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| Author: | Staffs Taxi Man [ Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Advice for refusing to be hired - Taxis |
If I'm on a the rank and somebody wishes to hire me for a journey that exceeds the boundaries of the district for which I am licensed - can I politely refuse and not be trouble with the Council for doing so? I appreciate that if its a local hire - I must accept unless there is a very good reason not to. Also, if it is a 'in district hire' but the journey exceeds a certain distance - i.e. 10 miles? Can I refuse or do I have to accept it? I'm not a fussy driver and acccept all jobs - I'm just interested to know. Thanks in advance. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice for refusing to be hired - Taxis |
Staffs Taxi Man wrote: If I'm on a the rank and somebody wishes to hire me for a journey that exceeds the boundaries of the district for which I am licensed - can I politely refuse and not be trouble with the Council for doing so?
Not only can you politely refuse, IMO you can not so politely refuse. 
I think the best bet is to quote a silly price, and if they say yes then it's worth your while. 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:07 pm ] |
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You can refuse to accept a hire, if you think the punter does not have the means to pay, you could check this by asking for payment up front and handing the change back once the hire has finished, if the punter is drunk and incapable, or there clothing is in a s#t state or covered in blood. There is nothing to stop you going outwith your boundaries and you can agree a fare beforehand and ask for payment up front, (you could even charge more)
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| Author: | gusmac [ Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:19 pm ] |
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You are not obliged to take anyone beyond the boundaries of your licenced area. You can refuse and do not even have to say why. As has been pointed out if you choose to accept such a hire, you can charge what you want so long as you tell the punter in advance. Cash up front is also a good policy. |
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| Author: | Bart [ Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice for refusing to be hired - Taxis |
Staffs Taxi Man wrote: I'm not a fussy driver and acccept all jobs -
You will soon learn Reasons I have refused fares include but not limited to. Passenger is very drunk Long run (over 6 miles) when it is busy Passengers are eating kebabs Passengers are accompanied by dog (not guide dog) Unaccompanied kids Passengers want to get in my cab when I am behind other cabs on the rank |
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| Author: | Staffs Taxi Man [ Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice for refusing to be hired - Taxis |
Bart wrote: Staffs Taxi Man wrote: I'm not a fussy driver and acccept all jobs - You will soon learn Reasons I have refused fares include but not limited to. Passenger is very drunk Long run (over 6 miles) when it is busy Passengers are eating kebabs Passengers are accompanied by dog (not guide dog) Unaccompanied kids Passengers want to get in my cab when I am behind other cabs on the rank So if a journey exceeds 6 miles within the boundaries of my district - I can refuse the job from a rank? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:53 am ] |
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53. Penalty on driver for refusing to drive. A driver of a hackney carriage standing at any of the stands for hackney carriages appointed by the commissioners, or in any street, who refuses or neglects, without reasonable excuse, to drive such carriage to any place within the prescribed distance, or the distance to be appointed by any byelaw of the commissioners, not exceeding the prescribed distance to which he is directed to drive by the person hiring or wishing to hire such carriage, shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F8 level 2 on the standard scale]. |
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| Author: | Bart [ Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice for refusing to be hired - Taxis |
Staffs Taxi Man wrote: So if a journey exceeds 6 miles within the boundaries of my district - I can refuse the job from a rank?
Not necesaraly, that is the rule for London, could be different in your LA, also technicaly you can't refuse a job because you are not first on the rank |
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| Author: | JD [ Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice for refusing to be hired - Taxis |
Staffs Taxi Man wrote: So if a journey exceeds 6 miles within the boundaries of my district - I can refuse the job from a rank?
The six mile condition applies to London Hackney carriages only, we are all aware that London in parts has slightly different legislation to that of provincial hackney carriages. If you stand and ply for hire in a street or on a taxi rank you are obliged to carry a passenger to any place within the prescribed distance. You are not obliged to carry any person whose journey finishes outside the prescribed distance. If you are standing and plying for hire on a taxi rank or in a street then you must take them anywhere within the prescribed distance unless you have reasonable cause not to? Under current law a prospective passenger can take any hackney carriage standing on a taxi rank. Refusing to take the passenger without reasonable excuse is an offence. All I have written has already been stated by other people in this thread. I think you probably get the picture by now. Regards JD |
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| Author: | CABMAN [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:10 pm ] |
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BART i thought it was a 12 mile rule .. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:17 pm ] |
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CABMAN wrote: BART i thought it was a 12 mile rule ..
That was changed Mr CABMAN years ago. 
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:09 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: CABMAN wrote: BART i thought it was a 12 mile rule .. That was changed Mr CABMAN years ago. Mr CABMAN was probably organising the revolution at the time and missed it. 
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