, 2015 5:20 pm

The fact is these coucils dont WANT to go digital+fast as it erodes what they can charge, before long i can see the DBS being an online form connected to the UK passport service and DVLA, it all ties up nicely

grandad · **Joined:** Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:27 pm **Posts:** 20130

wannabeeahack wrote:

The LA will have had his Driver licence number, National Insurance number and home postcode

thats all they need....

They don't ask for NI number here, yet.

wannabeeahack · **Posted:** Fri May 22, 2015 6:40 pm

grandad wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

The LA will have had his Driver licence number, National Insurance number and home postcode

thats all they need....

They don't ask for NI number here, yet.

Its a question on the badge application form here, along with D/L number and passport numbers

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