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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Waiting time
PostPosted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 4:42 pm 
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Has this never been tested in court? It's such a fundamental point, when does the contract commence.

It's contract law, or common law.

Unless the local rules are written saying that you can only engage the meter when the punter is in the vehicle ready to go, then it's not the rules.

I doubt any council has that in it's bylaws as it wouldn't be allowed.

So Grandad ask your LOs why it's not written in the rules.

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matty86
 Post subject: Re: Waiting time
PostPosted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 1:00 am 
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When someone gets into my cab with very little or no shopping then meter goes on once there in and sat down, if they come out with a massive shop load from supermarket! its on as soon as the door is open! there loading and in my opinion thats hied to me! could take 1/2 mins before you set off
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: Waiting time
PostPosted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 11:34 am 
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Sussex wrote:
cabbyman wrote:
Has this never been tested in court? It's such a fundamental point, when does the contract commence.

It's contract law, or common law.

Unless the local rules are written saying that you can only engage the meter when the punter is in the vehicle ready to go, then it's not the rules.

I doubt any council has that in it's bylaws as it wouldn't be allowed.

So Grandad ask your LOs why it's not written in the rules.

It is in the policy.

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Waiting time
PostPosted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 8:23 pm 
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grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
cabbyman wrote:
Has this never been tested in court? It's such a fundamental point, when does the contract commence.

It's contract law, or common law.

Unless the local rules are written saying that you can only engage the meter when the punter is in the vehicle ready to go, then it's not the rules.

I doubt any council has that in it's bylaws as it wouldn't be allowed.

So Grandad ask your LOs why it's not written in the rules.

It is in the policy.

Then it needs to go.

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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: Waiting time
PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:38 pm 
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Meter gets put on as soon as I pull up.
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 Post subject: Re: Waiting time
PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:02 pm 
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cabbyman wrote:
Has this never been tested in court? It's such a fundamental point, when does the contract commence.


from the date/time of the booking......the journey starts at the pickup

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