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How it works
Client makes a booking with CabFind
CabFind software locates appropriate supplier
CabFind agent sends booking to supplier
Supplier carries out booking
Supplier invoices CabFind
CabFind settles payment via BACS - 30 days net
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That's from their website which can easily found by putting Cabfind in Google :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Then they are also acting outside of the 1976 act. :shock:


I know it's been on here before but can somebody upload that particular part of the 1976 act again please.

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"operate" means in the course of business to make provision for the invitation or acceptance of bookings for a private hire vehicle;

"private hire vehicle" means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to seat [fewer than nine passengers], other than a hackney carriage or public service vehicle [or a London cab] [or tramcar], which is provided for hire with the services of a driver for the purpose of carrying passengers;

Both of the above are interpretations laid out in the 1976 Miss Act.

So what I'm saying is those website adverts are invitations for bookings for private hire vehicles.

However if those adverts are invitations for hackneys or buses, then everything is ok.

But if the booking is carried out by a PH vehicle not licensed in the same area as the advert address (if the advertiser does indeed have a local operator's license), then that's IMO outside of the law.

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One company at a time......slowly slowly catchy monkey :wink:

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There's a link on here in the Licensing & Legal for the 1976 act but it doesn't work. Is there another link I can go to for the info relating to the part of the 1976 act which in most peoples opinion makes this kind of thing illegal?

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There's a link on here in the Licensing & Legal for the 1976 act but it doesn't work. Is there another link I can go to for the info relating to the part of the 1976 act which in most peoples opinion makes this kind of thing illegal?


"most" people aint that bothered

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"operate" means in the course of business to make provision for the invitation or acceptance of bookings for a private hire vehicle


you could apply that to the quotation type websites too, like back fares
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The UK's fastest growing national TAXI booking service for the corporate traveller
If your business uses taxis - on a regional scale or even a national scale - then you should use CabFind as a single point of contact for all your taxi needs.


Main page of their website

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The UK's fastest growing national TAXI booking service for the corporate traveller
If your business uses taxis - on a regional scale or even a national scale - then you should use CabFind as a single point of contact for all your taxi needs.


Main page of their website


I've seen that too, but what do you think of it. Do you think they are acting illegally or not?

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There's a link on here in the Licensing & Legal for the 1976 act but it doesn't work. Is there another link I can go to for the info relating to the part of the 1976 act which in most peoples opinion makes this kind of thing illegal?

Yeah I don't know why that doesn't work, maybe it's been worn out.

But thankfully on TDO's frontpage www.taxi-driver.co.uk the link works there. \:D/

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Whilst looking for the bit I want I read this

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56 Operators of private hire vehicles (1) For the purposes of this Part of this Act
every contract for the hire of a private hire vehicle licensed under this Part of this Act
shall be deemed to be made with the operator who accepted the booking for that
vehicle whether or not he himself provided the vehicle.
(2) Every person to whom a licence in force under section 55 of this Act has been
granted by a district council shall keep a record in such form as the council may, by
condition attached to the grant of the licence, prescribe and shall enter therein, before
the commencement of each journey, such particulars of every booking of a private
hire vehicle invited or accepted by him, whether by accepting the same from the hirer
or by undertaking it at the request of another operator, as the district council may by
condition prescribe and shall produce such record on request to any authorised officer
of the council or to any constable for inspection.


This seems a little contradictary to what I was thinking and now I'm having a full blown blonde moment. Could somebody interept it please

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This seems a little contradictary to what I was thinking and now I'm having a full blown blonde moment. Could somebody interept it please

Basically the section you highlighted means an operator can accept a job from another operator provided they are both licensed by the same council.

It's when they are from different manors they stray from the law of the land. :wink:

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Sussex wrote:
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This seems a little contradictary to what I was thinking and now I'm having a full blown blonde moment. Could somebody interept it please

Basically the section you highlighted means an operator can accept a job from another operator provided they are both licensed by the same council.

It's when they are from different manors they stray from the law of the land. :wink:


Thanks for that. I still can't find the bit I'm looking for, oh well I'm sure it'll pop back up again in another post.

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Well I'll fill in the enquiry form and find out how it works no commitments though :wink: :wink:

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