Taxi Driver Online

Our good friends at VOSA have produced a leaflet on tinted windows.

http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/reposit ... 202005.pdf

My view is that tinted windows (other than for screening the sun) are a big fat no no, cos I can't for the life of me think of a good reason as to why anyone wants to stop folks looking into their vehicle.

If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to hide.

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IDFIMH

Sussex the york council cannot break there own rules, they have stated that all new vehicles that come out of the factory can go on so why are they stopping this Peugeot

I'm guessing it's down to the MOT man not passing it.

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IDFIMH

The car was tested outside, the first reading for the light filtered through the windscreen was 99% the second was 81% when my mate complained he was told that they would send away the machine to be re calibrated, until then he could have an independant test carried out, he is going to Thorp Arch tomorrow which is the main vehicle testingstation. The Council are adamant that they will not move on this, their stance is that it is an imported vehicle that does not meet british standards, so £22,000 of potential taxi sits idle and two men are unemployed due to beaurocracy

What do you mean by import, who imported it the owner or the dealer,
I think I am correct in saying the only Peugeot built in this country is the 207, all the rest are built in frog land so that means every peugieot is an import


So this condition applies

So that the public can't see the driver interfering with the passengers.

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Grandad,

In that particular case it would appear only the rear window was tinted and just as that driver did, the driver in York will have to do the same thing and that is go to court and appeal. Unless of course the council has a change of mind?

If you see this chap tell him he is either going to have to license a vehicle that complies with council policy or go to court and have the policy tested?
Either way its going to cost him time and money and the second option might be a lot costlier than the first.

Regards

JD

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Has anyone else got a 407 licenced????? in York, and could you try and post a photo of the windows from inside and out.
He should not have to go to court as its already in the licencing conditions

this condition passed by York council it seems it was just added to conditions, i see no reference to any meeting that this was discussed at any level in the Council

rumour now looks like before you buy a new or another vehicle, you had better ask first if and what would be suitable and what they will or not allow before you buy

i have heard Peugeot have been very upset with York Council

the motor the driver bought is of the highest spec from Peugeot, with all the extras around 20 odd grand, now sat outside his home, and his driver sat waiting

i am led to believe there are 2 newish vehicles plated with blacked out windows [so as to speak] as taxis, also seen a 56 plate Ssangyong York PH with same

everything at York seems to have gone t*ts up since they the Council employed the ex chief Superintendent of police to the LA at York into the Licencing Dept.

Well TBH that isn't really such a bad thing, and should be the norm.

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IDFIMH

The owner should get a copy of the judgement from Darlington, and take it to the peugeot garage, along with a copy of the licence conditions, and ask them to take action, I am sure they would, as it would be to there benefit, also stating the case that there are already vehicles with the same or darker windows
You could tell him to let the sales team have a look at this thread on TDO

I think he should definately contact the dealer or the manufacturer because they may just change the windows for free? Its worth a try.

Regards

JD

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