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hello
i am a newly licensed private hire driver and i am about to buy a car to use as a minicab. i am not sure about the legal requirement concerning the vehicle. please tell me what to be careful of when buying a used car and if you have any suggestion feel free to throw it in. any answer much appreciated.

I would ring the PCO for a starters pack first of all.

Then if you have any questions post them on here.

But rule number one is stay well clear of Mr GBC.

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by starter pack do you mean the private hire driver licensing application pack ??
if yes i got that a while ago ,filled it and sent it. i already received my provisory license.
if not please explain because the only "pack" i can find at PCO is this one.
i would be glad to stay away from mr GBC if i only knew who the hell he is . i certainly would be happy to learn about " cabbie linguo".

i googled GBC and the answer was Game Boy Color
any better answer
Great Britain Cadillac???

ok got it Mr Green Badge Cabby

Don't have minicabs anymore friend, but if you want to buy a used licensed private hire, then I would go to here and buy one.

http://www.gtccar.co.uk/

Ollie

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whatever you do DO NOT use Yes Car Credit...

What about a nice Vauxhall Astra saloon? I note they are becoming more popular as London Minicabs, and why not?

Roomy, stylish, nice stick on ariel with the regulation 'Tesco' bag under it, just what you need on those 'longer' trips to the supermarket and back.

Make sure its at least a 'P' reg or older though.

Or, like 'Harringey cars' you could get a nice selection of K / L / M reg Previa's, also a classic London Minicab vehicle.

Or you could line the pockets of your office boss like Ollie does, and rent a Mercedes for about £200 per week?

Regards, GBC.

Best tell the Police that.

and TFL.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/pco/php_safecabs.asp

I'm sure that says 'Minicab' ?

Err? excuse me Mr Everybodys friend, but i'm not some kind of tyrant thank you.

Well, maybe just a little when it comes to the 'little people'

I would rather go down the m4 to heathrow in a nice p reg astra than the g reg fairway I saw last night in the west end talk about blackpool sheds

Yep, but that G reg Fairway is stripped down and rebuilt every year with new parts, trust me when i say the PCO will not pass anything unless its 110% perfect.

And don't forget the Taxi's, especilay the Nissan power unit, were built to last donkeys years, unlike family sallon such as an Astra.

. . . even especially and saloon.

thanxs for your answers. anyway i guess it is all related to the amount of money you want to initially spend on the car.
has anyone got a link to any web page that will explain me al the legual requirement??
i kind of have a lot of stupid questions there...
any max mileage?
is just having the MOT enough??
what about the body of the car??
do i need to register the car as a minicab and undergo some other checking??
maximum age of the car??

i did send those question to the PCO and am waiting for an answer

thanxs about the hint about Yes credit.
i saw something on tv about them not a long time ago#

Shameful b*****ds