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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Taxi Bus Licence??????? |
Does a 16 seat mini bus used as a taxi bus need to be licenced and plated as a taxi???? and have a meter. The reason I am asking is our council has done this and has told the owner that he had to remove seats as well. The owner has a PSV so I feel that the bus comes under that roof and not taxi rules Could he run the bus legally as both without the need for a taxi licence???? |
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| Author: | Road Runner [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:54 pm ] |
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The council are only authorised to licence a vehicle up to 8 seats, greater than 8 seats and it's a PSV licence he needs, when you say taxi bus i assume you mean as licenced by the PTE? |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:06 pm ] |
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I'm not sure what you mean by PTE, but its a 16 seat er with a taxi sign on the roof and licence plates for 2 zones on it and a meter, |
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| Author: | Fae Fife [ Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:56 pm ] |
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He obviously wants it licensed as a taxi and because taxis can't seat more than eight the council has told him to take seats out. We had a similar one in St Andrews for a few years - a big Transit with some of the seats removed. It wasn't the smartest vehicle around and the drivers called it the "berry bus" 
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| Author: | Road Runner [ Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:38 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by PTE, but its a 16 seat er with a taxi sign on the roof and licence plates for 2 zones on it and a meter,
Passenger Transport Executive 
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| Author: | JD [ Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi Bus Licence??????? |
skippy41 wrote: Does a 16 seat mini bus used as a taxi bus need to be licenced and plated as a taxi???? and have a meter. If the minibus is licensed as a Taxi it will only be allowed to seat eight. Quote: The reason I am asking is our council has done this and has told the owner that he had to remove seats as well.
The owner has a PSV so I feel that the bus comes under that roof and not taxi rules Could he run the bus legally as both without the need for a taxi licence???? The vehicle is either a psv or a Taxi it can't be both. If it is a Taxi then he only needs to apply to the local Transport commisisoner for a special restricted license to operate a bus service. Cost I believe is around 53.00 pounds. Regards JD |
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