Taxi Driver Online

I was out and about today. As I came up to a set of traffic lights, I said to Mrs CJ, look at that saloon taxi ahead - how small are they trying to make them.........it was really small. The taxi car proceeded to turn left and shocked me even more - it had two doors only

I could not see the plate closely, but it looked like Caerphilly Wales. Do any other LA's allow such silliness?

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Bude had a Smart car/1 passenger hack plate years ago and Cannock plate a Aguila as hackney

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In our borough no minimum number of seats for Ph.

My thoughts are........How can a two door (apparently) a 4 seater car, be considered safe as a taxi in the event of an accident.

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What difference does it make to the safety of the vehicle from being a private car or a taxi?

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Grandad,

ask our LA.....they wont allow a Galaxy..........unsafe?

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The Cardiff LA have additional checks on top of a normal MOT.....so I guess public safety is parramount.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

many LA's have approved the use of Smart cars as one person hackney/ph but very few have gone ahead after realising their business plans are flawed ........................... No Demand

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

well going by that "train of thought" why cant we just get a normal M.O.T.? £50 instead of £300?

must make nothing tbh , im fooking gutted i didn't buy a 5/6/7/seater, the amount of people who hold up 5/6/7 fingers while walking past on the rank is unreal

You miss the point. For instance a 3 door car is considered to be safe in the event of an accident if it is privately owned but the same car being used as a Hackney would somehow be less safe in the same accident. Do they make the vehicle out of thinner materials if it going to be a Hackney?

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Grandad,

"i seen"

not 2 fingers as you drive past em?

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must make nothing tbh , im fooking gutted i didn't buy a 5/6/7/seater, the amount of people who hold up 5/6/7 fingers while walking past on the rank is unreal [/quote]

not 2 fingers as you drive past em?[/quote]

well err...no, they aint in wheelchairs & don't have dogs, no need to tbh