Taxi Driver Online

He'll need an operators licence and a telecom one as well iirc, he's not entitled to mention the word Taxi in any advert he may place, I suspect he's done it out of ignorance rather than malice, he will go skint, or if he doesn't he'll be one busy boy taking £150pd and using £110pd worth of fuel, personally I've lived a price war for the last 18 years and it does nobody any favours at all, all you end up with is a miserable driver who begrudges the cheap fare, dirty car, hammered car, and just keeping eveyone else a bit wealthier, if thats a 15 mile trip for £5 he's offering, that'd be £25 on my meter, 15 miles there, 15 miles back, one gallon of fuel @ £4.70p, 30p per trip less the car costs, £&*)er.

Sad reflection on the type of ppl who are either desperate or foolhardy and not done the math! Tell me please? Why does he need a telecom license if he has only one vehicle? Would he be talking to himself or would that be to cover his bookings on the phone?

I believe any PH operator must have a fixed base, and as they will be using airwaves for business purposes they require a licence, I might be wrong, but I'm almost certain the old private vs commercial rules come into play here.

Many thanks, can I refer you to previous Gusmac post, regarding scotish law and no office required! Who is correct?

Not sure tbh, I'm under English law where you must have a registered business address, even if it's your own house you run from.

Yes same here thats why I found the scotish law most refreshing with large amounts of common sense!

20+ years ago we had an old fella who did airports without a licence, he'd advertise in the paper, no car test no licence held, used to have a black Sierra, only came to light one day when he broke down and had to call us to recover his fare in time for a flight, council removed him instantly, probably dead by now, but if you allow chancers a chance before long you end up with a guy selling everything outside a supermarket, personally I think the more info on who's who is best.

In Scotland the operators licence is the plate.
No fixed base required and no radio licence if using a mobile phone.
Vehicle must not carry any signage suggesting it is available for hire (except what is issued by the LA).
Your right about the word taxi and as I said earlier, I think he'll spend a lot of time working and making b*gger all for his trouble.

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So tell me again ! why exactly do we need Hacks ??

Instant gratification

The idea is there's one waiting for you at the very moment you want one, as opposed to a PHC which might be around the corner, or 3 miles away.

Depending on where you are. Believe me the firm I work for theres a car nearly at the end of every street.

1. - There is, if you wanna walk to the rank

2. - Or waiting for your call............


Everybody except the pope has a mobile phone, sometimes 2, whose gonna walk to a rank when they can call? - not that all phone calls go to PH, i think hacks shouldnt be on circuits, they have ranks....

Very good suggestion, as long as the PH has meters and are on the same tariff, I've always been Indy myself, but it's getting so hard now I'm considering a radio, but then again maybe not.

Sorry to disagree with you.

If you do what you state above.....why dont you go the whole hog and give them HC plates?

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Not sure about Dundee but PH in Aberdeen all have meters set to the same tariff as taxis by the council.
PH drivers here have to sit the same knowledge test as well.

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