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Sussex

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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:38 pm

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GBC wrote:

In London, I have'nt seen any dodgy 'Fire engines' for many months, and the traditional chav transporters seem to have dwindled in numbers.

Maybe it's because one of the head honchos in the PCO enforcement team is a fully paid up member of the GMB?

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grandad

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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:58 pm

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Sussex wrote:

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Unless the limo requires a tachograph there is no such thing as drivers hours for limo drivers any more than there are for taxi drivers.

Not so sure about that.

If a driver is employed then drivers hours are limited.

Ask Tom Thumb on here to clarify, as he employs many of his cab drivers. :wink:

I was under the impression that employed persons could not be forced to work more that the european working time directive stipulates but they can if they want to.

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I wonder if the police should have arrested some of these chav parents for neglecting the safety of their children. ](*,)

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/3548 ... rom_night/

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cant see any mention of badges, plates, crb checks, LO's.........

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grandad

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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:59 am

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You don't see these things mentioned when taxis are taken off the road either. :roll:

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if HC and PHV ops biggest beef about "limo's" (and lets be fair, you CAN plate a limo.....) it seems to be the number of passengers carried, badges/plates, insurance, etc.

id love a limo.................with a plate for max 8 passengers

on another point

can a vehicle have a plate for 8 passengers but have an extra seat?

im thinking where (say) a limo (cadillac?) could happily have 8 belted passengers in the rear paying, but the driver never uses the front passenger seat

i know 12 seat minibuses require excess seats removed for PH/HC plates.

would the LO require removal of a front passenger seat if there were 8 in the back?...

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Sussex

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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:51 pm

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wannabeeahack wrote:

can a vehicle have a plate for 8 passengers but have an extra seat?

No.

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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:13 pm

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Every Lincoln I have seen dose not have a front passenger seat..
& I heard a case of one that did the driver got done for not haveing a PSV license due to being 9 seats + driver

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GBC

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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:46 pm

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wannabeeahack wrote:

if HC and PHV ops biggest beef about "limo's" seems to be the number of passengers carried, badges/plates, insurance, etc.

Is there much more to add? :shock:

The biggest 'beef' is that they're unlicensed vehicles driven by unchecked drivers.

That's not a gripe, it's a fact with the majority of the industry. [-(

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agabbycabbie

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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:31 pm

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Sussex wrote:

grandad wrote:

Unless the limo requires a tachograph there is no such thing as drivers hours for limo drivers any more than there are for taxi drivers.

Not so sure about that.

If a driver is employed then drivers hours are limited.

Ask Tom Thumb on here to clarify, as he employs many of his cab drivers. :wink:

also under the same rules as employed driver hours, it will also affect self employed drivers in march 2009 north devon council think that it affects taxi drivers http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/max_working_hours__8.2-4.pdf

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wannabeeahack

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how do you count "seats" when one is a large bench seat?....

does this count as one?

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wannabeeahack

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agabbycabbie wrote:

Sussex wrote:

grandad wrote:

Unless the limo requires a tachograph there is no such thing as drivers hours for limo drivers any more than there are for taxi drivers.

Not so sure about that.

If a driver is employed then drivers hours are limited.

Ask Tom Thumb on here to clarify, as he employs many of his cab drivers. :wink:

thats the common belief amongst s/e van drivers, how the likes of businesspost will go on with drivers working 14 hours a day now will be interesting to say th eleast

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gusmac

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wannabeeahack wrote:

how do you count "seats" when one is a large bench seat?....

does this count as one?

How many seat belts are there?

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wannabeeahack

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Sussex wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

can a vehicle have a plate for 8 passengers but have an extra seat?

No.

it does say "to CARRY a maximum of 8 passengers...."

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wannabeeahack

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gusmac wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

how do you count "seats" when one is a large bench seat?....

does this count as one?

How many seat belts are there?

one big one..... :lol:

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