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PhD
 Post subject: some advise please?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:53 am 
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a rival of ours has cabs for hire without plates and no need for badges, how is he doing it?
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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: some advise please?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:59 am 
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a rival of ours has cabs for hire without plates and no need for badges, how is he doing it?

At a guess he is abusing sec 75 of the 1976 act, but the good news is that if he tries that after 01/01/08 he will end up in jail. :D

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:57 am 
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Sussex wrote:
PhD wrote:
a rival of ours has cabs for hire without plates and no need for badges, how is he doing it?

At a guess he is abusing sec 75 of the 1976 act, but the good news is that if he tries that after 01/01/08 he will end up in jail. :D


\:D/ YEEHA :lol:

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a rival of ours has cabs for hire without plates and no need for badges, how is he doing it?


:shock: Illegaly.

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a rival of ours has cabs for hire without plates and no need for badges, how is he doing it?


Has any justification been proffered?

If it's just the standard private hire service then there isn't really any way out.

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JD
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a rival of ours has cabs for hire without plates and no need for badges, how is he doing it?


If the vehicles dont have plates then one suspects they might not be cabs? lol.

So what you're really saying is that a rival of yours has vehicles for hire, which as far as you know are not licensed by the council? I suppose you wan't to know if they are licensed under psv legislation and if they are, can they carry out an activity which you believe may be incompatible with any license they might hold?

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Darren63
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a rival of ours has cabs for hire without plates and no need for badges, how is he doing it?


Shop the bar steward if you have proof.
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Report him/her to LO as sooner or later they will be illeagal!
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PhD
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ah thank god!

he had a lot of drivers because of this...

so is the law changing??
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Sussex
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so is the law changing??

The law has changed, it's just it doesn't come into being till 01/01/08.

What does your LO have to say for himself? :?

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my LO says it is a grey area and will remain so...

if you get a 2.5 litre car, you can class your self as a limo, and perform the same service.

too many issues, i guess its a good thing, but i also think that if we had a better unified body rather than corrupt local LOs we would be a lot better off.
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my LO says it is a grey area and will remain so...

if you get a 2.5 litre car, you can class your self as a limo, and perform the same service.


Theres no grey area.

and HTF does the size of the engine determine whether or not the vehicles a luxury / executive car?

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Sussex
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my LO says it is a grey area and will remain so...

if you get a 2.5 litre car, you can class your self as a limo, and perform the same service.

too many issues, i guess its a good thing, but i also think that if we had a better unified body rather than corrupt local LOs we would be a lot better off.

What he means is that it's too much paper-work. :sad:

Ask him to put into writing why he views the goings on as legal. :wink:

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if im quite honest, i was and am a bit jealous i didnt think of it first as now he has created the work so even if he doesnt hire out cars he has now got 30% more work for his waiting list.

there will always be some loophole, just hope i find the next one.
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